XP Stops Responding

[Paul Davis]

We've just installed XP Professional onto what is
effectivelty a new machine and after its been running
for a while, windows stops responding. We've tried
removing drivers, physically removing hardware as well a
selective startup using system configuration utility. Can
anyone help?

 

[R. McCarty]

The list of things to check is pretty long and your description
doesn't provide much to diagnose with, which means the reply
is going to be a litany of questions, starting with:

A fresh/clean install or upgrade?
If upgrade from which OS, did you run the Upgrade Advisor
Have you check the System Event Log for Errors ?
Did you update all the drivers, (Chipset, Video, Sound, etc)
Are all Windows Critical updates applied.
Do you use a "Recent" Anti-Virus & are definitions up to date
What are you hardware specs (Memory, Processor, etc)

There are just too many areas that can cause this to give you a
more precise answer.