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5 Critical Steps in Assessing Why Your Computer is Freezing Up



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By : Ahmet Dagseven    99 or more times read
Submitted 2009-12-20 16:02:38
Freezing and crashing can be infuriating for computer users and very expensive if you take it to a PC repair shop, and this will not always be the best solution. Firstly check if your computer is really frozen an easy way to determine if you computer is frozen is by pressing num lock button on the keyboard and watching the num lock led light to see if it turns off and on. Although the above num lock trick is a good indicator give it a minute before turning it off.
There are several reasons why your computer is freezing. First when was the last time you cleaned your registry. Having a corrupted registry can cause a whole host of errors and problems. Freezing is just one of them. If you have a lot of unnecessary registry keys that are clogging up your computer resources.

Your computer will be blocked and choke scan your registry with a good registry cleaner. If you have more than 20 errors or replication, clean your registry.

1. Depending on your RAM specs and your computer usage. This could also be the issue. Having an insufficient amount of free space does not allow your RAM to function properly. If you are using a lot of RAM by surfing on the internet or other activities without enough empty space you will get freezes. You don t need to buy new RAM but you should increase your free space by removing unnecessary data and perhaps increasing your virtual memory. Follow the steps below to increase your disk space.

2. Stop problems related to low disk space by running a disk clean up. Click on your Start button. Go from the All Programs heading up to the Accessories heading. From there go to System Tools and click on Disk Cleanup. Follow the prompts in the Disk Cleanup menu to free up hard drive space and end freezing problems. Also, store any large files on an external hard drive or DVDs to save additional space and remove any seldom used programs.

3. Unfreeze you computer by ending a crashed program. On your keyboard, hold the buttons Ctrl+Alt+Del and click Task Manager on the menu that appears. Locate any program with the status Not Responding and right click on it. Choose the option to End Task to terminate the stalled program.

4. Check out your hardware drivers. This could be the problem if new hardware has been added to the system. So, the drivers should still be up to date. So try the first two suggestions and see if you can get your computer to stop freezing. Check your drivers.

5. Related freezing problems by running your antivirus and spyware scanners. Depending on the amount of damage done by the virus or spyware, running a scanning program may not be enough to remedy the problem; sometimes a complete reformat and reinstallation is required.

If you found this article use full, then you may want to visit http://www.essentialexpertreviews.com/registrycleaner

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