I have 3 computers, (2 desktop, 1 laptop)
I decided to re-format them and install the OS fresh, I do this every 5-6 months for the past 10 years.
This is the routine i follow,
Format with the XP CD
Install from the xp CD
Make a image with Acronis True Image
Install drivers (Motherboard, Graphics card, Printer etc.. in that order)
Make a image
Register windows and install essential software (AVG 8, Spybot 1.6, Office)
Make another image
its always worked for years, but this time on all 3 computers, while browsing the Internet, they freeze, and my gaming PC, with a O/C quad core should not do that, not with 2 Internet explorer browsers open.
What could be causing this? Iv done a spyware and anti-virus check, nothing, defragged the hard disks, out of ideas now. I suspect it could be Spybot 1.6 or a certain setting in Spybot? before 1.6 i never had a problem.
When it freezes, i can still move the mouse, but the Start menu and taskbar don't work, and Ctrl + Alt+ Del doesn't do anything, so i cant get task manager, even when i did get task manager, it didn't help, even when i ended Explorer.exe.
Thanks for any help
I decided to re-format them and install the OS fresh, I do this every 5-6 months for the past 10 years.
This is the routine i follow,
Format with the XP CD
Install from the xp CD
Make a image with Acronis True Image
Install drivers (Motherboard, Graphics card, Printer etc.. in that order)
Make a image
Register windows and install essential software (AVG 8, Spybot 1.6, Office)
Make another image
its always worked for years, but this time on all 3 computers, while browsing the Internet, they freeze, and my gaming PC, with a O/C quad core should not do that, not with 2 Internet explorer browsers open.
What could be causing this? Iv done a spyware and anti-virus check, nothing, defragged the hard disks, out of ideas now. I suspect it could be Spybot 1.6 or a certain setting in Spybot? before 1.6 i never had a problem.
When it freezes, i can still move the mouse, but the Start menu and taskbar don't work, and Ctrl + Alt+ Del doesn't do anything, so i cant get task manager, even when i did get task manager, it didn't help, even when i ended Explorer.exe.
Thanks for any help