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Windows Vista: Vista freezes every 1 or 2 minutes
vista freezing
by algorlex - 7/11/07 7:33 AM In reply to: Vista freezes every 1 or 2 minutes by obridgeHi obridge,
I bought a new Dell9300 with a Gforce8800gt card and had the same problem from the day I received it.Thought it was the card but went to Dell help who took control of the PC.
To cut it short it was because my Roxio software needed an upgrade. The tech did this and no problems since.
Hope this helps.
Vista Freezing
by fredasparagus - 9/11/08 3:19 PM In reply to: vista freezing by algorlexI use a 2006 HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium. It too had been freezing after being on for only 10 minutes or as long as a couple of hours. Reviewed all system options and found nothing out of place, then read something in an internet discussion web site about power settings, something about changing from balanced to performance power settings, and found another comment that recommended to check for driver updates for the system. I went to Windows Update and found 18 system and software updates needed, some critical. 16 were subsequently selected including one for the video driver.
After the updates were downloaded/installed the laptop has now been running error free for several days, from minimum load up to 100% of ram and 100% dual processors utilization (running security camera video and internet access over ethernet home lan and wireless G to this laptop), it now performs rock solid. Hopefully this info helps someone else like it did for me and after using a public forum such as CNET. Thanks!
Technical support addressed problem- conflict free stuff
by m.rowbotham - 1/30/09 10:07 AM In reply to: Vista Freezing by fredasparagusI have read all these messages and found none addressed the problem. In the end I phoned Dell technical support since my laptop was in warranty. They connected remotely and uninstalled free software that came with the pc - including google toolbar which was conflicting with vista toolbar which was indexing files in the backgroud at the same time. After this call my computer is fine and no longer freezes at all. I would recommmend if you are having this problem to uninstall free software that came with your pc and remove google toolbar and setup vista toolbar instead. Ideally a call to technical support should be able to resolve it. If the problem is the same as mine it isn't a vista issue or any other windows settings - these area a red herring.
Vista Freezing
by Ajndrews - 1/7/08 6:50 AM In reply to: Vista freezes every 1 or 2 minutes by obridgeHi i guess ill chime in on the Vista Freezing club and tell you about my same experience here. I have had vista running since March 07, havn't experienced any freezing until this early January 08. Sure its had a hicup or two from time to time but its nothing like it has been.
First off system specs.
Cooler Master Stacker 830 evolution + 7 thermal take fans, Western Digital 160gb Corsair harddrive 4th WD this year not the same size corsair... no harddrive is really holding up recently.. hmmm, Abit In9 + wifi Motherboard, Zalman's CNPS9500 heatsink, Intel E6600 overclocked 200mhz - 600mhz it varys depending on performance, Asus EN8800gtx at stock cant get the overclock to stick what so ever. - Corsair 8500 dominator ram just died so im using my G-skill i forgot what it is cuz newegg is kicking me out of my account LOL but it only scores a 5.0 while my dominator ram scores a 5.9. I use a Corsair ram fan, Sound Blaster Fatil!ty sound card. The now defunct Plextor drive that dont work with vista lol. a sony dvd rom drive that isnt capable of installing a few dvds or cd apps such as Medieval total war 2 and Eldar Scrolls Oblivion...and yes it has the latest firmware, i use the plextor when shes shootin blanks, also an extra cd rom drive.
So as u can tell i have a modest high end system. Personally i hated intel but the simple fact that there hardware is besting AMD to the max was a bitter pill to swallow but totally worth it when viewing the upgrade process.
OK so now vista is freezing from time to time... it started when my daughter was pushing the cooler masters power button ... ARGH! cuz that GREAT case doesnt have ONE simple THING for us ADULTS!!! A simple accessory needed to cover the power button like a plastic window thingy. They build a door with hinges that changes sides a mobo tray that slides out but no cover for the front port and power button accessories on the case... just plain stupid. Oh and my abit bios does not have the ability to disable the power button only delay it ... ^^
Simply put YOU BETTER NOT SHUT DOWN VISTA WHILE APPS ARE RUNNING! YOU WILL LOSE TONS OF DATA CORRUPTING VISTA AND THIS WILL KILL YOUR HARDDRIVE!!!
no people im not joking my daughter started pushin that button and since then ive gone thru 3 harddrives RUNNING Vista and 1 running xp. Kids they do the darndest things.
Now i have this occasional system freeze while i run ANY browser but NOT in games. i believe the only solution is to reinstall but i have no clue i built this system and havnt had THIS kind of problem theres no evidence of clues anywhere to fix anything so im lost... personally i just think u all got bad harddrives or bad ram or the wrong ram timings those are usually the main culprits here. Check all your connections and replace ram and harddrives with a fresh install to see if this fixes ur problems itll prolly fix mine ill repost at a later time when i get more dough to shovel into my pc.
doh
by Ajndrews - 1/7/08 6:57 AM In reply to: Vista Freezing by AjndrewsOh I forgot Vista Ultimate is also freezing for 20 seconds on startup and when some apps are opening or running not just the browser... somtimes it goes away but it creeps around.
