Computer freezes consistently in my dorm room

**Boomer** · 01-10-2007, 06:21 PM

Let me begin by saying I know a lot about computers, but this is an extremely vague problem, and I really feel like I've tried everything. This problem has been occurring ever since I got my single at school about 2 years ago.

My computer freezes completely in my dorm room about 4 or 5 times a day. It is a complete freeze. The time displayed in the bottom is the time it froze at. I restart, and everything works fine. I have checked the event viewer over two years and have not seen any recurring errors between the time my computer freezes.

Let me stress that when I take my computer home, it does not freeze at all. This leads me to believe that it is completely not a internal hardware problem, as I have no problems at home. So that means no power source failing or anything like that. I also monitor my computer's heat levels and they are perfectly fine.

Occasionally, this problem stops at school. I have no idea how or why it stops, but for a few weeks or so, it will work just beautifully.

So, after two years, I still can't figure out how or why it happens. The best guess I currently have is that the massive jumble of cords I have behind all my electronics could possibly cause some kind of power problem or something. I'm really at a dead end. I really don't think it can be a software problem, and I've actually tried it with two different versions of Windows XP (32 and 64 bit) with the same result. The fact is, it HAS to be something about my surroundings, but I don't know what.

If you have any ideas as to what could be affecting my computer in my dorm room rather than in my room at home, please feel free to help. Thanks.

01-10-2007, 06:21 PM	#1
Boomer The Wretched Posts: 4,690	Computer freezes consistently in my dorm room Let me begin by saying I know a lot about computers, but this is an extremely vague problem, and I really feel like I've tried everything. This problem has been occurring ever since I got my single at school about 2 years ago. My computer freezes completely in my dorm room about 4 or 5 times a day. It is a complete freeze. The time displayed in the bottom is the time it froze at. I restart, and everything works fine. I have checked the event viewer over two years and have not seen any recurring errors between the time my computer freezes. Let me stress that when I take my computer home, it does not freeze at all. This leads me to believe that it is completely not a internal hardware problem, as I have no problems at home. So that means no power source failing or anything like that. I also monitor my computer's heat levels and they are perfectly fine. Occasionally, this problem stops at school. I have no idea how or why it stops, but for a few weeks or so, it will work just beautifully. So, after two years, I still can't figure out how or why it happens. The best guess I currently have is that the massive jumble of cords I have behind all my electronics could possibly cause some kind of power problem or something. I'm really at a dead end. I really don't think it can be a software problem, and I've actually tried it with two different versions of Windows XP (32 and 64 bit) with the same result. The fact is, it HAS to be something about my surroundings, but I don't know what. If you have any ideas as to what could be affecting my computer in my dorm room rather than in my room at home, please feel free to help. Thanks.