Win 2000 freezes

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I have a PIII running Win 2000 that freezes up after about 10 minutes of
use. The only way to reboot is by unplugging the computer.I tried several
online scanners like Bit Defender and others but they found nothing. I have
adaware and spybot installed also. Can someone point me in the right
direction. Thanks
 
James said:
I have a PIII running Win 2000 that freezes up after about 10 minutes of
use. The only way to reboot is by unplugging the computer.I tried several
online scanners like Bit Defender and others but they found nothing. I have
adaware and spybot installed also. Can someone point me in the right
direction. Thanks
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Check your drivers for all your hardware.
 
James said:
I have a PIII running Win 2000 that freezes up after about 10 minutes
of use. The only way to reboot is by unplugging the computer.I tried
several online scanners like Bit Defender and others but they found
nothing. I have adaware and spybot installed also. Can someone point
me in the right direction. Thanks
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More information is needed. Check your Syslog and Application log
under Computer Management for any clues. Are you hooked up to
broadband? If so, watch the modem lights and see if they are blinking
or full on. That would be one indication if it is network related.
Search for MSCONFIG on Internet and install the XP version. Disable
auto startup programs and services to find what is causing it. Check
for updated hardware drivers and install them one at a time to see if
there is a culprit there. Are your Adaware and Spybot updated? These
are only some of the ways to troubleshoot; there are more.
 
I have a PIII running Win 2000 that freezes up after about 10 minutes of
use. The only way to reboot is by unplugging the computer.I tried several
online scanners like Bit Defender and others but they found nothing. I have
adaware and spybot installed also. Can someone point me in the right
direction. Thanks
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Overheating? Check fan and fan mounting hardware.

RL
 
From: "legg" <[email protected]>


| Overheating? Check fan and fan mounting hardware.
|
| RL

Exactly !

Check; CPU, CPU fan, RAM and other components as this is symptomatic not of a software
problem but of a hardware problem.
 
On that special day, James, ([email protected]) said...
I have a PIII running Win 2000 that freezes up after about 10 minutes of
use. The only way to reboot is by unplugging the computer.
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Sounds rather like a very bad power source to me...


Gabriele Neukam

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James said:
I have a PIII running Win 2000 that freezes up after about 10 minutes of
use. The only way to reboot is by unplugging the computer.I tried several
online scanners like Bit Defender and others but they found nothing. I have
adaware and spybot installed also. Can someone point me in the right
direction. Thanks
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what cpu are u running because some cpu's don't like win200 also if you
have a tempure reading in cmos go and see that the cpu is reading only
10 degrees above the m/b temp and that the cpu fan is running at the
right speed to keep it cool
let me know results of this please

lawrie
 
I have a PIII running Win 2000 that freezes up after about 10 minutes of
use. The only way to reboot is by unplugging the computer.I tried several
online scanners like Bit Defender and others but they found nothing. I have
adaware and spybot installed also. Can someone point me in the right
direction. Thanks
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What model of PC or motherboard?

RL
 
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