GAMES FREEZING SUDDENLY

[HELP ME PLZ]

I install a game on my computer and when i first play the
game it dosent freeze at anytime or anything but after i
awhile when i open games again and i click on like player
name it will freeze automatically and when i play the
game it will freeze. I updated all my graphics drivers
and i hav the newest direct x 9.0a and it still freezes.
And whenever i click on like find player and in the name
feild if i click in ther it also freezes imedeatly. If
someone cud help me fix this problem i would realy
appreciate it.
Its weird because i never use to have this problem then
suddenly one day it just started freezing when i hit
player name or 1 min after gameplay.
I hav tried most of the things jimmy s. has said but
still i freeze. Jedi Knight 2 Jedi outcast use to work
when i reinstalled it but now it doesnt work at all even
if i reformat and reinstall. And i kno i dont hav a virus
cuz i formatted yesterday. Cud my video card be the
problem or my mother board. Wud updating my bios help PLZ
HELP ME.
I hav a AMD atholon Xp 2100 512 RDRAM 64 G-Force 4 Mx 440
Direct x 9.0a. This problem started happening like out of
nowher and all games that i install on my comp dont work.
Like any good new game out. I really need help sum1
helppppppppppppppp me. Its summer and i cant play games.
They work wen i first install but if i dont play the game
and after i awhile start up the game again and play for 2
min i freeze . HELLLLLLLLLLLP THNX

 

[Chris H.]

Formatting doesn't mean you don't have a virus which has planted itself in
the boot sector. Have you actually run your anti-virus software (with the
latest definitions included) on your system?

If you formatted and reinstalled Windows XP, you're going to need to upgrade
all your drivers, etc., again. I would start by visiting Windows Update and
downloading SP1 first, then add everything else in. Remember, it is best to
seek out the latest drivers for graphics and sound cards yourself from the
manufacturers' web sites. Look for updates to your motherboard, too.