Computer is irritating the piss out of me

Skeeterbop · 12-20-2011, 07:48 AM

Well, I got up this morning and Windows Media center had stopped responding. Fortunately it was just WMC and I was able to force close WMC w/o having to do a hard restart. I've considered a Mac but for now I'll keep the current setup of a WIndows desktop and MBP. There are a few things I do on the desktop that I can't get software for on the Mac.

ChrisSlicks · 12-20-2011, 08:16 AM

If the computer starts freezing up hard, i.e. no response, frozen screen, then typically in my experience this is a hardware problem. Check that the cooling fans for the CPU and graphics card are functioning correctly, I've seen the fans go out in as little as one year in a dusty furry environment. If the computer was recently moved around then consider re-seating the CPU with a clean and fresh layer of thermal paste and re-seat the add-in cards.

daisuke149 · 12-20-2011, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

If the computer starts freezing up hard, i.e. no response, frozen screen, then typically in my experience this is a hardware problem. Check that the cooling fans for the CPU and graphics card are functioning correctly, I've seen the fans go out in as little as one year in a dusty furry environment. If the computer was recently moved around then consider re-seating the CPU with a clean and fresh layer of thermal paste and re-seat the add-in cards.

ive had freezing issues related to corrup registry or drivers.

problem is it could be 1 of 1,000,000 issues. If you have all your data backed up, i would just do a fresh install.

KingZee · 12-20-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by daisuke149

ive had freezing issues related to corrup registry or drivers.

problem is it could be 1 of 1,000,000 issues. If you have all your data backed up, i would just do a fresh install.

Format and if it continues to happen then you'll be a 100% it's a hardware problem

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