Computer Freezes

Computer Troubleshooting

In this post, I am going to go over some simple computer troubleshooting tips that everyone who owns a computer should know how to perform. By knowing how to do some basic troubleshooting on your computer, you may be able to save yourself a few hundred dollars because you won’t have to call for computer repair.

Problem: Your Are Dealing With A Slow Computer

The first question I ask someone who is saying their computer is slow is when was the last time they rebooted. I know, you think this is just some standard answer I throw out there. The truth is, is if you were to take a newer computer and leave it running for a month while using it heavily, it is going to perform much slower at the end of that month. However, if you were to reboot your computer at least once a week, that would help to maintain maximum performance.

If you would like to automate or have a program take care of making sure you are getting the best performance out of your computer, then I would recommend a program such as SpeedUpMyPC 2010 from Uniblue. This is by far the most reliable piece of software on the market. It will help with slow computer problems, slow startup and slow boot problems just to name a few. I highly recommend this software.

Problem: Your Computer Is Blue Screening

Another really common issue that computer users will experience is the blue screen of death. There is nothing worse than being in the middle of a big project and your computer freezes which leads to a blue screen of death which finally leads to a full on computer crash. Drivers can be the source of a lot of computer freezes and blue screen of death errors.

Let’s say your computer crashes as a result of Fallout 3 freezes right while your in the middle of playing it. Does your computer meet the minimum requirements of the game? Is this the first and only time this has ever happen, or does your computer crash and restart frequently when playing a particular game? You would need to first make sure that your video card and computer are powerful enough to handle the graphics of your particular game. If they meet the requirements, then you may want to think about updating the drivers for your video game. Drivers are constantly being updated and it can be hard to keep up with all of the latest releases.

If your not real familiar with making sure you have the most up to date drivers for your computer hardware, then I would recommend a program such as DriverScanner 2010. This program is also made by Uniblue and it literally makes keeping your drivers up to date a breeze. It even does some really cool things such as make backups of previous versions so you can roll them back at any time.

I know this is a lot to digest, but I hope you add these simple computer troubleshooting tips to your arsenal. There is no need to have to call for computer repair services every time your computer is having problems. photo credit: Patrick Hoesly