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Mike
Okay Guys - I have posted this on another forum - several
months back, and generally got the answer that it was
overheating or a virus - it's neither. I actually went
shopping last night for a new computer - but got sticker
shock so wanted to give it one last shot before I trashed
my computer.
By the way, I called ANOTHER reputable computer shop in
this area and he said he has seen this several times
before and don't bother bringing it in - he can't fix it!
Here goes:
Guys, I am almost out of my mind with this! I haven't been
able to play a PC game in months! They freeze on start-up
or just seconds later. All of them. This started with ME;
I hesitantly upgraded to XP. No help. I resinstalled XP
from scratch. Same thing. I have added a relatively high-
end sound card, a video card, I have run every diagnostic
tool, I have updated every driver; I have reconfigured; I
have tried every setting. I have searched the net; I have
reinstalled just about everything. Virus checker is good
and so is spyware. The computer has even been to the shop -
$75 - and they had no clue. He said he tried everything
(I tried to negotiate the price - since the computer was
in the same state it was when I took it to him - but
that's another story....) I realize this isn't enough
information, and I can't even remember now what I had been
doing on the computer about the time all this started
happening. I have recently dreamed of trashing my very
decent (except for this) Compaq Presario 5001, but I
thought I might put out a line and see if any techies out
there would take pity on me and take on a challenge and
see if they could help me figure out just what the problem
is. Everything else on the PC works fine - but my main
source of pleasure in life is playing PC games! I am
tempted to say "REWARD" and I WILL reward somebody who
helps - if only through my extreme admiration and awe of
your problem-solving abilities (we can talk money if you
actually help me fix it Thanks! - Mike
months back, and generally got the answer that it was
overheating or a virus - it's neither. I actually went
shopping last night for a new computer - but got sticker
shock so wanted to give it one last shot before I trashed
my computer.
By the way, I called ANOTHER reputable computer shop in
this area and he said he has seen this several times
before and don't bother bringing it in - he can't fix it!
Here goes:
Guys, I am almost out of my mind with this! I haven't been
able to play a PC game in months! They freeze on start-up
or just seconds later. All of them. This started with ME;
I hesitantly upgraded to XP. No help. I resinstalled XP
from scratch. Same thing. I have added a relatively high-
end sound card, a video card, I have run every diagnostic
tool, I have updated every driver; I have reconfigured; I
have tried every setting. I have searched the net; I have
reinstalled just about everything. Virus checker is good
and so is spyware. The computer has even been to the shop -
$75 - and they had no clue. He said he tried everything
(I tried to negotiate the price - since the computer was
in the same state it was when I took it to him - but
that's another story....) I realize this isn't enough
information, and I can't even remember now what I had been
doing on the computer about the time all this started
happening. I have recently dreamed of trashing my very
decent (except for this) Compaq Presario 5001, but I
thought I might put out a line and see if any techies out
there would take pity on me and take on a challenge and
see if they could help me figure out just what the problem
is. Everything else on the PC works fine - but my main
source of pleasure in life is playing PC games! I am
tempted to say "REWARD" and I WILL reward somebody who
helps - if only through my extreme admiration and awe of
your problem-solving abilities (we can talk money if you
actually help me fix it Thanks! - Mike