Vista just started to freeze up / hang

[Guest]

Vista was working fine for some-time (except for a few bugs). Then it
started to freeze up. I changed nothing I was aware of. Maybe a Windows
Update changed something.

Symptoms are: it boots fine, it's loading stuff after boot, it works fine
for about 2 minutes then just freezes. There's a little activity going on
(clock changes every 10 minutes or so, mouse will move after same time
period). I can get the task manager loaded but it's not giving me a clue to
the hang cause. I suspect Desktop Search but it's only a theory.

Any diagnostics I can run to find the cause?

 

[Guest]

I have exactly the same problem. Vista works fine for a while, then
everything freezes, any ideas to resolve anyone?

PS) using vista on this pc.

 

[Tony Thijs]

Same for me after upgrade to RC1.Reinstalling clean did not help
This is my configuration:
Vista RC1upgrade from Vista beta2 / clean install RC1

PC boots to Vista from c:

PC boots to Windows XP pro from d:

Gigabyte sinxp1394 motherboard

Apollo Geforce FX 5500 (256 Mb video memory)

512 Mb ddr 400 Twinmos memory running at 400

Hitachi ata bootdisk, two partitions, c: and d:

Maxtor SATA II 160Mb disk on a Sil 3112A controller with the newest Silicon
Image supplied ,,base'' driver installed with F6 at installation, two
partitions G: and H:

Memorysticks on f:

DVD RAM on e:

LG DVD writer connected over USB on I

NVIDIA driver by Microsoft, driver collected from Microsoft at install

AC 97 driver by Microsoft, driver collected from Microsoft at install