Strange Computer Things
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 1:27 pm
I guess I always end up with the strange topic posts, but maybe someone could provide a little help or a point in the right direction...
Ok, so I've got this strange issue with my computer in that it seems to freeze up completely for no reason at random intervals. Sometimes it will be within 40 minutes of booting up, other times it will be after 4 days. It doesn't matter what program is currently running, however, converting video with TMPEGnec seems to always freeze. The freeze will cause everything on the screen to stop, the cursor can't be moved and if there was a sound playing at the time, it gets stuck.
I've got an Athlon 2100 with Windows XP w/SP2 (SP2 came built in to the version I installed and I can't seem to uninstall it). I use a wireless PCI card to connect to the internet via a router in another room. This seemed to really start happening after I installed the PCI card and connected to the internet, but I can't find any actual proof that it's causing it.
My computer is free of viruses and spyware (according to my anti-virus, Spybot and Ad-Aware). I thought it might be heat or dust, so I cleaned the inside, moved it to a more ventilated area and started running a heat monitoring program. The system did not freeze at any regular temperature, leading me to believe that that's not it.
I realize this is random and vague, but I'm not sure where else to turn. Since I can't identify it with one specific program, I can't find a good board to post on. Can anyone provide me with any help or any tech board that might provide some help?
Ok, so I've got this strange issue with my computer in that it seems to freeze up completely for no reason at random intervals. Sometimes it will be within 40 minutes of booting up, other times it will be after 4 days. It doesn't matter what program is currently running, however, converting video with TMPEGnec seems to always freeze. The freeze will cause everything on the screen to stop, the cursor can't be moved and if there was a sound playing at the time, it gets stuck.
I've got an Athlon 2100 with Windows XP w/SP2 (SP2 came built in to the version I installed and I can't seem to uninstall it). I use a wireless PCI card to connect to the internet via a router in another room. This seemed to really start happening after I installed the PCI card and connected to the internet, but I can't find any actual proof that it's causing it.
My computer is free of viruses and spyware (according to my anti-virus, Spybot and Ad-Aware). I thought it might be heat or dust, so I cleaned the inside, moved it to a more ventilated area and started running a heat monitoring program. The system did not freeze at any regular temperature, leading me to believe that that's not it.
I realize this is random and vague, but I'm not sure where else to turn. Since I can't identify it with one specific program, I can't find a good board to post on. Can anyone provide me with any help or any tech board that might provide some help?