Hey, i have a computer that i built. It has been freezing and restarting lateley. I did memtest, and THAT froze. I went out and purchased compatible high quality corsair RAM thinking that would solve my problem. THis failed, and my computer still freezes on memtest. When my computer does freeze it is usually during intense things like games or installing windows. When it freezes once, if I wait a bit, it helps, but if i immediateley start it up again then it freezes upon boot. This looked like a CPU problem, so when my computer froze i checked my temperature. That was way WITHIn the temperature limit, so my CPU is not overheating. I enabled "beeping" for my cpu temp and its voltage, and no beeping happens. However when i enable beeping for DDR voltage, my computer constantly beeps. Is this because of my power supply, motherboard or what? What should i do?? i dont understand what is going on!! ANY HELP APPRECIATED THANKS!!
if a program i run is freezing, the whole computer freezes to the point where i can't input anything except Alt-Control-Delete but if i chose "Task Manager" it does not open on the front, but i can see it on the taskbar, i can even see the vista sidebar ticking but i cannot contol anything that happens.
Question: Computer fan go crazy and computer freeze but fan still go crazy AFTER freeze occur.
i just got a Geforce2 MX 400(AGP) for the computer, after installing it in my computer and clicking power, i notice blue lines going down my screen on computer startup and windows loading screen, after switching colors and resolution the lines were no more, still everything was working fine at the point(im guessing), then i went and downloaded the driver for the card(not sure if it was the PCI or AGP one) and they asked for a reboot, clicked i wanted to reboot later and i proceed to go in options and change resolution again, after switching resolution everything was still fine at that point, after opening internet and going on facebook my fan started to go crazy and computer froze, after rebooting again my computer rebooted by itself, now everytime i start the computer with the card in the fan go crazy and freeze the computer, the fan still turn and make loud noises even after freeze occur, i now removed the card and wont put it back unless i know what is making this thing go nuts.
When I am running my computer and I leave it to defrag or virus scan the whole computer freezes. The mouse stops moving and the only way to turn it of is hold the power switch.
I installed a program to increase and decrease the size of hard disk partitions and it made the computer not load some of the time. Some times it would load and others it would get stuck on the boot at the Detecting IDE drives. I managed to get it to log on and I got the BSOD. I then logged on and it took ages to load and I resored it to 3 days ago before I installed the Partition Manager. Then ever since it has been freezing.
Hi pls help, my son plays D.O.W and C.S and the computer either frezzes or restarts with a error message or similiar.
error code 1000000d1,parameter1 01c49230, parameter2 00000002, parameter3 00000000, parameter4 f7b6109e.
This has only become a problem in the last few weeks. I have reseated the graphis card and run ad-aware,trojan remover, spybot and nortons. I have reloaded drivers for nividia. I have not reformated hard drive as I do not feel confident to do this. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
all MS%)$ - 028,016,018,028,030,032,033,036, all Microsoft vulnerability check.
on other scan they found virus and adware but they delete some and if you want to delete the rest you should pay, shall I? it will fix my computer?
somebody on the forum told me that i may have LOP virus, can somebody help me with that? here are my last two scan hjt and at the bottom the ewido scan.
hi,i have pentium 3.0 Mgh with 512 Mb of ram windows xp SP3 .
at least once a day (usualy much more..) the computer freezes and everything syoped,keyboard and mouse dont function and the only option is to reset the computer.
any ideas what causes that?
When I turn on my computer (Lenovo Windows 7) it goes slowly and then after about 15 minutes it freezes and then I can't click anything. I usually reboot but it freezes again. Last tune it told me to end the process of Microsoft Word in the corner, I click it but nothing changes. Any suggestions?
I use Dell Picture Studio to view my digital pictures. When I start a slide show my computer will freeze up. The only way to get it started again is to hold the power button in for about 8 seconds to shut it down. I can look at the pictures individually with no problem. I have uninstalled the program and reinstalled it but that didn't help.
I also use Microsoft Streets and Trips 2002 and I have the same problem.
I have a Dell Inspiron 8100, Windows XP upgraded from ME, 256 Meg ram, 32 Meg video card, 1000MHz processor.
Hello everyone, 6 months ago I upgraded my PC, I bought a new video card, motherboard and a new case (I will post the specs bollow) and I have been having the same issue for the past 6 months and never solved it, I contacted many repair shops and they all ripped me off.
