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May 27th, 2008, 07:55 AM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
I've got Avast.
The graphics card I have apparently puts out a lot of heat - It's very large, has a large fan, and four heat ducts. On the other hand, just sitting there shouldn't cause it to glitch.
I'll test the tempuratures of stuff by touch tomorrow.
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May 30th, 2008, 01:05 PM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
Well, it hasn't glitched since it came back from the shop and I left it on all night twice.
Which means they fixed it, which suprises me - They seemed a bit vague on what they had done.
So, sorry for the fuss and thanks everyone. 
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May 30th, 2008, 04:18 PM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
And they should tell you what they had done? big trade secrete there! LOL. The bad thing is I'm sure it was simple. time for a Homer Simpson wit a big "doh"! It helps that they have the software, and a bit of knowledge to figure out. I hate to use them. Things do get corrupted. i have a few programs that can do basic diagnosis, but I'm sure they have so much more....
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June 20th, 2008, 09:39 AM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
I'd like to take this moment to not thank my local computer shop for not permanently fixing the crashing bug.
Yep, it's back.
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June 20th, 2008, 10:36 AM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
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June 20th, 2008, 12:33 PM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
Threw the receipt away, unfortunately.
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June 20th, 2008, 08:38 PM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
What's a good online virusscan?
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June 20th, 2008, 08:41 PM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
"Online" virus scan? Like, one that's not a program that you buy or download but instead runs over the web? Are those actually any good? I imagine they'd be horribly slow, sending all your files over the network - would you really WANT all your files sent over the network anyway??? 
The virus scanner I use is Avast ( www.avast.com) - download the home edition for free
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June 20th, 2008, 08:53 PM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
I've got that.
They download a java or somesuch virusscanner, I suppose. I've tried a couple of recommended ones before and they didn't seem slow.
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June 21st, 2008, 10:12 AM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
Trendo Micro has an online scanner which is very good if you're willing to sacrifice a weekend to let it run. lol
I personally use a variety of anti-spyware scanners and my antiviral is AVG. Avast is also good, but I found it to be resource-intensive.
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