My Computer gets Stuck after a small time Booting up?

This is the system summary


OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional


Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600


OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation


System Name VARUNA


System Manufacturer MSI


System Model MS-7043


System Type X86-based PC


Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2410 Mhz


BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. Version 07.00T, 02/04/2001


SMBIOS Version 2.3


Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32


Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1


Locale United Kingdom


Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"


User Name VARUNA\Administrator


Time Zone India Standard Time


Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB


Available Physical Memory 429.44 MB


Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB


Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB


Page File Space 1.83 GB


Page File C:\pagefile.sys





I have defragmented and Avg free edition,spyware doctor free edition,yahoo antiSpy installed

My Computer gets Stuck after a small time Booting up?
Does it start up in same mode?


(press F8 on restart and select safe mode from the menu)





If it does, try doing a system restore (Start\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore).





Did it happen after you install a 3rd party software, uninstall it and see if it helps.





Do a memory diagnostics:


http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
Reply:It's probably a process or program that runs on boot. It happens really often that when you download something or visit certain pages, the sites tag on some ridiculous soft for the ride. I used to get shopping guides and weather bugs. Really annoying.





Alt Ctrl Del to find out which processes are running as soon as its loaded up. If there's something there you don't recognize, Google it. Likely, it doesn't belong there and you can go through the steps to Search it out on your machine and uninstall.





Also, you could more simply check your list of programs in the Start menu to see if there's anything you don't use/need. It might be slowing your machine down.


Good luck.