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[Gerak]

Did you turn Virus checking off during installation? I know it shouldn't make a difference BUT.

[notoriousgtt]

Did you turn Virus checking off during installation? I know it shouldn't make a difference BUT.

Yup, disabled AVG while installing

Don't make me go back to star trek online for these 4 days.... lol

[Raist]

Yup, disabled AVG while installing

Don't make me go back to star trek online for these 4 days.... lol

hmm.. AVG... IDK if disabling it will truly take it off the suspect list. I once had a client that couldn't get in to the local Tech College's online school for almost a week while they kept trying different things. In spite of adding exceptions for the site and all, it just wouldn't let her sign in. On a whim, I uninstalled AVG and she got right in. So, something in there was getting in the way. Seen this happen with Avast from time to time after an update as well. Several times over the years it has knackered up Windows Update, requiring you to not only disable shields--but stop the Avast Service as well to get the updates to download/install properly. Recently, it was noted there was an issue with their firewall injecting micro-stuttering in not only XIV, but streaming apps as well.

Just saying, Your security software might still be a factor even if it's disabled. If you still have access to your license key and installer (unless you are on free version, not an issue)--might want to try an uninstall just to test. If a full uninstall is not an option, at least try stopping their services from running--may need to go into msconfig to set up a stripped down startup, as some services are hidden and cannot be stopped in the services.msc snap-in.