Re: Which newsgroup for these freezes?
- From: "DL" <notvalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 12:04:30 +0100
If the freezes start as soon as you turn on, and then all is ok sometimes
after a reboot then heat is unlikely to figure.
But I still dont comprehend why you have not run the suggested utility
"Blithe" <invalid@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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OK - thanks to all - I'm back & read Bob's - DL's - wharf's - & beamish's
posts - ( had to leave for my yoga class at the 'Y' - I do have a
transcendental interest besides the Internet for maintaining balance -
physical & mental)
Latest update:
A. Just after I acted upon Bob's idea to turn off my AV email scanning - I
wanted to surf for related Avast freezes, opened Firefox browser & got an
instant freeze. I then turned off power & left for my yoga class)
B. Upon my return - I rebooted, elected to opt for safe mode, & clicked
the restart link on safe mode desktop after it had loaded OK
C. Then a rarity happened - after logging in following the latter
restart - I got an instant freeze on the Vista 'welcome' screen. I feel
things are getting more erratic based upon such a singular & unique event.
This current session followed my having opted for a 'normal' boot - so I
am running with fingers crossed now from boot to boot - experiencing
seemingly more frequent freezes.
Here are my thoughts from reading all your current posts:
Heat problem - that's very possible - even with a 700 watt power supply &
extra fans on this custom "cooltechpc" with an Antec tower case built with
water cooling tubes - I did not opt for the water cooling but the tubes
are inside.
Power supply: An errant unit is also possible. That's probably the first
thought my IT/electrical engineer nephew would check out were he able but
he has 3 of my grand nephews to worry about at considerable distance away
& I do not want to make this his problem.
My tentative plans? - I'm a retired senior & - almost 30 yrs ago - an IBM
main frame programmer/analyst (Honeywell mainframe before that from 1967 -
75 with a proprietary compiler) & trying to find a solution for this
complex of issues is too far beyond my experience, obsolete expertise,
motivation, or other personal resources I still might possess. Instinct -
for better or worse - tells me to see if my expensive custom lemon of a PC
will perform with a clean installation of W2K Pro - a superlative trouble
free OS for the many years it served me - on much more modestly equipped &
powered PCs. I still own 2 of the latter that require fresh memory sticks
and some minimal tinkering. Curiosity, at present, is my strongest
incentive. If W2K will perform trouble free on this quad INTEL cpu pc -
will that not be strong evidence of an OS/mobo compatibility set of issues
here? I know. I'm just stubborn.
If I do find what's wrong with Vista Ultimate 64 bit &/or my overpowered
PC - I'll be pleased to post findings.
Thank you all - Blithe
"beamish" <beamish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Blithe" wrote:
Re:Vista Ultimate 64 bit - continuing random freezes for monthsHello,
PC:Microsoft® Windows Vista Ultimate
Version 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001
System Model: Maximus Extreme (Asus)
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6001.18000"
System Type: x64-based PC
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU Q6850 @ 3.00GHz, 2997 Mhz, 4
Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0904, 12/18/2007
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Yesterday was the worst - within 30 minutes I logged the following after
booting normally:
1. Opened IExplorer 8 & it froze instantly
2. Hit restart button & booted normally - opened Windows Mail & it froze
instantly
3. Hit restart button, selected Safe Mode & it opened OK to desktop
4. Clicked desktop restart link and rebooted normally without incident
5. Opened Windows Mail OK
6. Opened IExplorer & it froze instantly.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I searched for freezes on Explorer & Win Mail & hit one of my own old
posts
only on Win Mail -
So - perhaps this post ought to go to the other two newsgroups also?
Update: For the moment the 'worst' is over but only after trying a trial
register scan software (not recommended by Vista's online 'help') as a
last
resort
Note: As I posted in the past - running Vista's CD repair option &
checking
Event Viewer is totally non-productive & I am being forced to come to
some
previously considered but 'unacceptable' conclusions to try & get
relief -
at a considerable cost. The only evidentiary support I have for such a
conclusion is that my surfing and searching indicates my experience with
Vista freezing at random is fairly common for many other Vista users.
One
possible strategy is to downgrade to Windows 2000. Another is to shelve
my
PC & downgrade the hardware to something more average, commonplace,
reliable, less than 64 bit 'ultimate' - & proven compatible with the
average users' choice of operating system?
My patience is running on empty. Thanks for your input.
Blithe
May be the power supply.
Had similar circumstance, ran harddrive and memory test,removed video
card
and installed a back up image. No joy.
A local tech ran a power supply check and this was the issue.
Replaced power supply. Unit working.
When you find the problem, please post the solution.
take care.
beamish.
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