SOMEONE please help

EZweasel · 12-19-2003, 08:51 AM

ive been having the most trouble with my computer latley. my startup/task bar keeps freezing up. if like a new icon of a program pops up the whole thing flashes and it seems like theres a chance it will freeze up. ive tried alot of things. i have no clue of what to do. i need to install windows me oveer the top to see if im missing any files. someone told me it was something eating up my memory or something. im just not realy sure.

*Bowser_Koopa* · 12-19-2003, 09:13 AM

check for viruses, this could be their fault

it could be adware, get ad-aware http://www.tucows.com/preview/236049.html and see if it helps

did you recently install any big program? like a new game window blinds, or an image editing program? check this at My Pc-->Control Panel (i don't konw if its like this in english)-->add or remove programs. for doing this it might be a good idea to enter with the safe mode (or failure prevent mode, i don't know, i had it in spanish), you do this by pressing f8 or f10 after the computer beeps, i'm not sure which one. this so it doesn't run anything that wasn't instaled by windows.

*PizzaPower* · 12-19-2003, 02:29 PM

oh man that sucks. You gots a virus probly. Yup that might be it. My computer sued to do that when I had the worm.

One Radical Dude · 12-19-2003, 02:51 PM

Well, it could be many things. It COULD possibly be a virus. There's a chance that you might have a lot of programs loaded, and you may have to disable a few things. Another problem could be the fact that you might have bad memory...or have some sort of memory leakage. Or....it may be time for you to get a new PC. Just my opinion.

*Bowser_Koopa* · 12-19-2003, 02:54 PM

if you recently added ram memmory to your comp it could be that they don't match, they have to be the same everything, brand, bus, speed, blah blah

*Kid Icarus* · 12-19-2003, 08:39 PM

also, check www.windows.com

they have the system update things on there. make sure you have all the bug fixes and updates (there's usually one every couple weeks or so).

Another thing you could do is decompress the hard drives. It dosent do much, but I've noticed it's helped my computer a few times.

12-19-2003, 08:51 AM	#1
EZweasel Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 847	SOMEONE please help ive been having the most trouble with my computer latley. my startup/task bar keeps freezing up. if like a new icon of a program pops up the whole thing flashes and it seems like theres a chance it will freeze up. ive tried alot of things. i have no clue of what to do. i need to install windows me oveer the top to see if im missing any files. someone told me it was something eating up my memory or something. im just not realy sure. __________________

12-19-2003, 02:29 PM	#3
PizzaPower Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pizza Parlor Posts: 3,200	oh man that sucks. You gots a virus probly. Yup that might be it. My computer sued to do that when I had the worm. __________________ https://www.twitch.tv/turtlepizzapower

12-19-2003, 02:51 PM	#4
One Radical Dude Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Central/SW AR, USA Posts: 495	Re: SOMEONE please help Well, it could be many things. It COULD possibly be a virus. There's a chance that you might have a lot of programs loaded, and you may have to disable a few things. Another problem could be the fact that you might have bad memory...or have some sort of memory leakage. Or....it may be time for you to get a new PC. Just my opinion. __________________

12-19-2003, 09:13 AM	#2
Bowser_Koopa Very yes Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Not so far, go back a little Posts: 1,849	check for viruses, this could be their fault it could be adware, get ad-aware http://www.tucows.com/preview/236049.html and see if it helps did you recently install any big program? like a new game window blinds, or an image editing program? check this at My Pc-->Control Panel (i don't konw if its like this in english)-->add or remove programs. for doing this it might be a good idea to enter with the safe mode (or failure prevent mode, i don't know, i had it in spanish), you do this by pressing f8 or f10 after the computer beeps, i'm not sure which one. this so it doesn't run anything that wasn't instaled by windows.

12-19-2003, 02:54 PM	#5
Bowser_Koopa Very yes Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Not so far, go back a little Posts: 1,849	if you recently added ram memmory to your comp it could be that they don't match, they have to be the same everything, brand, bus, speed, blah blah

12-19-2003, 08:39 PM	#6
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	also, check www.windows.com they have the system update things on there. make sure you have all the bug fixes and updates (there's usually one every couple weeks or so). Another thing you could do is decompress the hard drives. It dosent do much, but I've noticed it's helped my computer a few times.