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vista freezing

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by maeve, Sep 24, 2009.

  1. maeve

    maeve Guest

    Hi,
    My computer (Vista 32 SP2) freezes and I turn it off manually and start
    again and all is OK for a while. It seems to freeze at any time even when I
    am not doing anything. This has been happening for 8-9 months but the
    problem went away in winter so I seem to think this might be the fan. I
    have done a clean boot and still it happens. I have uninstalled Vista and
    reinstalled and still the same so it is not any programs that I might have.
    As summer is not far away (Australia) I would like to fix this problem as it
    has started to happen again. I have taken the unit to Acer but they seem to
    think it's OK they said it was a memory conflict but that is not the case.
    What else can I do?
     
    maeve, Sep 24, 2009
    #1
  3. Ian D

    Ian D Guest

    "maeve" <meathome@tpg.com> wrote in message
    news:40A43E06-47A7-49FD-9C4F-BB877C6E2A2A@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Hi,
    > My computer (Vista 32 SP2) freezes and I turn it off manually and start
    > again and all is OK for a while. It seems to freeze at any time even when
    > I am not doing anything. This has been happening for 8-9 months but the
    > problem went away in winter so I seem to think this might be the fan. I
    > have done a clean boot and still it happens. I have uninstalled Vista and
    > reinstalled and still the same so it is not any programs that I might
    > have. As summer is not far away (Australia) I would like to fix this
    > problem as it has started to happen again. I have taken the unit to Acer
    > but they seem to think it's OK they said it was a memory conflict but that
    > is not the case. What else can I do?
    >
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Download CoreTemp from
    Note: This applet only works on Core 2 and Core i* CPUs.

    Another excellent utility that will show CPU, hard drive, video card,
    and motherboard temps, along with system voltages and fan speeds,
    is HWMonitor from
     
    Ian D, Sep 24, 2009
    #2
  4. Ian D

    Ian D Guest

    "Ian D" <taurus@nowhereatall.com> wrote in message
    news:u%23RjMAXPKHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > "maeve" <meathome@tpg.com> wrote in message
    > news:40A43E06-47A7-49FD-9C4F-BB877C6E2A2A@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Hi,
    >> My computer (Vista 32 SP2) freezes and I turn it off manually and start
    >> again and all is OK for a while. It seems to freeze at any time even
    >> when I am not doing anything. This has been happening for 8-9 months but
    >> the problem went away in winter so I seem to think this might be the fan.
    >> I have done a clean boot and still it happens. I have uninstalled Vista
    >> and reinstalled and still the same so it is not any programs that I might
    >> have. As summer is not far away (Australia) I would like to fix this
    >> problem as it has started to happen again. I have taken the unit to Acer
    >> but they seem to think it's OK they said it was a memory conflict but
    >> that is not the case. What else can I do?
    >>
    >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > Download CoreTemp from
    > Note: This applet only works on Core 2 and Core i* CPUs.
    >
    > Another excellent utility that will show CPU, hard drive, video card,
    > and motherboard temps, along with system voltages and fan speeds,
    > is HWMonitor from
    >
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    The full range of supported CPUs is here:


    It doesn't work for Intel CPUs earlier than the Core 2, but does work
    with some single core AMDs.
     
    Ian D, Sep 24, 2009
    #3
  5. Tae Song

    Tae Song Guest

    "maeve" <meathome@tpg.com> wrote in message
    news:40A43E06-47A7-49FD-9C4F-BB877C6E2A2A@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Hi,
    > My computer (Vista 32 SP2) freezes and I turn it off manually and start
    > again and all is OK for a while. It seems to freeze at any time even when
    > I am not doing anything. This has been happening for 8-9 months but the
    > problem went away in winter so I seem to think this might be the fan. I
    > have done a clean boot and still it happens. I have uninstalled Vista and
    > reinstalled and still the same so it is not any programs that I might
    > have. As summer is not far away (Australia) I would like to fix this
    > problem as it has started to happen again. I have taken the unit to Acer
    > but they seem to think it's OK they said it was a memory conflict but that
    > is not the case. What else can I do?
    >
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Does it happen more often when you're away from the computer?

    Can you move your mouse pointer, even if you can't close or open apps?
     
    Tae Song, Sep 24, 2009
    #4
  6. Jim

    Jim Guest

    On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:11:38 +1000, "maeve" <meathome@tpg.com> wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    >Hi,
    >My computer (Vista 32 SP2) freezes and I turn it off manually and start
    >again and all is OK for a while. It seems to freeze at any time even when I
    >am not doing anything. This has been happening for 8-9 months but the
    >problem went away in winter so I seem to think this might be the fan. I
    >have done a clean boot and still it happens. I have uninstalled Vista and
    >reinstalled and still the same so it is not any programs that I might have.
    >As summer is not far away (Australia) I would like to fix this problem as it
    >has started to happen again. I have taken the unit to Acer but they seem to
    >think it's OK they said it was a memory conflict but that is not the case.
    >What else can I do?
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    If it`s a tower , open it up and see if there`s any dust inside :
    sounds like overheating
     
    Jim, Sep 25, 2009
    #5

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