allarson said:
i have aproblem where the computer is running fine but
for no obvious reason it freezes up and ctrl-alt-del
won't even work. any ideas on what is going on?
I'm sorry, but this is not enough information for you to get a good
answer. Your post is the equivalent of saying, "it's broken". Your
problems could be caused by software or hardware. Here are generic
troubleshooting steps for the software end:
1) scan with current antivirus using updated definitions; 2) remove
spyware with tools such as Spybot S&D (
www.security.kolla.de) and/or
Ad-aware (
www.lavasoftusa.com) - note that it is a good idea to do
virus and spyware scans in Safe Mode; 3) delete temporary and Temporary
Internet Files; 4) stop unnecessary services/programs from running at
startup (see
www.blackviper.com for a listing of services). Also, look
in Event Viewer for clues. For the hardware, do a RAM test - I like
Memtest86 - and if necessary, continue on to test the hard drive and
motherboard. If you can't do this yourself, take the machine to a good
local computer shop (not a CompUSA or Best Buy store).
Malke
