Vista keeps freezing after startup

Theloniousmonk Honorable. Nov 2, 1 0 10, 0. Hi i own a very old compaq laptop, it has windows vista. Recently it has been freezing up after startup.

I would like to reformat it but i dont have the cd.. Saga Lout Olde English Moderator. Mar 31, 5, 56 46, 2, The system might have become cluttered with all the temporary and other unnecessary files and it might also benefit from a RAM upgrade. Look at your hard disk free space before and after those operations to see how much you gained. I usually select the oldest folders and bin them but set a System restore point first just in case.

If all else fails, the machine would be considerably leaner and faster running a Linux system if you aren't too dependent on other Windows based software. You must log in or register to reply here. Hi I have a HP eltie book and a HP pavillion the elitebook has windows 10 and the pavillion windows vista. What to update first? Trying to get Sony Vaio working, replaced hard drive and cannot figure out next steps Laptop General Discussion 1 Mar 24, N Egpu doesnot recognised by windows.

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Post thread. Laptop Tech Support. Laptop General Discussion. Question Can a 5. Started by thelonewolf20 58 minutes ago Replies: 1. Cancel Submit. To do this, follow these steps: Open an elevated command prompt. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.

How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. SpiritX Volunteer Moderator. Include any you have EVER had on this machine including those you uninstalled they leave remnants behind which can cause strange issues. This uniquely powerful utility will even show you who owns each process.

Autoruns also shows you the full list of Registry and file locations where applications can configure auto-start settings. It allows you to easily disable or delete unwanted programs that runs in your Windows startup. It would still hang up.

I started Windows off my recovery disk, had it do a repair. I thought I was home free, I used Internet explorer, defragged hard drive, closed and opened things. It seemed like everything was fine, so I tried to reinstall my Kaspersky, which was going fine right up until the last sliver of the installation bar and then it froze. I was able to run some diagnostics from BIOS and got the status 78 hard disk error, which google searches said it was a sign the HD is going or already gone.

So my question is : Is this just a hardware issue? Will a new HD fix it, or is there a problem with my windows? My important files were backed up, so losing the old drive is not a big deal.

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Rick Rogers. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Rick Rogers's post on February 3, Thanks very much for your suggestion. If it is a damaged installation as you said, wouldn't it have happened earlier?

But I appreciate it. Diana D. In reply to TroubleInviter's post on February 3, Hi, I would suggest that you run startup repair on the computer using the Vista DVD and check if it works. If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message.

By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster. In reply to Diana D's post on February 3, Thanks for your reply though. Hi, Damaged installations resulting from file corruption can happen any time. In reply to Rick Rogers's post on February 7,