My computer freezes up when i do a pc to pc call?

Question

when i do a pc to pc call my computer will freeze up for 2 to 5 minutes then it will be fine for a couple of minutes then it freezes again. i have windows vista. does anyone have any ideas how i can solve the problem? thank you

Answer 1

There a several reasons why your computer is freezing. First question is when was the last time you cleaned your registry. Having a corrupted registry can cause a whole host of errors and problems. Freezing up is one of them. If you have a lot of unnecessary registry keys that are hogging up your computer resources. Your computer is bound to choke. Scan your registry with a good registry cleaner. If you pull up more than 20 errors or duplication, clean your registry.

2. Depending on your RAM specs and your computer usage. This could also be a the issue. Having an insufficient amount of free space does not allow your RAM to function properly. If you are using a lot of RAM by net surfing or other activities without enough empty space your will get freezes. You don't need to buy new RAM but you should increase your free space by removing unnecessary data and perhaps increasing your virtual memory. The below link will show you how.

3. Spyware could be the culprit, so do a scan and see if your computer is infected.  

4. That last area is a hardware drivers. This could be the problem if new hardware has been added to the system. So, the drivers should still be up to date. So try the first two suggestion and see if you can get your computer to stop freezing.

Check your drivers. Hope this helps.

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Answer 2

try defrag and wipe your cookies etc, does it freeze on skype or msn or yahoo ?

Answer 3

Vista is probably the problem,

But first close all unnecessary programs including those running in the background.  You may have a conflict with something else that's running, plus you want to free up as much RAM memory as possible.

Disable the antivirus/firewall and see if that makes a difference as well.

Answer 4

You might have a virus, so you'll need to scan your computer.

OR the server connecting you to the other computer might be bad or not working properly, so you'll need to wait a few minutes for the server to cool down.