Help! My computer that I've had since '09 has been freezing up every few seconds at startup, for example, the start button glows on mouse over and when i click the start menu doesn't come up, then if I move my mouse the windows logo is still glowing, same goes for the notifications triangle. Other items would freeze too, such as the wifi icon in the notification bar and gui items on my running programs.
My computer defragments itself every Wendsday (btw, does it defragment itself if it's logged off?) and I'm afraid of clicking on something in the fear of it locking up on me! It also studders my games (but I don't have a low frame rate) and freezes Steam VERY ofter (although, I think that's just a problem with Steam)
Specs:
Intel Core 2 Quad clckd @ 2.83 Ghz
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit
2 GB of ram
I'm not sure when is started (I guess when I got the computer) but I did notice that the problem significantly increased after I upgraded from an Intel Core 2 Duo to an Intel Core 2 Quad. I also had a full version of Windows 7 before it was released, then I went to Windows XP, then back to Windows 7.
I have the Microsoft Security Essentials suite installed for security, and I have scanned for malware, with results turning out negative.
