PC Locking up- running - locking up

[DirtyMonkey]

I'm having probs with my PC

Running windows XP
Athlon ~1600 I think
1GB Ram 266

I've re-started the computer this morning and it's acting really strangely.

It will freeze for about a minute even right from the word go before getting into windows then unfreeze for a few seconds. Then freeze again for a minute or so.

I've tried re starting it a few times and this is still happening.

Anyone got any ideas what might be wrong?

Cheers
DM

 

[Deleted member 58846]

I'm having probs with my PC

Running windows XP
Athlon ~1600 I think
1GB Ram 266

I've re-started the computer this morning and it's acting really strangely.

It will freeze for about a minute even right from the word go before getting into windows then unfreeze for a few seconds. Then freeze again for a minute or so.

I've tried re starting it a few times and this is still happening.

Anyone got any ideas what might be wrong?

Cheers
DM

Could be something in your startup items. There are 2 ways of looking into this.

Start > run > type msconfig > press enter > startup tab

or

Start > Run > Type regedit > press enter

navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Delete the keys thats not valid.

 

[Deleted member 58846]

Ignore, this forum double posted!

 

[DirtyMonkey]

seems it was nothing to do with windows but in fact my 2nd hard drive in the process of dying. nice

 

[Deleted member 58846]

seems it was nothing to do with windows but in fact my 2nd hard drive in the process of dying. nice

How do you no that? Have you ran tests on it?

 

[DirtyMonkey]

No...

it died

I unplugged it

problem stopped.