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Hey guys, I got this creepy and freaking anoying freeze lag every minute. I dont have to do anything my computer just freeze once every minute for 1 or maybe 2 seconds each.


It's pissing me off and I dont know what to do, help please :(
Some system information:


Processor:
AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 710 Processor, MMX, 3DNow (3 CPUs), ~2.6GHz

Memory:
3070MB RAM DDR3

Hard Drive:
Hitachi 500gb SATA

Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Operating System:
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3

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A quick, practical troubleshooting checklist to narrow this down without immediately wiping the drive. was right that a corrupted install can cause widespread errors, and ’s step to refresh the graphics driver is a good first action — but try a targeted diagnosis first so reinstall isn’t the only option.

  • Update the GPU driver from the vendor and perform a clean install (uninstall the current adapter driver in Device Manager, reboot to Safe Mode if needed, then install the new package). If the newest driver doesn’t help, try a recent WHQL-stable version instead of the bleeding edge.
  • Do a clean boot to rule out third-party services/startup items: run msconfig, hide Microsoft services, disable the rest, disable startup items, then reboot. If the freezes stop, re-enable groups of services until the culprit is found.
  • Check disk and system file integrity. Schedule and run:
    chkdsk C: /r
sfc /scannow

    (Windows XP will prompt for the installation CD for SFC.) Also run a S.M.A.R.T. check using the drive vendor’s diagnostics.

  • Test memory with Memtest86+ (bootable) for at least one full pass.
  • Boot to Safe Mode: if the one-second freezes vanish there, the problem is almost certainly a driver/service conflict rather than raw hardware failure.
  • Temporarily disable or uninstall any recently added network/overlay tools or nonessential services to rule out driver conflicts.

If repeated system-level errors and signed-file corruption keep appearing after these steps, back up important data and perform the clean Windows install suggested. Because Windows XP is no longer supported, consider moving to a supported OS for more reliable driver updates and security fixes.

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Look in the "Event Viewer" for errors/warnings and post back

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Look in the "Event Viewer" for errors/warnings and post back

I dont realy understand most of the information i get from there
but heres what it said in the "System" folder

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I dont realy understand most of the information i get from there
but heres what it said in the "System" folder

WOW!!!, that's a lot of errors and warnings, no wonder you're having problems.
If it was my PC, I would back-up all my important files/pictures to CD or another drive, including drivers that are not included in XP SP3.
Wipe/Zero out the HDD and re-format with a fresh/clean install of XP. Quickest and easiest fix.
Otherwise, you would have to double click on each and every error in the list to get detailed info as what it is and how to fix them.
Let me know what you think?

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theres errors like

"The driver nv4_disp for the display device \Device\Video0 got stuck in an infinite loop. "

"The Findbasic Service service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s)."

after that most of the errors actually are for Hamachi, and some network issues, none that should make the computer freeze for a second. The infinite loop gives me the chill's and Im at this moment downloading the latest drivers for my graphic card

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