go into your bitcoin.conf (I'm sure you know how to get there)
and copy this into it...
daemon=1
maxconnections=256
addnode=5.9.24.81
addnode=75.102.1.116
addnode=46.4.121.99
addnode=85.17.239.32
addnode=176.9.5.91
addnode=5.9.203.20
addnode=108.166.113.181
addnode=178.63.53.74
addnode=144.76.28.11
addnode=98.143.152.14
addnode=69.64.34.118
addnode=199.193.117.228
addnode=5.9.30.217
addnode=62.149.12.109
addnode=176.9.104.178
addnode=94.23.6.26
addnode=89.184.82.179
addnode=206.71.179.116
addnode=46.4.121.100
addnode=173.242.112.53
addnode=94.142.155.5
addnode=178.63.63.214
addnode=62.75.216.13
addnode=110.173.227.109
addnode=85.10.203.202
addnode=137.135.83.230
addnode=50.16.70.150
addnode=213.189.52.53
addnode=88.198.111.188
addnode=72.66.121.233
addnode=5.39.90.17
addnode=88.190.55.226
addnode=172.245.61.59
addnode=144.76.93.228
addnode=95.211.41.87
addnode=151.236.219.227
addnode=46.105.102.78
addnode=192.81.221.124
addnode=88.191.148.88
addnode=176.31.159.93
addnode=192.241.222.102
addnode=82.114.105.251
addnode=188.40.82.9
addnode=82.199.130.26
addnode=107.15.255.46
addnode=198.46.139.34
addnode=87.106.130.46
addnode=68.168.104.126
addnode=37.221.197.231
addnode=46.4.96.52
addnode=54.245.235.252
addnode=94.211.249.69
addnode=5.9.124.230
addnode=184.107.206.45
addnode=68.193.128.182
addnode=91.225.164.20
addnode=129.21.160.45
addnode=5.9.105.36
addnode=78.137.2.82
addnode=176.9.116.118
addnode=94.23.203.60
addnode=94.23.33.212
addnode=188.165.12.185
addnode=188.130.244.32
addnode=212.181.149.185
addnode=144.76.2.116
addnode=109.201.135.171
addnode=62.141.41.71
addnode=5.199.133.193
addnode=54.226.149.57
addnode=213.203.203.243
addnode=5.135.139.67
addnode=199.217.119.33
addnode=188.40.112.72
addnode=130.89.168.187
addnode=153.19.68.116
addnode=178.254.30.28
addnode=192.95.38.183
addnode=88.198.7.53
addnode=199.217.119.55
addnode=82.192.72.22
addnode=95.211.58.238
addnode=78.47.102.137
addnode=199.58.162.68
addnode=96.127.134.37
addnode=217.23.12.108
addnode=88.198.219.54
addnode=86.183.120.201
addnode=199.58.210.69
addnode=77.64.198.183
addnode=91.121.84.99
addnode=46.4.85.228
addnode=185.10.51.219
addnode=141.0.169.108
addnode=178.18.90.41
addnode=5.9.157.150
addnode=87.104.110.176
addnode=37.221.166.237
addnode=82.196.13.96
addnode=87.255.38.184
Restart bitcoin-qt
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Then if that doesn't work...
-backup your wallet
-delete everything in your appdata\bitcoin folder except your wallet (the same folder that has bitcoin.conf)
-reopen bitcoin-qt
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then if that doesn't work...
run this from a cmd window
C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe -checkblocks=10 -checklevel=1
Then if that doesn't work...
-uninstall bitcoin, delete everything in the appdata\bitcoin folder
-reinstall bitcoin
-run this from a cmd window
C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe -salvagewallet c:\backupwallet.dat
And that's all I got for now
added: "daemon=1 maxconnections=256"
yeah, I've been forced to whack everything everytime this happens and let it redownload...
wallet itself is always fine and I always am able to attach it to a different workstation to work with payments, but this particular bitcoin-qt install just does not behave... it did the same with previous versions too... it is very weird... I'm now suspecting the NOD32... will try to uninstall it and run with windows fw only.