View Full Version : Why Do Computers Routinely 'Freeze"?
SHANIANUTS!
05-31-2002, 10:07am
Does anyone have a clue why this happens to all computers everytime you use them virtually?
Eilsel
05-31-2002, 10:18am
because they like being a pain in the a$$.
SHANIANUTS!
05-31-2002, 10:27am
Originally posted by Eilsel
because they like being a pain in the a$$. From you I expected a literate sensible response!:funny: :funny:
(The guy from Comp USA who connected my high-speed cable the other day, when asked the question by moi said he had no clue but they all do - I thought a computer savvy guy like him could offer a clue - is this the universal response? No one has a clue about this?):shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PC....
BUY A MAC.....
APPLE RULZZZZ!!! :D
HTTP://WWW.APPLE.COM
:p
SHANIANUTS!
05-31-2002, 11:06am
Originally posted by Tupi Guarani
IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PC....
BUY A MAC.....
APPLE RULZZZZ!!! :D
HTTP://WWW.APPLE.COM
:p I knew you would say that Tupitita! You are getting old and stale before your time - you need Raul to keep you lean and mean and sharp!:p
Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
I knew you would say that Tupitita! You are getting old and stale before your time - you need Raul to keep you lean and mean and sharp!:p
and why do u say I need Raulzinho? :p
Shaniabomber99
05-31-2002, 11:13am
Speaking of Raulz Where is that Boy? He is here at this time of the night My Time. That's weird...Maybe he's got his nose in his books studying...Well good luck to him:)
Carley
SHANIANUTS!
05-31-2002, 11:14am
Originally posted by Tupi Guarani
and why do u say I need Raulzinho? :p cuz you are getting tooooooooo predictable little missie!:p
Carley:
Raul took his computer to a guy that will link his computer to his sister's...a network :p
Predictable??? :D
SHANIANUTS!
05-31-2002, 11:19am
Originally posted by Shania's_Sister
Speaking of Raulz Where is that Boy? He is here at this time of the night My Time. That's weird...Maybe he's got his nose in his books studying...Well good luck to him:)
Carley Hey this is a serious thread - not a communication chat line!!
Ok - now that I got that off my chest - Vega put a comment out in one of the threads saying he would not be around for a few days - somethin about overhauling his junkie computer or being busy with finals at school or both - bottom line is he said he would be out-of-pocket for a a few days - maybe completely maybe he will check in occasionally - not sure how he phrased it - and don't recall which thread it was in - mebbe Shania pictureboards thread?? Don't remember - I remember seeing early yesterday morning - check all his posts in the the profile deal and it will probably be one of his last ones posted - I will try to sub for him in certain ways!:p :p :p :p
Shaniabomber99
05-31-2002, 11:21am
Okay thanks...heheh Predictable....:funny: Bobbie Man have you been reading to much word in your word book :funny:
Carley
Eilsel
05-31-2002, 11:22am
Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
From you I expected a literate sensible response!:funny: :funny:
I don't know why. I have a PC and mine doesn't freeze much. Maybe you have a virus. A friend of mine's computer used to freeze when her computer had a virus. Do you have virus protection? As for my previous answer, I still stick with that too.:p
SHANIANUTS!
05-31-2002, 11:24am
Originally posted by Eilsel
I don't know why. I have a PC and mine doesn't freeze much. Maybe you have a virus. A friend of mine's computer used to freeze when her computer had a virus. Do you have virus protection? As for my previous answer, I still stick with that too.:p I have virus protection - the machine has frozen at times from day 1 - what wondrous kind of machine do you have?
SHANIANUTS!
05-31-2002, 11:25am
Originally posted by Eilsel
I don't know why. I have a PC and mine doesn't freeze much. Maybe you have a virus. A friend of mine's computer used to freeze when her computer had a virus. Do you have virus protection? As for my previous answer, I still stick with that too.:p How often does yours freeze? And has it always been like that?
razorbac
05-31-2002, 11:28am
Originally posted by Eilsel
because they like being a pain in the a$$. amen
Eilsel
05-31-2002, 11:33am
Maybe once every two months, maybe not even that. I'm not really sure what it could be then.
