DaytonaSteve
Wed May 14 04:16:00 PDT 2008
Thank you...all good suggestions...will execute. I'm going to remove Norton
and take it out of the network for now, just to eliminate as a possible
cause. Keyboard and mouse are wired so no batteries. Failures are
intermitent so I may not know what success I've had for a day or two.
"Gerry" wrote:
> Steve
>
> You seem to have a number of problems which could have individual
> solutions but collectively suggest a hardware problem. The link below is
> a good place to start:
>
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot
>
> Overheating has already suggested as a possible cause. Using an Air
> Duster to remove dust from inside the computer casing is an obvious
> thing to try. Another posiibility I would consider is whether the power
> supply unit is failing.
>
> Norton Internet Security will place a heavy load on memory and cause
> freezes at critical times when demands for RAM is high.
>
> USB devices can be problematic. Are all third party drivers up to date.
> Do not rely on Microsoft for these drivers.
>
> If your mouse and keyboard are wireless change the batteries.
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
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> Daytona Steve wrote:
> > Terry Thanks....
> >
> > As a result of some other posts I read, I did the system restore
> > yesterday. This morning the printer failed. I will clean and check
> > the fans but the computer had only been on for a few minutes this
> > morning when the failure occurred.
> >
> > "Terry R." wrote:
> >
> >> The date and time was 5/13/2008 1:40 PM, and on a whim, Daytona Steve
> >> pounded out on the keyboard:
> >>
> >>> I've read through the posts and don't find one like my problem.
> >>> Gateway pentium 4, 1 meg ram, All current Microsoft updates to XP
> >>> Pro and XP Office.
> >>>
> >>> No software or hardware addtions, norton internet security, full
> >>> scan indicated no gremlins. The computer has been running great for
> >>> a year or so.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Two weeks ago my USB scanner would not initialize. Shut it off and
> >>> rebooted. Turned the scanner back on, no problem. Thought nothing
> >>> of it until it happened again. Went through the same routine and
> >>> solved the problem.
> >>>
> >>> Two nights ago, I went to the PC to find mouse and keyboard non
> >>> funtioning. Mouse is USB, Keyboard is PS2. Red power light on
> >>> optical mouse but no movement.
> >>>
> >>> Attempted task manager but with no keyboard, no joy. Hard restart,
> >>> everything fine. This morning, USB printer failed. Restart,
> >>> everything is fine.
> >>>
> >>> This seems like the start of something big. I was considering a
> >>> clean reinstall of XP but wanted to get expert opinions first. I
> >>> thought about the USB hub but the keyboard isn't on it. Computer
> >>> has USB 1.0 original and USB
> >>> 2.0 aftermarket however, its been running great for a year or so in
> >>> this configuration. It is on a home network.
> >>>
> >>> As always, any help / suggestions would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Hi Steve,
> >>
> >> Make sure all your cooling fans are fully functional and clean, as
> >> well as the rest of the box. Overheating is one item that could
> >> cause freezing, although not usually just USB devices.
> >>
> >> You could try a System Restore to go back before the freezing started
> >> happening to see if it helps. It not, report back.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Terry R.
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