Totally frozen!!!!

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blondemama

Discussion Starter · Jan 11, 2005

I need major help with my computer! I am using Windows 98 and my computer has been freezing up. It will freeze completely, the screen will freeze, the mouse too, and I can't use ctrl+alt+del. The only thing I can do is give it a hard shut down and then power it back on and relog in. It doesn't have a specific pattern, it will freeze at any time, when I am online or offline, and timing doesn't matter either. Sometimes it'll freeze right away, or after i've been on for awhile. I've tried to run Spybot and it doesn't seem to detect the problem. I also have ZoneAlarm as my firewall, and run Avast! anti-virus too. My IP provider is AOL dial up(free trial version). I am sort of computer literate, I have been learning everything "hands-on" from just being on the computer and having to fix problems myself, so please give any info that could help me. I would REALLY appreciate any help at this point. I am so frustrated by this problem, especially when I am in the middle of something important and have to reboot!!

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Hulk701

· #2 · Jan 11, 2005

It sounds like your cpu fan may not be working. Do you have any way of checking cpu (processor) temperature? Any software for that?

IF not you may be able to press DEL while rebooting and checking something called Hardware Monitor or System Monitor.

My motherboard is an MSI and its called MSI monitor. Yours is probably called something different.

IF you can find it leave it running for a couple of minutes and see how much or how fast your cpu temp rises.

IF it rises above say 200F degrees or higher you need a new cpu fan.

If you can't check it this way, open up your box while your computer is turned on and see if the fan over the cpu is working.

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