| Do not panic, if you can believe it, a computer | | | | commands are written within its matrix. Windows |
| freezes up in the modern world every 40 | | | | uses it as a log book of all the activities that |
| seconds, which means you will have someone | | | | happen within the OS as well as an instruction |
| joining you soon. Keep calm and try to figure out | | | | book to execute programs and launch sensitive |
| what you last did. Tapping on the keyboard and | | | | .DLL and system files. Normally, if all goes well and |
| wildly swinging your mouse around will not help | | | | the registry is intact, bad program launches and |
| the situation much. If your keyboard is still | | | | system freezes will not happen. But of course, |
| responsive, try to ALT-TAB and see whether | | | | this is not a perfect world, and the computer as |
| you can end the problem program. Usually it | | | | well as the end user is not perfect as well. In the |
| would be earmarked with something like 'not | | | | end of the day, the registry can get bombarded |
| responding' tagged to its status on the task bar. | | | | from many different angles, which include viruses |
| If your keyboard is locked up, see whether or | | | | and worms, which infiltrate the registry and leave |
| not you can move your mouse around. If the | | | | malicious command lines and false embedded |
| answer is a yes, then try to move it to the | | | | keys inside. |
| restart button, or try to right click and shut down | | | | They can also be attacked by malware which has |
| some programs. | | | | the same effect. Bad program installs and |
| Well, these are the options that you have if your | | | | uninstalls can leave negative zero values, orphan |
| keyboard and mouse are still functioning. If you | | | | keys and bad command lines within its matrix; and |
| are tapping your keyboard and you get a beeping | | | | these are just some of the problems that can |
| sound, then the entire system has locked you | | | | arise. In summary, these bad hats within the |
| out, meaning Windows has gone into a freeze | | | | registry can and will confuse the Windows |
| state that is irreparable. You will have no choice | | | | operating system, which will lead to problems like |
| but to find your manual reset button (usually next | | | | crashes and of course systems hangs. The best |
| to the power button on your CPU's tower) and | | | | way to prevent yourself from these problems is |
| flick your computer back to life. This article is | | | | for you to get a reliable anti virus, anti malware |
| more of a venture into the root of the problem | | | | spyware program as well as a good registry |
| and surveys around the world have revealed a | | | | cleaner. These three in combination will give you a |
| single problem to this one woe of computer users | | | | speedy machine with minimal hiccups, leaving you |
| all over the world - the registry of Windows. | | | | without a situation of what to do when your |
| What is the registry? The registry is the nexus of | | | | computer freezes up. |
| the Windows operating system, where all | | | | |