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re: Computer freezes for five seconds every five minutes Thursday, March 9, 2006 at 12:32 pm Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) |I have been using my computer for years without problems. | Kyle | Changed anything recently? |For the past few weeks the computer will freeze every five minutes [or] so |for about five seconds. | Read Jack Gulley's post: cache of http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/t1116807135 +Slow-clock+interrupt-driver-problems [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Computer freezes for five seconds every five minutes Saturday, March 11, 2006 at 8:31 am Posted by JasperT2 (28 messages posted) Change or add software recently? Most culprits are a) email checking for new mail on a schedule, b)auto backups in Ms Word, or other programs, c)scheduled events. d) Hardware conficts & defective hardware, e)viruses and spywares that will attempt to access the internet frequently and may cause hanging. We really need more info to offer a actual solution. ie new software, upgrades, hardware etc. On Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 6:38 am, Kyle wrote: >I have been using my computer for years without problems. Running Windows 98. For >the past few weeks the computer will freeze every five minutes of so for about five >seconds. If I am typing in Word nothing I type during that time goes into Word. > I use Word to type reports and the gaps in what I put down are driving me nuts. > The freeze up happens in all program modes including while I'm on the net. Need >help! [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum