recently my computer has started freezeing whenerver i try to load a page on the internet and after awile it starts to freeze whenever i try to start any program. ive tried both firefox and ie and it does the same thing. ive already reformated my hard drive multiple times and it still does the same thing. when it freezes it gives no warning, it just stops working and i have to manually restart it. i have tried installing updates through different means(internet,disk,ect.) and is still happens. my hardware is: athlon xp 3000+/1024Mb ram/geforce 6200 256Mb/250 watt power source/Maxtor 160Gb hard drive1 person needs an answerI do too

You are at Vista forum.Please repost to XP forum, perfaomance and maintenance section :http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpperformance/threadsFor the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark the suggestion as Answered if it solves your problem.

what are you talking about it says im in xp forums

what are you talking about it says im in xp forumsMy apology. I didn't realize I myself is in XP forum.Kindly ignore my last reply.For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark the suggestion as Answered if it solves your problem.

BobTry Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the PerformanceTab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. Withthe Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxesbefore Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figuresfor the 6 processes using the largest amounts?Is your computer error free?Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer forErrors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48hours ago.You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaningof the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Descriptionare important.A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and doubleclick on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is abutton resembling two pages. Click the button and close EventViewer. Now start your message and do a paste into the body ofthe message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting fromEvent Viewer. Hope this helps, Gerry Cornell