Alright, I think I should just bring this up, it is starting to get on my nerves. I'm not sure if I have a virus, a cranky system, or if Norton is just starting to fall apart on me.
I had better start by explaining whats going on with my computer. I have a computer, quite new, less than a year old, and upon it is NIS 2010. I've had NIS ever since my last computer, with only some problems here and there, which inevitably couldn't be resolved (with the exception of one problem which norton actually was preventing me from connecting to the internet at all, but that is neither here nor there).
In anycase, I have, several weeks left on my norton subscription at this time, I plan on updating when the time is right, no sooner, no later. However, ever since coming home, every time I restart my computer, Norton displays "at risk" and tells me my trial has expired. All it takes is a simple click to reactivate the product, as it still seems to have my key, but it doesn't seem to acknowledge, this matter of fact that I never had a trial, or have 40 some days still left on my subscription.
Furthurmore, this problem didn't start happening till this weekend, when my computer started to act "oddly". I don't suspect it is a virus, nothing seems infected, and nothing norton has been able to turn up, indicates i'm at risk. The "oddities" began happening, when my computer's mouse stopped functioning out of the blue (though it works again per reboot), followed by a BSOD of some sort or another (Though I haven't had a BSOD since), subsequently, the internet seems to "cut off" any pages i'm loading, browsing or surfing, seem to go into a "cannot be loaded" (though the computer works by keyboard still).
Common solutions such as pulling up task manager, or using the window key to draw up the start menu, and shut down or restart by arrow keys, prove ineffective, as the screen goes black, and simply doesn't come to any resolution (or the compute becomes unresponsive in it's entierty). ALT-TAB seems to work to navigate open windows, as does ALT+F4 to force close anything immediatly open (in this case, i've been able to save what i've been working on in MS word, by the auto-prompt giving me the option to save my work before closing the program, thank goodness for that).
Eventually, I have to manually flick the power switch to turn the computer off, as it does not respond to any shut down options, or eventually goes to a perpetual black screen.
This tends to happen to me, once a day, at this point. After today's "reboot", my norton, as previously mentioned, registered as "at risk" with the trial period expired, despite me never having had a trial, and having several weeks still present upon my current subscription. I need an instant solution to all of these problems, as I am at this time in my life, extremely busy with my work, and need to keep my computer running for hours on end.
I appreciate any feedback that can be given, thank you.
~S
*I should mention, I am running windows 7 home premium, and my broswer is firefox, though I don't see how this affects much, every bit may help.