xp freeze up on downloads

[Guest]

I have a problem with a brand new install (3 hours) of xp pro SP2. It seems
that it freezes on every download (unless its a very small one) from any
site. Not only does the download freeze but also the whole screen and OS
forcing a hard reboot. Still tryig to download my virus scanner and it wont
even do that without freezing. Anybody ever here of this.

Priti

 

[ANONYMOUS]

When you say brand new install, do you mean to say a clean install of
the XP SP2 version? If so then the OS will first download all the
patches since SP2 was released before it will allow you to download
anything else. you should perhaps stop autoupdate (temporarilly) before
going online.

Normally, one always downloads latest virus signature files and some
hotfixes before going online because it takes about 14 minutes
statistically to infect a system,

hth

 

[Guest]

Clean install, I ran update first thing it seemed happy but this freezing up
of the entire system just doesnt wash with me, why the whole system failure
even if it still doesnt have all updates. Makes no sense. I am now working on
19 crashes in the last 2 1/2 hours I am trying to download my AV program,
each time I get 1 more meg closer before the crash, also trying to make sure
I have the latest windows installer but I also cannot seem to install (There
is no way you can make this stuff up). I have stopped the firewall XP stuff
and the updater and still the same result.

priti

 

[ANONYMOUS]

No. You should not stop any firewall or antivirus when you are online.
You are opening yourself to attacks.

OK Check for me this before going online:

1) Go into Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL)
2) Check whether the process verclsid.exe is running

If it is, could kill/delete/End it and see if the system has improved.

If it has improved then let me know so that I can give you a permanent
solution.

hth

Clean install, I ran update first thing it seemed happy but this freezing up
of the entire system just doesnt wash with me, why the whole system failure
even if it still doesnt have all updates. Makes no sense. I am now working on
19 crashes in the last 2 1/2 hours I am trying to download my AV program,
each time I get 1 more meg closer before the crash, also trying to make sure
I have the latest windows installer but I also cannot seem to install (There
is no way you can make this stuff up). I have stopped the firewall XP stuff
and the updater and still the same result.

priti

 

[Guest]

verclsid.exe is not running at all, should i try the repair install on the
cd? It seems like that would not be useful as this is a brand new clean
install

 

[Malke]

Clean install, I ran update first thing it seemed happy but this
freezing up of the entire system just doesnt wash with me, why the
whole system failure even if it still doesnt have all updates. Makes
no sense. I am now working on 19 crashes in the last 2 1/2 hours I am
trying to download my AV program, each time I get 1 more meg closer
before the crash, also trying to make sure I have the latest windows
installer but I also cannot seem to install (There is no way you can
make this stuff up). I have stopped the firewall XP stuff and the
updater and still the same result.

priti

Since you did a clean install, did you also install drivers for all your
hardware - motherboard, NIC, video, audio, etc.? If you didn't, you
need to do this and then see what happens with your downloads.

Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the
drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor. The older Aida32 is good for this, too.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.aumha.org/free.htm - Aida32 (hosted on Jim Eshelman's site)

Malke

 

[Guest]

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i have a headache

Since you did a clean install, did you also install drivers for all your
hardware - motherboard, NIC, video, audio, etc.? If you didn't, you
need to do this and then see what happens with your downloads.

Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the
drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor. The older Aida32 is good for this, too.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.aumha.org/free.htm - Aida32 (hosted on Jim Eshelman's site)

Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Thanks I will confirm, I know the motherboard is ok driver wise, video card
too, the only one left is the sound card driver that seems to work but that I
have not installed
from the manufacturer, hard to think that a sound card driver would freeze
up the OS but I will try

 

[Malke]

priti wrote:

Please fix your quoting. Right now all of the text in your last post is
below the signature delimiter. Real newsreaders strip out everything
after the signature delimiter.

You said:

"Thanks I will confirm, I know the motherboard is ok driver wise, video
card too, the only one left is the sound card driver that seems to work
but that I have not installed from the manufacturer, hard to think that
a sound card driver would freeze up the OS but I will try"

What about the network adapter drivers? Try updating them to the latest.
If drivers aren't the issue, maybe it is your hardware. Since you
didn't give any details about how you connect to the Internet, all I
can suggest in general is that you swap out whatever you are using with
known-working parts. This would include modem or NIC, ethernet cable,
router, phone line cable if dialup, etc.

Malke

 

[Guest]

Ok more news, I connect through a dfe530 dlink card to a router (high speed
dsl), I wiped the hardrive which had a 2k OS , put a clean install of XP pro,
the OS still freezes on all downloads and even some web activity although
that appears to be random, even freezes in safe mode, I will try and swap for
another card if I can find one but this seems to work in another machine.

priti