After SP2 install - system locks up forcing power down

[Don]

Auto Update installed SP2. Since then, my system
periodically locks up. The only resolution is to power
down.

I suspect it to be a memory/cache related problem. I
have plenty of disk space so I don't perceive that as an
issue.

This is (obviously) not acceptable! Is there a solution
to this problem?

[Will Denny]

Hi

Have you had a look in the Event Viewer to see if there any entries that may
point towards the problem? Do you see any error messages and are you using
any particular program just prior to the freezing?

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Will Denny
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"Don" > wrote in message
...
> Auto Update installed SP2. Since then, my system
> periodically locks up. The only resolution is to power
> down.
>
> I suspect it to be a memory/cache related problem. I
> have plenty of disk space so I don't perceive that as an
> issue.
>
> This is (obviously) not acceptable! Is there a solution
> to this problem?

Yes, there are 4 different errors listed:
DCOM
System Control Manager
W32time
Print

Print was the most recent one listed.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>Have you had a look in the Event Viewer to see if there
any entries that may
>point towards the problem? Do you see any error
messages and are you using
>any particular program just prior to the freezing?
>
>--
>
>Will Denny
>MVP - Windows Shell/User
>Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
>"Don" > wrote in message
...
>> Auto Update installed SP2. Since then, my system
>> periodically locks up. The only resolution is to power
>> down.
>>
>> I suspect it to be a memory/cache related problem. I
>> have plenty of disk space so I don't perceive that as
an
>> issue.
>>
>> This is (obviously) not acceptable! Is there a
solution
>> to this problem?
>
>
>.
>

[Don]

On my 1st reply, I forgot to fill in the "Sender's
Name". It was me that replied.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>Have you had a look in the Event Viewer to see if there
any entries that may
>point towards the problem? Do you see any error
messages and are you using
>any particular program just prior to the freezing?
>
>--
>
>Will Denny
>MVP - Windows Shell/User
>Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
>"Don" > wrote in message
...
>> Auto Update installed SP2. Since then, my system
>> periodically locks up. The only resolution is to power
>> down.
>>
>> I suspect it to be a memory/cache related problem. I
>> have plenty of disk space so I don't perceive that as
an
>> issue.
>>
>> This is (obviously) not acceptable! Is there a
solution
>> to this problem?
>
>
>.
>

[Don]

Doesn't appear that you saw my last replies. I looked in
the event viewer and yes, there are 4 different errors
listed:
-DCOM
-System Control Manager
-W32time
-Print

Print was the most recent one listed.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>Have you had a look in the Event Viewer to see if there
any entries that may
>point towards the problem? Do you see any error
messages and are you using
>any particular program just prior to the freezing?
>
>--
>
>Will Denny
>MVP - Windows Shell/User
>Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
>"Don" > wrote in message
...
>> Auto Update installed SP2. Since then, my system
>> periodically locks up. The only resolution is to power
>> down.
>>
>> I suspect it to be a memory/cache related problem. I
>> have plenty of disk space so I don't perceive that as
an
>> issue.
>>
>> This is (obviously) not acceptable! Is there a
solution
>> to this problem?
>
>
>.
>