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January 3rd, 2001 21:00

Windows freezing

When using my PC i find that windows freezes roughly every 15 to 20 mins and lasts for about 20 to 30 secs. i constantly defrag my system and delete all the rubbish that is on it but never seems to fix the problem. it is quite annoying when playing games and watching dvds. i hope somebody has an answer.
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    RJRUNDE

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    Posted January 4th, 2001 12:00

    What do you have for a video card? It sounds like you need updated video drivers IF the problem is only happening while playing games and watching dvd's. If you have an AGP video card, keep the first PCI slot empty. They share IRQ's and that is known to lock up a pc when playing games. Your problem is well known with the Nvidia video drivers. 6.34 from www.3dchipset.com or www.reactorcritical.com.

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