Before you hit the reset button again, have you tried hitting Cntl + Alt +
Delete and selecting Log Out? When you log back in the issue should be
cleared. That is not a solution to the root problem of course, but it can
get you out of the aphang a lot more quickly.
Disconnect any usb device (except for mouse and keyboard) once an aphang
starts and see if the issue clears. I have a usb device that causes me the
same thing you describe and it took me a while to accidentally discover that
it was this one usb hard drive enclosure.
Did Vista come preinstalled on your computer and do you have a standard
Vista dvd? Some system repairs require one.
Have you tried running the System File Checker, which finds and replaces
faulty system files? If you want to try it open a command window (type
'cmd' in the Start/Search box and hit Enter) and type "sfc /scannow" (there
is a space after sfc). If SFC reports a file that cannot be repaired then a
In-Place-Upgrade (Vista's rough equivalent to XP Repair Install) may be
needed.
"CBritton" <> wrote in message
news:3C3E21AA-8311-4594-B6D5-...
> Thanks Garry. My scores are all 5.9 except for the Processor and Video.
> I
> score 5.6 on each of those
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> Cecil
>>
>> Start, Control Panel, Performance Information and Tools. What scores are
>> you
>> getting for the five categories?
>>
>>
>>
>> ~~~~
>>
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> "Cecil Britton" <Cecil > wrote in
>> message
>> news:F5E16A45-F390-478B-A482-...
>> >I have (for a good while now) fought with Vista lockup problem on a new
>> > computer that I put together. The computer uses all Vista certified
>> > components including an AMD 64 Dual core processor, Asus Crosshair
>> > motherboard and 4 Gigs of RAM.
>> >
>> > There are two general but probably related problems.
>> >
>> > The first problem is that while doing several things (threads) or just
>> > doing
>> > one the computer will stop functioning when I click on some shortcut
>> > from
>> > the
>> > desktop. I get the spinning blue circle for a cursor but no program
>> > will
>> > run. I can open Task Manager but no applications are running and no
>> > processes are showing unusual behavior. The hard drive LED is blinking
>> > at
>> > a
>> > low level indicating little disk activity. The only way out of this
>> > problem
>> > is to hit the reset button on the computer. The computer will sit
>> > forever
>> > and not shutdown via software. A search of Windows' event logs only
>> > turns
>> > up
>> > a warning about improper shutdown.
>> >
>> > The second problem and this one is more recently occurring, is that I
>> > click
>> > on an application's icon in the start menu and absolutely nothing
>> > happens.
>> > Clicking on other shortcuts gets the same result. It is as if the file
>> > association for execuable files has been lost by the systsem. All
>> > symptoms
>> > are the same as I described above and a hardware shutdown is required.
>> >
>> > I have tried running Process Explorer in the background to see if I
>> > could
>> > trap some evidence of what is going on in the system when these things
>> > occur
>> > but so far it has failed to happen while I have PE running.
>> >
>> > Any reasonable assistance in locating this problem will be greatly
>> > appreciated.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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