Been noticing this for the past couple of days. Mainly when I'm online... my CPU usage as shown by one of my sidebar tools (Vista) drops to 0% for a few seconds, and everything freezes. Can't change websites, screens in different tabs... everything just takes a lil hiatus, then comes back.

Thought maybe it was something related to a recent update, so I updated everything (even though my PC updates itself once a week).
I regularly clean out histories and misc stuff. Disk clean-up/defrag, etc.
Also use CCleaner to get rid of unecessary crap.

Could this just be internet server related (Optimum Online) or is there something I should check internally?

TIA.

 

I am not sure on how to fix your problem but Mine (Vista also) has done that a few times to. Screen goes blank, whole thing freezes up and can't even restart it sometimes. I have had it since Aug. 08 and I have had to recover it about 3-4 times now!

 

APPLE

 

reformat

 

did you really mean reformat or just clean out the spyware and cookies?

 

Had the same thing, turned out to be the power management trying to put the hard drives to sleep. I turned that off, everything is better now.

 

i really meant a reformat i got a nice big external HD that i put everything on.

i game alot so reformatting is key for me to do good with online games.

the **** doesent help the computer that much if you get what i mean.......