My computer randomly freeze when either watching videos on youtube, playing video games or when waking up the PC, There is no error or anything at all its just freeze and I have to hard restart the computer by pressing the power button.
the PC freeze most of the time when playing a video on youtube or making the video full screen but again, its "random" its can happen in 5 min like its can happen in 24 hours.
I checked the heating and everything is normal.
Also I updated the bios on both motherboards.
Make and model of SSD and how old. Same for hard drive.
Everything you have done to test makes sense and while we don't like Corsair Cx series Psu much, a new one wouldn't be giving you trouble this soon I don't think.
The one thing you did not change is to try a new hard drive alone and that is where I would go next.
Uninstall Viewpoint Toolbar from Add/Remove Programs.
Close all browser windows, run the remover, reboot.
whenever i use the computer, it stops responding after a few minutes: mouse, keyboard, ctrl+alt+delete, it responds to nothing. even when i press the power button, which usually would make the computer log off and shut down (i use win xp) it doesn't do anything, its like the computer just freezes. I checked for viruses and spyware/adware and there's nothing out of the ordinary. I also left to cover off the case and tried to work with the pc that way, it worked the first time, but after I shut it down and turned it on again the next day the problem returned.
do you have any idea what might be causing the problem? is it more likely to be a hardware issue or something in the OS?
My computer stops working when I try to veiw pdfs. I have ran Ccleaner and reinstalled Adobe. Also my screen seems too big. I have a Dell computer, Windows XP version 2002, service pack 3, 1.2 GB, Available memory 785MB, total virtual 2048MB, available virtual 2007MB, page file 1920MB, available page file 1752MB. I hope this is o.k., I'm new at this!
Uninstall Adobe Acrobat. Install this lightweight reader.
If foxit still freezes up, try other PDF files. Maybe the one giving you problems is corrupt. If you think it's malware, repost the anaylsis in the malware forum.
Question: Please Help! Computer Freeze!
Hello ismaouma and welcome to the BC HijackThis forum. I see no signs of viruses or malware in the log. It is clean.
It appears that you are running 2 firewalls (EZTrust and ZoneAlarm). Both are good but running 2 firewalls can cause many problems. Both are trying to do the same thing and can conflict with each other. I would suggest keeping whichever one you want and uninstalling the other one. This may very well eliminate your connection issues.
As for XP not being genuine, if this is a legitimate copy of XP then you can contact Microsoft and they will assist you in fixing the problem. Their new notification system has had some reported problems where genuine copies have been flagged as non-genuine.
I am have a problem with my computer when I boot up. It take forever and then when I do get it booted up and go online I can't click into my program files. When I do it freezes up. As soon as I click the start button to open any files it freezes. I have ran virus cleaners, deleted all temporary files. I don't know what else I can do. When it freezes the only way I can get out of the computer is hold down ALT and Ctrl and delete. then it will shut down.
Download the free HijackThis Installer here.
Save to your desktop, double click to install.
When the log file pops up in notepad, click Edit and Select All. Click Edit again and click Copy.
Paste the logfile into your next reply.
I have Windows 7 64 with WMC and my system freezes at random times (It feels like my system memory fills up and slowly emptys and hapens over and over with other processes) Cause when I'm watching a video it freezes up and then speeds up to catch up with the audio and then freezes again then play like regular for a little while. Keep in mind my whole system freezes.
I've done a disk check both defrag and spamware and cookie scan with CCleaner free ver.
Let's look at some data...before deciding which road to take .
My computer freezes for a minute, the screen goes black, and then it comes back on, and I can work again. This has been going on for about two months. Any suggestions?
I have an HP pc, windows xp 2002 version.
Is this a laptop or desktop? Blow out all fans with compressed air. If a desktop, open the side and make sure no dust and fans are all spinning. Do you have any XP Service Packs installed? If not, update your system to SP3 and all other Windows Updates.
Basically my laptop has a instant freeze every 5 seconds and it freezes for around 5 - 10 seconds even after system restore it is having this problem.
I move the mouse around and it freezes then its normal and then freeze again, and no its not the mouse because the whole system freezes including the time, games, downloads etc for a split 5 - 10 seconds.
