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Old June 29th 04, 06:45 PM
barry martin
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Default Computer Freezes/Locks up

Hi Ann!

A I leave my computer on all the time, and if I leave it
A idle for a few hours, I come back and the system is
A completely frozen. The screen is black. The only way that
A I can restore it is to manually turn the computer off and
A then turn it back on.

Try turning down the Graphics Acceleration setting (I have no idea why
graphics). Try setting all the way to the left to see if that is the
problem; if appears to fix slowly increase until the lockups start
again.

One thing I found that also seemed to fix was to have a DOS
(command prompt) window running in the background. Didn't have to be
active or even doing anything.

-
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* Unauthorized amphibians will be toad away.
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Old June 29th 04, 08:52 PM
PCR
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Default Computer Freezes/Locks up

If lowering graphics acceleration seems to solve it, then, perhaps do
some un/re-installs per this master post...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...39&Product=w98
Troubleshooting Video Problems in Windows

"START, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button". If checked, then uncheck "VGA
640x480x16", & reboot.

"Control Panel, Display, Settings tab". Select as you wish from the
Colors dropdown menu & the Size slider. Really, you should need nothing
higher than "High Color (16 bit)", for speed/resource considerations.

If you move the Screen Area slider to 1024x768 there, be sure to click
the Advanced button, & select Large fonts.

Try to get your colors/size at least twice that way. If it continues to
fail, you may need to reinstall your Monitor or Display Adapter...

For the Monitor...
(1) Boot to Safe Mode
(Hold F5 as you boot or CTRL for the Startup Menu)
(2) "START, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab"
(3) Open the Monitors branch, & Remove all entries.

Perhaps, FIRST, even in Normal Mode, note what is installed
similar to below for the Adapter. That is...
(a) D-Clk the monitor there for Properties, Driver tab.
(b) Click the Update Driver button, then "Next".
(c) Bolt "Display a list...", & click "Next".
(d) Bolt "Show all hardware".
Examine the two panes to see what is currently installed.
That is likely what you wish to end up with, after step (4).

(4) Boot to Normal Mode.

Hopefully, it will be rediscovered & installed. Then, if still
necessary, here is the rigmarole of the Display Adapter...

.......Quote..........
The first thing to do is to remove the video adapter you have
installed. Right-click on the desktop; choose "Properties" from the
drop-down menu; select "Settings;" click on the "Advanced" button; and
click on "Adapter". An adapter is a program that tells Windows how to
deal with a specific video card. Make note of the adapter that is
currently installed. Then, change the adapter to "Standard Display
Adapter (VGA)" and restart the system.

[That is: Click "Change, Next, bolt 'Display a List...', Next, bolt
'Show all hardware', scroll left pane to top, select '(Standard display
types)', select 'Standard Display Adapter (VGA)' in right pane, click
'Next'"... PCR]

This will remove the current adapter and replace it with a generic VGA
adapter that works with all video cards. You will not like VGA because
it supports only 16 colors, but the purpose of installing it is to get
rid of whatever was there before.

Next, return to the adapter screen and install an adapter that matches
your video card. This may or may not be the adapter that you are
using now. Examine the materials you received with your computer to
see if they include a CD-ROM or floppy disk that contains the correct
video adapter. Or go to the Gateway website and see if they have an
adapter for you to download. Or check the website of the company that
made your video card.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)
.......End....of quote....


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"barry martin" wrote in message
news:1602032521.9518.92.8254342.1379024225.RIMEGat ...
| Hi Ann!
|
| A I leave my computer on all the time, and if I leave it
| A idle for a few hours, I come back and the system is
| A completely frozen. The screen is black. The only way that
| A I can restore it is to manually turn the computer off and
| A then turn it back on.
|
| Try turning down the Graphics Acceleration setting (I have no idea why
| graphics). Try setting all the way to the left to see if that is the
| problem; if appears to fix slowly increase until the lockups start
| again.
|
| One thing I found that also seemed to fix was to have a DOS
| (command prompt) window running in the background. Didn't have to be
| active or even doing anything.
|
| -
| ¯ barry.martinþATþthesafebbs.zeppole.com ®
|
| * Unauthorized amphibians will be toad away.
| ---
| þ RoseReader 2.52á P003186
| þ The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA 563-359-1971
| ---
| þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXMod V1.13 at BBSWORLD *



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Old June 30th 04, 02:33 AM
Sarah
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Default Computer Freezes/Locks up

Hi,

This is the first time I sent an e-mail to this newsgroup=20
so I hope I'm doing it right. I really am new to using=20
the internet. So often when I go to a web page, my=20
computer freezes and I have to manually shut it down. =20
I've been told that 99% of the time the hard disc needs=20
cleaned. Is this true and can you help me in "easy" step=20
by step instructions? Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Ann!

A I leave my computer on all the time, and if I leave it
A idle for a few hours, I come back and the system is
A completely frozen. The screen is black. The only way=20

that
A I can restore it is to manually turn the computer off=20

and
A then turn it back on.

