Computer Freezes For A Few Seconds And Continues?
Jan 19, 2012
I just started having this problem in the past week. It never happened before, and I haven't installed anything new or changed anything that I can think of.On occasion, I will be doing various tasks, and all of the sudden the screen will freeze. Everything is still shown, it doesn't go black, it's just frozen. It will continue doing this until I either restart or simply log off. The fact that I can log off and it fixes it leads me to believe it is not a hardware issue. I've had enough of those so I hope it's not.After it comes back, the cursor doesn't change icons based on what I'm hovering over, such as a link showing a hand instead of just the default. Whatever icon is currently stuck on the pointer will then turn into some multicolored glitchy version of itself.
If anyone has any clue as to what may be causing this, please share. I will give any additional information as requested. CPU [Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor] Motherboard [Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard]Memory [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory]Hard Drive [Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveVideo Card [MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card]Case [Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case]Power Supply [PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W]Optical Drive [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer]
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Jan 15, 2012
My computer freezes for a few seconds every now and then and I clearly have no idea why causes it.
System Details:
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, Service Pack 1, 32 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz, x64 Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 5
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May 3, 2012
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I am writing this while my computer is in safe mode. After I click on an account when I boot normally, it will freezes a few moments later on the desktop. [code]
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I am writing this while my computer is in safe mode. After I click on an account when I boot normally, it will freezes a few moments later on the desktop.I have an HP DV8 that is about three years old. Here are the specs:
i7 Q720 @ 1.60 Ghz
4GB Ram
I've tried doing the boot repair by pressing F8 during startup and it said everything was working perfectly fine.I also tried going to previous restore points and it still froze.I did a scan using hijack this and here is the results:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 6:49:58 PM, on 1/3/2013
Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v9.00 (9.00.8112.16457)
Boot mode: Safe mode with network support
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windows 7 x64 on my laptop (intel core i5 @ 2.50ghz, 4 gb ram) has recently started freezing for a few seconds every few seconds, when i'm doing just about anything: browsing the web, copying files, using text redactor, etc. only the mouse cursor responds, control is back after a couple of seconds.
* the behaviour remains the same when booting in the safe mode
* there are no cpu or memory usage peaks in process explorer
* there are no hardware conflicts in device manager
* there are no critical errors in system log
* there is no antivirus active
* hardware tests (memory, etc.) do not report any errors
i suspect this has started after i've updated all the drivers from manufacturer's site, but i am not 100% sure. anyway, i do not know which driver has caused this and i cannot easily restore to the previous state.
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specs:
cpu: amd phenom II x6 1050
gpu: sapphire radeon 6870
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I got a BSOD yesterday which was most likely from overheating and now 30-60 seconds after I boot it normally, it freezes yet my mouse still moves. Ten second later, all the screen shows is my background. I've tried system restore, then I went it BIOS and ran a test on the system memory which passed, scanned for malware and spyware, used both CCleaner and IObit Advance SystemCare to clean up registry and junk files, and then defragmented the hard drive expecting that might do something and it still freezes.Edit: I've been looking at the start ups and don't see anything that suspicious.[CODE]
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os version: microsoft windows 7 professional, 64 bit
processor: intel(r) core(tm)2 duo cpu e8400 @ 3.00ghz, intel64 family 6 model 23 stepping 6
processor count: 2
ram: 4095 mb
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what i'm working off of:
i7-2700k
8gigs of ram
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