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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. - ¯ 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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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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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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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 * . |
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