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Computer locks up/freezes

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I had a lot written here when it locked again. I now have to start over. It locks only while on the internet, especially e-mail. It locks on games too. This isn't the only time on a browser. I have XP Pro SP2. I use Firefox and Incredimail. I had to replace my motherboard recently and video board. I have opened the case and turned a big fan on to cool it but that was not the problem.
Also XP doesn't recognize one of my flash drives. Today I found that it had renamed my printer with the drive letter that was on the flash drive. How can I fix that?
Thanks in advance.
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when you replaced the m/board did you do a
repair install
clean install
of windows
yes that makes sense
run
chkdsk /r
you can swap the drive letters in disk management
run
sfc /scannow
check the event viewer and see if anyhting is listed at the time of the problem
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