Longshot
05-31-2002, 11:33am
Originally posted by Tupi Guarani
BUY A MAC..... :p
My girlfriend has a Mac and it's forever locking up on here and there isnt even much installed on it, so its not just PC's that are prone to playing up. Any machine is, particularly if its old and has had all sorts of software installed on it. The more you install the more likely one thing is to conflict with another and cause other things to go nuts at the same time, lol. But hey, thats computers for you. You can make them work better if you're careful about what you put on there and if you really know what you are doing but they will never be completely stable unless you stop installing things, lol.
SHANIANUTS!
05-31-2002, 11:39am
Originally posted by Longshot
My girlfriend has a Mac and it's forever locking up on here and there isnt even much installed on it, so its not just PC's that are prone to playing up. Any machine is, particularly if its old and has had all sorts of software installed on it. The more you install the more likely one thing is to conflict with another and cause other things to go nuts at the same time, lol. But hey, thats computers for you. You can make them work better if you're careful about what you put on there and if you really know what you are doing but they will never be completely stable unless you stop installing things, lol. My buddy has a mac and it freezes a lot too - I think Tupi is not telling us the whole story about her big macs.
This is not very heartening Phil - like I said mine froze at times from day one - it has lots of softwear from the factory and I have added a little myself - it is incredible that this has been a problem for years and no brilliant mind can solve the problem or mitigate - to keep the machine clean means you limit its use - it is like a Catch-22 situation all over again!
Makes you long for the days of typewriters and snailmail and in-person conversations!!
Seriously!
SHANIANUTS!
05-31-2002, 11:41am
Originally posted by Eilsel
Maybe once every two months, maybe not even that. I'm not really sure what it could be then. Isn't yours loaded up with software and programs Leslie???
What brand and model is yours?
Eilsel
05-31-2002, 11:52am
Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
Isn't yours loaded up with software and programs Leslie???
What brand and model is yours?
I have quite a bit of software and programs and mine doesn't freeze up much at all. I have a Packard Bell Pentium IV.
Shaniabomber99
05-31-2002, 12:00pm
My computer has had that...My old ones use to freeze up
Carley
SHANIANUTS!
05-31-2002, 12:02pm
Originally posted by Eilsel
I have quite a bit of software and programs and mine doesn't freeze up much at all. I have a Packard Bell Pentium IV. What Windows version and cable hookup?
Originally posted by Longshot
My girlfriend has a Mac and it's forever locking up on here and there isnt even much installed on it, so its not just PC's that are prone to playing up. Any machine is, particularly if its old and has had all sorts of software installed on it. The more you install the more likely one thing is to conflict with another and cause other things to go nuts at the same time, lol. But hey, thats computers for you. You can make them work better if you're careful about what you put on there and if you really know what you are doing but they will never be completely stable unless you stop installing things, lol.
And it's very hard to take apart Mac's and install 'mod's on them.
Usually computers crash when someone is running too many programs at once, and using too much System Resources. Or, the OS (Operating System) is not capable...*cough* WinME *cough*
JMHO
Longshot
06-01-2002, 6:10pm
Originally posted by Marine
Ususally computers crash when someone is running too many programs at once, and using too much System Resources. Or, the OS (Operating System) is not capable...*cough* WinME *cough*
Cant argue with you there Bob. :)
Marine
06-01-2002, 11:24pm
Originally posted by Longshot
Cant argue with you there Bob. :) Either you quoted the wrong person or you forgot my name...
SHANIANUTS!
06-01-2002, 11:25pm
Originally posted by Marine
Either you quoted the wrong person or you forgot my name... Or he is discombobulated:p
Originally posted by Tupi Guarani
BUY A MAC..... :p
yea macs are good although i dont have one at home.
i am using one at school right now to edit my video for computer class...wow are they sure easy :) hard to get used to after using a pc tho :p
SHANIANUTS!
06-02-2002, 3:28am
Originally posted by Marine
Haha. by women
SHANIANUTS!
06-02-2002, 5:06pm
I have noted my laptop is prone to freeze more often when I call up email. Does that tell you anything about my problem?
I have a graphite Imac....with Mac OS 9....(Im gonna install Mac OS X soon :D)....I bought it in november 2000...and it never bugged never had any problems, there are lots of programs installed....and I can do whatever I want with my mac....macs can really suçk if u dont know how to use it the right way....if u know how to, they are much better than PCs.... ;)
SHANIANUTS!
