Thank you, Steve.
Yes, I have automatic updates on, and it has to stay this way, unfortunately. Regarding the HD i started having these issues before HD replacement. And hte replacement was done by a special software that produces a logical copy of the disk. ALl other components of the system work fine, and i use tons of software due to the nature of my job.
Thank you anyway, I plan to reinstall Windows in a week due to other reasons. This will require new installation of the Vegas, of course. Hopefully this helps. I’ll report the result.
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