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Blithe
OS Name Microsoft® Windows VistaT Ultimate
Version 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Model Maximus Extreme (ASUS)
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU Q6850 @ 3.00GHz, 2997 Mhz, 4
Core(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0904, 12/18/2007
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6002.18005"
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 4.00 GB
Available Physical Memory 2.76 GB
Total Virtual Memory 8.20 GB
Available Virtual Memory 6.93 GB
Page File Space 4.29 GB
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Hi - I've been living with random Vista freezes for about 6 months - they
are frequent but no more or less so over the months - and they began after I
clean installed a Vista Ultimate on a new PC (specs above). The freezes can
occur at booting, at the Welcome screen, opening Windows Mail, opening
either MS or Firefox browser, during a running video - just about any time
doing anything. Oh, and sometimes I get a random reboot for no apparent
reason but that happens much less often. Device Manager is no help -
usually reporting that the event was "unexpected." How profound!
Other symptoms, when rebooting after a freeze, indicate - often as not -
that my bios settings have been reset - & a booting screen asks me to choose
(1) to reset the bios to default values automatically or (2) to enter and
manually reset them. Normally, in the bios, I manually choose to disable
the floppy drive & set booting sequence to A. CD B. Hard drive C. third
option requires "disabled' for the latter sequence. So, often as not, after
a freeze, I find that my floppy drive and boot sequence settings were reset
to the defaults - changing my preferred settings.
I use Device Manager to 'disable' two card reader icons and a floppy
controller - so the icons show an downward arrow to reflect the settings.
Why? Because my new PC came with an internal, defective USB floppy/card
reader installed, and, yes, I did try to remove the unit but the desktop
tower is very poorly designed & I am not able to access and remove the
defective floppy's connection to the motherboard.
Yes - I accept the proposition that hardware-wise - my expensive lemon of a
PC is questionable. However - I've seen from user postings these past
months that my negative Vista experience is also far from unique or
uncommon.
The two last instances of my Vista freezes that happened seem similar:
1. I clicked on a Windows Mail email link to a news story & my browser
opened the right window promptly - the Vista loading bar at the bottom was
reading/indicating that data was in the process of transferring the story -
& the "Done" word had not yet been posted there - and when I moved my mouse
to the scroll bar to begin reading the story - the freeze occurred just at
that point.
2. The same type of freeze occurs when a video is in the process of loading
and I activate my mouse cursor before the downloading process is "Done"
I am, of course, cautiously making plans for a new PC/ OS combination -
strongly suspecting that the troubles I've described are caused by a complex
of PC/OS compatibility issues that are not likely to be diagnosed - much
less solved - by throwing more money into present system.
What keeps me posting for help is an abiding curiosity and a search for
truth - & I'd appreciate a fresh set of ideas. Anyone? Thanks.
Blithe
Version 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Model Maximus Extreme (ASUS)
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU Q6850 @ 3.00GHz, 2997 Mhz, 4
Core(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0904, 12/18/2007
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6002.18005"
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 4.00 GB
Available Physical Memory 2.76 GB
Total Virtual Memory 8.20 GB
Available Virtual Memory 6.93 GB
Page File Space 4.29 GB
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Hi - I've been living with random Vista freezes for about 6 months - they
are frequent but no more or less so over the months - and they began after I
clean installed a Vista Ultimate on a new PC (specs above). The freezes can
occur at booting, at the Welcome screen, opening Windows Mail, opening
either MS or Firefox browser, during a running video - just about any time
doing anything. Oh, and sometimes I get a random reboot for no apparent
reason but that happens much less often. Device Manager is no help -
usually reporting that the event was "unexpected." How profound!
Other symptoms, when rebooting after a freeze, indicate - often as not -
that my bios settings have been reset - & a booting screen asks me to choose
(1) to reset the bios to default values automatically or (2) to enter and
manually reset them. Normally, in the bios, I manually choose to disable
the floppy drive & set booting sequence to A. CD B. Hard drive C. third
option requires "disabled' for the latter sequence. So, often as not, after
a freeze, I find that my floppy drive and boot sequence settings were reset
to the defaults - changing my preferred settings.
I use Device Manager to 'disable' two card reader icons and a floppy
controller - so the icons show an downward arrow to reflect the settings.
Why? Because my new PC came with an internal, defective USB floppy/card
reader installed, and, yes, I did try to remove the unit but the desktop
tower is very poorly designed & I am not able to access and remove the
defective floppy's connection to the motherboard.
Yes - I accept the proposition that hardware-wise - my expensive lemon of a
PC is questionable. However - I've seen from user postings these past
months that my negative Vista experience is also far from unique or
uncommon.
The two last instances of my Vista freezes that happened seem similar:
1. I clicked on a Windows Mail email link to a news story & my browser
opened the right window promptly - the Vista loading bar at the bottom was
reading/indicating that data was in the process of transferring the story -
& the "Done" word had not yet been posted there - and when I moved my mouse
to the scroll bar to begin reading the story - the freeze occurred just at
that point.
2. The same type of freeze occurs when a video is in the process of loading
and I activate my mouse cursor before the downloading process is "Done"
I am, of course, cautiously making plans for a new PC/ OS combination -
strongly suspecting that the troubles I've described are caused by a complex
of PC/OS compatibility issues that are not likely to be diagnosed - much
less solved - by throwing more money into present system.
What keeps me posting for help is an abiding curiosity and a search for
truth - & I'd appreciate a fresh set of ideas. Anyone? Thanks.
Blithe