new computer problems

The_Mechanix · 25th January 2006, 03:59 PM

my brother got a second hand pc and we keep having a problem. no matter how many times we reinstall windows the computer freezs for about 15 seconds then allows stuff to happen for 2 or 3 seconds then freezes again. this continues till i get pissed off and give up. im ok with computers buti have no idea at all whats happening any help at all will be appreciated. cheers in advance.

windows xp.

Hecate · 25th January 2006, 04:17 PM

I'm no expert compared to a lot of people here, but have you scanned for viruses and spyware?

pixelsink · 25th January 2006, 05:50 PM

Have you tried booting in Safe mode yet and seeing what happens.

Wee_rick · 25th January 2006, 05:54 PM

Same thing happened to me. It was my cd burner causing the problem. Once i disconnected it, it stopped doing it.

pixelsink · 25th January 2006, 06:11 PM

Yeah, It is a pain in the ass but often the best thing to do is to disconnect everything and try booting up, at each new boot connecting up another piece of hardware.

becuase now that Wee Rick has mentioned that burner thing, I'm pretty sure I had the same experience whe n I was running Win2000 a few years back.

Col

krashd · 25th January 2006, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixels|ink

Yeah, It is a pain in the ass but often the best thing to do is to disconnect everything and try booting up, at each new boot connecting up another piece of hardware.

this is the best idea, if you are reasonably pc savvy then disconnect everything you don't need for the pc to bootup, such as soundcard, cd drives and anything plugged in the back that isn't necessary such as usb cameras and what not. then just see how it works plugging one more thing in each time the pc works fine.

also if you are BIOS savvy, make sure there are no overclocked options on for the processor or memory, since a timing problem could freeze or lag the system if it isn't stable.

apart from that all i can think of is does the system live upto Windows XP's requirements, i'm not sure exactly what they are but i would suggest atleast a decent pentium 2 with atleast 256mb of memory.

25th January 2006, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_Mechanix Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Scumdee Posts: 163	new computer problems my brother got a second hand pc and we keep having a problem. no matter how many times we reinstall windows the computer freezs for about 15 seconds then allows stuff to happen for 2 or 3 seconds then freezes again. this continues till i get pissed off and give up. im ok with computers buti have no idea at all whats happening any help at all will be appreciated. cheers in advance. windows xp.

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25th January 2006, 04:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hecate Don Kate (UGS Mafia) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: somewhere Posts: 2,477 Band: Vulsellum	I'm no expert compared to a lot of people here, but have you scanned for viruses and spyware?

25th January 2006, 05:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
pixelsink Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: www.carbonhideout.com Posts: 4,722 Band: Carbon	Have you tried booting in Safe mode yet and seeing what happens.

25th January 2006, 05:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wee_rick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Menziehill, Dundee Posts: 1,324	Same thing happened to me. It was my cd burner causing the problem. Once i disconnected it, it stopped doing it.

25th January 2006, 06:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
pixelsink Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: www.carbonhideout.com Posts: 4,722 Band: Carbon	Yeah, It is a pain in the ass but often the best thing to do is to disconnect everything and try booting up, at each new boot connecting up another piece of hardware. becuase now that Wee Rick has mentioned that burner thing, I'm pretty sure I had the same experience whe n I was running Win2000 a few years back. Col