Hi, I am using Vista Business. The freeze happens when I "mouse click" while using Internet Explorer or Windows Mail (hourglass shows). Often, if I wait 60 seconds, the freeze will clear automatically. If I am impatient, and keyboard...Ctr-Alt-Del, after a few seconds, the Task Manager will appear. After i EXIT Task Master, the freeze is clearsed. The freeze does not seem to occur while working off line.

I have uninstalled every program that I do not NEED, and all add-ons in Ynternet Express.

About a month ago, I had a FAKE spyware problem that the Hope Forum resolved. I am very sure that I do not have a virus or spyware. I have Super AntiSpyware Pro and CA ANTI virus installed and scams weekly.

Any help will be appreciated. Jim Processor speed, amount of RAM, hard drive size/free space, please.cpu - AMD Athlon, 64 x 2 x 5200 + Dual Core CPU
1- 500g II HD about 50g used internal
1- 80g HD about 20g used on USB
Memory - 2 gb memory
I updated NIVIDIA disolay driver last night
PC is about 6 months old and started freezing about a month ago.
Thanks. Jim
You may have some hardware problem, and it'd be advisable to take advantage of the warranty. Further tinkering may void it.Cause: Vista is putting hard drive into sleep mode. When you do something that accesses the hard drive the IO call blocks for a few seconds.

Fix: Extend time before Vista puts hard drive to sleep in Control Panel -> System & Maintenance -> Power Options -> Change Plan Settings -> Change Advanced Power Settings -> Hard Disk -> Turn off hard disk after ...

Try reverting back to the original nVidia drivers...