Computer freezeing up

howard foote New member Username: Bayman1952 Newfoundland Canada Post Number: 7 Registered: Jun-06	Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 21:42 GMT why is my computer freezeing up all the time .when she freezes up i have to turn her off and back on then she is ok for a little whilesome times i have to unplug her andplug back in to get her to start up i have a MDG windows xp
David Massey Gold Member Username: Samijubal Post Number: 3316 Registered: Jul-04	Posted on Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 00:36 GMT Freezing can often be overheating. Blow out the CPU heatsink and power supply with compressed air if needed.
Stephen Munz Silver Member Username: Stefanom Vienna, VA United States Post Number: 393 Registered: Apr-06	Posted on Monday, February 26, 2007 - 14:02 GMT A lot of things can cause freezing (faulty power supply, memory, etc). Are you getting any error messages? You can try a bit of dusting, but your system BIOS should give you the temperature that you are operating at, so you can check to see where you were when you crashed. PS: If you have a diagnostic CD that came with your PC, now would be the time to use it.