I need to fix this A.S.A.P as my dad is coming back from his business trip and if he finds the laptop frozen it wont be good.
So if any one can help i would be most grateful thank you.
1. please do not apologize when posting questions. unnecessary and annoying.
My computer is freezing like once every minute after I've uninstalled VMWare Workstation. It freezes for about 5-10 seconds.
If I reboot the freezing becomes less frequent but I'll still get it.
check the temperatures of your parts. you could use Speedfan, which i use, or some others which are listed somewhere here, i'm sure others can name em. and i'm surprised you only have 4gb ram with a 64bit version of W7. 32bit can support about 3.25gb of that.
just received my new comp and for my surprize i have problems with it.
i assembled it and i managed to install vista ultimate and the drivers .
After a while the computer just freezes,it happens most of the time when i use WoW with video details at max,but it happened when i was just copying some data from my old hdd to the new one.
i thought it was a vista bug so i installed win xp,there it freezed when i was intalling it.
i thought it would be the hdd so i used the old hard drive.I entered the xp already installed there,i installed the new drivers,i went a bit on internet,and when i wanted to play WoW with full details freez.
at the beginning it freezed in vista while using the green genie from msi.I would have insta freez when activating gamer mode from it (i guess it sets the settings from hardware like oc),got rid off green genie but the problems from vista i mentioned at the beginning still remained.
Now i'm using my comp for an hour or so and no freez.(just using the new hdd without copying anything,just internet surf and writing here).
just got a freeze and a message from bios: cmos checksum bad.
i frogot to mention that the sound card is just near the video card.Perhaps the video or the soundcard is overheating..dunno.
by some slim chance does this computer have Easy CD Creator...if it does remove it...it causes all kinds of problems...ie(restarts,freezes,computer wont shut down).
During the past two weeks, my computer would occasionally freeze up and I would have to reboot. My scheduled Symantec scan would stop scanning, but the elapsed time continued. Now my computer will no longer start up except in the safe mode. Each time I attempt to reboot normally, I get to the desktop and receive a message that my Symantec virus definitions are not there. Then the screen freezes up and I get a brief blue screen message which I don't have time to look at before the computer tries to restart. I tried a system restore and now I no longer have any restore points. Also, I tried to reinstall the Symantec software, only to get an error message that "The windows installer service could not be accessed."
The Symantec version that I have is a corporate version 11.0 and I was able to go to the Symantec website last night and download the most current virus definitions and it appeared to update on my computer. I also went to the Symantec website and downloaded both FixDwndp and FixXrupter and ran them with clean results. My scheduled virus scan ran in the safe mode, but shows a message that my File System Auto Protect is not working properly and that my protection definitions may be damaged or my installation may be corrupt.
Here is my HJT log that I ran tonight (in the Safe Mode). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Question: Computer Freeze - Please Help!
My computer seems to be freezing randomly. Very randomly. It freezes �whenever it feels like it�. It doesn�t give any error messages or any information or unhandled exceptions, it just stops functioning, and my screen stays the same. Nothing, at all, happens. The screen totally freezes, and I cannot control anything, move the mouse, and if I am playing any games, it freezes and the sound skips. At least if I had some sort of error messages I could look further into it. But I don�t. I recently installed the 3 software/hardware shown below under the �Recently installed� section. These freezes started at about the time that these items were installed. Now, I�ve tried removing the hard drive, even though it shouldn�t have a connection with the rest of the computer, but it still has the freezes without it. I doubt that it is the Java 2 Runtime Environment. So, I believe it might be the fan. Is it possible that its pulses make my computer freeze or perhaps rattle the motherboard or graphics card or audio card on that side of the case? I will try removing it and seeing if I still receive these problems�what do you guys think? Help me out, please. I have a unique situation.
Answer:Computer Freeze - Please Help!
What in the world could be causing hte freezing for the first 2. These are the only games i have that it freezes on me for.
My pc has started to freeze up randomly. Unable to move the mouse and any applications are frozen in their current state.
Usually happens at night when downloading something with "Free Download Manager". But has also occurred very recently when I'm actually using the computer. I blew some compressed air onto the cpu area to blow off any dust, has not prevented this from freezing yet.
