laptop freezing up with Vista

DEFEATEST · Apr 28, 2008, 06:39 PM

Hi guys, my hp pavillion 9000 laptop with Vista ultimate has always froze here and there, and had to reboot, but now it is totally locking up after only a minute or 2 of start up. The hard part is that you cant do much in that time to change or do anything. It's like the hard drive just stops working. The mouse moves fine, so does the pointer pad, but if you unplug cordless mouse and back in again it will not pick it up. Ctrl-Alt-Delete does nothing as well.

I have read lots about Vista locking up but not like this. It's like my hard drive is dying!

Please help~~!!
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

The lap top is only a couple of months old and I removed Norton long ago.

sneekypeet · Apr 28, 2008, 06:45 PM

Get a bootable copy of UBCD going and see if it locks up in DOS while testing things.

UBCD will have ram tests, HDD tests, and prime on it as well to test the CPU. Its worth a shot...BTW will it lock up in safe mode after the couple of minutes?

DEFEATEST · Apr 30, 2008, 02:32 AM

I got tired of screwing around and just did a system recovery thing, that put it all back to factory settings. Basically fresh install. It seems to be working fine now. Just have to reinstall all my goodies. thanks for all you help!

FreedomEclipse · Apr 30, 2008, 05:33 PM

maybe it was a driver issue??? I know im too late to save the messed up vista but keep it in mind for future referance. sometimes to dont need to resort to wiping the drive completely - thats reserved for major mojo fu*kups like trojans having interacial relations with your system files & u cant get rid of it.

patience is a virtue - but if u needed the laptop in a hurry then ts justifyable wiping the HDD

DEFEATEST · Apr 30, 2008, 11:55 PM

ya I guess it could have been a driver issue, the only problem is I had so little time to do anything once the desktop came up after re-booting. So, ya there was nothing that important on the laptop anyway. And god forbid, if the laptop isnt working, guess who's computer she comes after???? MINE!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!! you get my drift? LOL thanks for your advice though!

DEf

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DEFEATEST Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 262 (0.13/day) Thanks: 69 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	laptop freezing up with Vista Hi guys, my hp pavillion 9000 laptop with Vista ultimate has always froze here and there, and had to reboot, but now it is totally locking up after only a minute or 2 of start up. The hard part is that you cant do much in that time to change or do anything. It's like the hard drive just stops working. The mouse moves fine, so does the pointer pad, but if you unplug cordless mouse and back in again it will not pick it up. Ctrl-Alt-Delete does nothing as well. I have read lots about Vista locking up but not like this. It's like my hard drive is dying! Please help~~!! any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The lap top is only a couple of months old and I removed Norton long ago.

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Apr 28, 2008, 06:45 PM	#2
sneekypeet Unpaid Babysitter Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 18,986 (7.32/day) Thanks: 3,034 Thanked 5,482 Times in 3,948 Posts System Specs	Get a bootable copy of UBCD going and see if it locks up in DOS while testing things. UBCD will have ram tests, HDD tests, and prime on it as well to test the CPU. Its worth a shot...BTW will it lock up in safe mode after the couple of minutes? __________________ Hers: ASUS Maximus V Gene / i7 3770K / Swiftech H220 / 4X8GB Corsair Dominators / ASUS GTX660 / Corsair AX-760 / Windows 7 64bit / Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 Test: Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 / i7 2600K / A lot Of Coolers / Ripjaws Currently / HIS HD7950 IceQ Turbo / Silverstone SST-ST85F-G / Windows 7 64bit / InWin D-Frame Limited Edition

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System Name:	Komputor
Processor:	i5 760
Motherboard:	Maximus III
Cooling:	stock
Memory:	8gigs ddr 1333
Video Card:	HIS 5870 1gig
Hard Disk:	sata II 500 gig
Optical Drive:	toshiba dvd burner x2
CRT/LCD Model:	30inch Dell ultrasharp
Case:	Haf 922
Sound Card:	Auzentech X-Fi Prelude
PSU:	600w OCZ stealthxtream
Software:	Win 7 home premium 64 bit.

Apr 30, 2008, 02:32 AM	#3
DEFEATEST Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 262 (0.13/day) Thanks: 69 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	I got tired of screwing around and just did a system recovery thing, that put it all back to factory settings. Basically fresh install. It seems to be working fine now. Just have to reinstall all my goodies. thanks for all you help!

Apr 30, 2008, 05:33 PM	#4
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,518 (3.38/day) Thanks: 824 Thanked 1,603 Times in 1,283 Posts System Specs	maybe it was a driver issue??? I know im too late to save the messed up vista but keep it in mind for future referance. sometimes to dont need to resort to wiping the drive completely - thats reserved for major mojo fu*kups like trojans having interacial relations with your system files & u cant get rid of it. patience is a virtue - but if u needed the laptop in a hurry then ts justifyable wiping the HDD __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

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Apr 30, 2008, 11:55 PM	#5
DEFEATEST Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 262 (0.13/day) Thanks: 69 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	ya I guess it could have been a driver issue, the only problem is I had so little time to do anything once the desktop came up after re-booting. So, ya there was nothing that important on the laptop anyway. And god forbid, if the laptop isnt working, guess who's computer she comes after???? MINE!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!! you get my drift? LOL thanks for your advice though! DEf

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