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May 26th, 2008, 10:24 AM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
I had the exactly same problem that you had and found 2 main (and completely unrelated) causes for it: 1. One of my RAM has gone bad, just replaced it but the problem continued, while in a less severe way (a freeze every eight hours or so)... 2. I discovered, while navigating the internet, that my dual processor had some incompatibilities with old programs (mostly old games) that causes errors in the processor that would increasingly clutter the cpu without anything appearing in the xp monitoring... i found a 3rd party "patch" that resolved the problem and after aplying it never had any problems again...
After some digging it appears that nearly all dual processor CPUs have some problems (some more other less serious) with programs made before they are created, mainly games...
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May 27th, 2008, 12:06 AM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
Thanks for the suggestions. 
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May 27th, 2008, 06:25 AM
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Re: OT: My computer is randomly freezing
Narf, there are at least 2 processors in your PC that can cause this - GPU and CPU. You need to make sure that both of them are not overheating (sounds like the case). GPU tends to do the kind of thing you described so you need to check your graphic card if it overheats.
Also, don't forget to check for viruses. You can get Avast or AVG free versions to check your system properly (google for links).
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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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If I only could remember half the things I'd forgot, that would be a lot of stuff, I think - I don't know; I forgot!
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Some of my webcomics. I've got 400+ webcomics at Last count, some dead.
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