Alright, I have a desktop that i put together myself (About 6 years ago now) When I try to run it standing up, it will go for maybe 45 minutes, but when i try to do anything (like yesterday when i tried to run the net browser) it freezes. So if I lay it down on its side, it runs just fine with no problems. Any ideas as to what could be causing this?
What are the specs of the machine?
I have installed AVG 8 three times on my family computer and once on my software experimental one. Both are DEll. One is a Dimension 2400 with XP Home SP3 and the good one is a Dimension E520 with XP Media Centre and SP3. Does anyone know why the older one operates perfectly with AVG and the other does not respond at all? It takes about three or four restarts before I can get into safe mode to remove AVG. I would be very grateful if some knowledgable reader can assist.
Uninstall the USB key drivers and re-install them and try again.
That would be my first step.
A few days ago I was trying to copy a file to a usb drive and the computer froze. I couldn't access Task Manager and had to reboot to free everything up. Later when I tried to click on a game icon to open the program the computer froze up again and I had to reboot again. This has now happened several times over a few days. I have tried to find a solution but at at my wits end. I even tried system restore, but found there was nothing to restore, although I had created restore points in the past. I even tried installing an image of the system and other files, but that didn't work. Although I know a little about computers I am a novice at these sorts of problems.
the best way of unfreezing it is to turn it off and on again. without the help of professionals there is nothing you can do.
when reinstalling xp pro on pavilion 551w after copying files and rebooting the computer, it freezes on the windows startup screen after 2 or 3 bars pass in the box.
If you are starting fresh, be sure to wipe out the hard drive completely. I recommend using a 3rd party program to ensure you are erasing all data off the hard drive. A link to DBAN is available in my signature.
**Please note -- If you have other existing partitions that have crucial data that you do not want erased, do not run DBAN.
I used to get the BSOD with no hardware or software changes, so I then did a factory restore thinking I picked up a virus, now I no longer get it but the computer freezes up at night, every night, but not during the day. Occasionally it will tell me Windows (completely up to date) recovered from an unexpected shutdown and direct me to the minidump files, which I have attached here. In addition, anytime I run a graphics-intensive program like a video editor/renderer (After Effects CS6, Powerdirector 11) or try to render a 3D model image (Cienma 4d R15) the computer will crash a minute or two into the render. I have a sad integrated "video card" that has the latest drivers and the programs are up to date but everything rendered fine and worked well before the whole BSOD thing and factory restore. Windows updates do not install automatically I have it set to download and then notify me. The computer was set to shut down automatically upon a system failure but it didn't shut down, just froze. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks!
I hope somebody can assist, for the past month i've noticed that while i have been on my computer either working on word or browsing the internet(which alot of time is on) my PC freezes with no errors or prompts appearing on the screen. When this happens i am unable to move my mouse or press any keys on the keyboard. What i do after this is reboot my machine and then continue to do what i'm doing, mostly launch my browser to continue surfing the web. After this reboot it would suddenly freeze again, showing no errors or prompts to indicate what is wrong. Naturally i reboot the PC the second time but the system freeze will usualy occure perhaps 20-30 minutes after or not at all.
I'm sorry, but we cannot help you with that version of Windows (& Office) installed.
I agree with you that your issue seems to be hardware related, but with a cracked copy of Windows, one never knows.
Non-Genuine Widows can do some strange things.
Honestly, (1) you'll never know if you truly have a system problem; (2) if you do -- whether the cracked OS is involved or not; (3) get help from any decent forum with a cracked OS, especially this one.
Norton is a system resource hog...There are other ways. I'll be right back.
do you get any errors on screen or does it just freeze?have you installed any new software lately?graphics cards have a gpu(graphics processor)on them and when its asked to work hard it will heat up,this is normal.it may become quite warm to the touch.shouldnt burn or anything though.have a clean out of any software you dont need,defrag your hard drive.update drivers for motherboard,graphics card etc.install more memory if you can.
Hi my computer windows vista has been acting funny lately it freezes up in normal mode and I can't do anything. It will respond for about 1- 2 minutes than it doesn't. It works fine in safe mode. then I did a scan with malawarebytes it found nothing and then I did a scan with spy ware sweeper the same thing.
I also did a scan with avast pro and it found nothing. So I don't know what is going on. I do not have the re installation disc on me. I have done the system restore and that helped it for a little while but then the next day I tried to go into it in normal mode it failed and just froze again.
