Re: Windows XP Freezing

[Bob]

Is the freezing permanent or intermittent ?

If you leave the pc for a few minutes after it has frozen, are you able to
use anything, like the mouse, for a few seconds, before it freezes again ?

"Mark" > wrote in message
...
> i have just bought a copy of windows xp professional. it
> installed fine onto my pc (AMD Athlon XP2000, 80gb HDD,
> 512mb RAM) i upgraded from windows 98SE.
> every time i click 'start' then go to 'programs' my pc
> freezes and won't let me do anything i.e 'ctrl + alt +
> del' 'alt+f4'. so i have to restart it manually. this
> happend everytime i do this.
> is this a problem with my pc or is it a problem with
> windows?
> please could you help me.
> thanx
> mark.


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[Sadie]

Did you completely uninstall 98SE,then do a clean install=20
of XP?Or did you just install XP "over the top",as it=20
were?
I only ask since I bought a similar computer last=20
month.It came loaded with 98 SE.I had XP pro on my old=20
P.C.and so initially,I ran the XP pro set up cd without=20
first removing 98 SE.("upgrade")

It has taken a long time to sort out all kinds of trouble.
Basically,I'd guess your MAINBOARD cdrom is packed with=20
outdated Drivers and programmes.
Your best bet is a clean re-install of XP,but get updated=20
drivers for all your hardware-if possible,download from=20
the relevant websites and burn them onto disc.In this=20
way,you can test whether updated drivers do the trick,and=20
avoid reformat,if it's too daunting a prospect.

I'd personally recommend a clean reinstall,because sooner=20
or later,you may find all sorts of apps doing all kinds=20
of bizarre things,if you don't.

Sadly,I've found that though you may buy an expensive new=20
P.C. retailers can be sharks.They'll palm you off with=20
the bare minimum.They just love it when nothing works=20
with XP,so you go back to them and they charge you=20
another =A350,just to install XP,from your own disc,then=20
take back the 98 SE disc,which you'd paid for when you=20
bought the O.S.(That's what happened to me.Can't be=20
legal,can it?)

Google search for black viper.com-he'll walk you through=20
the clean reinstall process.

Sadie


>-----Original Message-----
>Is the freezing permanent or intermittent ?
>
>If you leave the pc for a few minutes after it has=20
frozen, are you able to
>use anything, like the mouse, for a few seconds, before=20
it freezes again ?
>
>"Mark" > wrote in message
...
>> i have just bought a copy of windows xp professional.=20
it
>> installed fine onto my pc (AMD Athlon XP2000, 80gb HDD,
>> 512mb RAM) i upgraded from windows 98SE.
>> every time i click 'start' then go to 'programs' my pc
>> freezes and won't let me do anything i.e 'ctrl + alt +
>> del' 'alt+f4'. so i have to restart it manually. this
>> happend everytime i do this.
>> is this a problem with my pc or is it a problem with
>> windows?
>> please could you help me.
>> thanx
>> mark.
>
>
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no, never, nothin works, i always have to reset it...
>-----Original Message-----
>Is the freezing permanent or intermittent ?
>
>If you leave the pc for a few minutes after it has
frozen, are you able to
>use anything, like the mouse, for a few seconds, before
it freezes again ?
>
>"Mark" > wrote in message
...
>> i have just bought a copy of windows xp professional. it
>> installed fine onto my pc (AMD Athlon XP2000, 80gb HDD,
>> 512mb RAM) i upgraded from windows 98SE.
>> every time i click 'start' then go to 'programs' my pc
>> freezes and won't let me do anything i.e 'ctrl + alt +
>> del' 'alt+f4'. so i have to restart it manually. this
>> happend everytime i do this.
>> is this a problem with my pc or is it a problem with
>> windows?
>> please could you help me.
>> thanx
>> mark.
>
>
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[Randy]

Mark before i got my new computer, I wanted to load windows xp on my older computer about 4 years old. I went to the Dell help section and I ask about changing from windows 98 SE to windows XP. They told me that my mainboard on my computer would not suppor
t windows XP properly, it would load but i would have problems with it and it would or could be a nitemare. I think you need to contact the manufacture of your computer and ask the same question as I did. You may not be able to run XP on your computer. I f
inally decided to buy a new computer with XP on it and things are going well.