Vista occasionally freezes mometarily

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BillyR

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I'm running Vista Home Premium on a custom-built computer with a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 duo, 4 GB RAM 32-bit. Actually, I'm not sure if the freeze is caused by Vista or IE 7.

Two or three times a day when I'm performing some task, doesn't matter what, the computer stops responding. The mouse pointer still works and there are no error messages, it just doesn't respond to the mouse or keyboard. After about 5 - 10 seconds it returns to normal. I would classify this as a minor irritant at this point, but if anyone has any ideas of the cause and remedy I would appreciate your advice.

Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz
    Memory
    4 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LaCie 320
Hi, BillyR, and welcome to the forums.

Are you by chance using Spybot S&D to monitors for malicious files? If so, do you have the IEResident and TeaTimer functions enabled in SpyBot?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
johngalt said:
Hi, BillyR, and welcome to the forums.

Are you by chance using Spybot S&D to monitors for malicious files? If so, do you have the IEResident and TeaTimer functions enabled in SpyBot?
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Thanks, glad to be here.

As a matter of fact, I do have Spybot installed. I've tried to find out if those other features are enabled but was unable to do so with a cursory look at the program. I'll look more thoroughly tomorrow. I'll betcha' they could be the cause of the problem, right?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz
    Memory
    4 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LaCie 320
Indeed - especially as you mentioned not being sure if it was Vista or IE, because TeaTimer has a nasty habit of freezing IE periodically, lasting anywhere (depending upon the speed of the system and number of tabs open and other factors) from 3-10 seconds.

To give you a much better idea of the tools included with SpyBot, look at the tutorial at The home of Spybot-S&D! and for specifics on TeaTimer and IEResident, look at The home of Spybot-S&D!

TeaTimer is located from the Advanced mode (by default Spybot installs with the Basic mode enabled - go to Mode --> and change to Advanced) and then you'll see some new buttons on the left near the bottom - click on the Tools button, then when it opens up, Click on Resident.

HTH
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
I have the same problem. I don't have spybot installed. Where else can I look?
Win Vista 32 on a HP Laptop DV2700 series 3gig ram Turion 64x2 2.10 ghz
 

My Computer

System One

johngalt said:
TeaTimer is located from the Advanced mode (by default Spybot installs with the Basic mode enabled - go to Mode --> and change to Advanced) and then you'll see some new buttons on the left near the bottom - click on the Tools button, then when it opens up, Click on Resident.
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Hey thanks for the roadmap. Saved me a little time. I followed your instructions and deactivated both those features. We'll see what happens now.

Actually, I'm not sure I still need Spybot & Ad-Aware, which I've been using since Windows 98. In addition to Windows Defender I have Pitstop Optimize 2.0 and the pay version of AVG, and that may be enough. I've been noticing a reduction in my connection speeds recently when I check them with the Pitstop program, and this problem may have had something to do with that. After I deactivated those features and restarted I performed a check, and my speed was back up to about 6900 Kbps, which I have rarely seen recently, but one test doesn't prove much I suppose. Time will tell, but I suspect you've solved my problem, for which I thank you.

P. S.: Atlas Shrugged is my all-time favorite book, and I'm old enough to have read it soon after it was first published!
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz
    Memory
    4 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LaCie 320
Here's to hoping that this does in fact solve some of your problems.

I should add that I jumped on this question specifically because I experienced the same slow down myself - and I spent several months dealing with it until I finally decided to ask about it - and I found out right away it was TeaTimer.

This was maybe 2 or 3 years ago, when I was first getting acquainted with the boards at CalendarofUpdates....

S, when I saw your post, I (somehow!) remembered TeaTimer and chimed in.

RE: Atlas Shrugged - You, my friend, have just dated yourself lol. But it is nonetheless an enjoyable book - and rumor has it that it is hitting the big screen in a few years (rumors started first with a remake of Fountainhead.

Surprisingly enough, though, I have been using the moniker since I first started access online BBS systems back in the early 90s - I have several free mail accounts with the name (or variations) and it never ceases to amaze me how I will meet someone in an off-chance, random encounter all because of the name I chose to use as my alias....
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
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