Games and explorer hang constantly

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Armen A.

Everything was working fine for me a few days ago,
yesterday oddly enough winamp hanged..., I decide to play
warcraft 3, the loading screen of the game hangs...
Alright how about some Counter-strike, i try to join a
server it says this game is not available currently and
hangs (it has NEVER done that) now even internet
explorer and msn messenger are hanging. whats's wrong
with my computer? My specs are: WinXp home edition SP-1 ,
3.06ghzp4, ati radeon 9800pro, 1gig ram.
 
Hi Armen,

Since your system is handing at every turn, let's troubleshoot it
for software issues. If the problem persists after you've tried these,
please post back and we'll try some more solutions. Good luck! :-)

1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
blockers using: http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php

You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm

2. Run a virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com Afterwards
Download & Run Spybot from: http://security.kolla.de to find any
Trojans, Adware, or Spyware which could clog up your system.

3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
/ Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.

4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

5. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
Checklist of Solutions at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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| Everything was working fine for me a few days ago,
| yesterday oddly enough winamp hanged..., I decide to play
| warcraft 3, the loading screen of the game hangs...
| Alright how about some Counter-strike, i try to join a
| server it says this game is not available currently and
| hangs (it has NEVER done that) now even internet
| explorer and msn messenger are hanging. whats's wrong
| with my computer? My specs are: WinXp home edition SP-1 ,
| 3.06ghzp4, ati radeon 9800pro, 1gig ram.
 
Classic case of infinit loop, be warned WXP files will get corrupted and
your system will crash if you dont fix it.
Next bad sign will be an inability of your network card to work, my system
always had the odd hang, bet you did too, only when I updated the BIOS
chipset and drivers it went into the loop never to return!
Something is incompatable with WXP in your system you need to find out what
it is fast.
 
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