XP freezes

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Juergen Seidel

Hello,
I Had WIN 98 running with known Problems on my PC,
bur it worked at least.
I upgraded to XP, the system did run smoothly.
When i started to obtain the security patches and upgrades
from the offical website the system simply started to
freeze at completely different times, no matter what
Programms I ran. Sometimes it frooze after 5 seconds,
sonmetimes after 1 hour.
What can I Do.

System :
Elitegroup K7VVZA Mainboard
Athlon 1200 MHz
512 RAM (now put to 2-2-2)
TNT Riva 32 MB
Scsi Controler Adaptec 2940
Terratec sound blaster
Bios version somewhat 2002

thanks for any useable sugestions
 
-----Original Message-----
Hello,
I Had WIN 98 running with known Problems on my PC,
bur it worked at least.
I upgraded to XP, the system did run smoothly.
When i started to obtain the security patches and upgrades
from the offical website the system simply started to
freeze at completely different times, no matter what
Programms I ran. Sometimes it frooze after 5 seconds,
sonmetimes after 1 hour.
What can I Do.

System :
Elitegroup K7VVZA Mainboard
Athlon 1200 MHz
512 RAM (now put to 2-2-2)
TNT Riva 32 MB
Scsi Controler Adaptec 2940
Terratec sound blaster
Bios version somewhat 2002

thanks for any useable sugestions
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Hi,

You can remove some of the programs from the Startup
options. For this you can click on Start>Run and then type
MSCONFIG. Hit Ok and you will be having the "System
Configuration Utility" running in front of you. At the top
just click the "Startup" tab. You will be having a list of
startup items in front of you and some of the items should
be having a check mark on the left side of them. Just
remove the checks from the unneeded entries. (If you are
not sure about the entries then just have a look under
the "Command" column and you will be able to judge the
program). After that click "Apply" and then click "Close".
It will ask for a restart. Go ahead with a restart and
after the computer restarts you will get a message about
the "System Configuration Utility". Just check the
option "Don't show this message again" and click Ok.
System will come up fine. Also after that go to Start >
All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk-Cleanup
and run it. That will do.

regards,

Max
 
First, be sure your antivirus software has the latest definitions and run a
virus scan.

Second, download, install and run Ad Aware:
www.lavasoftusa.com
Note: you should always be well backed up before running an application of
this type.

If your system is clear of viruses, open Control Panel, open System, go to
the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery, remove the
check from "Automatically Restart" under System Failure. This will cause
the system to blue screen instead of restarting on errors and the
information on the blue screen may give a clue as to the source of the
issue.

Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open Event Viewer, look for
errors corresponding to the crash, double click the error, the information
contained within may give a clue as to the
source of the problem. If you don't understand the information inside, the
third button down in that dialog box will copy the information,
you can then paste it into a message and post it here and maybe we can
figure out what is going on.

Assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, place the XP CD in the
drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check System Compatibility,"
the report it generates may point to problem hardware or software on your
system. If you do not have an XP CD, you can download this application
known as the Upgrade Advisor from the following site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.asp
Note: If you have access to a broadband connection it might be best to
download using that as this is a rather large download.

Check for the latest drivers for your hardware, especially your graphics
card and soundcard and all peripherals connected to your system. Do not use
Windows Update for this, go to the device manufacturer's web sites and if
you install updated drivers, ignore the message about drivers being unsigned
by Microsoft. *Before installing any drivers, be sure you are well backed
up and it's probably a good idea to manually create a restore point in
System Restore in case you have problems as a result of the driver update
and note, System Restore is not a substitute for a backup. Start\All
Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore
 
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