Desktop icons and folders freeze up

RikoSuave

RikoSuave

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Maybe someone can help me with this problem.

Since I built my new PC and loaded Vista64 in Feb/09 about 2 times per mth my desk top icons/folders freeze up and I have to re-boot my PC to get them to open again.

Is there a fix for this or is it inherent due to web sites I visit/spyware?

Thanks,

Riko
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Q9400
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790 Ultra
    Memory
    6 GB OCZ DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce 275 GTX @2 SLI
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Syncmaster 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    C-Drive-Samsung 450GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
    D-Drive-Samsung 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s
    PSU
    Silverstone 700W SLI ready
    Case
    Lian Li
    Cooling
    Air- 4 X 120MM (1 intake, 3 exhaust) and 1 X 80MM (exhaust)
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 5500 Bluetooth
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    3.0 GBS
Freeze up as in everything freezes? Is there anything in event viewer or software/hardware that could be causing this? Anything in Windows Problems and Solutions?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
Yes everythink on my desktop freezes.

The mouse and task bar are usable and that's how I'm able to re-start windows.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Q9400
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790 Ultra
    Memory
    6 GB OCZ DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce 275 GTX @2 SLI
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Syncmaster 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    C-Drive-Samsung 450GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
    D-Drive-Samsung 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s
    PSU
    Silverstone 700W SLI ready
    Case
    Lian Li
    Cooling
    Air- 4 X 120MM (1 intake, 3 exhaust) and 1 X 80MM (exhaust)
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 5500 Bluetooth
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    3.0 GBS
When your computer freezes can you ctrl alt del to get to the task manager, if you can go into resource meter.
Is there a large amount of harddrive activity when your computer freezes.
Does it freeze when you are doing the same thing?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
Yes I can ctrl-alt-del. Next time I will check and see what the HDD activity is.

Generally the problem ocurrs during web surfing and my guess is that some type of pop-up or ad ware causes the freeze. But, I'm not sure.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Q9400
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790 Ultra
    Memory
    6 GB OCZ DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce 275 GTX @2 SLI
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Syncmaster 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    C-Drive-Samsung 450GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
    D-Drive-Samsung 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s
    PSU
    Silverstone 700W SLI ready
    Case
    Lian Li
    Cooling
    Air- 4 X 120MM (1 intake, 3 exhaust) and 1 X 80MM (exhaust)
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 5500 Bluetooth
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    3.0 GBS
Hello RikoSuave,
Have you looked at what add-on's are running when you are using the web ?. (go to tools, manage add-on's, and see what is running).
Also have you scanned for ad-ware ?, here is a link for Malwarebytes, scan your system and see if it finds anything.
Good luck and post your results.


Malwarebytes.org
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
Thanks Stoney,

Here's a screen shot of my add-ons. Nothing really jumps out at out to me that would cause the freeze up.

I'll check out the Malwarebytes link.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Q9400
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790 Ultra
    Memory
    6 GB OCZ DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce 275 GTX @2 SLI
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Syncmaster 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    C-Drive-Samsung 450GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
    D-Drive-Samsung 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s
    PSU
    Silverstone 700W SLI ready
    Case
    Lian Li
    Cooling
    Air- 4 X 120MM (1 intake, 3 exhaust) and 1 X 80MM (exhaust)
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 5500 Bluetooth
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    3.0 GBS
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