PC frozen

[DirtyPolo]

Hey guys, I have yet another question :P

 

I put this in here because I'm not sure exactly what section it should be in.

 

But okay, I am using XP Home SP3

 

and just now, as I have found many times... it will randomly just freeze...

 

It did just now so I'm having to write this on my laptop :P But all I was doing was using MSN and browsing the internet and it would suddenly just freeze. the mouse wont move, the keys wont work and all animation onscreen stops. but the Pc carries on a snormal, such as there is no change in any noise whatsoever it's almost like it doesnt know the screen has frozen :D

 

and it never unfreezes, I have to manually restart it everytime.

Is this a visual problem or software/OS?

It happens quite a lot with this Pc, it has 1.5 GB of RAM :P

[DirtyPolo]

Okay nevermind, I just read the post about computer freezing here so I'm guessing I have the same problem :P

I probably wont bother cleaning it out as I am ordering my new PC to build in a few days and can survive with my laptop till then :P.

Also, How easy is it to take my current HDD out of my pc and stick it in my new PC when it's built to either transfer the stuff across to it, or to use it as a primary HDD?

[Dalo Harkin]

Also, How easy is it to take my current HDD out of my pc and stick it in my new PC when it's built to either transfer the stuff across to it, or to use it as a primary HDD?

 

Its very easy to take a HDD out and then run it as a 'slave' to get your data off it - but to do this you must have another disk with the OS on it.

If you only have this disk then you would need to reformat it for the OS and that would mean losing your data -

EASIEST way is to back up what you need to CD/DVD and then reformat.

[DirtyPolo]

Okay thanks, I'll get a friend to back it up to DVD for me as only my new PC will have a DVD RW :P and CD's really arent big enough to store everything I need unless it's on about 500 of them :D

I'm getting another HDD with my new PC too I was just wondering how easy it would be to transfer stuff, like the easiest way x]

[Dalo Harkin]

No problem.

 

and dont forget a pic when its all built! :D

[DirtyPolo]

Will do, I'm just shooting myself in the foot for not ordering it a week ago though.. the Q6600 has gone from £100 to £140 =/ and my case has gone from £90 to £125

 

everythings going up the longer I wait! :( soon I'll be spending £1000 instead of the original £800 >_>