i've asked before, and, well maybe there are some more ideas....
i have a gateway celeron, with windows xp....if i am using it, and don't move the mouse for a short time..(bathroom trip..) the pc will be locked up and i can't do anything...i hqave to turn it off by holding in the start button, then restart it..
i have spysweeper and norton anti-virus and run them often...any help i thank you...
2007-03-04 13:18:30 · 3 answers · asked by jstrmbill 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Go to control panel and select power options. Set turn off monitor, turn off hard disk, and system stand by to never. Go over the the hybernate tab and disable it. Now back in control panel click displays, and go to the screen saver tab. In the screen saver box select none, or if you forget to turn you monitor off when you not using it, set the wait time to 20-30 minutes. Restart your computer and see if it still does it. If you computer is low on resources, power saving options can really slow it waaaay down when it tries to hybertate or go into standby.
2007-03-04 14:52:31 · answer #1 · answered by jwplaster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have two immediate problems I see..... One is that you have a Celeron processor...... it's an 'efficiency' chip. Nothing wrong with it - but it has a limit with speed and some applications - also burns hot.
Two - is that you have Norton running - it's notorious for slowing down your computer, stopping things from happening, etc. I have taken it off of several computers and wha-la - speed again.... there are a lot better antivirus programs out there - a free one that is great and has a good reputation is AVG - or you can get a free one from roadrunner if you have cable.
Also, if you have 256 mg of ram - you have a real problem - that in combination with the Celeron - could really slow down your computer. Upgrading to 512 will help as XP truly requires 512 to do anything.
I sent back Norton after it crashed 2 of 3 computers running XP with a poison pen letter to Symantec..... used to be the best - now.... it "aint that great".....
2007-03-04 21:26:41 · answer #2 · answered by longhats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive never heard of a problem like that, try getting a screensaver, clear extra cookies, and dont walk away from pop-ups
2007-03-04 21:28:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