Random freezes with windows 7 - 64 bit

Having the same issues. No BSODs. Just hard freezes, where I have to hit the reset button. Once in a blue moon it'll actually just reboot, but more often than not just freezes. The audio angle is interesting, because quite often it can happen while playing a Youtube video. But it's not always sound related, nor is it anything CPU-intensive. Once it just froze while trying to maximize a minimized window.

This happens on Win 7 64 and XP 32 as well. Whether it's the same problem or not I don't know.

I've tried two different PSU's, a 650w Antec and a 750w Corsair. Still froze with nothing but HDD hooked up and onboard video, so I really don't think it's a power issue, or at least not a lack of power issue.

Reason I say the sound issue is interesting is in Win7 I occasionally hear a crackling/static coming from my speakers that I don't get in XP. And this happens even if whatever I'm doing isn't sound related, like just launching something that doesn't necessarily make a sound, still makes a static/crackle sound.

I've documented some of it here , along with specs. This was on XP, have only had Win 7 a few days hoping it would fix it.

Seeing how this is so common on both AMD and Intel, and ATI and NVidia, kind of leads me to believe this isn't a hardware problem. Or maybe it is, but it's caused by software, if that makes sense. Like something's causing the CPU to lose power for whatever reason so it just freezes instead of damaging anything, or something like that.

Am running that Process Manager now.

AMD Phenom II X4 955BE

Asus M4A78T-E

4gb Mushkin DDR3-1333

Antec 650w

Seagate 320gb SATA (XP 32 bit)

Samsung 1TB (Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit)

Again, crashes on either system, and have pushed voltages up through the roof across the board to no avail.

Cudos to you

I am running Win7 Pro64 since late DEC 2009, after many lockups/freezes, stalled shutdowns, unresponsive programs that could not and would not close, and have the same feeling about the latest MS disaster to be inserted in our collective rear. Surely MS have experienced these symptoms in their own systems, they dont need feedback from us to realise this is just another lemon for the consumer to suck on.

I have tried fresh install 3 times now, stable until I start installing things other than the Operating system then all ____ breaks loose.

Note to Microsoft:  Just stop Messing the consumer about its not too late, XP obsolete, Vista is gone, Win7 by no means worthy, Wakeup and smell the sound of corporate death and start applying for a job at a reputable software manufacturer.

My system:

Win7 Pro64bit

CPU i7 860 Quad

MOBO GA-P55UD3

RAM 4Gb DDR3 1333MHz

GRAPHICS NVIDIA GTX275

PSU 550w Huntkey

Sound Onboard Realtek ALC888 HD

No freezing for over a week - but do I have the solution? If I do, I'm not sure what it is. Just HATE calling Dell...

I have a quad-core XPS 435MT with i7-940, 6GB of RAM, Win7-64. Tried everything that Google could find in various forums. Power settings, drivers, disabling some services, yada-yada.

A week ago I pulled 2 random sticks of RAM (out of 6 that I have). No freezing since then. Toooo weird. My six slots for RAM are numbered oddly. I.e. 3 banks of pairs, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3; so I guess I pulled slots 6 and 3. For sure, now, I'm running this beast in dual-channel, what with 4GB of RAM.

I know I'm onto something here. Several memory tests didn't reveal issues. My suspicion is the triple-channel, vs motherboard, versus quad-core .

I suppose I could start swapping the RAM sticks and wait for a freeze. However, I suspect it's more to do with trying to run triple-channel when the rest of the system is just not ready for it.

For what it's worth...

I'll update if I find a definitive answer to the RAM dillema.

I am having the same problem and even more. I just bought a brand new Acer Aspire 7540-1284 w/ windows 7. Even writing this is really hard to do because the cursor keeps moving to a different place other than where i'm typing--does the same thing in Notepad.

Anyway I would like to try your answer but I have no idea where I get all this info that you've included in your answer. I don't know what the name of my motherboard. Where do I find this info. Then how do I make the changes in the bios?

I've already changed my sleep settings to not use hybried or even hibernate because it takes up so much memory.

I've also disovered that it's really hard to get to the "app data" file--it doesn't even show up but if you do a search for it, it will show  up in some file then you just  go to that file location & go from there. In app data you will find that alot of programs that u delete are still there even tho i use a good uninstaller--Revo Uninstaller thats supposed to get rid of all file

Also--how can I delete all the language files in Windows file? I've deleteed alot of lang. files in other programs--thepe ake up alot of space.

About how bad it is to  tythpe is--it took about 10 min!

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!