Completely Locking up on me!!!!

Hhahah..yea..last night I tried everything I knew to do..even took my pc apart and vacuumed all the dust...I thought it might be overheating..my temp gauges on the front of my tower are normal tho..and fan speed is right...sighs..I really dont know!

I have had simular problems. Once it was a conflict with my security program. So have your recently changed security programs?

Once it was a router problem. I am not a real technical person. My RL fixed the router conflict, but maybe someone here can tell you what to look for.

I've experienced the constant freezes in Snowglobe, newest Kirsten Viewer and then, after upgrading, newest Emerald Viewer. So far *knocks on wood* the Release Candidate remains unaffected. But yes, the newest versions seem to share this problem - and I dread the next upgrade. So no, it is not only you. And I do hope they change whatever it is causing this, because this really makes SL unplayable.

No, no...Ive had FPROT for about a year, went from AVG..so no new security programs..hmmm...oddly enough I got a new router about a month ago..the old one went out..but this problem didnt start until two days ago..thats what is so wierd..

And its so bad..I mean..SL is totally unplayable..god...frustrating as HELL!

Yes, I tried the old release SL viewer..uninstalled and reinstalled the new one...tried Emerald and Snowglobe..every viewer all the same..with Emerald, Im actually able to stay in world for about 5 mins before my pc locks up...the other viewers its pretty much as soon as I start rezzing..or when someone IMs me, whichever is first..I get an IM..and my pc locks up...or I try to move...I mean WTF!

I just want to thank everyone for taking the time to try and help me it's nice to know that there are people who care

And, I found this article searching google, its dated 07, so this problem is not new...I dont know who this avatar is..but he wrote about it


http://www.kabalyero.com/2007/11/14/computer-freezes-with-second-life/?[url]

Another thing to try is to unplug the computer, open box, physically remove the video card from its slot, then put it back in, then put it back together and try again.

Well, I havent tried that one yet...lol...will do that...I mean, Ive tried everything else, why not!!! I think if someone suggested I eat chocolate chip cookies while standing on me head, Id probably give it a try

Well, my sis loaned me her tech guy..he actually got on my puter remotely..looks all good..cept..he said..new vid card may fix it...sooooo..got one coming..and fingers crossed...will work...man...SL really wants it ALLLLL dont they!!!!! holy shit..i feel sorry for anyone with a REALLY old puter because they are SOL...

What kind of card are you getting?

This was recommended by him for low cost and good performance, since after taxes im gonna build an UBER one...and I have to give thanks to my sis..for helping with this..sighs..I hope LL is happy...I should make THEM pay for a new puter..rofl


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4471396&CatId=319?[url]

I know that's a minimal card...but should be ok for now..I really didnt know that Nvid had a 5000 series that cheap and supposedly good performance..I have a 5200 right now..but its also 4 years old..and its not got the options that one does..shrugs..I dont know...if it works i'll be happy

BTW..im So greatful to all of you for sticking by me with all of this..IF and WHEN this gets taken care of, I'd like to offer you a free outfit on the house..just cuz Im so happy to have you here ..seriously!!!! just give me a yell

The specs say that card uses a PCI slot - not a PCI-E, a PCI. Are you sure that's what you want or need?

Thats what I was wondering..I asked him on the phone if it will fit..hmmm...my luck!

Ahhh i just downloaded PC Wizard to see what bus i use..and I have AGP and PCI slots..so guess it'll be ok..whew

Yummy - I think this was mentioned earlier but I just wanted to reiterate. Do a Ctrl-Alt-Del and sort on "User Name" services. You probably have a lot of crap running there. I have to shut down Core.exe, Teatimer.exe, iTunesHelper.exe, etc etc before SL runs well for me. You should be able to shut down nearly everything listed as an "owner" program, with possibly the exception of taskmgr.exe and explorer.exe. I know some folks shut those down as well. All those little files like ctfmon.exe, jusched.exe, ehmas.exe, etc can be shut down. I wouldn't shut down any rundll32.exe files, just in case, though if you have more than one rundll32.exe, you could possibly have a virus. This really helps me; otherwise, I do the same thing; everything totally freezes.

Yes, ty Oryx..I went to geekology and downloaded a program today called Game Booster..and it actually does all the for you..lol..so that's a pretty handy tool

I asked my geeky buddy about this a while ago, coz i was suffering the same problem, albeit not immediately on logging in like yummy is -
I quote his schpiel and I apologise to the more technically aware here, who know better than me........if useful to yummy, if she can get logged in, then all good!

Pressing Ctrl-Shift-1 in-world will give you a status bar with all kinds of specs, with information might help you to see exactly what is causing the problem. There are two primary reasons that Windows based computers freeze up - either your registry has become corrupt or your virtual memory is overloaded. The result is that your system is running in circles with its internal processing and eventually, it hits a dead end and doesn't know where to go or what information to process so it just stops - and freezes up.

To stop your computer from freezing up, you will want to address two separate issues. First, you will want to try and determine which programs are competing with SL for all of your available processing power. You can do this by using the CONTROL+ALT+DELETE keys which will open the Windows task manager. Click on the tab that says PROCESSES and you will be able to see all of the programs that are using available resources. In many cases, programs that are malfunctioning can use large amounts of processing power and they are likely your culprit.

Diagnostic programs like Registry Patrol and XP Medic are both free to install and operate and may solve many of the freezing up problems computers experience.

Oh I'll have to check that out.

You should probably buy the AGP version of the card instead of the PCI one.

TY Fox, I will give that a spin

Is there a reason for that? Is AGP better...but sighs..too late cuz its on the way..lol

AGP is better, but if you're going to be replacing the computer soon it's probably no big deal.

ahh..I had no clue...learn something everyday...I know my main card now is in the AGP bus.