Computer is freezing a lot

[lillolegigi2]

Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
2.80 GHz,960 MB of RAM


My computer freezes alot.Sometimes right after boot sometimes longer.I just want it to stop freezing i've tried to Defrag it I have tried Registry Cleaner's Lots of things i just need help. I don;t know what to do.

 

[Tmagic650]

It could be a problem with memory or the power supply... Is it time to take it to someone that knows computers very well?

 

[Xinthran]

What type of "freezing" is it doing? BSOD (Black Screen of Death)? Is it just shutting off? Is it just locking in place and doing nothing? Could be different problems/solutions depending on the exact situation. What OS are you running? Have you flashed a new BIOS lately? Really need more information to have any kind of constructive solution.

 

[Tmagic650]

Because of the post, I don't think illolegigi2 can provide much more useful info here

 

[Xinthran]

Unfortunately, this is most likely so.

 

[Clone512]

What type of "freezing" is it doing? BSOD (Black Screen of Death)? Is it just shutting off? Is it just locking in place and doing nothing? Could be different problems/solutions depending on the exact situation. What OS are you running? Have you flashed a new BIOS lately? Really need more information to have any kind of constructive solution.

I know this is very unhelpful but BSOD stands for Blue Screen of Death, not black. And BSOD happens when windows crashes and is unable to recover from a system error.

 

[Xinthran]

Not unhelpful, thanks for that correction. I'm just tired (I get up at 4am for work) and didn't catch my mistake. I know of a lot of...ignorant (just don't know) people who think the BSODs are freezes.

 

[Xinthran]

For this person, I would say that his PSU could be the problem, but going through the other forum posts in this category could have given them a solution to try.

 

[Tmagic650]

We are aware of this Clone512, and Windows BSODs can be caused by many things, even driver conflicts. lillolegigi2 hasn't given us much to go on, and as I suggested, he or she needs to take the computer to someone near by, to troubleshoot and repair

 

[Xinthran]

You are right Tmagic. I just hate seeing someone have to take a computer into a shop. They are so very expensive.

 

[Tmagic650]

Even a computer savvy friend could handle this for lillolegigi2... lillolegigi2 could be under 18

 

[Xinthran]

Too true, just hope this person can get it fixed.

 

[lillolegigi2]

accually heat problem figured it out i noticed the fans starting to make insanly loud sounds opened it up and the fan was clogged with dust (with the rest of the computer) thanks for the help but i fixed it ^^ (Thank god i didn't send in for fixing)

 

[Tmagic650]

Thanks for the update lillolegigi2

 

[Xinthran]

Good deal. Glad you got it figured out. I find it's best to clean my computer at least once a month. I get quite a bit of dust in my area though.