My computer keeps freezing! What should I do?

Question

Well, sometimes the computer will just stop, and then the cursour will turn into an hourglass, and then I have to exit whatever I'm doing! It says this 'end now' thing I click that then everything goes away and I have to click 'Don't Send'. And it's not just on the internet either! It happens on Zoo Tycoon 2, Hunting Unlimited, and Simant.

Answer 1

Your computer may have a virus, or you may not have enough virtual memory. Maybe you should click "send error report" instead of "don't send"...I did that the other day when my computer kept messing up when I exited out of the internet, and I finally clicked "send report" and the next day it worked fine!
You should also run a scan like Adaware Lavasoft or Spybot search and destroy...they remove any spyware your computer might have.

Answer 2

Try these and see if they help:

- Many users are not aware of how much RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

I don’t do games, but I do know they are primarily graphics which need and use a lot of memory.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
-cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
-cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
-then cl Remove.
-This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

-When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

1.Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

2.Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

3.From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

3.click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

4.click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
-Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.

Answer 3

I recommend re-formatting your computer.

I am just guessing, but my guess is that you are running on an older computer. It probably doesn't have that much RAM, and can't support several programs running at the same time, or a single program that requires a lot of memory to be in use.

Re-Formatting your computer basically deletes everything, and re-intalls windows. You will want to save everything you need. Your computer will run a lot more efficient, and will be like brand new. You need your Windows cd, driver and utilities cd, and the registration key. You can E-Mail me at [e-mail] and I will give you details on how to re-format.

Another thing you can do is go to Start - Run - MSCONFIG - then startup - and uncheck every box. Then reboot your computer.

You should have less programs running now, thus taking up less system memory. Also, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE at the same time, then go to processes, then click user name, and all of the processes that are under your computer name, and processes that don't need to be running. You can end them, and the little warning that pops up is stupid, and pointless, so don't worry about that.

Hope everything works out!

Good luck!

Answer 4

CLEAN UP !
1 My Computer C:/ check/note the free space .
Click and select Properties/
Disc Clean up
Advanced. More options
Delete System Restore files.
2. www.iobit.com
Advanced WindowsCleanerV2 Personal.
do all cleaning options .
Check in tools Memory .
3. Ccleaner from www.ccleaner.com
Check issues/fix issues.
4. Start/Run msconfig
start program
unmark unneeded programs.
5. Go to 1 and Check. Now try.

Answer 5

Maybe you have to much on your computer. When that happens to me, I delete old files and pictures that I don't anymore. That works most of the time
Also try downloading Spy Bot Search and Destory. It could be spyware. I had spyware problems, it slowed my computer like crazy. After I ran spybot search and destory my comp was back to normal.
Hope that helps

Answer 6

Sounds like your RAM (random access memory) is full. Most people just delete stuff off there hard drive. That is a good thing to do, but you also need to clear off you RAM with stuff you don't need. You must be careful though delete the wrong file and you will crash your computer. Good Luck.

Answer 7

You're running too many programs at one time and don't have enough installed memory to make up for it. Install more memory to correct this freezing situation. Also defrag your hard-drive every now and then.

Answer 8

More system memory perhaps and a larger hard drive or seperate hard drive for games.

Answer 9

Video games tend to screw up the computer! Reboot it after you play each game!

Answer 10

You might try to use checkdisk ( scandisk ) and search for errors at your PC.