[DangerousThing]

may I PM you?

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Keep your eye on Temp 1...see if it fluctuates as you use the machine. If you minimize Speed Fan, it should put the temp in your system tray (by the clock). Use your machine and watch it for a bit.

[wannabe1]

Keep your eye on Temp 1...see if it fluctuates as you use the machine. If you minimize Speed Fan, it should put the temp in your system tray (by the clock). Use your machine and watch it for a bit.

[wannabe1]

Yes...you may PM me...

[DangerousThing]

Wannabe....the machine freezes after about three or four minutes of running. I don't think I'll get any other readings, as it is frozen again

[wannabe1]

Have you updated your video drivers?

[DangerousThing]

Okay...new readings...

HDO 43C
Temp1 45C

[wannabe1]

The temps seem to be staying within range.

Let's turn down the video acceleration a bit and see what happens.

Right click on "My Computer", choose "Properties", click the "Performance" tab, click the "Graphics" button, move the "Acceleration" slider to about half way, and "Apply" the change. See if the hangs continue.

I'm really starting to think this is a RAM problem...we'll see if we can get a test on that if the video acceleration isn't the problem.

[DangerousThing]

I hope I haven't done anything too terrible, but the customer I just had is an IT guy for AT&T. He saw the laptop on my chair and the GTG page on the screen and suggested I run: chkdsk/R in safe mode....I figured what the heck, did so, and now I am no longer freezing up.

What should I do next to get the bugs out???

[wannabe1]

Cool! But wasn't it hanging in Safe Mode, too?

I'd have had you try that a while ago if I'd known it would run long enough to get it started....

Just keep an eye on it...usually the chkdsk will do a pretty fair job of straightening things out.

[DangerousThing]

Not a problem at all......it only hung once in safe mode w/netowrking...I plan to now install cleanup, AVG, SpyBot and TuneUp get them all up and running...any other suggested steps???

[wannabe1]

Maybe add AdAware Personal to the list...other than that, you look good to go!

wannabe1

[DangerousThing]

Already on it.....thanks so much for your patience and assistance (again)

[wannabe1]

My pleasure!

[DangerousThing]

Good morning! I am now having difficulty completing the install of SP2. I am stuck at: "Updating your System/Performing Cleanup"

[wannabe1]

How long has it been at this point?