Solve : XP Freeze Up?

1.	Solve : XP Freeze Up?
Answer» I am PRETTY much a Computer Idiot but I try Real Hard. Bought a 1993 DELL Dimension 2200 that a guy was having trouble with. It was slow slow. It came with no Disks. I reloaded XP using another XP Disk I had. Man it ran like a new computer. Got on net through MSN but it wouldnt let me do some things, MUSIC, videos. Said I needed SP2. Downloaded all updates and SP2. Now it powers on and starts up Great. Works for about 2 minutes and FREEZES up. Looks great but cant do a thing. Opened it in Safe Mode but really didnt know what to do to help myself. I am afraid that I am learning just enough to be dangerous. This is my back up PC as I have another Great Dell that gives me no problems. I run a small Ebay Biz and occasionally need a 2nd PC. Any ideas ? ThanksDoes it freeze in Safemode? Have you run any scans for viruses and spyware?Thanks SD No it did fine in Safe Mode and it wont stay unfrozen long enough for me to run anything. It doesnt have any Anti VIRUS on it, or doesnt seem to although we had put Norton on it last week before I dumped Windows.Quote from: ZeeMan on September 09, 2007, 06:12:54 PM Thanks SD No it did fine in Safe Mode and it wont stay unfrozen long enough for me to run anything. It doesnt have any Anti Virus on it, or doesnt seem to although we had put Norton on it last week before I dumped Windows. I'm a bit confused. Did it or did it not freeze in safemode?Sorry, it did fine in Safe ModeQuote from: ZeeMan on September 09, 2007, 06:21:26 PM Sorry, it did fine in Safe Mode. Great. If it didn't freeze in safemode did you try running a scan with Norton? This is the first step to determine if your computer is clean although it's probably not your problem. Did you just load XP on top of your existing OS?I didnt really know what I could and couldnt do in Safe Mode. I am going to go and try that and see if I even have Norton still in there. I ran a scan two days ago after installing Norton and before I reinstalled XP and it said it was clean. In addition it doesnt tell me that I have two operating systems and it appeared to do everything great after I reinstalled . There wasnt a problem until I installed SP2.Protection Package: AVG Free or Avast (choose only one of the above ) Spybot Search and Destroy AdAware AVG Anti-Spyware CCleaner All the above are FREE and will offer excellent protection. And they can all be run in safemode...I have found that sp2 has had a lot of problems and bugs and errors. You've found wrong. We have installed sp2 on our desktop computer and it stuffed it up. I have answered lots of questions about problems with sp2 and in most cases they can be fixed with patches. Microsoft are bringing them out every few monthsIf you have XP legit and SP2 and all updates available on the web site and you have problems after a fresh install, it's not a Windows problem.Quote You've found wrong. I'm in 100% agreement with soybean here, SP2 fixes a lot more bugs than it causes, if it causes any. That's what it was meant to do. Ok Guys, I will remember that next time

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I am PRETTY much a Computer Idiot but I try Real Hard. Bought a 1993 DELL Dimension 2200 that a guy was having trouble with. It was slow slow. It came with no Disks. I reloaded XP using another XP Disk I had. Man it ran like a new computer. Got on net through MSN but it wouldnt let me do some things, MUSIC, videos. Said I needed SP2. Downloaded all updates and SP2. Now it powers on and starts up Great. Works for about 2 minutes and FREEZES up. Looks great but cant do a thing. Opened it in Safe Mode but really didnt know what to do to help myself. I am afraid that I am learning just enough to be dangerous. This is my back up PC as I have another Great Dell that gives me no problems. I run a small Ebay Biz and occasionally need a 2nd PC. Any ideas ? ThanksDoes it freeze in Safemode? Have you run any scans for viruses and spyware?Thanks SD No it did fine in Safe Mode and it wont stay unfrozen long enough for me to run anything. It doesnt have any Anti VIRUS on it, or doesnt seem to although we had put Norton on it last week before I dumped Windows.Quote from: ZeeMan on September 09, 2007, 06:12:54 PM

Thanks SD No it did fine in Safe Mode and it wont stay unfrozen long enough for me to run anything. It doesnt have any Anti Virus on it, or doesnt seem to although we had put Norton on it last week before I dumped Windows.

I'm a bit confused. Did it or did it not freeze in safemode?Sorry, it did fine in Safe ModeQuote from: ZeeMan on September 09, 2007, 06:21:26 PM

Sorry, it did fine in Safe Mode.

Great. If it didn't freeze in safemode did you try running a scan with Norton? This is the first step to determine if your computer is clean although it's probably not your problem. Did you just load XP on top of your existing OS?I didnt really know what I could and couldnt do in Safe Mode. I am going to go and try that and see if I even have Norton still in there. I ran a scan two days ago after installing Norton and before I reinstalled XP and it said it was clean. In addition it doesnt tell me that I have two operating systems and it appeared to do everything great after I reinstalled . There wasnt a problem until I installed SP2.Protection Package:

AVG Free or
Avast
(choose only one of the above )

Spybot Search and Destroy

AdAware

AVG Anti-Spyware

CCleaner

All the above are FREE and will offer excellent protection.
And they can all be run in safemode...I have found that sp2 has had a lot of problems and bugs and errors. You've found wrong. We have installed sp2 on our desktop computer and it stuffed it up. I have answered lots of questions about problems with sp2 and in most cases they can be fixed with patches. Microsoft are bringing them out every few monthsIf you have XP legit and SP2 and all updates available on the web site and you have problems after a fresh install, it's not a Windows problem.Quote

You've found wrong.

I'm in 100% agreement with soybean here, SP2 fixes a lot more bugs than it causes, if it causes any. That's what it was meant to do.
Ok Guys,

I will remember that next time

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