Member Avatar for Jamal Grayson

hi guys,

I bought my hp pavilion.. less than a year ago and now some registries got corrupted pop-ups & saying need to restart PC... When i turn on my computer at start-up it just freezes and it takes at least 10 min to get back on it..!!

I have ,
Vista Ultimate,
2 gb RAM,
Games:-
Call of duty 4,
NFS Carbon,
Halo {new one}
Software:-
Visual Studio.
Adobe Photoshop.
Autocad {Very needed}
Norton Internet Security.

Thanks. :)

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A concise troubleshooting roadmap for and others seeing Vista hang on startup: freezes that arrive slowly (takes many minutes to respond) are often caused by failing storage, bad RAM, corrupt system files, or severe memory pressure on a system with only 2 GB of RAM running heavy apps (Visual Studio, Photoshop, AutoCAD, games). ’s startup-isolation idea is useful for software conflicts, but the next steps focus on hardware and integrity checks that should be done first.

Quick, non-destructive checks (do these first):

  • Check disk health and file-system integrity from an elevated Command Prompt:
    sfc /scannow
chkdsk C: /f /r
mdsched.exe

    SFC repairs protected system files, CHKDSK scans for bad sectors (will schedule on reboot), and mdsched runs the Windows Memory Diagnostic (or run MemTest86 from a bootable USB for more thorough RAM testing). Check Event Viewer (System/Application logs) for repeated errors or driver failures around the freeze timestamps.

If those look clean, focus on resource limits and drivers: Vista + 2 GB is tight for the listed software mix — low RAM forces heavy paging and long hangs. Free up drive space, move large files off the system disk, set the pagefile to system-managed, update video and chipset drivers from HP or hardware vendors, and test with Aero/off visual effects disabled. Booting a Linux Live USB or a rescue media and reproducing the freeze is a fast way to separate hardware from Windows software problems.

A word of caution: registry “optimizers” and frequent registry defragging (mentioned by and ) can make instability worse. Prefer the Windows tools above, a full backup/image before any changes, and an offline antivirus rescue scan if malware is suspected. If SMART or MemTest shows errors, back up important data immediately and plan for drive or RAM replacement.

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Member Avatar for CimmerianX

With freezing issues, I would do the following:

Boot into Safe mode (keep hitting the f8 key during the boot).

In Safe mode, run MSCONFIG. Select Diagnostic startup. And let the unit reboot.

This little app shuts off all the auto-run 'stuff' and lets the pc boot pretty clean.

If the machine boots and is stable, then 1st download MALWARE BYTES, a free malware scanner, install it, update it, let it run a full scan, and clean up any little nasties it finds.

Reboot. Run MSCONFIG again. Now check Selective startup and check Load system services. And hit ok to reboot. This loads all the services (look at the services tab). If the machine boots and is stable, then keep going.

Boot up, run MSCONFIG and check LOAD STARTUP ITEMS. This now will load all the items in the Startup tab. Reboot and see if its stable.

If the machine still has the freezing errors, then boot into safe mode again if needed, run MSCONFIG, and diable the the startup items. Then look in the startup tab. This is the itemized list of startup items. Check the first one, and reboot. If you're stable, run MSCONFIG, check the next one and reboot. Again, if you're stable, run MSCONFIG, and check the next one... and so on and so one. Eventually, you'll come to the task that causes the issues.

Member Avatar for Mauricio Arturo

dude,
I think u got a lot of garbage..just optimize ur PC fully.. try this application named Advanced System Optimizer..just install it & let it tuneup ur system it got some usefull cleaners & optimizers that can surely help u in sloving ur problem ..!!thsi is the best optimizer i use so far..!!

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Member Avatar for shreyans99jain

I bought a Dell XPS a monnth back..n now its hanging all of a sudden..i scanned my laptop with the maximum updated antivirus..i checked for malwares..i dont know why all of a sudden it hangs..it sometime hangs when i play games..it hangs when i sometime run explorer..its hanging all of a sudden..i dont understand..
Please help!

Member Avatar for QuikSilver75

I would use the optimizer like someone suggested as well as a program that will check and clean your registry. Defragging your registry may help a little as well. Problem is could be alot of things. It could even be your antivirus that is slowing things down. What type of antivirus are you using?
I Clean my registrys weekly and defrag them just as often

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