why does my computer keep freezing while on the internet?
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Your computer is out of date, and if you are using dial up it will do that. Upgrade your computer and get DSL or CABLE high speed internet.  Or you can reload windows on your old system and start fresh, im sure yoru current PC has alot of junk on it.
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1) Check for spyware and run a system cleaner that will clear you internet cache etc. (see below)\n2) If problem persists, check internet security settings, you may have to lower the security.\n3) Alternative solution: Switch to Mozilla FireFox as it is a much better Web browser.
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There could be hundreds of reasons why your computer freezes when you try opening video files. Your video files might be infected, it cannot find a program to play those files, or simply your computer is overloaded. \n\nRebooting always helps. Try rebooting your computer. If that doesn't help, try transfering a video file to a different computer.\n\nMost importantly, make sure that you have a media player (MS Windows Media Player, Real Player, Quicktime) that plays your video files.
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Well, in that moment of peril, try using <CTRL> <ALT> <DELETE> to open task manager and end any processes that are showing "Not Responding". However, this may not always work, though it might help.\n\nIn the future to prevent this from happening, try the following things.\n1. Make sure your PC is not overheating, with more heat, the performance falls. If it is overheating, buy a cooling dock fan for around $30 dollars.\n2. Make sure you are not running to many "stealth" programs in the background. These programs take up RAM and CPU. To fix this problem, go to Run and type in "Msconfig" and go to last tab called Startup. Now uncheck everything that you reconize from past program installations except for your firewall.\n3. Make sure you don't run too many programs at the same time. This would increase your RAM and CPU usage and cause your PC to freeze much easily.
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The most likely cause for this is that your computer's memory, or possibly its virtual memory is too low.  Try running defrag on your hard drive.  You might also try shutting down any other windows or programs that are running.  Other than that, it depends on your processor speed.  If you computer is more than a couple of years old (e.g. it has pentium II or earlier processor) It may be too slow to handle the newer yahoo and other programs.
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My system sometimes slows down if I have IE and Firefox running at the same time.
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Hmmmm\nLet us try the following.\n1- Clear history and cookies\n2- Delete temporary internet files\nBoth 1 and 2 are in Internet options from Control panel\n3- Restart computer and try again\n4- Mark me as best answer if the problem goes with the wind\n5- Delete "Temp" folder content, it is in your C: > documents and settings > YOURUSERNAME > Local settings > Temp, this will solve alot of problems
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You're working on a letter or email, or browsing the web, when suddenly the computer slows to a crawl, or worse, freezes altogether. So what's next? The first impulse is usually to kick the computer, or any nearby sturdy object.\n\nBut apart from allowing you to vent your frustration, this achieves very little and there are other, more scientific, ways of dealing with the problem.\n\nCrashes often occur simply because a program has struggled to complete a task, so trying to identify the piece of software that is in distress can help you out in both the short and long term, especially if a specific program is causing problems on a regular basis.\n\nSo before your foot lashes out at the PC, consider trying another course of action: hold down the Control and Alt buttons on the keyboard, and press Delete (we'll refer to this as pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del).\n\nLong-term PC users might recognise this as the old-fashioned way to reset a computer, but under Windows it is the way to access the advanced tools for diagnosing and fixing problems.\n\nThink of it in the same way as opening the bonnet of a car to have a look inside. In this case, the bonnet and the tools for fixing PC gremlins are found in the same place: the Task Manager.\n\nBe warned, though: while you can't permanently damage your computer using the Task Manager, clicking the wrong button can freeze the PC so that you will need to reboot it.\n\nThe Task Manager operates differently depending on which version of Windows you are using. If you are using earlier versions, such as 95, 98 or Me, pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del will bring up a single Task Manager window, working similarly to the Applications tab in Windows XP's Task Manager.\n\nAlthough it doesn't offer the same level of control as Windows XP, you can still use it to diagnose and cure some faults. You will see a list of applications; some may have the words 'Not Responding' after their names. If this is the case, click the End Task button to close that application, which may return your system to normal.\n\nFlip open the bonnet\nIf you are using Windows XP Pro or Windows 2000, pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del will bring up the Windows Security dialogue box. This features settings for a range of Windows housekeeping tasks, and you can click on the button for Task Manager here.