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Main - Computing - Is it my computer, or is it my Operating System? | New thread | New reply |
Zycor |
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Ninji Level: 36 Posts: 233/237 EXP: 286157 Next: 21953 Since: 05-27-07 Last post: 4800 days Last view: 4745 days |
Alright, I've been using Windows since 95 first came out, I've also had the pleasure of using 98, Millennium Edition (aka the best virus software Microsoft ever wrote), XP, to an extent, Vista, and now 7.
I liked 7 a lot at first, but in all honesty I am starting to hate it, atleast when Millennium Edition blue screen'd you had a very high chance of being able to go back to what you were doing. Unlike XP and beyond where when you Blue Screen your computer reboots... Now then, I've noticed one thing that seems to be related with these crashes, for the most part they happen when I have Fire Fox open. I don't know if it's the cause or if it's other software I have installed. I am running Windows 7 Home Ultimate, I think, I know it's 64bit. I don't know what the problem is but for a while now I've been having crashes left and right and freezing, and my sister is having the same issues, but all of her problems end up being blue screens. Mine end up being my computer just randomly freezing like it's Gamefreak's way of trying to keep people from pirating... The latest installation I've had on my computer has been Media Player Classic, which was recommended by /a/, along with some codecs to make it run well. I downloaded them from the makers sites and not from a download from /a/ because god knows what you could pick up from any anonymous source on the internet. Though last time I installed something recommended by 4Chan I was having the same issues, I downloaded a 4Chan add on that allowed you to hide threads and what not and I experienced a lot of crashes then. Though it was nice to be able to filter out junk I didn't want to see. Should it persist I will uninstall the codecs and media player classic. I've had at least four crashes in a 24 hour time span. The only other thing I've downloaded and installed has been Vocaloid2, and I was getting crashes well before installing that, I think it's Media Player Classic and the codecs from the community codec pack thing. One wall of text later... tl;dr Is Windows 7 causing crashes and other related stuff on my computer or is it the software I have installed? ____________________ Why are you reading this? My post is up there^ |
Gywall |
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Level: 52 Posts: 508/561 EXP: 1050270 Next: 33570 Since: 02-19-07 From: UK Last post: 4519 days Last view: 2894 days |
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chungy |
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Rex Level: 51 Posts: 464/533 EXP: 958109 Next: 55829 Since: 08-23-07 From: Las Vegas Last post: 4416 days Last view: 4218 days |
protip: VLC |
NightKev |
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Cape Luigi Level: 131 Posts: 4438/4792 EXP: 26171221 Next: 253399 Since: 03-15-07 Last post: 3706 days Last view: 3618 days |
Or, you could get MPC-HC (MPC hasn't been updated since mid-2007, MPC-HC was last updated 9/17/2010, so I bet it would be more likely to work with whatever codecs you're using, and windows 7 (since, well, win7 came out in 2009...)). Also, if you just downloaded/installed random codecs, some of them might've been incompatible with each other, which could cause problems. Get something like the CCCP, which is a pack of codecs tested to work with each other. Assuming you have some sort of codec clash that's causing problems, then go ahead and use that restore point and then install these instead and you should be fine. If it's something else, well... :shrug: ____________________ |
Nikolaj |
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Level: 43 Posts: 269/384 EXP: 544910 Next: 20136 Since: 11-19-09 From: Denmark Last post: 4507 days Last view: 3191 days |
Posted by ZycorOpera |
blackhole89 |
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The Guardian Moloch whose eyes are a thousand blind windows! Level: 124 Posts: 3321/4196 EXP: 21484847 Next: 351754 Since: 02-19-07 From: Ithaca, NY, US Last post: 443 days Last view: 56 days |
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Ailure |
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Hats Steam Board2 group Level: 121 Posts: 3602/3965 EXP: 19734934 Next: 321762 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden, Skåne Last post: 3273 days Last view: 2024 days |
If you get a BSOD, the blame lies within Windows and not the spefic programs (a badly behaving should not cause a OS crash). Or rather, it's most likely hardware or driver related.
Are you using Firefox 4 beta by any chance? Possible it's usage of hardware acceleration is causing problems, but you can turn that off. I think the culprit might be bad RAM or bad harddrive. A bad harddrive can cause seemingly random freezing in the OS. ____________________ AIM: gamefreak1337, MSN: Emil_sim@spray.se, XMPP: ailure@xmpp.kafuka.org
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fukaguy |
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Newcomer Level: 5 Posts: 2/3 EXP: 364 Next: 165 Since: 10-18-10 Last post: 4911 days Last view: 4911 days |
I am not a fan of Firefox, but I can gurantee Firefox isn't the cause of Win7 slowdown or bluescreen. I recommend you go a virus check first, and uninstall Firefox, and use IE8 which goes with Win7 defaultly, see whether your system continue to crash.
But again, I don't believe Firefox can cause system crash. ____________________ No, I am not a X Man, I am a XDA Man I start write program since high school,anyone are welcome to try below program written by me: ts to avi |
GreyMaria |
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>implying even the Japanese understand the Japanese Level: 105 Posts: 2048/2851 EXP: 11893558 Next: 368702 Since: 07-13-07 Last post: 4469 days Last view: 4439 days |
Posted by fukaguy This guy lost all credibility by uttering these six characters. ____________________ we're currently experiencing some technical difficulties |
Geno_4_Ever |
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Micro-Goomba Level: 9 Posts: 11/11 EXP: 2723 Next: 439 Since: 12-26-08 Last post: 4908 days Last view: 2733 days |
Posted by GreyMarioPosted by fukaguy seven, counting the space. |
Hakuryuu |
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Newcomer Level: 4 Posts: 1/2 EXP: 198 Next: 81 Since: 10-22-10 Last post: 4907 days Last view: 4906 days |
Posted by Geno_4_EverPosted by GreyMarioPosted by fukaguy Agreed. If these things happen even without Firefox, then it's probably not Firefox's fault. What are you doing when it crashes with Firefox open? Actually, what are you doing whenever it crashes? If it's graphic intensive, there's your problem. Maybe you need to update your Display Driver? I think that's most likely it. If you have your Windows Installation Disc or know someone who does, press 'Windows Key + R' --> run cmd --> type 'sfc /scannow' and it'll look for problems with Windows Don't forget the regular stuff: Something like Advanced System Care Anti Malware Bytes Virus Scan. If there's a virus you can't get rid of, google it and see how other people fixed it. If all else fails, system restore back to before you had this problem. If that doesn't fix it, it could be bad hardware. I've had bad experiences with VLC. Although it runs pretty much anything, the video/audio sync is kind of off and takes a while to skip compared to MPC. I just downloaded CCCP and watch everything in Windows Media Player, unless I have problems. |
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