Ok, disregard my earlier reply. I sent it before I saw this.

"dummy act" <miscact1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>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
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>> 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
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>>> > 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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