Computer halts when running certain programms

wolf_3d · 05-16-2006, 02:47 AM

Hello TSF fellows,

My PC have this nasty habit of freezing while working on some programs.. these programs are:

Adobe Photoshop CS
Adobe premiere
Sony Movie Studio... very much similar to vegas
Swift 3D .. while rendering
And while converting DVD's to DivX

on the other hand I have no problems while working on other programs including but not limited to:
Flash MX 2004/ Flash 8
Director MX 2004... including 3D physics
Adobe Illustrator

Could it be an overheating issue of the graphics card!! The heat of the CPU is fine, I checked it using the intel utility softwere, it is within the normal range.

Now a friend told me that it is likely an incompatibility issue, here is the spec of my PC:

Processor: intel P4 3.00 GHz Hyperthreading, 1MB cache
MotherBoard: intel D915PGN
Ram: DDR 512 MB speed 400 MHz (2ns)
VGA: Gigabyte nVIDIA GeForce PCX 5300 128 MB of ram.
OS: MS Windows XP Pro. Service Pack: 2

It gets so frustrating especiall when you forget to save and have to restart.

Any ideas!!!
Many thnx in advance.

Spriggan43 · 05-16-2006, 05:18 AM

is it a hardfreez like when you press the caplock it dose not work..

Tumbleweed36 · 05-16-2006, 05:33 AM

Hi,

I would suggest you give this free download a test drive and see what your overall temps, voltages, and fan speeds are telling you. That way, it is a good start point to see what is happening in your unit. Here is the link:

SensorView Pro (Free to try for like 21 days – Is excellent)

http://www.stvsoft.com/download.php?id=122

Post back with questions or concerns and post your results.

05-16-2006, 02:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
wolf_3d Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: B'mouth-UK Posts: 31 OS: XP/Ubuntu	Computer halts when running certain programms Hello TSF fellows, My PC have this nasty habit of freezing while working on some programs.. these programs are: Adobe Photoshop CS Adobe premiere Sony Movie Studio... very much similar to vegas Swift 3D .. while rendering And while converting DVD's to DivX on the other hand I have no problems while working on other programs including but not limited to: Flash MX 2004/ Flash 8 Director MX 2004... including 3D physics Adobe Illustrator Could it be an overheating issue of the graphics card!! The heat of the CPU is fine, I checked it using the intel utility softwere, it is within the normal range. Now a friend told me that it is likely an incompatibility issue, here is the spec of my PC: Processor: intel P4 3.00 GHz Hyperthreading, 1MB cache MotherBoard: intel D915PGN Ram: DDR 512 MB speed 400 MHz (2ns) VGA: Gigabyte nVIDIA GeForce PCX 5300 128 MB of ram. OS: MS Windows XP Pro. Service Pack: 2 It gets so frustrating especiall when you forget to save and have to restart. Any ideas!!! Many thnx in advance.

05-16-2006, 05:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,642 OS: XP Professional	Hi, I would suggest you give this free download a test drive and see what your overall temps, voltages, and fan speeds are telling you. That way, it is a good start point to see what is happening in your unit. Here is the link: SensorView Pro (Free to try for like 21 days – Is excellent) http://www.stvsoft.com/download.php?id=122 Post back with questions or concerns and post your results. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

05-16-2006, 05:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Spriggan43 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 289 OS: win xp 64bit	is it a hardfreez like when you press the caplock it dose not work..