Thx for reading that long post and GL to all those that quest for this solution. Plz report back here to tell us how you fixed that pesky bug.
Mouse freezes on Vista start up unless in motion
by karlkroger - 1/12/08 1:18 PM In reply to: Vista freezes every 1 or 2 minutes by obridgeI upgraded to Windows Vista a few months ago and whenever my computer starts the both my wireless and plain mouse freeze up. My wireless Logitech mouse will not work at all unless I plug in the plain mouse and move it around during startup and during loading. Then I can swap that out with the wireless mouse and it works. The wireless is not USB.
Any ideas how to fix this other than manually moving my hand around and swapping out mice?
Mouse and Music freeze Vista
by dr1v3ryan - 5/2/08 6:18 PM In reply to: Vista freezes every 1 or 2 minutes by obridgehey guys I have same problem with Windows Vista Ultimate or Home Premium.!!! My mouse keeps freezing and also Windows media player! When i listen to music my mouse and sound freezes for like 10 seconds.. its driving me crazy! i have G5 Gaming mouse. I've installed the latest updates from Logitech and Windows , i also changed the theme from Aero to Basic and it still keeps on freezing can some one help me with this? i can't do my work and study because of this error!! Is Ultimate OS which makes it freeze? Will it be fine with home Premium .. or it same error on every Vista OS ?? Answer me help!!!
It's a Logitech Setpoint issue...
by John.Wilkinson
- 5/3/08 8:02 AM
In reply to: Mouse and Music freeze Vista by dr1v3ryan
I have a Logitech Easy Call desktop and have encountered the same thing. After trying generic drivers, different keyboard/mice, etc. I discovered the problem lies with an audio driver bundled with Setpoint 4.00BR. (Your mouse takes Setpoint 4.40, but I assume a similar problem exists.) Every so often the driver will glitch while a sound is playing, causing all other devices associated with Setpoint (in my case mouse and keyboard, to stop working. In my case I uninstalled Setpoint, manually removed all keyboard/mouse/sound drivers from Logitech through Device Manager, then reinstalled and the problem resolved itself. In your case, if you don't have a Logitech sound system, you should be able to resolve the problem simply by manually removing any Logitech sound drivers present and rebooting, then checking for driver updates for your sound card from the sound card manufacturer's website.
Good luck.
John
Risk it all?
by dr1v3ryan - 5/3/08 10:37 AM In reply to: It's a Logitech Setpoint issue... by John.Wilkinson
Well Thank you For you help John its really nice of you! But i just installed WIN XP media Center . and im afraid to risk it all for Vista Home Premiumn/Ultimate. Because i have been fighting with this Vista Glitch or logithech glitch for 3 days! I Unistalled and Installed Vista OS 7 times i had huge headache!Do you think i should risk it all and do the Vista thing ? Btw I have Logitech Cordless Set EX 110 but i use only keyboard from that set and G5 Logitech Gaming MOuse!.So strange my glitches mostly happend after i installed the Updates! or some other Program! And Well I dont have any Sound drivers from Logitech!And i have in built mainbaord sound card! I have P35 Neo Mainboard 8600GT and intel core 2 duo! with 4 gigds of ram! So John im asking you to make me a favour?!could you check the mainboard on internet and tell me what should i do.. Go For vista or stay with XP
It worked !!!
by lmirguet - 5/30/08 3:36 PM In reply to: It's a Logitech Setpoint issue... by John.Wilkinson
Hello,
I had the same mouse freeze problem for a year. And after having read your post, I tried to uninstall "Logitech Setpoint". And it worked!!!
Thank you very much!!!
the use of my computer is much more fluid now!
Laurent
Pointing out the obvious...
by Soul Raven - 6/7/08 9:36 PM In reply to: It worked !!! by lmirguetGranted there are a few posts regarding MS mice I found it interesting that alot of the failures were related to Logitec mice. Point blank SetPoint is the cause of alot of input device failures. Dell's mice are made by Logitec, and if you know anything about Dell Bluetooth you know how "bad" it is.
There was an issue recently where people lost functionality of keyboard/mouse after applying KB938371. But, the funny thing was that the majority of the affected devices where ones using Setpoint.
Anyways figured I'd be mister obvious. There was one post in this thread that mentioned setting Power Options to High Performance, give that a shot. The first poster however, didn't even meet the minimum recommended requirements for having Vista Ultimate on his machine which I thought was interesting.
Also, when talking about slow performance/startup you might want to look at what startup items you have enabled. MSCONFIG does wonders for performance issues. As well check the "Reliability and Performance Monitor". It has useful information in determining when you began having issues.
Solution: Vista freezes for a few seconds every so often
by zenith191 - 1/1/09 6:17 PM In reply to: Mouse and Music freeze Vista by dr1v3ryanCause: Vista is putting hard drive into sleep mode. When you do something that accesses the hard drive the IO call blocks for a few seconds.
Fix: Extend time before Vista puts hard drive to sleep in Control Panel -> System & Maintenance -> Power Options -> Change Plan Settings -> Change Advanced Power Settings -> Hard Disk -> Turn off hard disk after ...
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