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I've searched the forum comprehensively before posting this because I'm
sure there have been similar issues, but I have troubleshooted
(troubleshot?) this to the point where it has come down to a few
possibilities.
Windows XP freezes when I attempt to multi-task too many things at
once. For instance, one thing I have gotten it to crash on many times
is running Bit Torrent in the background and playing a Windows Media
video file at full screen. This always causes a complete freeze-up
within 15 minutes.
I have followed every 'freezing up' tutorial available on the internet
and eliminated the following possible causes:
Spyware
A virus
A peripheral
Overheating
Virtual memory/paging file size
Processes/programs running in the background
Bad RAM (I have a stick of 512 that I have traded out, system still
freezes)
Bad BIOS (I have flashed it)
These are what I believe to still be possible culprits. Keep in mind
this system was built from the ground up by someone else:
Some memory/cache/BIOS setting I am not familiar with
A faulty processor (Celeron 2.6)
A faulty MOBO (PM800-M2, which looks to be a very cheap MOBO)
A faulty HD (WD 40 GB)
When shopping at the store, I was talking to a person about the issue
(not an employee), and he said it might have something to do with my
'cache'. The conversation was disrupted before I could get any more
information about this.
Like I said, this only occurs when I am trying to do several things at
once, that's why it leads me to believe it is some kind of memory
issue. I can leave the system for 24 hours straight doing one task
(like D/Ling) and not have any issues.
Thanks for your help in advance.
-Matt
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mattloaf1
I've searched the forum comprehensively before posting this because I'm
sure there have been similar issues, but I have troubleshooted
(troubleshot?) this to the point where it has come down to a few
possibilities.
Windows XP freezes when I attempt to multi-task too many things at
once. For instance, one thing I have gotten it to crash on many times
is running Bit Torrent in the background and playing a Windows Media
video file at full screen. This always causes a complete freeze-up
within 15 minutes.
I have followed every 'freezing up' tutorial available on the internet
and eliminated the following possible causes:
Spyware
A virus
A peripheral
Overheating
Virtual memory/paging file size
Processes/programs running in the background
Bad RAM (I have a stick of 512 that I have traded out, system still
freezes)
Bad BIOS (I have flashed it)
These are what I believe to still be possible culprits. Keep in mind
this system was built from the ground up by someone else:
Some memory/cache/BIOS setting I am not familiar with
A faulty processor (Celeron 2.6)
A faulty MOBO (PM800-M2, which looks to be a very cheap MOBO)
A faulty HD (WD 40 GB)
When shopping at the store, I was talking to a person about the issue
(not an employee), and he said it might have something to do with my
'cache'. The conversation was disrupted before I could get any more
information about this.
Like I said, this only occurs when I am trying to do several things at
once, that's why it leads me to believe it is some kind of memory
issue. I can leave the system for 24 hours straight doing one task
(like D/Ling) and not have any issues.
Thanks for your help in advance.
-Matt
--
mattloaf1