Odd computer problem

[Magneto]

My wifes laptop will stall out when Vista is starting. It does fine then it starts to load the sidebar and it just stops. The hd light blinks, you can access the start menu, but that is it. I used to be able to fix this by running ccleaner and defragging, but that doesn't seem to work anymore. I have no idea what the problem is and figured maybe knows how to give it a permanent fix.

 

[! twitty]

Run malwarebytes and combofix then give me an update.

 

[jsgolfman]

Yep, also think about Spybot and CCleaner.
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[IndyBeerman]

Have you installed any new software recently?

Start it up in safe mode, it might have a driver that is bad.

You can also bring up the restore feature while in safe mode and restore to a earlier point and see if that corrects the problem.

 

[revsaxon]

software.opensuse.org: Download openSUSE 11.4

That will fix any and all microsoft problems

 

[Suprtek]

My wifes laptop will stall out when Vista is starting.

I think I see your problem.

 

[beararms1776]

I have no idea what the problem is and figured maybe knows how to give it a permanent fix.

Get rid of Vista.

 

[cburnworth]

try to run msconfig & turn off all startup programs. malwarebytes & ccleaner are a must. also how does it run in safe mode? All all drivers updated? Latest service pack?

 

[IndyBeerman]

My wifes laptop will stall out when Vista is starting.

I think I see your problem.

Vista is not the problem, it has gotten more bad raps than what it deserves.
I've had Vista64 for 3 years this August and it has been by far the best MS operating system that I have EVER ran. I can count on one hand haw many times I've had a problem, and that was because of software being labeled as 64 bit capability, when it actually was not.

 

[beararms1776]

Vista had some issues with a memory leak but I believe they had a patch for it.
Use this link and read up on the OS and how and what services Vista does/ doesn't need. Quite a few nonsense services can be disabled A little tweeking and I think you'll find the OS to be a little more stable and not such a memory/ resource hog. Use at your own risk.
Windows Vista | Black Viper's Website | www.blackviper.com

 

[Magneto]

I am on it right now. Running malwarebytes right now. All software is up to date. We'll see how long this keeps working.

 

[Magneto]

Malwarebytes came up clean.