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My Computer Keeps Freezing: How to Fix Severe Performance Issues

by Rod Dunne December 14, 2010
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If you use an old computer with modern power-hungry applications then you may find your computer freezes randomly from time to time. Without any error to guide you to a possible cause it is better to fix computer performance problems like this using some broader approaches. In this article, I detail the PC repairs I (more)

PC Freezes | Could Something You Installed Be At Fault?

by Rod Dunne August 25, 2010

The chances that your computer freezes up increase over time as new applications, services and hardware are installed, removed and customized. While PC freezes can be due to hardware faults in the worst case scenario, the majority of times it is due to some software/system file change that we, the users, make. Here, we’ll look (more)

Reboot Computer Tips – Using System Restore To Fix System Errors

by Rod Dunne August 17, 2010

Can rebooting a computer actually help fix computers? This article looks into some of the myths about what rebooting computers can actually achieve. In addition, the Windows System Restore tool is discussed as one tool that can help fix computer issues. First, let’s clarify some terminology: Saying that you reboot computer operating systems is another (more)

How To Speed Up Windows XP

by Rod Dunne August 2, 2010

The brute force approach to fix slow computer performance is to add more memory. But this approach doesn’t resolve what is actually slowing down the computer. Here, we’ll look at how to speed up Windows XP computers using manual and automated methods. The focus is on XP as this system is still in widespread use (more)

Computer Freezes Randomly | Main Causes And Cures

by Rod Dunne July 26, 2010

Troubleshooting why your computer freezes randomly is one of those types of computer problems that are frustrating to resolve since a code/fault/message that points you to the cause is rarely shown. Each time my computer freezes randomly I run through the following checklist of probable causes. Before Windows Boots Up I double check all the (more)

Fixing Computers | Troubleshooting Faults

by Rod Dunne July 2, 2010

Being able to fix computers is something that most people feel quite comfortable about doing these days. Here, we’ll look at troubleshooting tips for the three main areas when fixing a computer: hardware, software and performance. Hardware Most component/peripheral faults are due to physical or device driver faults. Any physical damage (electronics errors, wiring faults, (more)

Why A Computer Freezes And Ways To Fix It

by Rod Dunne June 7, 2010

Understanding why a computer freezes up comes down to establishing what is causing such strain on the PC. This article highlights the causes of a slow computer and some straight forward PC repairs to stop a computer freezing. Before starting into any maintenance work you should be sure to do a laptop backup of any (more)