Why does my computer freeze? It does so nearly every day. Nothing works until I re-boot it.?

Answer 1

I don't know how advanced you are with regards to a PC.

OK......first off all PC runs slow because of all the crap that are on them first thing is to clean it all up.
open Internet explorer,find tools,Internet options,you need to delete files,cookies, history,delete all.
Find days to keep history,I'm sure you have it on 20 or 21,every time you visit a web page this stays on your hard drive,that's why pages take so long to load,Because its searching your hard drive......put it on zero,Or the lowest you are able,click apply.
OK that's cleaned a little.
Next click start,all programmes,accessories,system tools.disk clean up,do both drives.
Next click start again,all programmes,accessories,system tools,disk defragment,analyze both c and d to see if they both need a degragment.
Here is a free virus scanner link,by far the best i ever seen.

http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html...

A computer needs baby sitting and has to be cleaned up regularly.I do this at least 2 times a week.
one other thing you can do is to click run, in run type in msconfig/SERVICES,START UP
Here is your system configuration,which show you what programmes are starting up,be carefull not to disable what you don't recognize,msn,you will see in there,Example that you can stop this if you wish,look around to see what you want to start up or not...?

Answer 2

Click your Start button, click Run. Type in "msconfig" (no quotes) and hit OK. Click the Startup tab and try to locate the program that is causing the error message. Usually if you look at the end of the "Command" column you can find the file name that Windows claims it can't find. Once located, just uncheck it and hit OK. Oh, note that if you can't see the end of the command line, you can expand the size of the column. Just hover your mouse over the boundary between the columns and drag it over. Make sure you pay attention to what you're unchecking so if you uncheck the wrong item, you can go back and re-check it if necessary. Once you're done, reboot and see if that error message is gone.

Answer 3

There might be a lot of programs running at the same time.Check performance of your computer....if you're using winxp;hit on Control,Alt,Delete keys on your keyboard all at the same time to access Device Manager.On performance tab,check the CPU usage.It should not go beyond 6%.if it does,you need to check the list of programs installed & uninstall what you don't really need.check also that you only have 1 anti-virus installed.2 anti-virus installed freezes your computer.

Answer 4

Could be spyware. Check out ad-aware and spybot on www.download.com. Also run a good anti-virus program. It could be too many running processes as mentioned before by the other comments. Another option is that your processor is over-heating. Try cleaning your heat sink or checking the fan on your processor. Could be any of these. If you try these solutions to no avail, try a system restore process. Good Luck, JD

Answer 5

You have things running in the background, you usually dont know there running unless there is an icon in the lower right corner. You might have to many things going at once. Try disableing a few and see what happins. To do this, click START-RUN (you get a command prompt) type in MSCONFIG hit enter. Disable a few things that you dont normally use. Should help.

Answer 6

If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr

Answer 7

Mine does that a lot too. It could be because the memory is almost full so it slows it down.

Answer 8

Try a cleanup
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/windows/geek-to-live-how-to-format-your-hard-drive-and-install-windows-xp-from-scratch-157578.php
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Answer 9

use the disc they gave u and erase everything like u jus bought a new comp

Answer 10

I need more detail!?