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Subject: Random Freezing, Maybe Hardware

Original Message

Name: chicken32
Date: August 19, 2007 at 19:49:11 Pacific
Subject: Random Freezing, Maybe Hardware
OS: ME
CPU/Ram: PIII 512MB
Model/Manufacturer: MDG

Comment:

Hey,
2 weeks ago this problem started occuring, where it would freeze, everything, including the mouse, so I'd press reset, and sometime by doing this, the computer Hangs, after a couple pushes of the reset bottom it would finally boot up, but sometimes it freezes on boot up as well.
Once it does start up to Dektop i can do stuff, but sometimes it would freeze and the cycle starts again. any siggestions? Thanx

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Response Number 1

Name: chicken32
Date: August 19, 2007 at 19:50:44 Pacific
Subject: Random Freezing, Maybe Hardware

Reply: (edit)

Also I'd like to add, that I've tried formatting the drive, and installing XP, it even freezes on the setup along the way. I've tried formatting and setting up windows 2000 and same thing, it would freeze.

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Response Number 2

Name: jackbomb
Date: August 19, 2007 at 21:19:58 Pacific
Subject: Random Freezing, Maybe Hardware

Reply: (edit)

Test your RAM using memtest86.
http://www.memtest86.com/
Super Pentium III: NOW WITH 7950GT AGP!
PIII-S cpu overclocked to 1.66GHz--As fast as a 2.5GHz P4!
2GB of PC2700 memory
QDI Advance 12T board
Audigy 2
Vista Home Premium

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Response Number 3

Name: chicken32
Date: August 20, 2007 at 08:58:17 Pacific
Subject: Random Freezing, Maybe Hardware

Reply: (edit)

HOw long does that test take? I've Heard about through the internet.

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Response Number 4

Name: chicken32
Date: August 20, 2007 at 09:02:16 Pacific
Subject: Random Freezing, Maybe Hardware

Reply: (edit)

Could it be the Power Supply? Because I inserted my old piece of RAM in, and it does the same thing.

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Response Number 5

Name: Fred Snowm
Date: August 22, 2007 at 11:20:23 Pacific
Subject: Random Freezing, Maybe Hardware

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On my 6yr.old Gateway equip with ME, it was doing this freeze-up thing almost every half hour until I found out that the original Adaptec, now Roxio CD burning program was defective [even if reinstalled]. So I uninstalled it and that cleared-up about 90% of the crashes & freeze-ups. I understand that this was a common problem with this program along with not even recognizing the CD-RW drive with other Windows OS & computer brands.

ME Could be the Greatest

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Response Number 6

Name: hpguy6835
Date: September 15, 2007 at 19:08:44 Pacific
Subject: Random Freezing, Maybe Hardware

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I have Windows ME on a HP and I had problems with it freezing so I re-installed ME and I have no problems.
To re-install ME just put in system disk #3 first then follow instructions but there are 2 ways to re-install ME.
1. format the drive
or
2. just restore windows ME without formatting the drive and this way you will not lose any programs however some programs may not work properly like Virus programs and printing programs that you can simply re-install

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