XP Freeze: mem usage 100%

[jrudoy]

Since my message of 11 Ap 2007 (excerpt below) I have noticed the
following:

I get many fewer XP freezes with 100% CPU usage when using FireFox than
MSIE. The freezes I get with FireFox running occur when the search
application launched from the XP start button is searching for files, or
when Comedy Central is delivering a series of video clips to me. Maybe this
info will help a diagnosis of those XP lock ups.


XP Freeze: mem usage 100%
XP has frozen on my Presario about 3 minutes after my first start up on
both 10 and then 11 April 2007. I have to reboot cold using the power
switch since XP does not respond to the start button. After about 4 of
those freeze and cold boot cycles, XP starts to run stable.

 

[Guest]

Since my message of 11 Ap 2007 (excerpt below) I have noticed the
following:

I get many fewer XP freezes with 100% CPU usage when using FireFox than
MSIE. The freezes I get with FireFox running occur when the search
application launched from the XP start button is searching for files, or
when Comedy Central is delivering a series of video clips to me. Maybe this
info will help a diagnosis of those XP lock ups.


XP Freeze: mem usage 100%
XP has frozen on my Presario about 3 minutes after my first start up on
both 10 and then 11 April 2007. I have to reboot cold using the power
switch since XP does not respond to the start button. After about 4 of
those freeze and cold boot cycles, XP starts to run stable.

Run a scan from here online:
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine:
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/

1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

2... You need to be sure your system is clean from malwares and Viruses by
scanning for them
Scan for malwares from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
Memory Test from here:
Downloading this tool and unzip it and make a floppy or CD/DVD and run it on
Reboot.
http://www.memtest86.com/
You may need to reposition/reset the RAM sticks in their slots.
Run this Process Explorer and see what running in the background:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx
Look in the Event Viewer for any error messages and double click them to get
more info and post them in your next post.
HTH.
nass