when i boot it up, it has a tendency to freeze, for a few min,…i cant do anything. anyone hae any idea wats causing this?
and plz…does anyone have an idea wat will happen if do a “system restore”? i really wanna fix this stupid thing, it gets really annoying when ur late for class and ur laptop freezes on u
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It might be freezing up for many reasons... you'd have to be more specific on what it's really doing.
System restore will simply set your computer back to old settings where your computer worked fine in. I suggest you do it a few weeks back when you remember eveyrthing worked fine.... it should take care of the problem.
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blanket !!! required ?
try 2 figure out y its freezin ... specific program is causing it .. or any message ....
wats ur hardware config.... .. which brand n blah blah ... then tech guys will b able 2 help u out ...
otherwise throw it out .. get new one
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At which screen does it freeze? Could you make a picture perhaps?
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Could have many reasons. One of the most common I have seen is when the Scan Floppy at boot/shutdown is selected in the Antivirus program. As almost all the new laptops don't have a floppy drive, Antivirus program tries to search for the floppy and freezes during the search. Open up your Antivirus program and see if Scan on start is enabled for the floppy drive. If it is disable that and see if it improves the speed.
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go to start...run...and type in cmd, after that type in format c: and it'll ask you yes/no and type yest, it should take care of the problem.
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^^ LOL. Dude its windows , it has protection. You can't just do that anymore.
@Sabeila: Hi, how you doin? errr I mean, I am assuming your computer "stops responding" for couple of minutes when you start up your computer? That is mainly because:
- It is loading many program that loads at startup (most of them are usually unnecessary and useless)
- It is loading your Windows Profile / Preference (overtime your preference file keeps getting bigger and bigger - its just how windows is).
- Computer is starting and configuring your network connection
Bulk of delay at startup freeze is because of 1st reason I posted. This is where you can configure computer to load faster and work faster.
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To Control What is loading at startup:
Look at This article (with pictures): ARTICLE
If you want our help to know what should be loaded and what not:
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My LT has developed a few problems too
I think its all due to the Gaming that has been done recently by my kids.
It will freeze randomly .... and then the same old "Prog is not responding" window and then after sometime the prompt to "SEND ERROR REPORT" etc etc. Nothing drastic.. but just pisses me off when I have a couple of webpages opened and also working at the same time on a complex spreadsheet. Every damn thing closes down ...
FORMAT Drive ?
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^^ Removing and Re-installing windows is a best option **PROVIDED **you know how to save all your data, get all your programs back and have ALL the drivers for your machine! (and lots of time on your hands).
If that is not possible - then use anti-spyware + anti-virus + optimize software. I prefer to do all that manually....
What windows are you using?
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xp
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To topic starter: Download MS Bootvis from microsoft. It will precisely diagnose your PCs boot process. You can then Optimize your System for better boot performance.
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You probably need some reg cleaner. Try TuneUp utilities or Advance system optimizer.
And I dont know why peopls are very keen on suggesting formating or reinstalling windows every time theres a problem with the os. Cmon guys dont waste your life installimg the damn Os every other week.