windows freezing intermittently

flexo786 · 17 Feb 2011 at 22:47

Hi there
over the last couple of months ive been having issues with my pc. when im using it e.g browsing the net or listining to music the pc would just freeze, music stop playing for a sec or 2 then itd go back to normal.

now ive recently installed a new cpu and done a fresh install and the problems still there.

can someone advise how would i start looking into seeing whats causing this as not to sure where to start

thanks

hohum · 17 Feb 2011 at 23:11

Check in event viewer.

Philtor · 18 Feb 2011 at 08:14

Grab process monitor and keep it running in the background to see what's happening when the freezes occur. As stated above also have a look in the event viewer.

flexo786 · 18 Feb 2011 at 08:18

what am i supposed to be looking out for in the above 2 programs

never really done diagnostics before

Philtor · 18 Feb 2011 at 18:25

Process monitor allows you to view which programs and processes are taking highest priority on your machine at any one time (a bit like task manager only more in depth). The idea is when your system freezes you should be able trace what was using the most amount of RAM and CPU Cycles etc at that given time and establish if it was a specific driver or app causing the freeze. If it's not software related then I would be inclined to look at the HDD in which case make sure it's running in Ultra DMA Mode and maybe even run a quick diagnostic on it.

flexo786 · 18 Feb 2011 at 22:03

thanks.will keep an eye on it and see if anything comes up

justintime2001 · 19 Feb 2011 at 15:36

I'm a novice and certainly no expert but I did have the same sort of problem a while back. I tried everything advised and in the end updating the Direct X files fixed my issues. Like I say, im only a novice but thought it worth mentioning