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A recent epidemic of hangs?
reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... "Matt" <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> wrote in message My system uses ADSL with a USB modem and, once a day, it hangs for up to 5 news:rkUSd.10239$TI5.8317@news02.roc.ny... > Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups > reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, > freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... minutes after connecting. Every cure suggested has been tried, according to Adaware, Microsoft's new Spyware tool and umpteen other virus and spyware hunters the computer is clean. Mystery continues. Keith If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living! Keith wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > "Matt" <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> wrote in message Try spybot - search and destroy> news:rkUSd.10239$TI5.8317@news02.roc.ny... > >>Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups >>reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, >>freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... > > > My system uses ADSL with a USB modem and, once a day, it hangs for up to 5 > minutes after connecting. Every cure suggested has been tried, according > to Adaware, Microsoft's new Spyware tool and umpteen other virus and spyware > hunters the computer is clean. Mystery continues. > > Keith > If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living! > >
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"David Maynard" <nospam@private.net> wrote in message That was one of the umpteen.news:111okfj655rjcda@corp.supernews.com... > Keith wrote: >> "Matt" <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> wrote in message >> news:rkUSd.10239$TI5.8317@news02.roc.ny... >> >>>Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups >>>reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, >>>freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... >> >> >> My system uses ADSL with a USB modem and, once a day, it hangs for up to >> 5 minutes after connecting. Every cure suggested has been tried, >> according to Adaware, Microsoft's new Spyware tool and umpteen other >> virus and spyware hunters the computer is clean. Mystery continues. >> >> Keith >> If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living! > > Try spybot - search and destroy > Keith wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > "David Maynard" <nospam@private.net> wrote in message Ah. OK> news:111okfj655rjcda@corp.supernews.com... > >>Keith wrote: >> >>>"Matt" <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> wrote in message >>>news:rkUSd.10239$TI5.8317@news02.roc.ny... >>> >>> >>>>Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups >>>>reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, >>>>freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... >>> >>> >>>My system uses ADSL with a USB modem and, once a day, it hangs for up to >>>5 minutes after connecting. Every cure suggested has been tried, >>>according to Adaware, Microsoft's new Spyware tool and umpteen other >>>virus and spyware hunters the computer is clean. Mystery continues. >>> >>>Keith >>>If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living! >> >>Try spybot - search and destroy >> > > > That was one of the umpteen. > > "Keith" <buccan***@invalidaddress.com> wrote in message Get rid of your USB modem and get a proper modem/router that news:cvhi84$fsb$1@sparta.btinternet.com... > > My system uses ADSL with a USB modem and, once a day, it hangs > for up to 5 minutes after connecting. Every cure suggested has > been tried, according to Adaware, Microsoft's new Spyware tool > and umpteen other virus and spyware hunters the computer is > clean. Mystery continues. > connects via cat5e ethernet. -- Ian
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"Apollo" <ian_dunbar6@hot[un-munge-me]mail.com> wrote in message I will be next month anyway. I wondered if that might cure it as well.news:3833j7F5jlt1iU1@individual.net... > > "Keith" <buccan***@invalidaddress.com> wrote in message > news:cvhi84$fsb$1@sparta.btinternet.com... >> >> My system uses ADSL with a USB modem and, once a day, it hangs for up to >> 5 minutes after connecting. Every cure suggested has been tried, >> according to Adaware, Microsoft's new Spyware tool and umpteen other >> virus and spyware hunters the computer is clean. Mystery continues. >> > > Get rid of your USB modem and get a proper modem/router that connects via > cat5e ethernet. > > -- > Ian > Keith Keith wrote:
Show quoteHide quote | "Matt" <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> wrote in message My mystery was solved by switching back to cable from DSL.| news:rkUSd.10239$TI5.8317@news02.roc.ny... || Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these || groups reporting system problems described variously as hanging, || locking up, freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two || ... | | My system uses ADSL with a USB modem and, once a day, it hangs for up | to 5 minutes after connecting. Every cure suggested has been tried, | according to Adaware, Microsoft's new Spyware tool and umpteen other | virus and spyware hunters the computer is clean. Mystery continues. | | Keith | If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living! On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 05:16:07 GMT, Matt
<m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> wrote: >Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups Increased adoption of higher-powered systems?>reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, >freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... The higher powered video cards and CPUs have been out for awhile, but that doesn't necessarily mean everyone ran out and bought one at that point. kony wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 05:16:07 GMT, Matt The same thought crossed my mind ...> <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> wrote: > > >>Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups >>reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, >>freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... > > > Increased adoption of higher-powered systems? > The higher powered video cards and CPUs have been out for > awhile, but that doesn't necessarily mean everyone ran out > and bought one at that point. On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 05:16:07 GMT, Matt <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com>