Is it possible I have some unknown malaware program on computer or unknown virus on computer if so Could you guys help me fix this issue any help would be appreciated.
We can take a look for malware- first we use Hijackthis and later another scan if need be.
Double click on the HJTinstall.exe icon on your desktop.
Open Hijack This and click on the "Open the Misc Tools section" button.
My computer started acting up about a week ago. When I try to download files (like the upgrade to MyDVD) it will get up to 99% of the file in and then just totally freeze's up. I have to use the power button on the front of the machine to shut it down. The mouse still moves but I cannot press "Start" or get any other buttons to work. I downloaded HijackThis (that came in OK) with the intention of sending the log along with this thread but it freeze's up when I try to extract the files. I have windows XP pro on the machine. I am at a total loss on what to do. Any help would be appreciated.
Go to Control Panel Power ICON make sure that your Hard Drive does not power down. put it to "never turn off"
Hello recently my computer freezes up only in normal mode , it works for about 1 minute and then it just freezes up. In safe mod it works fine. I scanned it with malawarebytes and it found nothing. Then I scanned it with spyware sweeper found nothing. So I don't know what is going on I tried system restore and it did work when i did it. But then when i turned the computer off and when back to it a couple hours later same thing happened any suggestions would be appreciated.
First of all please post your computer specs....1. what operating system are you using? I assume it's windows but is it XP, Vista or something else?2. What kind of computer do you have? a. laptop or desktop and model of computer if you know it. b. how much ram does your computer have? c. maybe other information like motherboard type, processor type or graphics card type -- whatever is relevant to your question or problem.
Hello Ally Maypole and welcome to the BC HijackThis forum. Isee no signs of viruses or malware in the log. It is clean.
I suggest posting back in the XP forum and have them look at the Event Viewer for any error messages logged there. It sounds like an application or service is hanging up. Let them know that you have been to this forum and no malware was found.
Currently have an ongoing issue with my computer just freezing up and having to restart it to get it running again. Have changed graphics card, ram and recently sent it away to get the motherboard/processor checked and they said it was the ram. New ram fitted under warranty and 1 1/2 hrs later same fault, rebooted 20mins later same fault. Please help as very tired of work mounting up and unable to do it!
My computer freezes shortly after starting in normal mode, is ok in safe mode. I looked at couple of sites etc and used some malware programs to scan & delete viruses etc (main one used being Malwarebytes) - all of this had to be done while using safe-mode as nothing works in normal mode due to freeze. My OS is Windows XP - lookin to see if there is anything that can be done or is it a lost cause?
I have moved your thread to the malware section.
I don't know if my problem is to be reported here or some where else.
From time to time, but it can be several time in a day my computer freeze. I mean nothing runs but the screen shows what it has shown before the freeze; of course no kb or mouse available, only way is on/off button.
Kaspersky on line did not find anything.
I don't think it's very important, since I have not received any answer to this post, nevertheless I want to tell you it's close. The problem was due to "Daemon", a virtual DVD player, and mainly to SPTD.sys.
Googling quickly that dll file...looks like the file is from Symantec (that develops Norton). Not sure if that is the reason but having Norton and Mcafee on the same system is not a good idea.
Do you have Norton and Mcafee on the system?
Question: Help please! Computer Freeze!!!
Hi.Hope someone can help! I have an Acer laptop with Empowering Technology and when I do a virus sweep and the sweep gets to the Empowering Technology files it crashes/freezes up!
I have tried to copy the Empowering Technology to an external drive so that it is off my computer but if you open the program and try to copy it crashes.
When I first got the computer I made recovery backup on to 2 disks but don't know how to use them!! I have read that they will format my C: drive and I don't really want to do that!
This is the first I had heard of Empowing Technology, so I Googled it and it appears to be an Acer program built into their machines. That being the case, your best alternative is to contact Acer support. Click here for a web page for Acer support. You might also look at your users manual for toll free contact numbers fro Acer support.
What virus scanner are you using? compatibility may be the basic problem.
Question: Computer Will Freeze & Lag.
Answer:Computer Will Freeze & Lag.
Why is computer freezing up? The cursor disappears and the entire computer locks up. Also, a periodic flash appears. Some have said the flash is a virus pgm which has expired. please advise!
