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Computer Tech Problem with Freezing during video and other things.?

I Have a problem when i'm watching a video online or even when i'm offline and watching a video on windows media. The Problem is that during the video it'll suddenly freeze and stay that way and then i have to reboot my computer in order to watch my videos. can somone please answer this. cause i'm tired of watching a video and then it suddenly freeze on me for no paticular reason.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    sound's like your eating up alot of ram. purchasing more ram shold resolve this issue. till then you can close application's your not using at the moment to free up some ram. also shutting down alot of un-neccassary programs from the start up menu will also help.

    start

    run

    msconfig, click ok

    start up tab

    unceck thing's you don't really need starting up

  • yell
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Your perplexing tension would be beginning off to fail. in case you have a spare i could start up there. additionally, you will desire to get an Ubuntu stay CD and boot from the CD and notice in case you are able to basically function. would additionally be memory faults, failing memory could reason a crash. try a spare memory stick in case you have it, or basically using one in case you have 2 put in. Its not a CPU overheating difficulty using fact it may basically close itself off extremely than freeze. i could say the two failing perplexing tension or undesirable memory. Run memtest 86 to envision your memory. that's blanketed on the suited Boot CD or on an Ubuntu stay CD. you additionally could make your guy or woman i've got self assurance. start up there, and submit here lower back if those do not artwork.

  • 1 decade ago

    Have you tried updating your video card driver?

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