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Laptop freezing on me randomly

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  • 26-11-2012 8:43pm
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    mobyfitz20
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭


    hi everyone

    my Toshiba Satellite is starting to freeze on me. its boots up fine into the os but then when i try doing something it freezes straight away and i may have to wait a few min before something actually happens. i have tried using safe mode and it work fine.

    any help on solving this problem would be very much appreciated.

    thanks


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    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Have you got anti virus and anti spyware installed?


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    #3
    mobyfitz20
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭mobyfitz20


    i do but i can't even access my anti virus. its taking so long to open it up.


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    icjzfmq7ewon1t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 336 ✭✭icjzfmq7ewon1t


    Open up in safe mode plus networking and run the antivirus


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    mobyfitz20
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭mobyfitz20


    thank you very much for the quick reply. i will try that right now and i'll get back to you.


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    duckysauce
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭duckysauce


    mobyfitz20 wrote: »
    hi everyone

    my Toshiba Satellite is starting to freeze on me. its boots up fine into the os but then when i try doing something it freezes straight away and i may have to wait a few min before something actually happens. i have tried using safe mode and it work fine.

    any help on solving this problem would be very much appreciated.

    thanks

    Do you have one or two antivirus products installed ?


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    mobyfitz20
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭mobyfitz20


    could u recommend a good anti spyware to download?


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    icjzfmq7ewon1t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 336 ✭✭icjzfmq7ewon1t


    mobyfitz20 wrote: »
    could u recommend a good anti spyware to download?

    Malwarebytes and Superantispyware are two good free options. Just google them.


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    zenno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭zenno


    In regards to you not being able to continue with a workable system in normal mode before it freezes.

    I recommend that you go into safe-mode with networking and when windows loads up, Go into google and type in... Malwarebytes filehippo or download it direct here... http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/ and just download the latest version from the top right of that site to your documents (not the desktop as screen resolution will be too low and icons too large and you might not see it if you have too many icons on your desktop).

    Malwarebytes installs/scans and will update in Safe-mode with networking so try that and do a full scan.


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    Cork981
    Registered Users Posts: 762 ✭✭✭Cork981


    Sounds like some heavy application is starting up go and open the program 'run' you can do this in safe mode or wait till it becomes responsive then type msconfig into the run program and hit enter now on the new menu go to startup and untick any applications you don't want to load on start up or anything you don't recognise


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