I haven't used my other computer (my home PC) for about a month and a half because of my new laptop. Well i had to get some old files out of it and turned it on today only to find out that I literally freezes whenever I click something. My PC startup screen is the user accounts screen and when I click on any account to type in the password, it shows the type-in box but I can't do anything else. It also doesn't show any text (and I mean NO text at all)
I can't even shut it down by clicking "Turn Off Your Computer" cause it freezes!!
What happened because it's making me really mad.
2007-08-02 01:20:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Summer humidity might make things work crummy. Remove the power, then unplug Everything and put it back in. Remove the cards, memory, drive cables... EVERYTHING. When you get it all back together, apply power and GO.
Good luck and Happy Computing!
2007-08-02 01:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There could be a bunch of things that could have happened to your computer but from your description it will be very difficult to tell without looking at the system itself. The two most probable things are that either a peice of hardware failed or that you had a virus that has been able to mess it up like that. A few things to try are to tap F11 or F8 at the startup (I'm not sure what it is, it depends on your computer) to bring up your boot menu. When you get to this menu it will give you the option to start in safe mode. Try this and if it doesn't work then it was probably a hardware failure. If it does work (and give it some time) then it is probably a virus and you should look into downloading some antivirus and antispyware software. The best that you can get for free is spybot for spyware and I think you can get mcaffee trials online too. Once you have tried these things and if neither has worked then you should either post on here again, or call a pc repair shop.
One more thing you should check is that your pc isn't overheating. If your fan has failed or if your air intakes are completely blocked and your computer had been running the whole time then it would cause some serious problems. Try making sure your fan is working and your computer is turned off for a few hours before turning it on again.
Cheers
2007-08-02 08:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why dont you try booting the PC in safe mode or last known good configuration and have a peek at the event logs in Control Panel --> Administrative Tools -- Event Viewer. That should give an idea on what is causing the pc to freeze
2007-08-02 08:25:46 · answer #3 · answered by askicode 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start in Safe mode.
Restart, hold down F8 until you see the boot menu, choose Safe Mode. See if this helps you get to your files.
You could have a virus.
Download the programs linked below. Install them. Update them. Scan your pc with them, and do so weekly.
If you have System Restore turned on, the Restore files may be infected, and trying to reinfect your pc. I turn off that feature, reboot to delete the files, then turn it on after a full system scan with AVG.
Turning off System Restore.
(right-click My Computer, Properties, System Restore tab, check the box to turn off System Restore on all drives.)
Restart your PC, and hold down the F8 key.
When you see the Boot Menu appear (black screen white letters), choose SAFE MODE.
Run a FULL SYSTEM SCAN with AVG.
You an heal or quarentine anything found.
You can also run Spybot and AdAware while in Safe Mode. I suggest you do a full system scan. Get rid of anything they find.
To exit Safe Mode, just restart your PC normally.
AVG Antivirus - Free Antivirus Software
Ad-Aware - Free Antispyware Software
Spybot Search&Destroy - Free Antispyware/Antitrojan Software
Trend Micro HijackThis - Free program to turn off Browser Hijackers
CW Shredder - Free program to remove the ability of malware to point your browser ot CoolWebSearch and its affiliates
One REALLY great feature of Spybot Search&Destroy, is its ability to help your PC block known spyware/hijacker sites. Just use the Immunize feature.
Hope this helps.
2007-08-02 08:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by TNguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you turn on your computer, go directly to safe mode, then when that screen is up, clean out the disc of unnessecary files by doing a disc clean, then check for spyware and viruses, then you might need to defrag it.
2007-08-02 08:31:06 · answer #5 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
must be the work of some viruses.
or ram failure.
or i dont know.
2007-08-02 08:24:26 · answer #6 · answered by Gopinath M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