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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: robby baire on February 14, 2005, 01:23:39 PM

Title: WINDOWS FREEZES UP WIN STARTING
Post by: robby baire on February 14, 2005, 01:23:39 PM

WHEN LOGGING ON TO WINDOWS 98 . IT FREEZES UP AND I CAN DO NOTHING.. HELP

Title: Re: WINDOWS FREEZES UP WIN STARTING
Post by: Flame on February 14, 2005, 01:47:35 PM

First, please stop using CAPS... It can be seen as "rude" to many other computer users, as it shows that you are yelling at us... Now, about your issue... Do you have antivirus protection?

[glb]Flame[/glb]

Title: Re: WINDOWS FREEZES UP WIN STARTING
Post by: ricky1me on February 14, 2005, 06:27:18 PM

Or your hard drive is going bad, run scandisk and see what it picks up

Title: Re: WINDOWS FREEZES UP WIN STARTING
Post by: robby baire on February 15, 2005, 10:02:27 AM

 message appeared :  long file name found, run scan disk for windows..  

how do i do this?  I thought i was running a scan disk and the same window popped up..

Title: Re: WINDOWS FREEZES UP WIN STARTING
Post by: ricky1me on February 15, 2005, 10:45:26 AM

go to my computer and click on your hard drive, then choose properties, it should be available to run there

Title: Re: WINDOWS FREEZES UP WIN STARTING
Post by: robby baire on February 15, 2005, 11:23:01 AM

Thanks,  ill try it..  Most of the time it freezes up before I can click on anything.. but i will get it a try..