Why does P.C hangs?

Mostly when a computer hangs, it, in my experience with computers, is a memory problem. I had a good compaq computer one time with 128MB ram, but the more programs I had open and the more programs running in the background, my resources were being used and I was forced to reboot my system alot. Later on I had another system with 256MB ram, and still the same problem existed - the more programs running, the more resources were being used.

My suggestion would be is to close any and all programs that are being unused, and/or "turn off" programs that you don't need on startup so they don't load when the system boots up.

Neil

Just somthing you might want to look at
Check your vidio device drivers for the latest version for your video card. This has cured lockup problems for me in the past.

Good luck

Look in your starup folder or in the registry and see if Microsoft Find Fast is loading and remove it, it is a common culprit of lock-ups and PC slow-downs. afterwards if you have the time download the service pack for Office97.

i don't know the o.s. but if its 98 you can monitor your system resources by right clicking on my computer and selecting the "perfomance" tab. if your system resources drop as you are working that will be your culprit. more ram might help, but disabling any unused programs such as find fast (as was already suggested) will help. ctl-alt del and see how many programs launch when you first boot up. chances are quite a few. if you go to Run and type msconfig a utility will launch that allow you to disable some of these programs an not waste resources on them. be careful to leave systray and explorer alone. also, i would remove one at a time unless you are familiar with them. that way if you have a problem its easy to back up. good luck.

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