Hi, im just new and i need HELP.

my problem is that my computer is freezing and ive checked the num lock it doesnt turn on/off, but sometimes it continues to load until desktop but the icons and taskbar doesnt show up. i TRIED to use the ctrl+alt+del to end the explorer.exe and restart a new one but doesnt work..

any help or advise would be much appreciated Have you reinstalled windows?

or you can repair if you got important INFO on your machineDid you try Safe Mode?yeah i have tried the safe mode and i got in but sometimes it also freezes and doesnt continue at all..

i was also trying to reinstall it but the problem now is that sometimes the cdrom cannot be detected, at first it was very smooth when i was reinstalling then suddenly the cdrom cant read the cd that is inside..i dont know whats wrong,my cdrom is working properly when i tried to use it in other pc..
some says that it could be a memory.what do you think guys?Yeah, could be the memory, or worse yet, the motherboard. You mentioned having problems with the CD drive not being found. Is it on the same IDE cable as the hard drive or on the secondary IDE?

Some things you could try:

1) Change the CD drive's IDE cable (if seperate from your HDD)

2) Add the CD drive as the HDD slave on the same cable on the primary IDE

3) Double CHECK the primary and secondary IDE pins and cable connections on both the drive and motherboard

4) See if there's another machine you can use that's compatible with your memory. Swap memory. (Probably better to put the other system's memory into yours. If yours is bad, we don't wanna damage the other system by putting your memory into it).

5) As a last resort, you might need to change the motherboard. If the BOARD is going bad, it can produce problems like you're describing (losing IDE connections, freezing during boot, etc.). It's a little expensive, so after you're sure it could be nothing else, check into getting another board.ive already tried changing the IDE cable..

ill gonna check again on it thanks for the info quaxo