Windows 7 Freezes/Hangs On Startup

[richc46]

MSE should not have a problem. See if you can try again. If you cannot install, try in safe mode. You have experience with that now.

 

[JSliha]

Sorry to bring you back (if you don't mind)
But now I'm getting some new software problems

I installed Starcraft 2, and it used to work fine with everything, but after what I did, now I just get a black screen on its startup, and my computer freezes (cursor, but everything is unresponsive)

I opened up Skype, and started a video call with someone, and after a couple seconds of video, the computer froze the same way, frozen screen, no mouse response, no response to anything but hard shutdown.

And perhaps the weirdest problem...Whenever I press the prt scr button, my computer just locks up. The screen freezes in its place, with no response from anything. What could be the root cause?

 

[richc46]

Run an antivirus scan
Download and scan with malwarebytes, after you update it. Be sure to run the full scan

 

[JSliha]

I did, ahah. Yesterday, actually. I updated it after downloading it, and ran a full system scan. It turned up a few results, and I believe I fixed them.

 

[JSliha]

Hello?

 

[richc46]

It may be a memory problem, try this test for 6 scans.

Download memtest86 and test RAM
www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105647-ram-test-memtest86.html

 

[Roy2013]

Windows 7 Freezes/Hangs On Startup - poss solution

I have been having the same problems and for a little while did not know what was causing this, but then I remembered a self installing update from Skype coming down onto the PC. I uninstalled skype and rebooted and the freezing problem was gone. I then reinstalled Skype from the Skype home page and everything is now working fine.

Hope this helps.