Try turning down the Graphics Acceleration setting (I=20

have no idea why=20
graphics). Try setting all the way to the left to see if=20

that is the=20
problem; if appears to fix slowly increase until the=20

lockups start=20
again.

One thing I found that also seemed to fix was to have a=20

DOS=20
(command prompt) window running in the background. =20

Didn't have to be=20
active or even doing anything. =20

-
=AF barry.martin=FEAT=FEthesafebbs.zeppole.com =AE

* Unauthorized amphibians will be toad away.
---
=FE RoseReader 2.52=E1 P003186
=FE The Safe BBS =FE Bettendorf, IA 563-359-1971
---
=FE RIMEGate(tm)/RGXMod V1.13 at BBSWORLD *=20


.

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Old June 30th 04, 02:37 AM
AlmostBob
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Default Computer Freezes/Locks up

Start
Programs
accessories
and look around for the "Maintainence Wizard" shortcut, its been so long since
my start menu was normal I don't know exactly where the shortcut is supposed
to live. the wizard is pretty simple to follow, both in setting up and running
the maintainence tasks

--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters

"Sarah" wrote in message
...
Hi,

This is the first time I sent an e-mail to this newsgroup
so I hope I'm doing it right. I really am new to using
the internet. So often when I go to a web page, my
computer freezes and I have to manually shut it down.
I've been told that 99% of the time the hard disc needs
cleaned. Is this true and can you help me in "easy" step
by step instructions? Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Ann!

A I leave my computer on all the time, and if I leave it
A idle for a few hours, I come back and the system is
A completely frozen. The screen is black. The only way

that
A I can restore it is to manually turn the computer off

and
A then turn it back on.

Try turning down the Graphics Acceleration setting (I

have no idea why
graphics). Try setting all the way to the left to see if

that is the
problem; if appears to fix slowly increase until the

lockups start
again.

One thing I found that also seemed to fix was to have a

DOS
(command prompt) window running in the background.

Didn't have to be
active or even doing anything.

-
¯ barry.martinþATþthesafebbs.zeppole.com ®

* Unauthorized amphibians will be toad away.
---
þ RoseReader 2.52á P003186
þ The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA 563-359-1971
---
þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXMod V1.13 at BBSWORLD *


.



  #5  
Old June 30th 04, 05:08 AM
PCR
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Default Computer Freezes/Locks up

One way to start is a clean up of your Startup Group...

First pick one of these to identify what loads at boot. Next, see
whether there is an option in it's menus to disable it from starting up.
If you really want to rid yourself of it on a more permanent basis, then
look for it in "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs". However, it isn't
often easy to know what is what in there. One of these URL's may say.
Only last, go to StartUpCop.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q137367
Startup Items
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q179/3/65.asp
Startup Group
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q282107 Startup
http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/clean.htm
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sheppard.p/startup.htm
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...tasklist_a.htm
http://www.djbdesigns.com/wtvzone/startup.html
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm
http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.php
http://www2.cajun.net/~theriots/blk/start.htm
http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html

http://www.pcmag.com/ 's StartUpCop has "undo", and it is more than a
combination of "START, Run, MSInfo32, Software Environment, Startup
Programs" and "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". It can even do a
permanent delete. Of course, first see whether the app has an option in
it's own menus to remove itself from the Startup Group. This is
configurable, and one may maintain multiple configurations.

Update definitions & check for viruses, and...
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://patrick.kolla.de/spybotsd.html SpyBot- Search & Destroy. SpyBot
is gabby in it's "Checks" & "Fixes" logs. Turn them off in "Settings".
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ AdAware
http://www.lavasoftusa.de/ Also AdAware
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html CoolWebSearch Chronicles
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip & CWShredder
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip Finally, Hijack This
http://aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm
Hijack This Logs Tutorial-- MUST read!
....may find something. (Actually, they certainly will.)


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Sarah" wrote in message
...
Hi,

This is the first time I sent an e-mail to this newsgroup
so I hope I'm doing it right. I really am new to using
the internet. So often when I go to a web page, my
computer freezes and I have to manually shut it down.
I've been told that 99% of the time the hard disc needs
cleaned. Is this true and can you help me in "easy" step
by step instructions? Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Ann!

A I leave my computer on all the time, and if I leave it
A idle for a few hours, I come back and the system is
A completely frozen. The screen is black. The only way

that
A I can restore it is to manually turn the computer off

and
A then turn it back on.

Try turning down the Graphics Acceleration setting (I

have no idea why
graphics). Try setting all the way to the left to see if

that is the
problem; if appears to fix slowly increase until the

lockups start
again.

One thing I found that also seemed to fix was to have a

DOS
(command prompt) window running in the background.

Didn't have to be
active or even doing anything.

-
¯ barry.martinþATþthesafebbs.zeppole.com ®

* Unauthorized amphibians will be toad away.
---
þ RoseReader 2.52á P003186
þ The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA 563-359-1971
---
þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXMod V1.13 at BBSWORLD *


.



 




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