wrote: >Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups Not really. Thats always a problem cause it can be caused by>reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, >freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... anything. I am on a cable modem, same problem, within the last two months. My system
hangs, which it rarely did before, mostly while using Firefox, IE and Adobe. WinXp Pro. system. Something else....I now have to put the url in twice in most instances, first attempt is 'cannot be found' and times out, 2nd attempt is almost immediate. Show quoteHide quote "J***@Smith.com" <xxxxs***@newscene.com> wrote in message news:iv9p11tvk23gaucol7v0ntptfaj2ufvgrn@4ax.com... > On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 05:16:07 GMT, Matt <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> > wrote: > >>Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups >>reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, >>freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... > > Not really. Thats always a problem cause it can be caused by > anything. > > "J***@Smith.com" wrote: Has anyone noticed that the OP is a troll, and has never reappeared> Matt <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> wrote: > >> Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these >> groups reporting system problems described variously as hanging, >> locking up, freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or >> two ... > > Not really. Thats always a problem cause it can be caused by > anything. after casting his line and catching some fish? -- "If you want to post a followup via groups.google.com, don't use the broken "Reply" link at the bottom of the article. Click on "show options" at the top of the article, then click on the "Reply" at the bottom of the article headers." - Keith Thompson On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 05:16:07 GMT, Matt <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com>
put finger to keyboard and composed: >Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups Sunspots?>reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, >freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email. Franc Zabkar wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 05:16:07 GMT, Matt <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> I've been wearing my foil helmet religiously ...> put finger to keyboard and composed: > > >>Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups >>reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, >>freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... > > > Sunspots? > > > - Franc Zabkar No. It's been going on as long as PC's have been around.
-- Show quoteHide quoteDaveW "Matt" <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> wrote in message news:rkUSd.10239$TI5.8317@news02.roc.ny... > Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups > reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, > freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:30:16 -0800, "DaveW" <n***@zero.org> You may have a good point there....wrote: >No. It's been going on as long as PC's have been around. In past years it was easy to put it off on Windows (9x), and yet within it's limitations, win9x is NOT nearly as instable as some would have you believe, when paired with modern apps, drivers, and an otherwise stable system. 'Tis not to suggest everyone step backwards though, what fun would that be? kony wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:30:16 -0800, "DaveW" <n***@zero.org> True.> wrote: > > >>No. It's been going on as long as PC's have been around. > > > You may have a good point there.... > > In past years it was easy to put it off on Windows (9x), and > yet within it's limitations, win9x is NOT nearly as instable > as some would have you believe, And a fair amount of the increased 'stability' in the NT derivatives are measures to prevent the user from screwing it up which, IMO, was the source of many Win9x problems. Show quoteHide quote > when paired with modern > apps, drivers, and an otherwise stable system. 'Tis not to > suggest everyone step backwards though, what fun would that > be? > I don't know about this group, but I'm losing hard drives
all over the place ... 5 in one lab last week, and a brand new 160 gig SATA yesterday ... all Maxtor !!!! I ran chkdsk on 10 others, and all of them reported bad spots, but seemed to recover. Those were 40 gigers about 2 years old with one year warrantees. Word around the web is Maxtor has really cheapened their product. johns allot of this comes from a couple of very old ideas and new higher power
demanding systems. old idea #1 'Bang for the buck" taken to the extreme. Buying cheap cases w/PSU's is no longer a great savings. CPU / mainboard combos with the worst boards possible is another. #2 buying into State-o-the-art equipment and being the guinea pig (but then where would WE be without YOU?) Hardly the only two reasons, but from this old duffers perspective, these seem to be the two that stand out. Show quoteHide quote "Matt" <m***@themattfella.zzzz.com> wrote in message news:rkUSd.10239$TI5.8317@news02.roc.ny... > Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups > reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, > freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... (all the crossposts snipped)
> Has anybody noticed lately an unusual number of people in these groups This happens to people dont cover their machines with pyramid caps made of > reporting system problems described variously as hanging, locking up, > freezing up, going dead, etc.? In the last month or two ... aluminum. Its those pesky spy satellite signals that are peering into systems and seeing how much x-rated material are on them. Got my cap made of stainless steel just to be sure. Not sure if it works any better, bit it looks alot nicer. 
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