Ernesto Alvarez 818262 Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:59 AM Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:59 AM various things that can cause it. lack of memory, heat, etc.. if its happening on various programs. could be hardware related. if its windows, start backing your files up, might be about that time for a format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Hattendorf 935415 Posted October 28, 2010 at 05:17 PM Posted October 28, 2010 at 05:17 PM 1. What hardware do you have? 2. What O/S are you running? 3. When you say the applications(s) freeze, does the application(s) lock up permanently (requiring you to manually kill the app) or is it more like momentary freezes? 4. Does the O/S generate an error message? Gerry Hattendorf ZLA Webmaster VATSIM Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Gerrish Posted October 28, 2010 at 06:46 PM Posted October 28, 2010 at 06:46 PM do you have a cooling pad running under it to help keep temps down? definitely backup your files, reformat and see if that helps and last ditch take it back to bestbuy and see if you fried a couple components Richard Gerrish Developer, STM Applications Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Alvarez 818262 Posted October 28, 2010 at 06:49 PM Author Posted October 28, 2010 at 06:49 PM do you have it overclocked? that can cause it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Hattendorf 935415 Posted October 28, 2010 at 07:13 PM Posted October 28, 2010 at 07:13 PM What I suggest you try first, is when you boot up the computer, start the task manager and make note of your CPU utilization and memory usage from the Performance tab. Next take a look at what applications are running. While leaving the task manager running, start a suspect application, and then note the CPU/Memory usage. If during this time the app freezes, check the Application tab in the Task Manager, and see if it is reporting that it is not responding. From this tab you should be able kill it and return to the desktop normally. Finally after the program has crashed, open the event viewer ( + R then type eventvwr.msc) and under the Application tree, look for any red error messages. Gerry Hattendorf ZLA Webmaster VATSIM Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Hattendorf 935415 Posted October 28, 2010 at 08:11 PM Posted October 28, 2010 at 08:11 PM Are there any error messages in the event viewer? Look at both Application and System logs. Gerry Hattendorf ZLA Webmaster VATSIM Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Hattendorf 935415 Posted October 28, 2010 at 09:25 PM Posted October 28, 2010 at 09:25 PM Well if you want you can export the logs into a comma delim text file, using the export option in the event viewer, and copy and paste only the bad boys, or you can use the "save-as" option (which is binary) and email them. The second option would allow me to examine the details of each and every error, but may I suggest we start with the text file first. BTW you will need to export a different file for the Application and System logs as MS doesn't do a full log dump in one command (at least not to my knowledge). Gerry Hattendorf ZLA Webmaster VATSIM Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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