computer freeze

Freezes sometimes are caused by having low memory, conflick with programs and a worn out computer, or sometimes you just need to reinstall your OS.

try adding more ram its cheep and easy cause if the ram gets full it freezes

Do some general maintainence, clear temp directories, *.tmp files, run scandisk with thorough setting to check for bad disk sectors, and run a defrag. If you have nortons windoctor let that run once on it as well and it should clear up a lot of the problems out there. Otherwise if it's an internet pc getthe ad-ware download and scan for spyware and remove those.
Good luck.
Hardware wise more memory would be a good thing, open the case and spray out the dust with compressed air , check your fans to make sure they're operating ok, and make sure the cpu heatsink is free of dust. Overheating is probably the source of your lock ups.

What operating system are you running? How much RAM? If it's Win95 or 98 and you're trying to open several applications, sometimes the computer will freeze because it is confused - it loses threads. You might make sure there is enough disk space left on your hard drive and that you have at least the minimum necessary RAM to run your OS and your applications. Do you have a bunch of things running in the background like anti-virus, WeatherBug or such, a PDA synchronization applet? Shut all those down and see if that helps.

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