pc problem

M cebee

my pc has started giving trouble occasionally

the mouse freezes and then the display goes blank
back to normal for a couple of seconds
cycle repeats

any idea what's causing this

i think,but i'm not sure that the cpu usage is maxing out when this happens?


the specs are core2duo E6400, geforce 7900gs, and 3GB ram

thanks

cookie1977

Download ccleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com)
install it and run it.
Click tools and click startup and post a screen shot of whats in there

Torqay

cookie1977 wrote: »

Click tools and click startup and post a screen shot of whats in there

Microsoft's own Autoruns is the better "startup manager"... by a country mile.

Since it so comprehensive, a screenshot won't do, but you can attach a report here (.txt or .am file format)

cookie1977

Torqay wrote: »

Microsoft's own Autoruns is the better "startup manager"... by a country mile.

Since it so comprehensive, a screenshot won't do, but you can attach a report here (.txt or .am file format)

Yes, true, but it is a tiny bit more complicated then ccleaner for the average user.

Tommay

Are you doing anything in particular while this issue happens?

teddy_irish

I would suggest:

OPTION ONE
To Run the SFC /SCANNOW Command at Boot
1. For how, see METHOD TWO at this link: SFC /SCANNOW : Run in Command Prompt at Boot



OPTION TWO
To Run the SFC /SCANNOW Command in Windows 7
1. Open a elevated command prompt (right click -> Run as administrator), and do step 2 or 3 below for what type of scan you would like to run.

2. To Scan and Repair System Files
NOTE: Scans the integrity of all protected system files and repairs the system files if needed. Please see red WARNING box at the top of this tutorial.
A) In the elevated command prompt, type sfc /scannow and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: This may take a little bit to finish.

Go to step 4.
3. To Only Verify if the System Files are Corrupted
NOTE: Scans and only verifies the integrity of all proteced system files only. This command will not change your system files as in the red WARNING box at the top of this tutorial.
A) In the elevated command prompt, type sfc /verifyonly and press Enter.
4. When the scan is complete, hopefully you will see all is ok like the screenshot below.


Note
If SFC could not fix something, then run the command again to see if it may be able to the next time. Sometimes it may take running the sfc /scannow command 3 or more times to completely fix everything that it's able to.
If not, then you can attempt to run a System Restore using a restore point dated before the bad file occured to fix it. You may need to repeat doing a System Restore until you find a older restore point that may work.
If still not, then you can use the steps in the TIP box in the OPTION THREE section below to manually replace the files that SFC could not fix.

5. When done, close the elevated command prompt.


Good luck!