Hi cainmosozihcs
I'd suspect Nero might have a hand in this as well. Try uninstalling it, then reinstalling PowerDVD, then reinstalling Nero. Make sure that the versions of each are reasonably recent, as earlier versions of these programs can be incompatible with Windows XP.
Check in your EventViewer logs, too - for more details on the reasons for the system failures. Start/Control Panel/Performance and Maintenance/Administrative Tools/EventViewer. To view the Details for an Event, right-click the item in the log, and select "Properties".
Make sure you have the correct IDE drivers installed, too. These are usually on the CD that came with your motherboard, or you can download them from the motherboard manufacturer's website.
From time-to-time, symptoms such as you are seeing are due to a faulty optical drive. If you have another drive around, you can simply try it for a bit & see if the freeze symptoms vanish.
Best of luck
. . . Gary
I'd suspect Nero might have a hand in this as well. Try uninstalling it, then reinstalling PowerDVD, then reinstalling Nero. Make sure that the versions of each are reasonably recent, as earlier versions of these programs can be incompatible with Windows XP.
Check in your EventViewer logs, too - for more details on the reasons for the system failures. Start/Control Panel/Performance and Maintenance/Administrative Tools/EventViewer. To view the Details for an Event, right-click the item in the log, and select "Properties".
Make sure you have the correct IDE drivers installed, too. These are usually on the CD that came with your motherboard, or you can download them from the motherboard manufacturer's website.
From time-to-time, symptoms such as you are seeing are due to a faulty optical drive. If you have another drive around, you can simply try it for a bit & see if the freeze symptoms vanish.
Best of luck
. . . Gary
