Computer keeps freezing.

mawako · 10-18-2008, 11:38 AM

Recently my computer keeps freezing in the middle of anything I am doing.
Once it freezes I have to reboot and then it works for a few minutes and freezes again. I have Norton Antivirus I have scanned for viruses, spyware, malaware and everything appears to be clean.

I am using Windows XP Professional SP 3
Antholon Processor
1.20 GHZ 376 MB of RAM

Please help!

qbawl · 10-18-2008, 12:14 PM

Computers can freeze for lots of different reasons. Could be overheating. There may be conflicts between apps (Norton may not like other programs loaded in your machine, for instance). Recently installed apps or hardware, peripherals, may be acting up.

Update your OS and drivers. Clean out your machine - blow out dust and clean any filters or vents you can access. I'd uninstall, one at a time, anything new which you may have recently installed. Personally, I'd choose a different AV, but actually doubt Norton is the cause of your problem. Take a look at your Event Viewer; you may be able to get an idea about what's happening there.

dai · 10-18-2008, 03:52 PM

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and tempretures and post them

run
chkdsk /r

10-18-2008, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
mawako Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Computer keeps freezing. Recently my computer keeps freezing in the middle of anything I am doing. Once it freezes I have to reboot and then it works for a few minutes and freezes again. I have Norton Antivirus I have scanned for viruses, spyware, malaware and everything appears to be clean. I am using Windows XP Professional SP 3 Antholon Processor 1.20 GHZ 376 MB of RAM Please help!

10-18-2008, 12:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
qbawl Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 435 OS: OSX/Linux/XP	Re: Computer keeps freezing. Computers can freeze for lots of different reasons. Could be overheating. There may be conflicts between apps (Norton may not like other programs loaded in your machine, for instance). Recently installed apps or hardware, peripherals, may be acting up. Update your OS and drivers. Clean out your machine - blow out dust and clean any filters or vents you can access. I'd uninstall, one at a time, anything new which you may have recently installed. Personally, I'd choose a different AV, but actually doubt Norton is the cause of your problem. Take a look at your Event Viewer; you may be able to get an idea about what's happening there.

10-18-2008, 03:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,588 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Computer keeps freezing. what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage check the listings in the bios for voltages and tempretures and post them run chkdsk /r __________________ Last edited by dai; 10-18-2008 at 03:53 PM.