DEP Problems with freezing and shutdown

[Dr Seven]

Here is the only thing I saw as a possible solution and I don't know how to do any of this:

Verify that the drivers are configured correctly.
Verify that the computer is running the most current version of the drivers.

Everything else just seemed to be the description of the problem.

If I had Stopzilla I didn't know it. It might have snuck in as a spyware.

I am going to be searching for szkg and delete it if I find it.

I'lll let you know if I found it, but it might be a few days before I can tell you if it worked since my Start menu hasn't been frozen for several days.

PS: I searched for szkg.sys and according to SEARCH there are no instances of it on my machine.

Maybe that's why it said it failed to load, maybe that's where the info above comes into play -- about making sure the drivers are configured correctly etc?