Computer Nerds!

[starletsr]

Ok guys, my pc keeps crashing....

whats the best software to check if my pc is running correctly and to see if i got any problems i need to sort out.... any links? Free downloads?

plus wheres the best place to upgrade the video/graphics card software.... links??

[Moffmo]

do a virus check at http://housecall.trendmicro.com

and for graphics card, look on the companies homepage, they usally have a software/update/sopport section.

Hope this helps

[Chappers]

Ok guys, my pc keeps crashing....

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Sounds like Blaster.. but thats quite old. Crashing as in shutting down or just feezing?

If it's reg closing IE..have you installed SP2?.. cos when i did, the machine went !Removed! up..

[Bibbs]

Grab me on MSN next time I'm on. I've got some software I can drop over for you.

[Yarisboy]

could be anything, but 'my pc keeps crashing' is pretty vague

when in doubt, reformat and reinstall windows :)

sometimes graphics cards and sound cards can clash, so unless you're a weirdo you'll either have an ATi or nVidia card - check the links for drivers

www.nvidia.com

www.ati.com

could even be overheating, unlikely as it may seem..

you can also download a free trial of norton antivirus 2005 to check for virus's

i'd still reinstall windows :)

[starletsr]

Freezes up when using IE, only sometimes though. Plus playing a game it takes like 10mins to save... is that normal..... So i thought i must update something....

I'll try catch u sometime Ben on msn

Cheers guys.

[JustJJ]

Shelly.... try running Adaware and some Antivirus

Adaware : www.lavasoftusa.com <-- adaware6.0 (I think)

AVG(antivirus) : www.grisoft.com <-- free edition

Both good and free little pieces of software that will probably give you some indication of what you are dealing with, and if not that... then rules out a few bits n bobs too :)

Good luck hon :)

[cookci]

you running a firewall for your internet connection and what operating system are you running?

try going in to control panel>>> add/remove programs and remove anything that sounds suspicious

then run adaware or spybot

then get a firewall up and running

[Robie]

What game takes 10 minutes to save? Pong or doom 3...

[starletsr]

-_- Sims 2 :P

Plus some icons are missing in the game too.... geez my pc is sick!!

[GT4 BOOSTER]

when is the last time you did a defragg ?

[Robie]

Sims 2 does take a while to save.

If yo think your pc is so bad I would format it.

[starletsr]

Yeah people have suggested format.... but thats so much hassle...... but might have to do it

Hopefully Knowlson will come up with something lol, thanks for trying it out Knowls!

Last time i defrag was a couple of days ago..

[jaxx]

scan disc

defrag

and trash all the temp files

should make a start, sounds like the drives clogged up with cack

[knowlson]

It's not spyware, the disk is ok and dont need a defrag no strange *.exe files on the machine.

It's just sites that use java the machine hangs. Think it's due to the 135mb java applet that sits in the tool bar is messing it up. seems to try and run a million times

Ill sort it for you tomorrow

[Tom.B]

Try www.download.com they have a lot of good free software for download. Also could be youre memory being a tad full

[GT4 BOOSTER]

sooper dooper nover has a better range of free downloads . :arrgg-matey:

[Leeky]

How many apps have you got running in the background?

99.99% of problems are caused by things like Realplayer and Quicktime hiding in the background using your resources etc

[starletsr]

I have no idea Leeky, knowls was browsing my pc today, he couldn't fix the problem because he was hungry! :P

He he. I have tried all them software things, still no luck... i'll leave it to the experts...