Celeron Laptop freezing[MOVED FROM WINDOWS]

digger711 · 05-16-2009, 10:58 AM

Hi
I have a packard bell laptop 1.3 celeronM 512 mb Ram ,and i am running windows xp pro on it ,i have recently installed it and everything went fine ,the machine starts ok and works ok for a while then just freezes up altogether you cant even press ctrl -alt -del ,nothing ,when you restart its ok for a while then does the same again,i know celerons are not really that good but it did work ok before, can anyone help me.

Thanks

Nofew · 05-16-2009, 01:36 PM

Post exactly what you've done right before you started having problems. A list of the software you've installed might be helpful, too.

digger711 · 05-16-2009, 04:13 PM

Hi
All i have done is reinstalled xp pro,and office 2003,apart from that nothing
Cheers

TJ Belfiore · 05-16-2009, 04:52 PM

512 Ram isn't that much, I'd invest in more if I was you. I have 4GBs and it's killing me how slow it is. Also, what kind of processor do you have and how much GHZs?

Geekgirl · 05-16-2009, 05:42 PM

Are you up-to-date with Microsoft's Service Packs and updates?
Are you motherboard drivers up-to-date?

digger711 · 05-19-2009, 06:46 AM

Hi
Cant get it to stay on long enough to ensure all updates ,and it always run ok before with 512 mb of ram ,all fans seem to be worlking and everything is ok in device manager ??

Geekgirl · 05-19-2009, 08:55 AM

I've moved this to the laptop support, I am not feeling that it is software related at this point.

dai · 05-19-2009, 11:04 AM

d/load and run the h/drive makers diagnostic utility on the h/drive

i would get more ram it's cheap at present if the l/top supports 2g i would go for 2x1g matching sticks of corsair ram

05-16-2009, 10:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
digger711 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK, England Posts: 39 OS: Vista Ultimate + XP SP3+ windows 7	Celeron Laptop freezing[MOVED FROM WINDOWS] Hi I have a packard bell laptop 1.3 celeronM 512 mb Ram ,and i am running windows xp pro on it ,i have recently installed it and everything went fine ,the machine starts ok and works ok for a while then just freezes up altogether you cant even press ctrl -alt -del ,nothing ,when you restart its ok for a while then does the same again,i know celerons are not really that good but it did work ok before, can anyone help me. Thanks

05-16-2009, 01:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nofew Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 155 OS: XP mce sp3; Vista Home Premium	Re: Celeron Laptop freezing Post exactly what you've done right before you started having problems. A list of the software you've installed might be helpful, too.

05-16-2009, 04:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
digger711 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK, England Posts: 39 OS: Vista Ultimate + XP SP3+ windows 7	Re: Celeron Laptop freezing Hi All i have done is reinstalled xp pro,and office 2003,apart from that nothing Cheers

05-16-2009, 04:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
TJ Belfiore title here Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 530 Posts: 3,514 OS: 7 x64, XP x32	Re: Celeron Laptop freezing 512 Ram isn't that much, I'd invest in more if I was you. I have 4GBs and it's killing me how slow it is. Also, what kind of processor do you have and how much GHZs? __________________

05-16-2009, 05:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,163 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	Re: Celeron Laptop freezing Are you up-to-date with Microsoft's Service Packs and updates? Are you motherboard drivers up-to-date? __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*

05-19-2009, 06:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
digger711 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK, England Posts: 39 OS: Vista Ultimate + XP SP3+ windows 7	Re: Celeron Laptop freezing Hi Cant get it to stay on long enough to ensure all updates ,and it always run ok before with 512 mb of ram ,all fans seem to be worlking and everything is ok in device manager ??

05-19-2009, 08:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,163 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	Re: Celeron Laptop freezing[MOVED FROM WINDOWS] I've moved this to the laptop support, I am not feeling that it is software related at this point. __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*

05-19-2009, 11:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,575 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Celeron Laptop freezing[MOVED FROM WINDOWS] d/load and run the h/drive makers diagnostic utility on the h/drive i would get more ram it's cheap at present if the l/top supports 2g i would go for 2x1g matching sticks of corsair ram __________________