XP Hangs and Crashes

[craig]

Constantly when running games or applications my computer crashes to blue
screen or just hangs and I have to manually restart help please!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

 

[Gerry]

Craig

You are getting what is called a blue screen of death. You need to
provide a
copy of the Stop Error report, which will provide clues as to the nature
of the problem.

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right click on
the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties, Advanced,
Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck box before
Automatically Restart.Do not re-enable automatic restart on system
failure.

Do you have a malware infestation? What are your anti-virus,
anti-spyware and firewall arrangements?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[Mike Hall - MVP]

Constantly when running games or applications my computer crashes to blue
screen or just hangs and I have to manually restart help
please!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

If it is a desktop machine, remove the side panel and look for evidence of
dust buildup on the CPU fan and heatsink, rear inlet on the power supply,
and video card heatsink and fan if fitted.

Remove dust using a can of compressed air and something like a natural
bristle artists paintbrush or small decorator brush. Loosen dust with the
brush first, and blow out after. Do it outside.

Pay particular attention to the CPU heatsink. It is best to remove the fan
to get to it. Dust can bake onto it and can be difficult to shift.

Clean out the rest of the case. You may find that there is substantial build
up between the front panel and case skeleton.

 

[Twayne]

If it is a desktop machine, remove the side panel and look for
evidence of dust buildup on the CPU fan and heatsink, rear inlet on
the power supply, and video card heatsink and fan if fitted.

Remove dust using a can of compressed air and something like a natural
bristle artists paintbrush or small decorator brush. Loosen dust with
the brush first, and blow out after. Do it outside.

Pay particular attention to the CPU heatsink. It is best to remove
the fan to get to it. Dust can bake onto it and can be difficult to
shift.

I feel this caveat is worth adding:
But do NOT separate the heatsink from the CPU!
It's not really advisable to do that since no dirt can get in there in
the first place if it's mounted properly and the amount of heat sink
compound used is critical. It's not for the guy on the street to mess
around with.

Clean out the rest of the case. You may find that there is
substantial build up between the front panel and case skeleton.

Actually since a restart sounds like it always works, it doesn't sound
like a heating problem. Normally with a heating problem the fan-off
time allows surfaces to rise high enough that a Restart also fails right
away, for a short period of time. Then after 5 minutes or so it starts
up OK.
HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

I feel this caveat is worth adding:
But do NOT separate the heatsink from the CPU!
It's not really advisable to do that since no dirt can get in there in the
first place if it's mounted properly and the amount of heat sink compound
used is critical. It's not for the guy on the street to mess around with.


Actually since a restart sounds like it always works, it doesn't sound
like a heating problem. Normally with a heating problem the fan-off time
allows surfaces to rise high enough that a Restart also fails right away,
for a short period of time. Then after 5 minutes or so it starts up OK.
HTH,

Twayne`

Yes.. it is always a good idea to look very carefully at how the fan is
fitted, and to be careful not to exert too much pressure when trying to
remove it..