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lambo · 27-09-09, 05:57 PM

Ive just reinstalled xp home on a fujitsu siemens amilo laptop the problem is it freezes afte using it for a while it could be 5 minuet or 55 minuets the screen locks the mouse or keyboard doesent work and i have to turn it off by the power switch i have all the drivers installed its a fresh install so what could the problem be ???

abbs2002 · 27-09-09, 06:03 PM

Run Windows update and see what's missing m8.

lambo · 27-09-09, 06:09 PM

I did that all updates are installed

abbs2002 · 27-09-09, 06:12 PM

did you install xp home plus service pack 3?

lambo · 27-09-09, 06:38 PM

I installed xp home with sp2 install all updates except sp3 the laptop froze so ive just put on sp3 it hasent froze yet well in the last 20 minuets or so

abbs2002 · 27-09-09, 06:40 PM

let hope you're srted m8.

lambo · 27-09-09, 07:18 PM

no didnt work still freezing is there anyting else that could cause this

Mickha · 27-09-09, 07:53 PM

Quite often it's due to the graphics card drivers, try booting up in safe mode and then if it doesn't freeze download updated deivers from the manufacturers website.

lambo · 27-09-09, 08:02 PM

yeah I installed the driver from the manuf web site after the reinstall, it froze so I went to windows update and there was an update for the driver so i updated but still the same

Mickha · 27-09-09, 08:42 PM

I have always had problems with Windows Grapics updates, especially with XP.
Try booting up in safe mode, if it then doesn't freeze you know that it's a driver issue, if it does freeze then it's possibly a hardware issue.
You can enter safe mode by either pressing F8 on boot up or go to Start, Run and type msconfig click on the Boot tab and Safe Mode.
This is also useful for disabling programs running in the background, click on the start up tab and untick items which might be causing the problem.

27-09-09, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 881 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	freezing laptop Ive just reinstalled xp home on a fujitsu siemens amilo laptop the problem is it freezes afte using it for a while it could be 5 minuet or 55 minuets the screen locks the mouse or keyboard doesent work and i have to turn it off by the power switch i have all the drivers installed its a fresh install so what could the problem be ???

27-09-09, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
abbs2002 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London North TW Posts: 1,984 Thanks: 59 Thanked 498 Times in 448 Posts	Re: freezing laptop Run Windows update and see what's missing m8. __________________ If you don’t succeed at first try & try again, you’ll get there

27-09-09, 06:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 881 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: freezing laptop I did that all updates are installed

27-09-09, 06:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
abbs2002 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London North TW Posts: 1,984 Thanks: 59 Thanked 498 Times in 448 Posts	Re: freezing laptop did you install xp home plus service pack 3? __________________ If you don’t succeed at first try & try again, you’ll get there

27-09-09, 06:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 881 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: freezing laptop I installed xp home with sp2 install all updates except sp3 the laptop froze so ive just put on sp3 it hasent froze yet well in the last 20 minuets or so

27-09-09, 06:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
abbs2002 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London North TW Posts: 1,984 Thanks: 59 Thanked 498 Times in 448 Posts	Re: freezing laptop let hope you're srted m8. __________________ If you don’t succeed at first try & try again, you’ll get there

27-09-09, 07:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 881 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: freezing laptop no didnt work still freezing is there anyting else that could cause this

27-09-09, 07:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,800 Thanks: 42 Thanked 1,203 Times in 850 Posts	Re: freezing laptop Quite often it's due to the graphics card drivers, try booting up in safe mode and then if it doesn't freeze download updated deivers from the manufacturers website.

27-09-09, 08:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 881 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: freezing laptop yeah I installed the driver from the manuf web site after the reinstall, it froze so I went to windows update and there was an update for the driver so i updated but still the same

27-09-09, 08:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,800 Thanks: 42 Thanked 1,203 Times in 850 Posts	Re: freezing laptop I have always had problems with Windows Grapics updates, especially with XP. Try booting up in safe mode, if it then doesn't freeze you know that it's a driver issue, if it does freeze then it's possibly a hardware issue. You can enter safe mode by either pressing F8 on boot up or go to Start, Run and type msconfig click on the Boot tab and Safe Mode. This is also useful for disabling programs running in the background, click on the start up tab and untick items which might be causing the problem.

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