Random Freezes with Vista 64bit

[jayhawk5]

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Vista home Premium 64bit
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Having problems with Vista HP 64bit freezing
I just recently upgraded from Windows Home Premium 32bit to the 64bit version and I am having problems with it randomly freezing. The freeze up usually occurs when I am installing a program, just starting to download a file, and even sometimes when I am surfing the web. When my system freezes it like everything locks up...mouse, keyboard, HDD, monitor...everything. The only way to restore my system is a hard boot. I had no problems with Vista 32 bit and it ran well for almost a year so I have a feeling it is a software problem.

System specs

Asus M2N-Sli Deluxe motherboard (Bios version 1604...most recent)
AMD Phenom 9600 2.3
4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 240pin Ram (2gb x 2) both in the correct slots
EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 Video card (most updated 64bit drivers installed from the nvidia website)
Creative SoundBlaster Extreme Gamer X-Fi soundcard (most updated drivers installed from the creative website…says they support vista 64bit)
PC power and cooling 750watt psu 60amps on a single 12v rail
250gb Seagate barracuda HDD
Lite On 22x sata dvd-rw drive
Windows Vista home premium edition 64bit

Not sure what is causing the freeze ups…sometimes it will run for hours and then freeze sometimes it will freeze 5min after I boot it up…seems to always happen when I’m doing something in windows…example installing a program.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[arkadi]

It is hard to say.
In case you didn’t move your rig, and didn't install new hardware, or changing Bios settings, I have few questions.
It clean install with all the updates right?
Any incompatible software installed?
Any changes what so ever?
I recommend rechecking all the connections (ram, vga card, and keyboard)
Just start testing, memtest86, vista memory test, prime, burn in test chkdsk etc…

 

[artyom-ace]

I have some problem ... & I no ideas why it hapen

System specs

Asus M2N-E motherboard (Bios version 1701...most recent)
AMD Phenom 8650
4GB Corsair XM2X DDR2 (1gb x 2) OR Hynix DDR2 (1gb x 4) (some broblem
EVGA Nvidia 8500 Video card (most updated 64bit drivers installed from the nvidia website)
Internal sound
PC power and cooling 500 watt psu
500gb Sumsung HDD
Windows Vista Ultimat edition 64bit