Run Spybot and also a full virus scan to see what is picked up.
Also you may want to visit www.downloads.com and d/l Hijack this and post your log.
Question: Why does computer freeze ?
When I use my friends eMachine PC using Windows Vista, it works fine for awhile but then it starts to load slower and soon after it, it keeps freezing no matter what I do. I use Optimum online service. Is the problem with the PC, Windows Vista or with the internet service? It is very annoying.
Answer:Why does computer freeze ?
After several or sometimes a few minutes logged on to Windows XP, the computer just freeze. No animation, no movements. It happens every time I logged on. Also, no activity signs on the LED. Tried to update through windows update but the computer freeze before it can scan for updates. Also tried booting in Safe Mode with networking, same thing happens. I also know that the CMOS Battery failed.
I have tried installing a separate Windows XP on another paritition and the computer freezes during the installation. I suspect it is a hardware issue.
Every few days my computer would completely freeze up and the screen will display an image such as the one attached to the message, or some other similar variant. There is absolutely no response from anything and I have no choice but to force a restart.
I searched around the net for possible causes and solutions but was not able to find anything conclusive. I doubt it's the video card because that seems to be in working order and there are no error messages, but you never know.
Any help on what is going on and how to fix the problem will be greatly appreciated.
what system you got running?
Any error msg at all?
Mp computer freezes up 5 min after desk top is opened, I cant even shut it down with the ctrl/ alt and delete button held down will only work in safe mode and turns off after it freezes with the power button.
Whichever of those was recently installed (or was the last thing to be installed) needs to be uninstalled whilst Windows is in Safe Mode. Then don't re-install that item if Windows starts normally after that.
I have recently installed Pinnacle #12 on my dell. I am running xp. The issue when I am working in Pinnacle my computer freezes at random. I mean everything freezes and the only way out is by rebooting. I triedn uninstalling the software and installing it again to no avail.
the software uses up your available ram too quickly. it cant compute the required amount of processes since your processor is most likely not powerful enough. therefore requiring a lot more addresses on your ram.
My acer aspire 5732Z regularly freezes both when using internet and also using other programmes.
This computer symptums are FREEZING in the middle of regular usage. The computer will freeze, no erros message, no mouse movement, no keyboard stroke, no cntl-alt-del. I have been doing a hard reboot.
System : Dell hardware : Window XP Professional Ver 2002 SP 3 and running Microsoft Ultimate Office 2007.
Ran hijackthislog (have available) have log didn't post per forum message.
Hi to all,Any suggestion how i can troubleshoot my PC. whenever i turn on my PC its always freeze totally from display, keyboard and mouse. but sometimes when i restart maybe 3 to 4 times it can work.
Does it boot into safe mode ok? Try it a few times then come back and let us know!!
That's a wimpy graphics card. You might consider upgrading to a better one. The GeForce GT 720 is my recommendation.
It supports up to 8 GB of RAM. You might consider adding another 2 GB to the current 2 GB in it.
What's the brand name and model number and wattage of the power supply? I'm guessing it needs an upgrade.
Have you tried a connecting the hdd to a different usb port?
Also have you looked in Device Manager to see if there are any black exclamation points on a yellow background?
my computer keeps freezing every few seconds and i've tried lots of options, but nothing seems to work so far. every time i get a freeze (kinda lag spikes) my cpu usage goes to about 80-100%.
It would be nice to be able to see your System Specs.
There are many reasons why a PC " behaves" this way.
*Make sure all intake/exhausts vents are clean along with all fans.
Get some temp monitoring software for cpu, gpu.
* It could be a hard drive that is going bad or corrupted.
* In an administrators account type cmd in search.
In cmd type sfc /scannow.
This will report and fix minor problems.
Take note of what is said at the end.
Should your computer freeze, try to do the tests in safe mode.
* Go to search, type device manager and look for any yellow warning markers.
Look for RED critical errors that say app hang, app crash, or anything that relates to the CURRENT problem.
Note the event ID, and the source codes and Google search them.
* If overclocking, restore to original.
* Try in safe mode; report back if it works properly.
*Clean boot. You may discover what is causing your problem.
