Toshiba NB500 freezing

[Swifty]

Hey there fellow community, I have another problem and it pertains to my netbook which I am currently using until I fix my desktop. I own a Toshiba NB 500 I have owned it for under a year and it has started doing something that has become very annoying it freezes every 2-5 seconds and it is quite annoying I have no idea why it does it but maybe you guys may know.

Thanks!
Swifty.

 

[Petey7]

There is no one reason why a computer would do this. I would start with general maintenance solutions.

Download CCleaner and run it to remove all temporary files. If you don't want to install anything, you could instead download TFC - Temporary File Cleaner. It runs without having to install anything.

Defrag the hard drive. Go to Computer, right-click your hard drive and select Properties. Go to the Tools tab and select "Defrag Now". Select Analyze first. If it is more than 5% fragmented, defrag it.

It could be caused by a virus. Download, update, and run Malwarebytes Anti-malware. If you don't have an anti-virus with real-time protection installed, consider installing Microsoft Security Essentials as well. It uses very little resorces.

 

[gregrocker]

In addition to those excellent suggestions from Petey, here are additional http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/220165-troubleshooting-steps-windows-7-a.html.

I would back up files and run the hardware tests asap.