Posts by tcboston51

Thanks, my computer does run VISTA home premium. I tend to blame VISTA too for the freezing up, although my computer consultant does not think it is a software problem. I do use the computer on a hard surface, although I have recently...

Thanks, I'll try that.

Thanks for the advice. I have blown and dust and other particles out of the vents on the computer. Also, when the Staples repair center recently replaced one of the internal fans in the computer, I assume they cleaned out whatever they...

I own a Toshiba Satellite A135-4437 laptop that I bought two years ago. I have had a recurring problem (happens almost every day) where the computer completely freezes up on me. I have to manually hold down the power button to shut the...

I have not disabled my Norton AV yet. Of course, my computer froze up on me again this morning five minutes after I started it up, before I even logged onto the internet. Can I just disable the Norton without actually uninstalling it...

Thanks for the info. It is my computer. I am self employed so no worries about my company. I do use VISTA Home Premium for the OS, but the firewall is currently disabled. Unfortunately, I just renewed Norton not too long ago. I guess I...

Thanks for the info. I checked and my Windows firewall is turned off. You think I should disable the Norton Anti-virus I am currently running and re-instate the Windows firewall?? Will I be safe from viruses and spyware?? I use this...

I have NOT tried removing Norton anti-virus. Do people have trouble with Norton anti-virus causing their computer to freeze up?? I am using VISTA Home Premium as my operating system and I'm not sure if the VISTA firewall has been turned...

Still having problems with my A135-S4437 Toshiba laptop freezing up on me at random intervals. Happens almost once per day. It's getting very frustrating. Anybody else have any thoughts on a possible cure. My computer tech guy thinks it...

Thanks, fralook. I guessing it probably is a hardware problem. It actually froze up on me the other day when I first started my computer and I was NOT on the internet yet, so it may not be internet related. Again, it seems to happen at...