Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Tips on Repairing Computer's Locking Up

By Billy Martin


If you have a computer, whether you owns it or simply works on it, you must have encountered a computer locking up some time. One frequent solution is to call in a professional who is good at repairing computers technical difficulties. This may cause you a lot of money.

Wait! The professionals might be busy, and every time you might have to wait a day or even several days to have your computer freeze problem fixed.

What a pain!

You could avoid such a pain. This easy guide have all the tips you will need to unfreeze a computer all by yourself before you have to call in a computer repairing professional. Apply them helps save you a both a lot of time and a lot of money.

When your computer locks up, the least thing to do is panic. You should know that no software is perfect, and the problem simply happens regardless of the type of your operating systems or length of your ownership.

Next, hit Control, Alt, and Delete if you are running Windows. The three are kinda like the over ride command for everything. Once you hit the combo, you shall see your Windows pop up.

Most of the time, just that alone will unfreeze your computer. If you see an application is not responding, you need to shut it down. It might be the cause for lock up of your whole operating system.

But after you have hit the Control, Alt and Delete and your computer stays the same way, then it's time for you to consider the reset button and power button.

Next, hit the reset button. At this point, your system will reboot and you shall see your computer unlocked.

No one likes resetting, especially when you are in the middle of an very important project. Resetting the system will cause you to lose all your hard work. But there isn't a better option. At this point, all you can rely on is that the application you are working in has the auto-saving feature.

If you've hit the reset button and your computer is still frozen up, then it means it is really locked up. If this happens, then try the power switch in the back of your computer. Most computers have a power switch. You reach behind your computer, flip the switch off and on, and then hit the power button. You should have your computer back at this point.

However, you do see computers of some brands don't have a power switch. In this case, you might need to physically unplug the power of your computer and then plug it back in. Next, you hit the power button to unfreeze your computer.

If all these effort haven't get your computer back to work, then it means there must be something wrong with your logic board or hard drive. At this point, there is nothing else you can do but to call in a professional or send to it to a computer repairing shop to have it looked.

Folks, that's all. Hope this easy guide helps next time you computer freezes up and you want to give it a try yourself before calling in a professional of repairing computers.




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