I just realized I miss-read the original posting by Mr. Canfield. I read
the My Computer as the desktop icon and not his computer in general.
I apologize for taking this post off in a tangent. I'll post my situation
in a new posting after double checking my drives which may apply to my
problem.
Again I apologize for this error.
Dave
"usasma" <usasma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C47E674C-0DFB-4DC7-A843-929CB6C1F6B1@microsoft.com...
> The issue here is trying to turn this "random" event into one that's
> predictable. Until then you're doomed to try test after test until you
> latch
> onto what the problem may be.
>
> The general stuff I suggested should be bolstered by other techniques -
> such
> as looking for logfiles and dump reports on your hard drive. Another
> technique is to leave Task Manager running on the Processes tab - so see
> if
> you can catch the bugger that's freezing.
>
> Maybe try running Process Explorer by SysInternals to see if there's
> anything unusual in any of the processes?
>
> - John
>
> "dummy act" wrote:
>
>> Already performed #'s 2, 4 & 5 before posting. I'll check the drivers
>> and
>> run the diagnostics.
>>
>> Thank you for the help.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> "usasma" <usasma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C8FB6322-EDC1-45B1-8523-5E1560773EFE@microsoft.com...
>> > 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.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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