Re: My Computer (Icon) freezes when i open it?

In news:7BC61F63-1DA2-4E42-B5DC-BF66325112DB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Josh <Josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> "Ken Blake" wrote:
>
>> In news:7CFC78CB-49C1-49CC-8581-3B21E36D4E68@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Josh <Josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>>
>>> I ran things like defragmention, compress registry, speed up
>>> internet
>>> but to be honest i didnt think if this would affect my pc. I
>>> also
>>> cleaned out alot of empty folders and unused programs to
>>> create
>>> for
>>> space.
>>>
>>> This was all good untill i started having problems as for
>>> some
>>> reason
>>> it wouldnt let connect to the internet and when i did it
>>> wouldnt let
>>> me look on the browsers, connect to anything online as though
>>> i
>>> actually wasnt connected to the internet even though i was.
>>
>>
>>
>> You need to be *very* careful running programs that tell you
>> they
>> will improve things, and haphazardly deleting things. In many
>> cases, they make things worse, not better. Don't run *any* of
>> these programs unless you are very sure you know exactly what
>> you
>> are doing.
>>
>> If you're looking for help now, you need to tell us exactly
>> what
>> you did--what programs you ran, what folders and unused
>> programs
>> you cleaned out, etc.
>>
>> You've also said you ran multiple system restores. You then
>> did
>> "a small clean out." It sound like you may have done enough
>> different things that at this point it would be very difficult
>> for you to identify exactly what you've done and in what
>> order.
>> If that's the case, undoing multiple errors may be very hard,
>> and
>> your best course may be to bite the bullet and start all over
>> again from scratch--reinstalling Windows cleanly. That's a
>> piece
>> of advice I very rarely give, but I wouldn't be surprised to
>> find
>> that it's the best course for you.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>> As you said i have done to many things to repeat, the programs
>> i
>> uninstalled are files such as Studio 8 and Spyblaster etc. The
>> things that have gone are all things i have installed and
>> shouldnt
>> affect the running of the computer.
> The main thing is most likely the system mechanic that has
> cuased the
> problems as im not sure at all what i am doing, i thought it
> would
> help my computer but infact it looks as though i was wrong.


The problem with tweaking is that doing it properly requires
substantial knowledge, and if you're a relative beginner, it can
be a very dangerous thing to do.

Just as bad is taking advice from a friend, unless you are very
sure he knows what he's talking about.

Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the way it is.



> Main problem with installing windows again is that i have had a
> new
> graphics card installed and also Windows XP was on the computer
> already.


The graphics card shouldn't be a problem. You should have or can
get a driver for it.

When you say "Windows XP was on the computer already," does that
mean you don't have an installation CD? Even if so, the
manufacturer should have given you a way to restore it, either
with a restore CD, or a hidden restore partition on the drive.
Check your documentation or contact the manufacturer to find out.


> If i followed your advice would i lose everything on pc or
> is there a way to keep stuff on the computer or would i have to
> save
> it to disk?


Yes, if you followed my advice, you would lose everything. Back
up anything you need first.

But please don't be in a rush to do a clean installation. My
point is not so much that you *should* do it, but that you *may*
find that it's necessary. If I were in your shoes, I would take
Malke's advice and have a professional look at it first.

Good luck.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


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