firefgirl Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 when i start windows vista 64 , after about 3 to 5 minutes no matter what it is doing it freezes and nothing functions. only way tom remedy to to shutoff with off/on button and restart. Operating system:Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit) Service Pack 2 System root: C:\Windows Available physical memory: 2938 MB CPU: Pentium® Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz Drive Info: C: 287.91 GB Internet Explorer: 9.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilolee Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Problem solved for Big hairy cat. Firefgirl disappeared, instead... Hi firefgril! When you have access to Windows, disable your internet connection; then: 1) Open an elevated command prompt and type: cleanmgr /sageset:65535 Press enter, tick every option inside cleanmgr advanced menu, click ok, then type this: cleanmgr /sagerun:65535Press enter and wait until it finishes. 2) Uninstall the programs that you are not using from control panel 3) Check the applications that start with Windows (start - run - msconfig - enter - startup tab) 4) Check the tasks inside taskschd.msc (start - run - taskschd.msc - enter): if there are strange tasks that should not be there, remove them (but check them carefully and search in internet about them, or ask here --- restart your internet connection and, when you have finished, disable it) 5) Defragment your system hard drive device (it could take hours, you can leave it on during the night) 6) Restart your internet connection and download/run these programs: Full scan with your antivirus adwcleaner (click) Junkware removal tool (click) superantispyware free (click) sophos virus removal tool free (click) MBAM free (click) stinger 32 bit (click) or stinger 64 bit (click) (according to your windows BIT version) MS Safety Scanner 32 bit (click) or MS Safety Scanner 64 bit (click) (according to your windows BIT version) 7) Launch sfc /scannow from an elevated command prompt Looking forward for your kind feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Will this fix work for Vista 32 & must run all those programs at the end?Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilolee Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 It could work, but I can't say it for sure. Just try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Ok, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilolee Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Did it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I have not tried it as I am concerned it may screw it up (32 bit) worse than it already is, don't cha know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Perhaps my problem is not exactly the same. Mine will freeze at any time not just 3-5 minutes after start-up. Then I get blue screen & have to totally shut down & restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilolee Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Yes, those methods work for 32bit versions... Just don't use stinger 64bit and ms safety scanner 64bit. If you often get blue screens of Death, I don't recommend defragmentation! Check if your system is stable when booted in safe mode and, in that case (stable system without BSODs), you could try the defragmentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Thank you , I will give that a try & post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 One day , so far so good, will post any changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 OK it did not work pc (Vista -32) is back to freeze up again. I have used the fix 3 times but it comes back to freeze up at about any time. Got any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilolee Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Did sfc /scannow give errors or no integrity violation message? Did the scans with those softwares find anything or was the pc clean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 sfc was clean however two of your links ( adweleaner & junkware) have shown some things. I will re-run & get back to you asap. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Cleared the problems on the two links (see above) and so far so good have not had a freeze in four days. Thanks again for the help. Now I must find the different problems with Windows XP home on another computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilolee Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 UCanFixIt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Where might I find some help for a very very slow Windows XP Home program ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilolee Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Have you already tried these? 1) Download adwcleaner portable (click) and run it.2) Download wise care 365 portable (click), extract it and put it on your desired/preferred folder.3) Double left-click wisecare365.exe, click custom checkup, select/tick all entries (or the entries that you prefer), click ok, click checkup now, wait until the scan finishes, click fix now.4) Click the third tab at top: system tuneupOn the left, click the fourth tab: startup managerRemove unnecessary items (keep enabled antivirus and processor items)Keep us informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ok I ran that twice but it did not fix it. However the 365 program looks good to me. Thanks for trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilolee Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Try: 1) Windows start, all programs, accessories, open command prompt - elevated privileges needed, from windows vista and later OS: Inside the black screen that appears write (or, better, copy-paste the following): cleanmgr /sageset:1 (press enter key on our keyboard) Select/tick every option that appears (or choose the options that you prefer), click ok Inside the black screen that appears write (or, better, copy-paste the following): cleanmgr /sagerun:1 (press enter key on our keyboard) wait until it finishes 2) Launch sfc /scannow from the same command prompt (Windows xp installation cd needed) 3) Launch defrag c: -f -v from the same command prompt (only if the system is stable and there aren't BSODs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hairy Cat Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 OK I think I have found the problem I just don't know how to fix it. When I go to (taskschd.msc) , Task Scheduler I get this; Task image is corrupt & then all of these; MS Win disk diagnostic collector, MC update LP remove WSH reset MP scheduled scan all corrupt or have been moved. Could this be the problem & if so can you help? Thanks,BD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilolee Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Hey! I have missed this. Have you already solved it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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