PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND FIND WHICH APPLIES TO YOU:

If you are using Win 7 64 bit OS - MSC (or MSE - aka "Microsoft Security Essentials") - it would be a good idea to move the settings on the MAPS configuration from Advanced to Basic, if you have it set there, or if on Basic - move it to off. Win 7 64 Bit OS runs on a Server R2 which MSC (aka "Microsoft Security Client") is not yet compatible... unless you had it already installed long before this came to being.

If you are on a Win XP or Vista (either 32 bit or 64 bit) there is a known issue with MSE when one is also using another Anti-Virus or full blown Anti-Animal-Malware-Virus System in conjunction with each other. To illustrate it best this way; picture it as two battering Rams fighting over 1 female (your OS).

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64 bit IE is not intended to use as an IE Browser for things such as Yahoo, keep that in mind - use the 32 bit - that is if you are using a 64 bit OS; I don't care what type of version of OS - Windows, Linux, et al; this also includes MAC.

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Do not attempt to install a 64 bit IE Browser on a x86 platform or aka 32 bit OS, it is not backwards compatible; it will result a blue screen, reboots, and others.

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Here are some suggestions of what YOU CAN do if you are running on Windows:

Start ----> RUN ----> type in CMD

Right Click and run as Administrator (make sure you have the Administrator privileges or under the Administrator account)

1st - type in SFC/SCANNOW

Reboot - proceed as above

2nd - type in CHKDSK - even if no errors are found, it does not matter

Reboot - proceed as above

3rd - type in CHKDSK/F ("F" means FIX) -

Reboot - proceed as above

See if this clears up everything because running System Restore or System Repair Operation isn't going to be functional here without the Command Prompt, due to possibility of errors, corrupted files, et al. Even if you are running on a Solid State Sata - I could careless - RUN DEFRAG - there are several great and awesome downloads better than Windows have to offer.

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On the final note, if all else fails - the good old Malwarebytes.org - just make sure it says "m-bam(dot)exe" - because often those mirrored sites will state wise and otherwise; from there - select the FREE version - this will WIPE OUT any garbage that might be hiding in your OS and give them the boot. You might want to save this on a pocket (flash), I keep an eye on the updates and keep the latest update checked every so often and delete the old and update the latest one - use it for emergencies. I leave it alone in the Registry, but even though I uninstall it once I use it and do delete the software out of HKLU and HKLM - that is it, everything else stays put in the Registry because it automatically becomes disabled but with the Malwarebytes still intact, it becomes handy and speeds up the installation in the event of such things like this.

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THE FINAL COMMON ISSUE:

If you have an AUTOMATIC SENSOR DETECTION on your MONITOR - it WILL cause your Operating System to reboot or even shut down - the best option is to go to Services via the Administration - and DISABLE IT in Services; this mode has been exceeding troublesome - you can control this feature via your own graphic card so there is NO NEED for this Service to be running even if it is set on Manual!