I have 3 accounts set up on my computer. I am using Windows 2000XP. On my account if I click on control panel my computer freezes. If I go press the CTRL\ALT\Delete buttons I can access a panel that shows programs running. When I freeze up there is a program called spyfader that shows not responding. What is it and do I need it? At the same time if I go into the other accounts I cannot access the internet without a freeze up.
Are you sure it said spyfader and not sysfader?
I assume that you only have trouble accessing this one site - all other sites open okay. Do you receive an error message when accessing the page at the AT&T site? What browser are you using? What error do you get when your computer 'freezes?'Try this: download CCleaner, http://www.ccleaner.com/, and run it to remove all of your temp files, internet cache, history, etc.
Hi trebor193,You probably have some malware on your system, or more specifically your log on or user account. I personally don't like the idea of disabling all sartups thru msconfig--if you have an always on connection (Dsl, cable,etc.) when you reboot you'll be on the net without any antivirus or other protection and it only takes a few minutes to get infested that way. It would be better to leave your security apps running and disable startups one by one til you find the culprit.Actually there are much quicker ways. HijackThis is, in a way the ultimate startup manager. Malware, and some legit items, finds several ways to start that won't appear in MSCONFIG. Follow the instructions in this tutorial to get a log posted:How to post a HijackThis LogWe can usually pinpoint what the problem is fairly quickly this way.Or if you like, you can open Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Delete) and click on the processes tab. What seems to be taking up the most CPU and memory (besides system idle process)? Now click the performance tab--is the CPU maxed out?
I am running XP pro and have just resolved a problem that I was having on not being able to get my computer to get past the XP logo on boot up from shutdown after hibernation.
I had removed all from my computer and selected last known good configuration and this seemed to have solved my problem.
The problem that I am experiencing now is that as I have only my keyboard and monitor plugged in and whenever I plug any other devices into any USB port, this freezes my computer and my only option is to unplug everything and do a powerdown and restart my computer.
Can anyone help me as this is very frustrating.
Question: Why did my Computer Freeze?
I was on the internet with about 4 tabs open in Chrome. It just suddenly froze. Couldn't use my mouse nor keyboard. I had to turn off computer and restart. No error messages at all, not even on start up. I had this happen about a month ago and then again just now.
Using Win 10, i7, Dell XPS 8700, 12 GB Ram, 1 TB HDD. Can Cox cause internet and computer to freeze? Both times I was online when this happened.
Answer:Why did my Computer Freeze?
Could be that Chrome is locking up or a website is sending a command to your PC that it cannot handle.
Hello there. I hope you can help.
Every time I click on Japanese web sites my computer freezes and I have to reset. Crash guard wouldn't even open. I am a flower grower in New Zealand and because most of my flowers go to Japan I would like to be able to view some Japanese web sites.
Today I clicked on a link to a Japanese web site (a flower auction site) http://www.faj.co.jp/ and it happened again twice. I am using windows 98se with all updates and internet explorer v.5.5 .
When I am on the MSN chat page where you choose a chat room, as I scroll to the bottom of the page I always get a white box on the screen with an illegal operation message close/ignore - ignore doesn't help so I have to close and lose my connection. Everything is fine as long as I don't scroll down to far!
There may be two possiblities.
One being corrupt .dll files in ie explorer.
scroll down to internet explorer and hit remove.
A box should appear that gives you an option to repair.
Two would be a possible problem with the patch if you downloaded the first time you went to a Japanese site.
That would take a little bit more digging to check that out and I have to leave for work now.
Hi guys... if anyone can help me it'd be GREAT!!!!!!
so 2 days ago, my computer randomly shut down and restarted on me. so i was like "wtf was that?" then ever since that time my computer would randomly freeze. i have to press the power button to shut it off because ctrl+alt+delete wont work. first i thought it was overheating so i took my case off and cleaned out my computer from dust and such. then i realized that my PSU fan wasnt working. it has 2 fans but only 1 of them is working. but it didnt feel hot to the touch. the one that's working is the one that's "inside" the computer and the one that's not working is the one right next to the power cord.
im not sure what's causing the random freezes. i ran malwarebyte and avg several times and nothing unusual came up. when i say randomly freeze it would sometimes last less than 10 mins after start up or sometimes happen after an hour.
a few times earlier, when it froze it would make a loud beeeeeeeeep sound until i restarted it. but now it doesnt make any sound it just freezes. i have no idea what's causing it so... i need help.
when it freezes, i can still move the mouse and i can click on desktop icons and open them. but i cant get the task bar on bottom to show up and right clicking would show the options but nothing would work when i click. when i open stuff on desktop, the window it self would freeze. kinda hard to explain clearly.
