# Computer freezing

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-freezing/287495
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 2, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-freezing/287495 "2009-05-02T03:55:57Z")
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### Author: ![Icehawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Icehawk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icehawk)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-freezing/287495/1 "2009-05-02T03:55:57Z")

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hey guys one thing that has bugged me in the last 2 months or so is my computer freezing and i mean a full lockup. i cant alt+ctrl+del or windows key or anything nothing moves i have to restart with the button. and then when i try to boot it usually gets stuck on the windows loading bar thing on vista. any ideas?

now that i think of it it only really started when i installed a new hard drive which was an external in the past. but that shouldnt matter should it ? i mean the drive is completely empty and formatted and i dont even use it yet.