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I am using Vista Ultimate. Whenever I re-boot, for about half an hour the

whole screen freezes about two or three times. Each time it lasts for almost

exactly 30 seconds.

What is cassing it and is there anything I can do about it? It's not fatal,

just a bit of a pain!

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks

Charles

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    "whiffich" <whiffich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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    >I am using Vista Ultimate. Whenever I re-boot, for about half an hour the

    > whole screen freezes about two or three times. Each time it lasts for

    > almost

    > exactly 30 seconds.

    > What is cassing it and is there anything I can do about it? It's not

    > fatal,

    > just a bit of a pain!

    > Any suggestions welcome. Thanks

    > Charles

     

    What are your system specs, processor, memory, video memory and does the

    graphics card share memory with main system memory or does it have its own

    onboard memory.

     

    Have you check your graphics card manufacturer's website to make sure you

    have the latest Vista compatible drivers for your card.

     

    Is your computer a desktop or laptop if a laptop might the computer be

    using its power saving mode.

     

    Did you upgrade this computer from XP to Vista, clean install or install

    over XP and what other applications do you have installed and have you made

    sure they are all Vista compatible and/or have appropriate updates.

    --

    Michael Solomon

    Backup is a PC user's best friend

    DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

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    Michael Solomon wrote:

    > "whiffich" <whiffich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > news:A4158FF8-E673-4ED5-83E4-7B22F8BD7E5F@microsoft.com...

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    >> I am using Vista Ultimate. Whenever I re-boot, for about half an

    >> hour the whole screen freezes about two or three times. Each time it

    >> lasts for almost

    >> exactly 30 seconds.

    >> What is cassing it and is there anything I can do about it? It's not

    >> fatal,

    >> just a bit of a pain!

    >> Any suggestions welcome. Thanks

    >> Charles

    >

    > What are your system specs, processor, memory, video memory and does

    > the graphics card share memory with main system memory or does it

    > have its own onboard memory.

    >

    > Have you check your graphics card manufacturer's website to make sure

    > you have the latest Vista compatible drivers for your card.

    >

    > Is your computer a desktop or laptop if a laptop might the computer

    > be using its power saving mode.

    >

    > Did you upgrade this computer from XP to Vista, clean install or

    > install over XP and what other applications do you have installed and

    > have you made sure they are all Vista compatible and/or have

    > appropriate updates.

     

    IMHO, given the original promises of Vista/Longhorn, these sort of

    things you listed should NEVER have been an issue.

     

    -Saran

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    It is a 3 month old Dell desktop running Windows Vista Ultimate. Processor is

    Intel Core 2 6400 2.13GHz. It has 4GB if RAM. Not sure I understand the rest

    of your questions??! Sorry am not really technical :)

     

    Does any of that help?

     

    "Michael Solomon" wrote:

    >

    >

    > "whiffich" <whiffich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > news:A4158FF8-E673-4ED5-83E4-7B22F8BD7E5F@microsoft.com...

    > >I am using Vista Ultimate. Whenever I re-boot, for about half an hour the

    > > whole screen freezes about two or three times. Each time it lasts for

    > > almost

    > > exactly 30 seconds.

    > > What is cassing it and is there anything I can do about it? It's not

    > > fatal,

    > > just a bit of a pain!

    > > Any suggestions welcome. Thanks

    > > Charles

    >

    > What are your system specs, processor, memory, video memory and does the

    > graphics card share memory with main system memory or does it have its own

    > onboard memory.

    >

    > Have you check your graphics card manufacturer's website to make sure you

    > have the latest Vista compatible drivers for your card.

    >

    > Is your computer a desktop or laptop if a laptop might the computer be

    > using its power saving mode.

    >

    > Did you upgrade this computer from XP to Vista, clean install or install

    > over XP and what other applications do you have installed and have you made

    > sure they are all Vista compatible and/or have appropriate updates.

