Hmm... To me, that sounds like either a bad video card driver, a faulty video card or just simply a virus freezing your desktop.
I'd say download and install the latest ATI or nVidia driver for your card first, update and run a GOOD anti virus program 2nd and if it still persists, I should think it's a faulty graphics card.
Oh, I'd do a windows update as well if I were you.
Good luck and let us know how you get on![]()
Or when you're actually doing low intensity stuff like using the internet?
A corrupted BIOS could do that but then just about any software hardware fault will.
Need to eliminate the obvious first as stated above.
Sounded hopeful that you knew something
Any ideas?
I had a few ideas if it was the other way around
Is there any specific time the computer crashes? Say after x amount of minutes, or when you use a specific program etc? Any other in depth details you can give us about when exactly it happens?
Can I just check, is this a new PC?
Or has it JUST started to happen out of the blue on your existing machine?
If it has only just started, what was the last software or hardware change you made?