-=pctechtalk freelists=- Re: locking up
- From: "Jan Miller" <koryo1953@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 09:00:06 -0600
Gosh, I hope that is the problem. This thing has been driving me crazy.
They were talking of putting the computer in another room, I'm going to
really push that they do that asap, at least get it off the same outlet as
the frig. I picked them up an UPS battery backup/surge yesterday. Taking the
computer back this morning before I go to work & setting it up. Got my
fingers crossed...
Jan
>From: "nightsneak" <nightsneak@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: -=pctechtalk freelists=- Re: locking up
>Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 22:09:42 -0500
>
>
>Mama Mia! I would certainly think that their electric setup was a big part,
>or all of the problem!
>
>Since it works at your house, the next thing to try would be taking it back
>to their house and plugging it ONLY into a Computer-dedicated GOOD surge
>strip. You know how refrigerators cycle on and off? I bet that correlates
>to
>the "randomness" of the crashes. They are pretty lucky that they haven't
>burned their house down!
>
>nightsneak
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jan Miller" <koryo1953@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:22 PM
>Subject: -=pctechtalk freelists=- Re: locking up
>
>
>|
>| Round 2..
>|
>| I went out there today & installed a new motherboard, cpu & memory in
>that
>| computer. Decided to uninstall norton's & when it told me to shutdown &
>| restart, 2 illegel error messages came up. So much for the new
>motherboard.
>|
>| I mentioned earlier about the computer being connected to an ungrounded
>| outlet. I looked today at the whole setup, in the one recepticle they
>have
>| the frig plugged into it. The other one has the surge strip, a cheap
>one,
>| with 3-4 things plugged into that plus they have another surge strip
>plugged
>| into the first surge strip with several more things plugged into that. I
>| also noticed a small extension cord plugged into the first surge strip
>| coming from another room. Could this be the problem, they are overloading
>| the outlet?? I can't imagine having all that connected to one outlet. I
>| took their computer home & have had it running for 4-1/2 hours so far
>with
>| no problems. I changed the motherboard back to the one they had & did put
>a
>| different sound card in & upped the memory a bit. I also installed
>Norton's
>| Systemworks 2002, they had 2000 in there before & it seems to be running
>| smoothly. Knocking on wood....
>|
>| Jan
>|
>|
>| >From: "nightsneak" <nightsneak@xxxxxxx>
>| >Reply-To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>| >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>| >Subject: -=pctechtalk freelists=- Re: locking up
>| >Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 23:38:57 -0500
>| >
>| >
>| >Jan,
>| >How old is the computer? Have you tried physically cleaning it? Open the
>| >case and blow out the dust bunnies with a can of air? Is the fan running
>| >when it should?
>| >
>| >Since it worked again after a reformat, I would suspect something that
>is
>| >running. How about cleaning out temp files, cache, history, cookies,
>etc.?
>| >I
>| >don't use Norton's, and I know that it is highly recommended, but I also
>| >know that many people have problems with it.
>| >
>| >How often do they clean temp files, regclean, scandisk, defrag?
>| >
>| >Grasping at straws myself, but I really don't think that the closeness
>to
>| >the refrigerator should have any effect on it.
>| >
>| >You might try going to start>run> type "msconfig" without the
>| >quotes>startup, and unchecking each thing one by one. You will have to
>| >reboot after each thing and see if anything changes. Or you can do the
>| >reverse, uncheck everything not needed (see sites below for stuff that
>| >should NOT be unchecked) and add back one-by-one.
>| >
>| >http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
>| >
>| >http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm
>| >
>| >nightsneak
>| >
>| >
>| >----- Original Message -----
>| >From: "Jan Miller" <koryo1953@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>| >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>| >Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 11:22 PM
>| >Subject: -=pctechtalk freelists=- Re: locking up
>| >
>| >
>| >|
>| >| A friend of mine, their computer has had episodes of locking up,
>| >crashing,
>| >| freezing, etc. It will go for a while just fine & then it will start
>up.
>| >| It's random when it does it, they are not doing anything in particular
>| >when
>| >| it happens, could be when they start the computer up, or getting email
>or
>| >| whatever. They are not doing the same thing every time it happens.
>It's
>| >a
>| >| Celeron 533 mhz, 128mb mem. They have win 98 2nd ed in the computer.
>| >They
>| >| have an antivirus program, which they keep updated, we've gone through
>| >the
>| >| file checker feature, disk cleanup, defrag, win doctor, etc.
>Basically,
>| >the
>| >| only thing they use the computer for is the internet. The only
>programs
>| >| they have in the computer besides windows is printshop, which they
>don't
>| >use
>| >| too often & Norton systemworks 2000. We even formatted the harddrive
>&
>| >| started fresh & it was OK for a while, then it starts crashing again.
>I
>| >| tried a different video card & change memory modules. I finally
>disabled
>| >| Norton's crashguard but I haven't heard back from them if that helped
>or
>| >| not. Their computer tower is right next to the frig & I was wondering
>if
>| >| there could be some sort of "interference" that could be the problem.
>| >| Grasping at straws on that one.
>| >|
>| >|
>| >| >From: "nightsneak" <nightsneak@xxxxxxx>
>| >| >Reply-To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>| >| >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>| >| >Subject: -=pctechtalk freelists=- Re: locking up
>| >| >Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 22:05:05 -0500
>| >| >
>| >| >
>| >| >Jan,
>| >| >
>| >| >Are you just concerned with the heat from a refrigerator? It
>shouldn't
>| >hurt
>| >| >it at all as long as there is air space around the tower. It should
>| >depend
>| >| >more on how good your computer fans are, and if air is able to
>| >circulate.
>| >| >
>| >| >Unless it is a very old refrigerator, the heat should only be coming
>out
>| >of
>| >| >the back, and if the refrigerator is far enough away from the wall to
>| >allow
>| >| >circulation, it should not be a factor to your computer.
>| >| >
>| >| >Are you having computer problems that you think are related to this?
>Or
>| >| >just
>| >| >curious?
>| >| >
>| >| >nightsneak
>| >| >
>| >| >
>| >| >----- Original Message -----
>| >| >From: "Jan Miller" <koryo1953@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>| >| >To: <PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>| >| >Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 12:07 PM
>| >| >Subject: -=pctechtalk freelists=- locking up
>| >| >
>| >| >
>| >| >|
>| >| >| Does it hurt a computer to have the tower sitting right next to a
>| >| >| refrigerator?
>| >| >|
>| >| >| Jan
>| >| >
>| >
>| >
>| >
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