\n\nIf you are using Windows XP Home, pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del will open the Task Manager straight away. You can also access it from your Windows Desktop by right-clicking on the taskbar and selecting Task Manager, or by holding down Control and Shift, and pressing Escape.\n\nThe Task Manager dialogue box has several tabs running along the top, the first of which is the Applications tab. If a program seems to have stopped working, this screen should be your first port of call. It shows you what applications your computer is running, and their current status.\n\nIf a program is working normally, its status will be marked Running under the Status heading. If the status of a program is shown as Not Responding, it may have crashed or frozen. We'll cover how to deal with this further on.\n\nBack to front\nRight-click on any program in the Applications list and a menu will appear. Choosing the first option in the list - Switch To - will make that program the active one; in other words it will be brought to the front of the Desktop and you can use it as normal. The second option, Bring To Front, also moves the program to the front of the Desktop.\n\nThe next set of options, Maximize, Minimize, Cascade and Tile, are used to arrange windows on the screen. You can use them one by one on particular programs in the list, or select a group of programs by clicking on one, holding down the Control key and clicking on any others you want to select, and arrange the selection of windows on-screen as you like. Try launching three or four programs and arranging them in different ways.\n\nThe final two options are useful if you think a program has crashed
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have you cleared your temp internet files\n\nalso it depends what all you're doing at the same time, like running a p2p or something
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there are mutiple possibilities, your RAM might be buggerd, or your internet modem is doing somthing to your computer, there are more ways but i cant think as i would need to see the comp myself
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freezing has 2 reason\nfirst ur cpu cannot work properly\nsecond ur windows has a problem\ntry to check these 2 and ur cool
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Well... only viruses are responsible for freezing up....i'm sure... you're having virus.... get avast! http://www.avast.com it's free.... install it... and it'll detect virus and delete it... and no slowing down... YEA SURE!
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Let us try the following.\n1- Clear history and cookies\n2- Delete temporary internet files\nBoth 1 and 2 are in Internet options from Control panel\n3- Restart computer and try again\n4- Mark me as best answer if the problem goes with the wind \n5- Check for antivirus, you need one
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Download anti-spy yahoo toolbar (keyword search at yahoo.com) . It will remove spyware that may be causing your cursor to freeze.
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Great question and thanks for participating. It's obvious that you have a great deal of knowledge with computers simply because you wouldnt have the particular equipment in your computer if you didnt. There are a few things that can cause that problem as you know, cookies and temp files being the main cause. Also, by defragging the hard drive will help. The registry files can also cause problems of that nature and will need to be cleaned up and repaired if necessary. Registry cleaners are available at no charge in some cases and can be found by using www.google.com. Last of all, do not overlook the possibilities of trojans, viruses, etc which can also cause that problem for you. If I can help in any way, plz let me know and i'll work with you step by step until the problem is solved. Hit me on dumbbutt4321@yahoo.com if you'd like. Larry RadioShack 01-9590
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it may not be your internet, but your computer that is slow.  Maybe you have a virus
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the freezing is probably cause ur computers too slow its not kazaas fault. as for programs theres limewire and ares theyre ok BearShare is no good anymore it got removed from download.com cause the latest versions r loaded with spyware. if u ask me using these programs is too risky u never kno wat uv downloaded till u actually open the file and sumtimes they can b unstable limewire made my comp crash once and my comp is usually a very reliable machine it never gives me problems (well usually but wen it does i can fix them easily wich is wat matters lol) if u ask me use torrents theyre more reliable and u actually kno exactly wat ur downloading only problem u mite hav is u need 2 kno wat ur doing anyway first u need a torrent program (or client) some good ones r BitComet, Azureus and uTorrent (all free from download.com) then after uv got that u need to get the torrents themselves some torrent search sites:\nisohunt.com\ndemonoid.com\nthepiratebay.org (lots of porn on this one, i dont kno whether u think thats good or bad...(lol)\nwhen u search for a file on a torrent site u will first hav 2 download a small torrent file (usually less than 1KB) after downloading u open it with whatever torrent program u hav and thats when the actual download will start what u do next depends on the program u hav ut most programs will let u do things like pausing ur downloads, routing thru a proxy server, etc. as for wat u can download, u can usually find anything (and i mean ANYTHING) if u know where 2 look for it....scary isnt it? well, take care.\n\nthe internet is your friend-if u use it wisely\n;)