Hang-up problem with Desktop

euglycaemia

I really appreciate your help with my Desktop [relatively new]

Dell Dimensions 9200 Windows XP

All of sudden system hangsup.........Cant even click on 'Task Manager' to 'endtask'

This is happening very frequently now a days!

Tried defragmenting/check error etc.......but no help

Please help

Slayerx

Do you have many programs that start with the computer?

If so I would look to disable some as this may help with your problem.

Let me know if you do and I will help with which to disable and see if that helps.

I would also recommend running a spyware program such as Ad-Aware incase its spyware thats slowing your computer down.

euglycaemia

Slayerx wrote: »

Do you have many programs that start with the computer?

If so I would look to disable some as this may help with your problem.

Let me know if you do and I will help with which to disable and see if that helps.

I would also recommend running a spyware program such as Ad-Aware incase its spyware thats slowing your computer down.

Thanks very much for your help.

I dont know what do you mean by starting with many programs

On start I can see Netscape / McAfee / AOL messenger service....etc

Please let me know how to disable

Slayerx

Some programs when you will load up everytime you load up your pc.

Some of the programs you may not be aware are doing this and some you may not even use so its possibly slowing down your pc to load them when not needed.

To disable you need to hit the start key on windows then go to run

In the command field type msconfig and there will be a box with tabs you need to select the one called startup if I remember correctly and disable the programs listed you don't need to use.

If your unsure which ones to disable then if you can take a screenshot I can take a look and we can try disable a few and see how it effects the computer and they can always be enabled again.