Computer keeps freezing

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Hi R. C White,
My computer is packard bell the model type is VOL-QUA AMD Athlon xp i have
defragmented it and there is still alot of room left on it so i dont think i
need more memory. I live in England, the room is not air conditioned and the
computer is in a cabinet. When it freezes my mouse still moves but i cant
access anything on my computer the screen stays the same (my wallpaper) but
ctrl+alt+delete doesn't work. I have msn messenger and that will sign me out
and get stuck trying to signme back in i try and close down my programmes but
it just says not responding.

Thanks for your help
purplesazsaz

"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, purplesazsaz.
>
> Sounds like a heat problem.
>
> Could you tell us a little about your system: make and model of your
> computer, for example? Are you in Iraq or in Greenland? Is your computer
> room air conditioned? Stuff like that.
>
> "Crash" and "freeze" are good terms for everyday conversation, but they
> don't help much in diagnosing computer problems. "Crash" could mean
> anything from bursting into flames to simply rebooting to just about any
> other kind of problem. When it "freezes", do the keyboard and mouse still
> work? Can you use Ctrl+Alt+Del to start the Task Manager? Do the drives
> still spin? Does the screen go black? Or blue? The better description you
> give us, the better chance we have to help you.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@corridor.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "windows xp" <windowsxp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2ECBD3AE-9C0F-4DDE-A3F4-2131F32C5D84@microsoft.com...
> > Can someone please help me, my computer keeps crashing and the only way to
> > reboot is to switch off at the plug, sometimes it freezes after five
> > minutes
> > other times after a couple of hours. It has been this way for a couple of
> > months now.
> > I have ran anti virus, spyware, deleted my internet temp. files, changed
> > start up applications, ran a bug doctor but nothing i seem to do helps any
> > information will be greatly appreciated
> > thanks
> > --
> > purplesazsaz
>
>