PC Freezes when Desktop X Loaded
Saturday, March 24, 2007 by JohnnyPants | Discussion: DesktopX
Iv'e been using Desktop X now for 2 years without any problems till now. Just recently Iv'e noticed that when I load one of my Themes my pc will freeze as the theme is loading...I have troubled shooted this problem and it only occurs when a theme is trying to load, there have been ocassions when the theme has loaded without fail, but after sometime once again my pc will freeze up...I am able to use my pc without any interuptions(freezeing) which is the normal way, no theme...
Does anybody have an idea to what may be causing this problem?
Any help would be greatly appreciated...Thanx
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JohnnyPants
Reply #2 Saturday, March 24, 2007 11:20 AM
Reply #2 Saturday, March 24, 2007 11:20 AM
How would I check for problems with plugins? I dont think the theme I have is that old, possibly not older than 8 months since Iv'e had it...
Bichur
Reply #3 Saturday, March 24, 2007 3:08 PM
not since you had it, since it was uploaded to the site
if you find it in the gallery it has an 'updated' date - that's how old it is.
Reply #3 Saturday, March 24, 2007 3:08 PM
possibly not older than 8 months since Iv'e had it...
not since you had it, since it was uploaded to the site
if you find it in the gallery it has an 'updated' date - that's how old it is.
JohnnyPants
Reply #4 Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:25 PM
Reply #4 Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:25 PM
I checked the folders within Desktop X/Themes, Plugins folder had nothing in it? Could this be why my pc freezes now and then, or would any theme just not work...If I am missing whatever plugins I need, where would I get them from...
JohnnyPants
Reply #5 Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:39 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:39 PM
I tried to download the same theme I already had from the gallery, but once again my pc freezes...I dont think its a theme issue now, I think it has something to do with Desktop X when it tries to launch any kind of theme...
RomanDA
Reply #6 Saturday, March 24, 2007 5:09 PM
Reply #6 Saturday, March 24, 2007 5:09 PM
are you behind a firewall/proxy? I have seen internet apps (weather etc) that HANG because the code doesnt know how to deal with the proxy server.
JohnnyPants
Reply #7 Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:50 PM
Reply #7 Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:50 PM
Im not behind a firewall and no proxy set...What is happening exactly is when I try to load the theme, after I double click the one I want, the theme will appear and thats it, pc will freeze at that point without the whole theme showing...Now im stuck using the basic setup which works fine, but I'd like to have my theme back...
RomanDA
Reply #8 Sunday, March 25, 2007 10:23 AM
Reply #8 Sunday, March 25, 2007 10:23 AM
Do you have any kind of anti-virus running? Kaspeski and others have a "script blocker" that will stop DX from running.
Can you run simple DX widgets?
Can you run simple DX widgets?
JohnnyPants
Reply #9 Sunday, March 25, 2007 1:32 PM
Reply #9 Sunday, March 25, 2007 1:32 PM
Hey, simple widgets will run fine without any theme being used. I was using AVG but have now uninstalled it thinking that was the problem, but pc still freezes...Im at a total loss of what is causing this problem, im now thinking it has to do with something totally different. Im trouble shooting all possibilities to what is happening, system idle process is 99, did a disk defrag, registry cleaner, ect...Thanx for your help...
RomanDA
Reply #10 Monday, March 26, 2007 12:13 PM
Reply #10 Monday, March 26, 2007 12:13 PM
You might have some kind of trojan on your system....
Might be a good time to backup, punt, and blast everything, and start over.
Something i do about once a year, so i have a "Clean" install. Its a MAJOR pain (takes like 2 weeks to get EVERYTHING working, but its nice when its done).
Let us know what you find out.
Might be a good time to backup, punt, and blast everything, and start over.
Something i do about once a year, so i have a "Clean" install. Its a MAJOR pain (takes like 2 weeks to get EVERYTHING working, but its nice when its done).
Let us know what you find out.
ZubaZ
Reply #11 Monday, March 26, 2007 12:28 PM
Reply #11 Monday, March 26, 2007 12:28 PM
Sometimes a widget will try to access the internet and will steal processes.
What widgets/gadgets/objects/themes are you running?
What widgets/gadgets/objects/themes are you running?
JohnnyPants
Reply #12 Monday, March 26, 2007 12:47 PM
Reply #12 Monday, March 26, 2007 12:47 PM
Im using the Sectional theme and have Gmail checker, thats all that on my theme. I started another post saying that desktop x cpu shows 0 cpu when u cntrl alt delete in process, so I end it and them im able to use my pc without any theme...Im at a loss why now its freezeing...
RomanDA, your idea is good which I have done b4, yeah its a pain in the a** but it worth it...The only thing tho is that my subscription to wincustomize has expired, so I dont think im able to reload what I will lose...
RomanDA, your idea is good which I have done b4, yeah its a pain in the a** but it worth it...The only thing tho is that my subscription to wincustomize has expired, so I dont think im able to reload what I will lose...
Bichur
Reply #13 Monday, March 26, 2007 1:20 PM
Archive everything then copy the archive folder to a disk.
Then all you have to do is install SDC then use it to restore the archives from the disk.
Corky_O has a tutorial on it on his Dreams Under Construction - WC site, but I can't get you a link to it from here.
Reply #13 Monday, March 26, 2007 1:20 PM
The only thing tho is that my subscription to wincustomize has expired, so I dont think im able to reload what I will lose...
Archive everything then copy the archive folder to a disk.
Then all you have to do is install SDC then use it to restore the archives from the disk.
Corky_O has a tutorial on it on his Dreams Under Construction - WC site, but I can't get you a link to it from here.
JohnnyPants
Reply #14 Monday, March 26, 2007 10:00 PM
Reply #14 Monday, March 26, 2007 10:00 PM
I think I have pinpointed the exact prob to why everything is freezeing up. Gmail checker, when its running things freeze up, I closed Gmail checker and things seem to be fine, no freezes. Since I know the prob(I hope) is there a way for me to correct it, is it as simple removeing it and re-install it, can this be done as I dont have current subscription? Thanx again for the help Iv'e been getting from you guys...
Bichur
Reply #15 Monday, March 26, 2007 10:20 PM
Reply #15 Monday, March 26, 2007 10:20 PM
which GMail checker? There's more than one available in the gallery.
JohnnyPants
Reply #18 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:34 AM
Reply #18 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:34 AM
OK done that, I guess its up to me if I want to reinstall Gmail checker to see if it works properly this time...Do u know anything about Kaspersky, im using that now and I seen a few replies above that it may effect scripting, if so, how would I fix that prob...Thanx again
Bichur
Reply #19 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:44 AM
Reply #19 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:44 AM
Woodbridge has at least 3 gmail checkers - search 'woodbridge'
i don't use kaspersky, don't know if you can turn off script blocking like i could with norton - if you can, it should be in the options somewhere
i don't use kaspersky, don't know if you can turn off script blocking like i could with norton - if you can, it should be in the options somewhere
JohnnyPants
Reply #20 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:54 AM
Reply #20 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:54 AM
Bichur, Thanx alot for ur time and help. If I have any probls later on I know you or somebody else here will be able to solve it...
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Reply #1 Saturday, March 24, 2007 3:56 AM