    > --

    > Michael Solomon

    > Backup is a PC user's best friend

    > DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

    >

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    "whiffich" <whiffich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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    > It is a 3 month old Dell desktop running Windows Vista Ultimate. Processor

    > is

    > Intel Core 2 6400 2.13GHz. It has 4GB if RAM. Not sure I understand the

    > rest

    > of your questions??! Sorry am not really technical :)

    >

    > Does any of that help?

    >

    > "Michael Solomon" wrote:

    >

    >>

    >>

    >> "whiffich" <whiffich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    >> news:A4158FF8-E673-4ED5-83E4-7B22F8BD7E5F@microsoft.com...

    >> >I am using Vista Ultimate. Whenever I re-boot, for about half an hour

    >> >the

    >> > whole screen freezes about two or three times. Each time it lasts for

    >> > almost

    >> > exactly 30 seconds.

    >> > What is cassing it and is there anything I can do about it? It's not

    >> > fatal,

    >> > just a bit of a pain!

    >> > Any suggestions welcome. Thanks

    >> > Charles

    >>

    >> What are your system specs, processor, memory, video memory and does the

    >> graphics card share memory with main system memory or does it have its

    >> own

    >> onboard memory.

    >>

    >> Have you check your graphics card manufacturer's website to make sure you

    >> have the latest Vista compatible drivers for your card.

    >>

    >> Is your computer a desktop or laptop if a laptop might the computer be

    >> using its power saving mode.

    >>

    >> Did you upgrade this computer from XP to Vista, clean install or install

    >> over XP and what other applications do you have installed and have you

    >> made

    >> sure they are all Vista compatible and/or have appropriate updates.

    >> --

    >> Michael Solomon

    >> Backup is a PC user's best friend

    >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

    >>

    I can't say whether or not this is related but Vista 32-bit as opposed to

    the 63-bit version does not support 4GB of RAM though. Did this system come

    from Dell with 4GB of RAM or did you install additional RAM after you

    received the computer?

     

    The other questions are critical as well. When I refer to hardware that

    includes your graphics card, soundcard, any other internal devices and

    external devices such as printer, scanner and/or anything else you connect

    to the computer. These devices require drivers in order to properly

    communicate with the system. Incorrect drivers or devices connected to the

    system without drivers might cause problems for the system.

     

    Since this is a Dell, they usually have a place online at their website

    wherein they provide the necessary drivers for their hardware or where you

    can find links to appropriate drivers. As to external devices, you would

    need to check the websites of the various manufacturers of your hardware

    devices to first determine if the devices you have are Vista compatible and

    whether or not the manufacturer is supporting the device with Vista

    compatible drivers.

     

    --

    Michael Solomon

    Backup is a PC user's best friend

    DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

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    "Michael Solomon" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message

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    >

    >

    > "whiffich" <whiffich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > news:A4158FF8-E673-4ED5-83E4-7B22F8BD7E5F@microsoft.com...

    >>I am using Vista Ultimate. Whenever I re-boot, for about half an hour the

    >> whole screen freezes about two or three times. Each time it lasts for

    >> almost

    >> exactly 30 seconds.

    >> What is cassing it and is there anything I can do about it? It's not

    >> fatal,

    >> just a bit of a pain!

    >> Any suggestions welcome. Thanks

    >> Charles

    >

    > What are your system specs, processor, memory, video memory and does the

    > graphics card share memory with main system memory or does it have its own

    > onboard memory.

    >

    > Have you check your graphics card manufacturer's website to make sure you

    > have the latest Vista compatible drivers for your card.

    >

    > Is your computer a desktop or laptop if a laptop might the computer be

    > using its power saving mode.

    >

    > Did you upgrade this computer from XP to Vista, clean install or install

    > over XP and what other applications do you have installed and have you

    > made sure they are all Vista compatible and/or have appropriate updates.

    > --

    > Michael Solomon

    > Backup is a PC user's best friend

    > DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

    Just to clarify, there are instances where a computer can be configured to

    use 4GB of RAM with Vista and the following knowledge base article explains

    it:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/

     

    It should be noted however, this only applies to specific hardware running

    Vista 32-bit and some system BIOS's may not support the function.

     

    --

    Michael Solomon

    Backup is a PC user's best friend

    DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

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