i have a hp pavillion 514n and when i am downloading or am on the net surfing my system freezes and i have to turn off and began all over....i know its bad to keep restarting but don't know what is wrong...also will not freeze if i am not online....
2006-06-19 11:32:16 · 6 answers · asked by crazychris 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
tried vipers advice still freezes but not as much less frequent...
2006-06-20 04:22:44 · update #1
I don’t know what with all the RAM negotiations, but the fact is since your computer is fine offline, but slows, then freezes during a live connection. The deal is, you don’t need to install more memory, you need a damn good firewall. Now, if you were to stay offline & run nothing but applications & PC gaming products & your computer slows down, then you would have to install bigger RAM cards. But this has nothing to do with RAM or DirectX. Either a virus or a Trojan horse is affecting your computer. What you need is not only a firewall, but good software scanners too. In order to have a good, clean system, you’d need a: virus, spyware, adware, Trojan horse scanners. To have a computer that will run well on or offline, you NEED to download (if you haven’t already) the latest software of: Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4 (spyware scanner), Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06r6 (adware scanner), BitDefender (firewall) & AShampoo (virus scanner).
I don't know what you use to download, but if you're using LimeWire to download, it will sometimes freeze & you'll have to stop it by the "End Task" button. If you do this, your computer will run normally again. You can restart LimeWire if you want.
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That's better since your computer is freezing less than before, but is there a big difference on how long it take to freeze? So far I can only narrow it down to a Trojan horse right now. You seriously need a firewall to block all malicious programs that are being uploaded to your computer, the scanner are your best offense, now you NEED a defense, a strong firewall. I'm using Norton Internet Security 2004, but all Norton is trash like I said. The only reason I'm using Norton's firewall is to sustain me for a while so I can find a strong firewall. To be frank, no matter how strong the firewall, the world’s top hackers can knock it down. But don't get frantic about it; the FBI has caught most of these people. All what's left are script kiddies; they can't drop a stable firewall.
I'm going by what you're saying. If it were hand-on, then I would know the problem right off.
2006-06-19 12:29:06 · answer #1 · answered by - 2 · 8⤊ 3⤋
You need a pentium class processor and dual channel ddr2 sdram memory card. Download other browsers rather than the browser you are using. Try Firefox and Opera.
2006-06-19 12:25:42 · answer #2 · answered by theonlyboy2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you use the keyboard or mouse to bring up "task manager" and use it to shut down?
Sometimes turning down the graphics acceleration a notch will keep that from happening until you can add more memory.
If it's not memory:
Check and see if you have the latest driver for your video card.
Also check for updates for your "DirectX".
2006-06-19 11:44:28 · answer #3 · answered by jjacy123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get more ram, clean up your hard drive (or compress it). do a fresh install of XP to get rid of any thing in the registry.
2006-06-19 12:16:39 · answer #4 · answered by Mike-Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get more memory installed.
2006-06-19 11:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get more random access memory (RAM).
2006-06-19 11:40:02 · answer #6 · answered by MTSU history student 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