comp freezes

[truesaint]

Hello is there any other way of stopping a programme running on xp than ctrl+alt+del as my comp keeps freezing on certain full screen programes and i have to reset comp, Its starting to get on my nerves now I have tried reinstalling the programes and nothing seems to work otherwise my pc running sweet...any help gratley recieved thank you

[ktkendall]

If you want to stop it from running automatically whan windows boots up, then you can use the msconfig utility, and go the hthe startup tab and uncheck any unnecessary programs from there.

[truesaint]

Sorry my bad...I mean when im in a game and it just freezes up i cant alt+tab out or ctrl+alt+del i cant do nothing apart from reset comp, I have heard that theres are programes out there were you can set a hotkey to bring you back to desktop, Sorry for the way i worded first post

[ktkendall]

I had a feeling thats what you meant, and I can not answer your question, but removing all unnecessary items from startup may perhaps help with the PC locking up problem.

[flanzig1]

If the computer is freezing during gaming, then you may some hardware issues like a weak PSU or something with the video card(overheating/going bad).

[truesaint]

Thanks mate, My psu is 500W, near new, Seems ok, Its only since i put bf2 in and a new gfx card, I have got the newest drivers and uninstalled the previous version properly, And device manager says no conflicts, Is there a program that will tell me in more detail system conflicts
Thanks

[glc]

Can you please give us some more system specs?

[truesaint]

Thanks glc, dont know if this is want you need;

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer GBT___
System Model AWRDACPI
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2827 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. F6, 03/08/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
Available Physical Memory 1.53 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.85 GB
Name NVIDIA GeForce 6200
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0221&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1\4&1AFFAA3D&0&0008
Adapter Type GeForce 6200, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Adapter RAM 256.00 MB (268,435,456 bytes)
Installed Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.9371

[flanzig1]

Please post the Brand and model of the PSU. Should be a label on the PSU.

[glc]

BF2 is not going to run very well on a 6200. That's still a pretty low end card.

Do you have the exact motherboard and processor models? Can you read out the CPU temperatures and the power supply voltages?

[truesaint]

Thanks again glc hope this helps




thanks

[glc]

Go to www.sis.com, choose downloads, drill in, and get the AGP GART driver and install it.

Still waiting for the data on your power supply.

You may want to downgrade your Nvidia graphics drivers to a somewhat older version. There's a link for archived drivers at the Nvidia site.

[truesaint]

Thanks glc, My PSU is a CASECOM ATX 500w, And its only about 3 months old and it has only 1 extra case fan running of it,I have also downloaded AGP GART drivers and installed them, Could you please advise me on what nvidia driver to get from the archived files, I am a bit of a n00b, But really appreciate all the help you are giving me hopefully i can help others on here in the future

[glc]

Trial and error. The 6xxx series cards don't really care for the 9xxx series drivers from what I hear.

That's an awfully cheap power supply. It may not be giving you proper stable voltages. *NO* $20 500 watt unit is going to have any kind of quality to it.

[truesaint]

Again thanks glc, I have just ordered a Thermaltake TR2 Black Silent 470, Hope it will do the job also i am on a tight budget so will a geforce 7600 gs or 6600 help BF2 to run better ? Any help mucho appreciated thanks