Windows XP System Freezes

[CJ]

For some reason, my windows XP Professional system
freezes like clock-work, almost every 15-20 minutes of
use. There are no warnings, there are no messages, just
a hard freeze. Anyone have any ideas? Need more
information?

Thanks for any help.

CJ

 

[Malke]

For some reason, my windows XP Professional system
freezes like clock-work, almost every 15-20 minutes of
use. There are no warnings, there are no messages, just
a hard freeze. Anyone have any ideas? Need more
information?

Sounds like overheating. Open the case and run open, check the fans.
Feel the temperature in the case - without actually touching the
components, please. Be sure there are no dust bunnies covering fans.
Look in Event Viewer for clues. Post back with system specs -
processor? RAM? Age of machine? Did it always do this? If not, what
changed? That sort of thing.

Malke