How to Fix Computer Freezes ?

A computer freezes up or stop running for many reasons. Take a few deep breaths and take in this information. These ideas will assist you when your computer freezes, assuming it is a relatively minor problem and not a major repair.

Instructions

Save your work often. If you are on the Internet often, save your work as a draft and come back to edit it. In case you are working on a document, click the save button every so often. This is a quick fix in the event your computer freezes.

Try the three finger salute by pressing Control-Alt-Delete to fix a stalled computer. This will bring up your Windows Task Manager. It will appear differently in different versions of Windows, just so you are aware. The computer will tell you which software is responding and which is not responding or freezes up continually.

Click end task on the software or applications that are prone to freezes and are not responding.


If you still cannot get Windows to respond, then simply touch Control-Alt-Delete again and shut the computer down. Or press and hold the button on the front of the computer to fix the freeze.


Pull the power cord out and leave it sit for ten minutes in the event it still freezes. This allows the computer to "reset" and fix itself when it freezes. Then push the power button and start the computer normally. Open software gradually.


Close applications, run only what you need to. Computer freezes happen when too many software programs running at the same time. Limit to two or three programs or Internet Windows at a time.


If your computer feels hot to the touch, it could be overheating. Use a blow-off duster by the fan area (for desktops) to fix this when the computer is off. If this does not fix it, take it in for professional evaluation, as your power supply, motherboard or other hardware may be in need of repair.


If the computer only freezes on a certain website, try not to visit that website or use a different browser. If a web browser continually freezes, try to uninstall and reinstall it. Alternatively, try to use another web browser that is has more speed and quality.

Check for viruses or spyware. These can cause an abundance of computer freezes. Run a spyware and antivirus check to fix this, and make sure security software is properly installed and updated on the computer at all times. See the resources section if you need additional help with this.

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Windows 7 and Ubuntu's Karmic Koala

Ubuntu 9.10 which is also widely known as Karmic Koala is taking the battle to Microsoft and its new Windows 7 operating system. The Koala brings faster boot times, a new software installer, better disk encryption, online services, and quite a bit more to the popular Linux desktop. The release candidate was taken for a spin and users are happy to report that while work remains, Ubuntu 9.10 has plenty of improvements and that it's worthy upgrading on your current system. For long-time Ubuntu fans, the most recent noticeable change in Karmic Koala will likely be the new Software Center, the graphical utility for package management which come as a replacement for the traditional GNOME Add/Remove tool.

As it stands with the 9.10 release Software Center actually does not really do anything Add/Remove, but the interface is slightly cleaner and will likely be easier for Linux newbies to navigate. More interesting is where Canonical plans to go with Software Center in later releases. The goal is to eventually replace Synaptic, gdebi, some parts of the Computer Janitor, and also the possibility of the Update Manager as well, with the all-in-one Software Center. Ubuntu also plans to offer commercial software via Software Center, though that won't likely happen until version 3.0 - currently Software Center is a 1.0 release. Software Center is considerably cleaner and more seemingly easier for Linux newbies While Software Center looks awesome as is, and Canonical's plans call for an even brighter future, at this time Software Center is essentially a prettier version of the familiar old Add/Remove. Another bright spot in Karmic Koala is distinctively faster boot times. This is an issue which goes beyond Ubuntu, with Microsoft making much of the improvements in Windows to make its latest operating system - Widows 7 - start faster than Windows Vista.

The founder of Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth has been looking forward to a scrap with Windows 7 on netbooks and, earlier this year, his company Canonical declared plans to optimize Ubuntu's boot performance. The goal being to get the system up and running a lot faster. But then unfortunately, one won't get to enjoy the fruits in Karmic Koala, but the end goal is to deliver 10-second startups by the time Ubuntu 10.04 is released in 2010. The boot time tests for the final release of Ubuntu 9.10 reflected our earlier experience with the beta release - the average startup time was 26 seconds, with the Xorg starting around the 15-second mark. It can be a little disappointing at times, given that the eventual goal is ten seconds. But then of course it's worth inquiring how often the average user actually boots up Ubuntu. Given its stability, the bulk of Linux users tend to just leave the system running indefinitely, and making the faster boot time of dubious benefit. It could be that the most common use case for quicker boot times are netbooks, where Solid-State hard drives are becoming very common. Netbooks are an area Microsoft banks Windows 7 will do well, compared to Windows Vista. Given that SSDs boot faster anyway, keeping them with Ubuntu's boot optimizations will likely make for some quicker and faster boot times.