Entire computer freezes except for occasional blinking hard drive light?

Corrupted System Files

Your computer freezes due to corrupted system files. System files corruption is one of the most responsible causes for crashing the entire computer. Deleting or moving the system files may crash your computer.

1. Insert the Microsoft Windows Installation CD ROM.

2. Click Start | Run.

3. Type SFC/ ScanNow and press ENTER.

4. Follow the instructions on your screen.

Corrupted Registry

System registry corruption leads to runtime errors and your computer crashes. Windows Registry is very complex and not easy to repair manually. Hence, a third-party Registry Cleaner and PC Optimizer software is recommended.

1. Download a Registry Cleaner and PC Optimizer software such as Reginout.

2. Click Registry Cleaner tab.

3. Click Start Scan.

4. The registry scan will start. Wait till it is finished.

5. As per the results, click Fix Now button to start repairing you registry.

Often good registry cleaners include built-in Backup & Restore centre that lets you recover from an unforeseen situation by simply restoring the state of your registry.

Faulty RAM

Your computer freezes due to problems with the computer memory. A faulty RAM may result in Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

In such a case, remove the existing RAM and clean it using a soft cloth. Then, connect it again. The problem may not persist..

Incomplete Installations

Your computer freezes because of a previously failed or incomplete installation. An incomplete or failed installation creates junk registry entries and thereby system crashing problem.

Repair the registry entries created by a failed setup and delete the files that still remain on your hard disk. Delete the contents of C:\Windows\Temp folder.

Disk Space Allocated by Unnecessary Files

Your computer freezes if the operating system has no adequate free disk space to perform its operations. Temporary files, temporary internet files, log files, browser cache and other files may occupy a large amount of your disk space and thus generating runtime errors that crashes your system.

Using Disk Cleaner, delete the junk files from your hard disk. The steps are as below:

1. Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk CleanUp.

2. Follow the instructions on your screen.

The best way is to download Ccleaner here http://bitly.com/UrALrK

Or you can go on Windows operating system locate the command prompt and go there to do the following:

Create a Recovery file of system and date it today.

Then begin by;

delete the 'Temp' folders..they have hidden subfolders so you need to set the attributes in order to bypass this. For each subfolder delete all cookies and rubbish left behnd after install-uninstalled programs. Do a 'dir' command to check your progress. Make sure the 'Temp' file is empty.

goto c:\windows\prefetch and delete everything in there..no exceptions

goto c:\windows folder and delete all the '$' files that have been installed by updates. They can all be succesfully deleted and just take up disk space.

Locate the Internet Temporary Files..Check to see how high the saving level is..some have it set at 30 days..but that stores faaaar tooo much data..though it slows down the system overal. Keep this to a minimum..suggest 2 or 5 at most.

Delete all 'cookies' all those you don't need.

Locate the windows directory and go through the folders you know and those you don't need. Check this once a week at least. Some programs will install under XP as NT and older systems where there is no check of systems weight.

Check to see that system files have not changed since last booting. Things like .ini files or .bat are important items.

Check for 'Hidden Directories' all over the disk...do this at the command prompt:

dir *.* /ah wil show these hidden directories

Check the 'dir' command for all parameters

Hi,

I recommend to clean up the register in order to improve your pc performances and get rid of malwares. A good program you can use is CCleaner http://bitly.com/UrAUv6

It's amazing.

Cheers ;)

Probly got a virus...

Back up your personal files on an external hard drive or flash drive and clear the drive manually in windows

This will make your system reboot.

Be sure to have your windows disk handy cuz you'll need to reinstall it.

Hdd Light Blinking

i have been having exactly the same problem,

using firefox 4.x

the whole computer freezes till i am able to shut firefox down.

it jams the whole thing for about thirty seconds or so

i am switching to SRWare iron.

firefox 4 is crap.

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