On 11/8 I installed recommended updates to my computer - since then, I have had problems with my computer repeatedly freezing up or being unresponsive. Since this started happening right after the install, I am wondering if it could be related to the updates? The udates that were installed are listed below. When the computer freezes, it might freeze during a task with the "busy" circle showing the computer is working on something, or it just might become unresponsive - on my desktop for example I might be able to move my mouse over something, but the items are totally unresponsive (don't respond to the mouse hovering over them, etc) - including toolbars - and I can't restart the computer because the start menu button on the toolbar is also unresponsive. I have to turn the computer off, and when I turn it back on I sometimes get a black screen with writting saying it needs to check my computer because it found something with a disk - listing it as a NTIS and an OS disk or file that needs checked (or something like that). Any ideas??? Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista (KB2744842) Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2596856) Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2712808) Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2691442) Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2705219) Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - October 2012 (KB890830) Update for Windows Vista (KB2661254) Update for Windows Vista (KB2749655) Security Update for Microsoft Works 9 (KB2754670) Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2698365) Update for Windows Vista (KB2756822) Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2731847) Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2719985) Update Rollup for ActiveX Killbits for Windows Vista (KB2736233) Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2596615) Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2655992) Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2724197) Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2687314)