I have a compacq with amd athlon chip, well on boot it freezes, not in any paticlular spot. it seems that after a certain amount of time it freezes, can anyone give advise.
did you add new hardware recently?
MS windows XP SP3 mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+, 734RAM, SIS 740.
If anyone could help with any advice or suggestions i would be very grateful. Thanks.
Try reinstalling all Norton products on your system.
I don't know what is going on but every so often my computer will randomly freeze up. It would sometimes completely freeze up and then i have to hold down the power button to restart. Sometimes it would freeze for 10 seconds then go back to normal for a good 2 seconds then freeze again. I went through my event log and found this. This event would repeat itself every couple of seconds sometimes 2 or 3 times in the same second. The description for Event ID ( 5005 ) in Source ( NETw4x32 ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: , Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN.Any help would be great!
Computer freezes several times a day especially when unattended. The stats are below - I thought the problem might be the hard drive so I changed out the 320 gig to a 500 gig - no change, same problem. It also takes quite awhile to start up and I watch the start up items very closely so there are not that many. I have never had a virus or malware problem with it and I run Malwarebytes and all other recommended programs and keep it extremely clean and defragged. Also, occasionally it will not start up - it just sits there with a desktop picture - the mouse arrow will work but nothing else does - I then have to push the power button to have it re-start. Otherwise the computer works great and quickly - so aside from this annoying problem - I don't know what to do?? I've been living with it for awhile - but there has to be a solution??
After I am on my computer for awhile everything freezes up. I can't move my mouse and when I hit ctrl alt del and doesn't work.
What happened just before this started (new hw, sw, virus, error, etc)?
I am so frustrated...I just built my own computer with brand new parts. Everything seems to be working well, but then my computer will freeze. It sometimes freezes upon startup, shutdown, in the middle of Microsoft Word, after DL software... just about anything at any given time.
My friend tells me that I may have bad drivers, but I installed everything on the cds that I was given. Even the stuff I DL off the internet, from the microsoft site, nvidia site, soyo site...Nothing seems to work, can you help me?
Do you have enough power? What's the wattage on the power supply? Also, lots of cooling I hope? Made sure everything is well seated and connected securely? You probably have, but it never hurts to check.
Since about 2 months ago, my computer has started freezing often.
It usually happens when trying to run a movie file or use my webcam or anything of the sort.
My computer just completely seizes up and i am forced to restart. Could my ram have gone crappy or something?
I would suggest you check your HD for fragmented files and if needed run a defragmenter as high levels of fragmentation may be a reason for your mentioned problems.
I have installed my Photosmart Software but not much else except I am trying to network with my old computer and a Buffalo Linkstation wirelessly. I just realized I can not open my CS2 PHotoshop on my new computer. I tried to rip a CD and was not successful - now my mouse has serious delays and the computer freezes - a little at a time but more and more frequently.
I did not buy some of the suggested optimizer programs from Tiger Direct and wonder if I should now. I wuold greatly appreciat ANY help and suggestions.
I am tempted to download a program from the sponsor of this webiste but would like some advice.
I did already switch mouses - it is not just the mouse. It took forever to type this due to the mouse not reacting right.
Most of the time the computer works fine. Every so often the computer will freeze. The only way to regain control is to restart it with the power or restart button. I am pretty sure i know why this happens but i would like a second opinion. A few weeks ago, this same computer was having restart problems. The problem was traced back to a faulty motherboard. Well, i took all the hardware except the motherboard and put it onto a new compatable motherboard. The computer runs fine except the occasional freeze. Is this most likely from not having the same motherboard. It use to be an asrock board and now it is an intel board.
Like i said, im almost pos this is what is causing this but would like a second or third opinion.
it might be your psu.
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i have an AMD 3200+ with windows 2000 Pro on it. i use Thunderbird for my e-mail handler on my g-mail account. every time i check e-mail and there is more than 1 new e-mail the computer locks up and i have to button it down.