The general "fix" for this is rather detailed, but I'll give the gist of my
procedures here:
1) Update all of your drivers to the latest version
2) Get all Windows Updates
3) Run hardware diagnostics on your system
4) Prune out unneeded startup items and services
5) Add more RAM (up to 1 gB for a "mature" system with XP)

Sometimes this list doesn't work. Then it's usually due to a problem with
obsolete hardware or drivers.

- John



"Bill.Canfield******.com" wrote:

> Here's an annoying problem that I've been having lately. My computer
> has been freezing at random intervals. The strange thing is that
> nothing is listed about it in the Event Viewer when I check it after a
> reboot.
>
> I updated the drivers for my video card; I ran my virus scan; I ran
> CCleaner; I ran HIJACKTHIS and submitted the log file to
> http://www.hijackthis.de, and I have found absolutely nothing.
>
> It usually seems to happen more when the screen saver becomes active,
> but yet it's still an intermittent occurrence otherwise.
>
> Does anybody out there have any thoughts on this matter?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>