06-02-2002, 5:14pm
Originally posted by Tupi Guarani
I have a graphite Imac....with Mac OS 9....(Im gonna install Mac OS X soon :D)....I bought it in november 2000...and it never bugged never had any problems, there are lots of programs installed....and I can do whatever I want with my mac....macs can really suçk if u dont know how to use it the right way....if u know how to, they are much better than PCs.... ;) ..thanks for your help:uhh:
Longshot
06-02-2002, 6:58pm
Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
I have noted my laptop is prone to freeze more often when I call up email. Does that tell you anything about my problem?
Yep, it's your email program or one of the files it uses that is most likely causing the freezing. Simple solution, dont get your email, lol :p
SHANIANUTS!
06-02-2002, 7:32pm
Originally posted by Longshot
Yep, it's your email program or one of the files it uses that is most likely causing the freezing. Simple solution, dont get your email, lol :p Another helpful soul!:p
My computer has a really good reason: Because.
I get so sick of it!! Today it started "recovering orphaned files"??? Since when did files have parents in the first place?? :funny: Then when it was finished, and was turned on properly, it freezed before i could do anything, i turned it on again, then the wallpaper was gone :rolleyes: but that was just to click retrieve wallpaper or something like that. But when i tried to go online, he couldn't find the modem *sigh* so i turned it on AGAIN, and THEN it was normal. Until it freezed an hour later when it got too much to do.:rolleyes: It's supposed to be a pretty good computer too! But it was put together by three different "computer geeks", so we'll get the smartest "geek" to make it normal again soon :rolleyes:
arg.
Originally posted by Tupi Guarani
I have a graphite Imac....with Mac OS 9....(Im gonna install Mac OS X soon :D)....I bought it in november 2000...and it never bugged never had any problems, there are lots of programs installed....and I can do whatever I want with my mac....macs can really suçk if u dont know how to use it the right way....if u know how to, they are much better than PCs.... ;)
No. They are much worse than computers. My bro have to use mac at the university he goes to, and everyone there complains bout bl*ddy mac. :p
razorbac
06-03-2002, 11:04am
illegal opperations i hate those:furious:
Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
I have noted my laptop is prone to freeze more often when I call up email. Does that tell you anything about my problem?
maybe you should check AOLs page if they have a fix there.. check the latest updates, they prob didn´t do too well coding the prog in the first place cause XP is so new.. or maybe microssssoft has an update on their xp page...?
SHANIANUTS!
06-03-2002, 4:00pm
Originally posted by aFinn
maybe you should check AOLs page if they have a fix there.. check the latest updates, they prob didn´t do too well coding the prog in the first place cause XP is so new.. or maybe microssssoft has an update on their xp page...? Thanks for the tips, Marika. You have to be one of the nicest members of the forums, with a heart of gold and the patience of Job:) :) :)
SHANIANUTS!
06-03-2002, 7:58pm
Marika - I did do as you suggested and downloaded about 10 Windows XP updates and purged and reset my Graphics Preferences - Maximum disk space to use for online art on AOL email and IM to 50 megabytes. They claim this is a common cause of freezing. It were previously set at 20 megabytes.
SHANIANUTS!
06-03-2002, 11:56pm
Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
Marika - I did do as you suggested and downloaded about 10 Windows XP updates and purged and reset my Graphics Preferences - Maximum disk space to use for online art on AOL email and IM to 50 megabytes. They claim this is a common cause of freezing. It were previously set at 20 megabytes. It has been four hours and I have had no freeze ups or any problems since I purged the Graphics Preference and reset it for 50 megabytes and I have been in and out of email a dozen or more times without a hitch!:shocked:
SHANIANUTS!
06-04-2002, 2:06am
damn thing froze up right after I posted the last message when I was moving thru forums and doing nothing with email!:shocked: :shocked:
Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
damn thing froze up right after I posted the last message when I was moving thru forums and doing nothing with email!:shocked: :shocked:
Thats why you shouldn't speak too soon, or you better learn to knock on wood...
I've learned to be very, very, careful with my wording now-a days...
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