XP freezes -- please help

[Bill]

Surely would appreciate some help to solve this vexing problem that has Xp
freezing up unexpectedly when multiple apps are open:

I had to reinstall XP Pro ... then went through downloading SP1 and most of
the other recommended updates. My system used to run great; I was able to
have multiple applications open simultaneously and I don't think the system
ever crashed or hung. Now it hangs all the time, albeit very unpredictably,
with only two or three apps open. When this happens, I can't even bring up
the task manager.

My virtual memory is set to "let windows manage". Currently showing 254 MB
of free memory. BTW, I'm running 512 MB of RAM; 80MB hard drive is
partioned into C:, D: and E: drives; ample room on each partition. I've
done a chkdsk /f and have defragmented the drive several times. Also used
the sfc /scannow filechecker to re-copy DLLs. Nothing seems to work. Any
thoughts? TIA.

[Rich Barry]

Check your Ram. Use Memtest http://hcidesign.com/memtest/download.html
"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> Surely would appreciate some help to solve this vexing problem that has Xp
> freezing up unexpectedly when multiple apps are open:
>
> I had to reinstall XP Pro ... then went through downloading SP1 and most
of
> the other recommended updates. My system used to run great; I was able to
> have multiple applications open simultaneously and I don't think the
system
> ever crashed or hung. Now it hangs all the time, albeit very
unpredictably,
> with only two or three apps open. When this happens, I can't even bring
up
> the task manager.
>
> My virtual memory is set to "let windows manage". Currently showing 254
MB
> of free memory. BTW, I'm running 512 MB of RAM; 80MB hard drive is
> partioned into C:, D: and E: drives; ample room on each partition. I've
> done a chkdsk /f and have defragmented the drive several times. Also used
> the sfc /scannow filechecker to re-copy DLLs. Nothing seems to work. Any
> thoughts? TIA.
>
>

[Rich Barry]

Bill, are you using a Nvidia Graphics Card. If so go here www.guru3d.com
and try a different gaphics driver.
"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the suggestion, Rich -- hadn't thought of this. Ran MemTest
> overnight; no problems reported. Anyone else have other ideas?
>
> "Rich Barry" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Check your Ram. Use Memtest
> http://hcidesign.com/memtest/download.html
> > "Bill" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Surely would appreciate some help to solve this vexing problem that
has
> Xp
> > > freezing up unexpectedly when multiple apps are open:
> > >
> > > I had to reinstall XP Pro ... then went through downloading SP1 and
most
> > of
> > > the other recommended updates. My system used to run great; I was able
> to
> > > have multiple applications open simultaneously and I don't think the
> > system
> > > ever crashed or hung. Now it hangs all the time, albeit very
> > unpredictably,
> > > with only two or three apps open. When this happens, I can't even
bring
> > up
> > > the task manager.
> > >
> > > My virtual memory is set to "let windows manage". Currently showing
254
> > MB
> > > of free memory. BTW, I'm running 512 MB of RAM; 80MB hard drive is
> > > partioned into C:, D: and E: drives; ample room on each partition.
I've
> > > done a chkdsk /f and have defragmented the drive several times. Also
> used
> > > the sfc /scannow filechecker to re-copy DLLs. Nothing seems to work.
> Any
> > > thoughts? TIA.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>