Vista Freezing

pofolks4

pofolks4

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I cannot go through a day witout Vista Freezing up. Everything just stops. If i'm using IE it stops and i cannot close it out. This happens with many programs. I use ctrl,alt,del to bring up Task Mananger and it either take a long time to come up or it won't come up at all. I have anti-virus ,firewall, spy sweeper. If anyone can help I say Thanks.
Jim
 
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Please view your event logs and see if there is any message that would help with your diagnosis. IT could be anything from the OS to a bad driver.
 

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Does it happen in safe mode or safe mode with networking as well (you can use IE)???
 
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Hi Kernel
I don't know about it happening in safe mode never tried it. Not quite sure to run in safe mode all day. I do use IE and tried Firefox.
Thanks
 

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    Hitachi HDS721075KLA330 ATA Device 750 Gigs
pofolks4 said:
Hi Kernel
I don't know about it happening in safe mode never tried it. Not quite sure to run in safe mode all day. I do use IE and tried Firefox.
Thanks
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As TheWiz mentioned, it could be due to bad driver. How often does it freeze ?

turn on the computer and press F8 > select Safe mode with networking > use the computer for while and let us know.
 

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Hi Kernel
I did as you said about the safe mode. I opened IE was surfin for about 20 min and it froze. I brought up task mgr but i could do nothing tried all the buttons. Brought up task mgr again and that time it shut down ie.
 

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    Hitachi HDS721075KLA330 ATA Device 750 Gigs
pofolks4 said:
Hi Kernel
I did as you said about the safe mode. I opened IE was surfin for about 20 min and it froze. I brought up task mgr but i could do nothing tried all the buttons. Brought up task mgr again and that time it shut down ie.
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then i could be an Hardware (hdd) issue. Try to run Check Disk - chkdsk and let me know.



If i assist you, tip the scales. Thank you.
 

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    19" Viewsonic and Sony 26" S Series TV
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If you have trouble with any drivers or hardware which only freeze your computer,not cause BSOD try to provoke them to cause blue screen with STOP error

1.Navigate to Control Panel>>System>>Advanced System Settings....

and make sure you have the same settings as I:



This settings don't allow restart computer during BSOD and let you comfortable read or make photo BSOD if you ever have it.I suggest also force BSOD to return *.DMP files,sometimes *.DMP file include more information than only alone blue screen - to return DMP files you need at least 200MB paging file on system partition - if you don't have paging file on system partition (only on any other partition) you have correct it + restart computer.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/132201-virtual-memory-paging-file-change.html

2.If all settings are coorect you have to provoke wrong drivers
Navigate
Start>>Search>>verifier.exe

and set as I showing:





Apply + restart.When you restart computer prabably you'll see blue screen - make photo then reset computer and run system in safe mode.In safe mode stop tracking by verifier

Run command prompt and type

verifier /reset

or use graphical interface to delete existing settings.
Show us BSOD photo and attache DMP files.System stores DMP files in C:\Windows\Minidump
 

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I want to thank everybody for your help . I thought i knew somethings about computers but with Flavius is talking about is all Greek to me.
Again Thanks to all. Jim
 

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    Dell Inspirion 530
    Memory
    6 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721075KLA330 ATA Device 750 Gigs
Hey Jim,
I know with Dell computers come Vista recovery discs. If you don't have a lot of programs and files, reinstall Vista. If you do, backup your files using Vista's backup wizard:

START -> In search type "Backup and Restore" and hit enter.

Follow the instructions for Backup.
When restoring files go to Backup and Restore and follow instructions for restore.

If you don't have a Vista x64 recovery disc, follow the steps:

I am attaching two .EXE files. One is ImgBurn and one is uTorrent. Install them both.
Then download the .ZIP folder. It has the torrent in it. Unzip it and double click the torrent. It will save as a .ISO file. Burn that ISO file using ImgBurn to a CD. Also read the README attached.

After you have your Vista Disc, boot from it using your BIOS.

Click Install Now.
You can also click "Repair My Computer"
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Good luck!

P.S. I spent about an hour collecting all these files for you:)
 

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Computer Age said:
If you don't have a lot of programs and files, reinstall Vista.
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If he do fresh install and install all programs and drivers which he has before - probably he'll has the same trouble as before -In much mostly situations these problems cause some applications,drivers or hardware not separate system.
 

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What if it's a corrupted Windows Driver? Or what if this time he installs a driver correctly, and last time he didn't? It's worth a shot unless he wants his computer to freeze everyday!
 

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    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M @256MB Dedicated DDR3 VRAM
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    Intel High Definition Audio
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Computer Age said:
Hey Jim,
I know with Dell computers come Vista recovery discs. If you don't have a lot of programs and files, reinstall Vista. If you do, backup your files using Vista's backup wizard:

START -> In search type "Backup and Restore" and hit enter.

Follow the instructions for Backup.
When restoring files go to Backup and Restore and follow instructions for restore.

If you don't have a Vista x64 recovery disc, follow the steps:

I am attaching two .EXE files. One is ImgBurn and one is uTorrent. Install them both.
Then download the .ZIP folder. It has the torrent in it. Unzip it and double click the torrent. It will save as a .ISO file. Burn that ISO file using ImgBurn to a CD. Also read the README attached.

After you have your Vista Disc, boot from it using your BIOS.

Click Install Now.
You can also click "Repair My Computer"
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Good luck!

P.S. I spent about an hour collecting all these files for you:)
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The torrent will open in uTorrent, FYI. And also, here are the sources:

The Official ImgBurn Website
µTorrent - The Lightweight and Efficient BitTorrent Client
http://www.neosmart.net -NeoSmart Files, Vista x64 Installation Torrent
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
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    Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.26GHz
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    ?
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    2GB DDR3 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M @256MB Dedicated DDR3 VRAM
    Sound Card
    Intel High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop: 32 bit Color LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    HITACHI HTS545025B9SA02 250GB (Internal)
    IOMEGA PRESTIGE PORTABLE 500GB (External)
    PSU
    N/A
    Case
    N/A
    Cooling
    N/A
    Keyboard
    Black Chiclet-Style Keyboard (Standard US) with Backlight
    Mouse
    No-Button Aluminum Trackpad w/ Mouse Gestures
    Internet Speed
    T1
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