GPS Navigation Eguipment

Fixing Freeze up Problems on your Windows XP

Are you hav­ing a prob­lem with your com­puter – does it sud­denly freezes up on you? There are var­i­ous rea­sons for that. The first symp­toms are your com­puter per­form­ing slow or not per­form­ing well, and then it moves to the next stage where it freezes. The ulti­mate stage is your PC dying with a Blue Screen of Death Screen error mes­sage, the dreaded one! Now let’s talk about how to pre­vent the freeze and then avoid all other con­se­quences that fol­lows after it. When your com­puter freezes, you may expe­ri­ence key­board and mouse not work­ing. The sim­plest solu­tion that you might do is to restart the com­puter. But this is inef­fi­cient one, as you need to keep restart­ing every time your PC freezes. So you must know how to fix the prob­lem so that you com­pletely elim­i­nate it from occur­ring again! Let’s talk about that now…

1. The first step is to clean and defrag­ment your hard disk. Go to Start menu > All Pro­grams > Acces­sories > Sys­tem Tools, run Disk cleanup and then Disk Defrag­ment. This should clean up all the unwanted files and frag­ment your disk into healthy disk sec­tors by killing all the bad sec­tors on your hard disk.
2. Make sure to update and sched­ule your Antivirus and Anti­spy­ware to run reg­u­larly, atleast 2 times a week!
3. Like­wise, invest in a reg­istry cleaner. Update and sched­ule scan peri­od­i­cally atleast once a day. This will keep the win­dows reg­istry clean and compact.

If any of the above meth­ods did not work out, we have to find the source of the prob­lem that causes the sys­tem freezes. Let’s talk about that now…

There are 3 main causes that a sys­tem freezes,

1. Too many start up programs.
2. Mon­i­tor dis­play problems.
3. Device dri­ver conflicts.

The rem­edy,

1. Too many start up programs:

You might have observed that when you install a new pro­gram like yahoo mes­sen­ger or lime wire, it auto­mat­i­cally is set to startup dur­ing every PC startup. Too many pro­grams run­ning dur­ing the startup over­load your com­puter. Keep it less than 10 — 15. You can choose which pro­gram you want to run dur­ing a PC startup by going to Start menu > Run > Type ‘mscon­fig’ with­out quotes. Nav­i­gate to startup tab and uncheck the pro­grams that you don’t want to run on PC startup.

2. Mon­i­tor dis­play problems:

This is when your mon­i­tor shows a black screen or “sig­nal out of range” mes­sage imme­di­ately upon PC startup. This is because your dis­play res­o­lu­tion is set too much than what your mon­i­tor can han­dle. The rem­edy is to reboot your com­puter, then keep press­ing F8, and in the boot menu, choose safe mode startup. Once the desk­top is ready, right click any­where on the screen and click Prop­er­ties > Set­tings Tab. Change the mon­i­tor res­o­lu­tion to lower enough for it to work. You can sense it, if you don’t get any warn­ing that it won’t work. If you don’t get that mes­sage you are good to go!  Gen­er­ally 1280 by 800 pix­els is ok! If you don’t have that 1024 by 768 pix­els is good enough. Click apply and reboot again!

3. Device dri­ver conflicts:

Some­times your com­puter may not have the right device dri­ver for its hard­ware. It might have an incom­pat­i­ble dri­ver or com­pletely out­dated one. In that case, the fix­ing steps are, right click My Com­puter > Prop­er­ties > Hard­ware Tab > Device Man­ager But­ton. If you see “yel­low tri­an­gle with an excla­ma­tion mark on it” that means the device is not prop­erly work­ing – it doesn’t have a dri­ver or the exist­ing dri­ver is cor­rupted. In that you need to put in the CD rom that came with the hard­ware and right click the fault device and install or update it. If you lost the CD rom, you can look for the appro­pri­ate device dri­ver on the inter­net. Install that, and then your PC will be fine back again!

 

 

About the Author

14 X 20 Hand Loomed Homespun Placemats (Set of 4) These classic tablecoverings in the traditional Homespun pattern feature a simple beauty which stems from their heritage – the Appalachian Mountain homes of early America. Loomed with the finest USA grown cotton and made in the mountains of Vermont, each placemat is individually cut and hand fringed, resulting in a top quality tablecovering suitable for any decor or occasion. Machine wash in col…

Simrin 100-Percent Linen 14 by 20-Inch Verdant Placemat, Set of 4 Simrin Table Linens are handmade textiles, hand screened and handsewn to make each piece unique. The designs are inspired by vintage fabrics and organic forms taken from nature. Made in India of100-percent printed linen, these beautiful 14 by 20-inch grey verdant placemats come in a set of 4….

Kim Seybert Croco Mastaba Set of Four 15 in Sq Placemats – Mastaba Navy Glossy and glamorous, the Glossy Croco and Mastaba Placemats lend a textured feel to your settings. Backed with pure cotton. Wipe clean. By Kim Seybert….

New-Nav-Matt 2 Portable Universal GPS Friction Mount – CL5509 $31.45 NAV MAT IIUNIVERSAL GPS FRICTION MOUNTWorks with most stock windshield mounts included with the deviceWeighted and anti-skid baseConforms to your dashNo tools requiredEasily view your GPS while drivingUses the stock GPS windshield mountNav-Mat has been certified RoHS compliant…

Green Lantern Classics Red Lantern Skallox and Night Lik Interchangeable Heads Collectible Figure $7.99 Red Lantern characters Skallox and Night Lik appear in action figure form for the first time. Night Lik is an all new character created by the Four Horsemen and named by Geoff Johns. He will appear in an upcoming issue of Green Lantern, but appears first as a Mattel toy in the Green Lantern Classics line! Includes interchangeable heads and hands to make either character!…

32 oz single wall station eye wash fendall wall mount $24.30 Sperian Fendall Wall Station – Secondary Durable Fendall Saline wall stations provide temporary and immediate flushing until the injured person can be helped to a primary emergency eyewash device. They offer high visibility (distinctive green color) in a hazard area and are readily available for emergency flushing and decontamination of the eyes, face and body. Each station contains 1 bottle a…

Set of Four Scroll Stair Treads – Navy – Grandin Road Tough, deeply dyed, UV-resistant yarns. Reinforced with a nonslip backing. Free single-initial monogram. Our Palmer Personalized Doormat and Stair Treads make your home’s entrance delightfully more beautiful. Famous for holding up to a gallon of water per sq. yd., the threshold doormat fearlessly confronts muddy and wet feet before they reach your floors. The scroll design stair treads make steps …

Mat Newborn&Wrkbk&Nav BB …

Sospenders 1248 33 Gram Manual Fishing Vest L/XL Enjoy the safety and security of a SOSpenders manual inflatable lifejacket in the quality fly fishing vest with the SOSpenders 33 Gram Manual Inflatable Fly Fishing Vest. This vest has a durable, abrasion resistant nylon outer shell with two adjustable, snaplock buckles that help secure a great fit. Several pockets are placed around the vest for handy storage and easy access. Vest features a rod l…

NEW Nav-Mat II Dash Mount – UFM-210-BL $27.23 Manufacturer: Bracketron, IncManufacturer Part Number: UFM-210-BLManufacturer Website Address: Brand Name: BracketronProduct Model: UFM-210-BLProduct Name: UFM-210-BL NavMat II Portable GPS Dashboard MountProduct Type: Vehicle MountDevice Supported: GPSHeight: 5.50″Width: 7.50″Depth: 0.50″Weight (Approximate): 4 ozCompatibility: GPS…