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Momentary Freezing Advent 7098

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  • -TangleFoot-
    -TangleFoot- Posts: 4,673 Forumite
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    closed wrote: »
    google and chrome gets quite a few mentions on that log, none of which are required for a machine to run well and browse

    Very little of what's there is required but I doubt anyone here would be content with a simple web kiosk.
  • robmar0se
    robmar0se Posts: 1,328 Forumite
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    -TangleFoot- wrote: »
    IE9 perhaps; IE8... not so much.

    I don't believe that IE9 is XP compatible, anyway none of the browsers should cause the system to stutter/freeze IMO
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,864 Forumite
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    robmar0se wrote: »
    I don't believe that IE9 is XP compatible, anyway none of the browsers should cause the system to stutter/freeze IMO

    correct about IE9 and XP, they don't go. Browsers stuttering may be down to any add-ons rather than the browsers themselves, check what's running in them....having said that, flashplayer's been a complete PITA recently, I had to reload it again yesterday :(
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • donny-gal
    donny-gal Posts: 4,661 Forumite
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    Oh heck - now I've blown it, no icons or task bar or start button - how do I fix this? DG
    Member #8 of the SKI-ers Club
    Why is it I have less time now I am retired then when I worked?
  • -TangleFoot-
    -TangleFoot- Posts: 4,673 Forumite
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    Hit [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del], select New Task, type explorer.exe and press [Enter].
  • donny-gal
    donny-gal Posts: 4,661 Forumite
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    edited 20 May 2012 at 1:52PM
    Ok I have them back, but the Eggtimer is constanty on, with Cntrl-Alt-Del got the Task Manager up, only processess running are the System Idle Time and Spoolv.exe - no HDD light showing usage.

    The only other thing I notice is the small Blue Bar at the side of the start button (quick launch I think) is blank.

    Arrow on the top of the screen, and Eggtimer when I take to the Start line.

    Thanks
    DG
    Member #8 of the SKI-ers Club
    Why is it I have less time now I am retired then when I worked?
  • donny-gal
    donny-gal Posts: 4,661 Forumite
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    On the Browser, this is a 70+ year old, he couldn't handle the change to Chrome so have put him back to IE. DG
    Member #8 of the SKI-ers Club
    Why is it I have less time now I am retired then when I worked?
  • Figment
    Figment Posts: 2,643 Forumite
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    What were you doing immediately prior to everything vanishing?

    Tried rebooting?
    How do I add a signature?
  • donny-gal
    donny-gal Posts: 4,661 Forumite
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    Several times. Too much at once, and I do know better:o

    Even Shutdown via the Task manager does not work, have to do a hard switch off.

    Restored it to a day or two ago, but that hasn't done it.

    Can get in ok in Safe Mode, but obviously need to get the real mode working.

    DG
    Member #8 of the SKI-ers Club
    Why is it I have less time now I am retired then when I worked?
  • Figment
    Figment Posts: 2,643 Forumite
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    Had you installed, or removed, any programs etc. or hardware (especially things like flash drives/external hard drives)?
    How do I add a signature?
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