I have an HP desktop running XP Professional Service Pack 2. 1st part is the computer keeps freezing up every 15 minutes to 1 hour of running. After it freezes up, we hold the button to shut it down & then when we hold the button to bring back up it sometimes does not work. We have to wait awhile & keep trying the button. Eventually it will work & go back on, but then it refreezes quickly & starts the process all over again. I tried to research online & the 2 problems that I found it could be are a virus or fan not working (as far as the freezing goes, I have no idea about the computer not turning back on) We seem to think the top fan (next to the power button) is not running & contemplating trying to replace this. As we don't want to bring it in to a computer repair place & spend $200 on a repair if that $200 could go to a new computer. Any advice, Please???!!! THANKS
2 Computer Problems FREEZING UP
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royalmarine
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a new fan would only cost about 10 bucks. it takes 4 small screw's. its as easy as changing a light bulb.
but that wont cause the problem your having.
do you have anti virus? or spyware remove?
id download avg free from here : http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe
and adaware from here : http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
run them both and see if it helps.
come back with the results.
but that wont cause the problem your having.
do you have anti virus? or spyware remove?
id download avg free from here : http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe
and adaware from here : http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
run them both and see if it helps.
come back with the results.
Thanks for responding! We have previously tried to run adaware & avg. Avg found a trojan. I had posted my problem on craigslist too & someone wrote me back saying that it is the power supply that needs to be replaced. I don't know if that is the problem with the power not coming back up also, but hopefully it is.