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Osem · 01-06-2014, 16:25

Over the last week or so (including just now) my trusty Toshiba laptop has been locking up for a period shortly after booting up. What happens is that everything starts up normally but a minute or two after I start surfing as usual, the screen locks up and I get an "IE is not responding" message and the little blue 'busy' circle on the screen. Over the next minute or two, the computer the cursor may or may not respond to moving the mouse or clicking on programs but it's all very hesitant. It's almost as if the computer is busy doing something else in the background and that's causing everything to grind to a halt until that's finished. The problem still happens if I switch to from IE to Chrome for surfing.

It hasn't been happening long enough for me to say for sure but restarting the computer (as I've just done) seems to solve the issue for the rest of the day so I'm wondering what could be causing the problem and how to fix it. It's Win 7 Home premium by the way.

Advice appreciated guys.

01-06-2014, 16:25	#1
Osem Inactive Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 22,315	Laptop locking up after booting up. Over the last week or so (including just now) my trusty Toshiba laptop has been locking up for a period shortly after booting up. What happens is that everything starts up normally but a minute or two after I start surfing as usual, the screen locks up and I get an "IE is not responding" message and the little blue 'busy' circle on the screen. Over the next minute or two, the computer the cursor may or may not respond to moving the mouse or clicking on programs but it's all very hesitant. It's almost as if the computer is busy doing something else in the background and that's causing everything to grind to a halt until that's finished. The problem still happens if I switch to from IE to Chrome for surfing. It hasn't been happening long enough for me to say for sure but restarting the computer (as I've just done) seems to solve the issue for the rest of the day so I'm wondering what could be causing the problem and how to fix it. It's Win 7 Home premium by the way. Advice appreciated guys.