subject: Why Does My Computer Keep Freezing - Troubleshooting Computer Freezes Problem [print this page] Computer becomes very slow and keeps freezing up now and then? You are not the only one who is constantly bothered by this troublesome problem. Almost every PC users have experience in dealing with PC freezes. This article is to help you out and troubleshoot your computer freezes problem.
Firstly, you should check out that if your RAM configuration is too low. Now a lot of software and programs is developed to be much more functionality-rich and entail more RAM than ever. Running these Resource-hungry programs at the same time is a great burden to RAM. If your RAM is lower than 1 G, I suggest you upgrade it to 2 G at least (higher RAM is preferable).
Shortage of RAM is one cause of the freeze problem. If you already have more than 2 G on your computer but you computer still keeps freezing up frequently, your problem is probably is caused by problem system Registry errors! Many of you may be surprised by the answer and ask: what is registry and how can it cause my computer to freeze?
Registry is the database of your Windows system where your system data and settings are stored. The data and settings which is normally saved as registry keys and entries are vital for your system and programs to run properly. They define how your computer starts up, shuts down, runs a program, opens a file and all tasks on your computer.
Although registry keys and entries are important to Windows system, they are easily corrupted and damaged when you use your computer. Overtime, your registry will be full of corrupted and invalid keys and entries. Then your computer will be confronted with various problems like slowdown, freezes, blue screen and even crash.
The only way to fix this kind of PC freeze problem is clean your registry and repair corrupted and invalid keys and entries. You can use a registry cleaner to help you. It is a safer and easier way than you open your Registry Editor trying to handle it by yourself. Actually you will not know what to do when you see numerous keys and entries in your Registry Editor. If you do a wrong thing, you can expect bigger trouble than that you started with.
