Tag archive for ‘freezes’

Toshiba Satellite Harman/Kardan- locks up 1 to 2 minutes after boot

Question:
I  am trying to fix for a friend a Toshiba Satellite that fell and is now acting weird. II got the chassis back in order but after It boots after a few minutes (between 1 and 5) it freezes up. By freezes up i mean that the mouse still moves around the screen but the [...]

Problem downloading files from Internet

Question:
This is a problem that just started happening again after a few months.  Whenever I am trying to download a file (from regular legitimate websites, not P2P), I’ll click on the download link, which opens up the browser window with buttons for download, open or cancel.  Whenever I click on download button, everything freezes for [...]

Internet Explorer 7.0 freezes

Question:
Hi,
I’ve recently did a windows upgrade and now IE 7.0 freezes every time it’s launched. I’ve resort to using Mozilla and it works fine. But I want to be able to use IE as well. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Solution:
RosannaLerma,
If IE crashes, the most likely problem is that there’s a buggy add-on (Toolbar or [...]

start button freezes and internet not working

Question:

My desktop won’t connect to the internet but my laptop does.
When I go to start ->connect to my start button freezes and it’s menu freezes.
What can I do?
I’m using windows xp

Solution:

How are you connected to the internet?

Outllook 2007 hanging

Question:
I installed outlook 2007 with BCM and it is freezing for a couple of min then it returns and works..then freezes again.  I uninstalled BCM and im still having the problem.  I have a P4 with 1 gig of RAM.  I get this on other pcs as well.  Anyone heard of this yet?  Do i [...]

PC freezes when right-clicking Start Menu

Question:
I am running Windows XP.  When I right-click on the Start Menu, or try to delete an item in the Start Menu, my PC freezes (an hourglass comes up when I hover over the Start Menu; the cursor turns to an arrow when I move it away from the Start Menu; but I am [...]

Word freezes up when printing from client in 2000 server network

Question:
Hi experts, I am running a windows 2000 network with office 2003. Whenever we try to print in word from any of the clients word freezes up and nothing prints out. Please help.
Solution:
oscarthodde2,
The first three things that I would look at are:
1) Driver. Make sure you have the latest version of that printer driver [...]

Computer freezes when doing spy sweeper scan…

Question:
I’m not sure if i’m allowed to say this, but I find that it will be neccesary in the removal of whatever I downloaded….yes I downloaded a crack for windows, yes it’s wrong of me, I don’t have the money for windows on every single one of my computers….
Now moving on, it was some [...]

Vista RDP freezes when connecting to Server 2000 SP4 nd Server 2003 sp1

Question:
From Vista Business Edition I can not connect via RDP to several server. They are a combination of Server 2003 SP1 and Server 2000 SP4. WHen I connect to 2003, the logon screen half opens and freezes. The 2000 server allows me to log on then it freezes. I can connect with an XP machine [...]

win98 se freezes at desktop

Question:
I have IBM NetVista and have 98se installed on it and I am using it as a server for my bussiness, connected to (2) work stations they are NetVistas also) they run fine. These units are NOT connected to the internet. It will boot up as far as the desktop but never completes, then it [...]