Computer Freezes

[Hunted]

Ok, now I know why Bittorrent stopped running on my computer. I belive it is due to something being with with Java on my computer. I just tried a java client for MSN messenger, and it ended up doing the same thing as BT did. Does anyone know what I can do to fix it? I already know reformatting my hard drive will not work, I've tried it.

[firefox]

maybe it is the version of java you are installing, try to download the latest version and see if that helps.

[dopey]

you may want to consider removing microsoft java in favor of sun java.

http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/38206/38206.html

http://java.sun.com/

[Hunted]

The thing is, dMSN I guess only uses JVM, would it work if I used SunJava?

[tesco]

Originally posted by Hunted@30 June 2004 - 22:56
The thing is, dMSN I guess only uses JVM, would it work if I used SunJava?

yup, everything microsoft java can do sun jvava can do better.

[shn]

Java is bloat, more so with any bt app. I've tried IBM java and Sun java and they both seem to hog memory even on high end systems. Try using a python application. It's what I've switched to and you can have a lot more files opens.

[uNz[i]]

Are you sure it's just Java causing the problem?

Used to get the same kind of freeze whenever I tried to access .swf (flash) files.
Every other app on my comp ran fine, but flash would kill it, every time.

After much troubleshooting, I found the problem was caused by faulty hardware.
A capacitor on my 1 year old mobo had died.

So, my advice is to closely inspect the mobo for faulty components.
You can tell a capacitor is broken if it's top is bulging up, instead of flat.

Also get memtest86 and test your RAM.

Good luck.

Edit: Added link.