What happens with my strange PC?
I have a custom built PC with:
1. Motherboard: Asus P6T
2. Processor: Intel i7 920
3. Memory: Corsair DDR3 3GB
4. Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT.
5. Monitor: SonicView (forgot the Model number)
6. OS: XP
The strange things happened are:
1. I have a pre-installed webcam on my monitor, however it was not working (saying that it couldn’t detect the webcam). I tried to connect the monitor to my laptop and everything works just fine.
2. Some software are not running normally on my PC. Some programs get error messages, some are stuck in the middle of processing.
3. When I do an alt + tab from a full screen window. It would take like 3 seconds to refresh the monitor and get back to the other window.
4. AutoPlay for CDs / USBs are not working. (I’ve checked settings in Control Panel and the settings turn out to be perfect for allowing AutoPlay).
5. I just bought a new printer (HP C5380) and when I print stuffs, it could stop in the middle of the process while the small monitor on the printer still says ‘Printing…’ Additionally, print queues don’t want to be displayed even though the tool tip says there’s one document pending.
I do not know what to do. I suspect that it is the motherboard though. Anyone could give me insight or suggestions on what to do? Thanks in advance.
Defrag your pc. You can reinstall XP. Do Windows updates…. etc.
Could be a bad sector on the HDD. Make sure that you install and apply all updates properly. It is also possible that its a slow HDD or to much clutter. Try defragging the hdd, and clean up some space on it. Also, your hdd could be a 5400 rpm, which would make it under perform for sure. You should really update that v/c with an i7