wassamadda1 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 My computer keeps freezing for approx 5 mins at a time (as in it won't do anything before someone enters a sarcastic comment!). No particular pattern as to when it happens and at the moment it's happening when internet browsing as that's all I use it for. It's running Windows 8 at the moment but it did the same thing when it had the previous system installed which I believe was a basic Vista. Help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Could be a shortage of ram, how much is it running. ? Could also be background programmes that need turning off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassamadda1 Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Could be a shortage of ram, how much is it running. ? Could also be background programmes that need turning off. Clearly, I aint a computer pro, but I'm told that the RAM has been checked and found to be OK and as far as I'm aware I'm not running any background programmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Yes the ram may check out as healthy but the amount you're running will affect performance. If you right click on "My computer" then select "properties" it will show you the amount under "installed memory (ram)". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 When it freezes is the light for the hard disk on solid throughout rather than the normal flickering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassamadda1 Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 harestone - I'll look at the RAM tomorrow as I've switched the thing off before I sling it. Longcol - the light stays solid. Cheers both of you for your contributions so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 You're welcome mate, and stick with it, there's a cure it's just rooting through some basic questions to find the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Rossi Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Have you checked performance in the task manager (Not sure if you have this on Win8) but worth checking if your memory and processor are under extreme loads, it might be that your pc isn't capable of running win8? ---------- Post added 04-02-2013 at 21:25 ---------- Also, again, not sure of win8 but if relevant...open run command and type 'msconfig', go through your startup processes and untick anything you don't need, do the same with service (Tick hide all microsoft services first). This will stop a lot of background services from running, but will require a restart. Again, somebody will be along shortly to tell me that windows 8 doesn't have this feature... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Longcol - the light stays solid. Could be the pagefile - useful article here; http://superuser.com/questions/145955/how-to-diagnose-very-slow-pagefile It happens to me now and again - mainly when I'm using Firefox and loading a website with lots of pictures. I tend to use chrome as my main browser now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me-and-pippo Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 No particular pattern as to when it happens and at the moment it's happening when internet browsing as that's all I use it for. It's running Windows 8 at the moment but it did the same thing when it had the previous system installed which I believe was a basic Vista. Help!! What are the full specs of your computer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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