Laptop pooping the bed : Othor Games

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:49 pm

So all of a sudden my laptop began going really slow, things stopped responding. Literally nothing would open when i restarted it. I tried to run an avast virus scan but it kept freezing. Running a malwarebytes scan in safe mode right now. Help?

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:53 am

NVM I'm an idiot... ignore me.

On second thought... how long have you owned it?

If it's been 2+ years of casual use, I'd say it's time to get the fans cleaned and such, I'm pretty sure that would help.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:55 pm

If you have your data backed up reformatting may be worth looking in to. I'd say check the temperatures but I assume it is doing this on start and not after a set amount of time?

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:39 pm

When I first read the title all I saw was pooping the bed.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:41 am

My blender puked all over the walls and ceiling when I forgot to put the lid on correctly..
mess everywhere, not to mention it startled the [censored] outta me.

I feel your pain bro

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:51 pm

I have had it for a little over a year. Not casual though, I game on it a ton. The scan in safe mode keeps freezing now. It does this on startup.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:12 pm

Have you tried running CCleaner? Scan/clean everything, including the registry. Beyond that, defragment your hard drives. I know that these would be simple solutions, but neglecting hard drive cleanup can cause hang ups like this.

EDIT: Nevermind. If it's freezing in safe mode it's probably a hardware problem. Still give the above a go, but I doubt it will help.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 3:30 pm

I did a defrag and all that like 2 or 3 days ago.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 3:11 pm

Yeah if it's freezing in safemode, I'd say it's a hardware issue and not a Virus or anything like that, you should crack it open and take a peek to see how dusty/dirty it is.

Just make sure all power sources are disconnected before you open it up, also don't touch anything inside of it if you don't want to risk damaging any sensitive electrical components.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:43 am

Yeah if it's freezing in safemode, I'd say it's a hardware issue and not a Virus or anything like that, you should crack it open and take a peek to see how dusty/dirty it is.

Just make sure all power sources are disconnected before you open it up, also don't touch anything inside of it if you don't want to risk damaging any sensitive electrical components.

Before you do that you should probably just monitor your temps with something like http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html. There's no sense in messing around inside of a laptop if it's not your temps causing the problem.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:20 am

According to SpeedFan everything is around 50. And it might've been just that one freeze in safe mode, itt hasn't happened for a while.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:39 pm

According to SpeedFan everything is around 50.

That's not bad at all.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:56 pm

If it isn't overheating, sounds like a hard drive problem/corrupted system files.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:54 am

According to SpeedFan everything is around 50. And it might've been just that one freeze in safe mode, itt hasn't happened for a while.

Fahrenheit or Celsius?

if it's 50 farenheit that would be amazing lol...

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:51 pm

I'm going to let this scan finish and run an avast scan while I sleep, if it's still bad in the morning I'll take it back to BestBuy.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:21 pm

I'm going to let this scan finish and run an avast scan while I sleep, if it's still bad in the morning I'll take it back to BestBuy.

Unless you just bought it, have fun paying out the wazoo to get it fixed.

Try a repair install of Windows and scan the hard drive for errors before doing that

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:34 am

Backup your hard to replace data (this'll be easy since you've been doing it all along, right? Right?). Once you've done that, run a system recovery. It's super easy to do and I've seen it fix SO many slow computers its not even funny. This is a far better solution than taking it to Best Buy... Where they'll charge you to do a system recovery.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:16 pm

It froze in safe mode and I ctrl alt deleted and it said "failure to display security/shutdown options"

FUUU
How do I backup data and do a system recovery?

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:42 am

Have you done a restore? Presuming you make restore points frequently, that's usually worth a try. It fixes most issues I've had and the only thing you're going to lose is anything recently installed.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:43 am

Wait a moment... "Laptop pooping the bed" ? Did that cross your mind as it was laying on your bed running ? Please tell me you are not letting your laptop run while it is on your bed, by all things sacred that's like suffocating the poor thing! No amount of fans can save the hardware from overheating if airflow in and out of the laptop is restricted.

Just want to know if you are doing that, it's far too common for people to accidentally get too comfortable with their laptop leaving it on their lap in bed with a blanket in between clogging up any space below the laptop where air should be able to flow freely.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:32 pm

When I first read the title all I saw was pooping the bed.

I thought the OP meant the labtop overheated and left burnt marks that look like...."stretch marks".

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:11 am

It froze in safe mode and I ctrl alt deleted and it said "failure to display security/shutdown options"

FUUU
How do I backup data and do a system recovery?

1. Boot off a Linux live CD to recover your files

2. Most laptops have a factory restore boot option, otherwise use your restore CDs.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:05 pm

I my self have just minutes ago had connection issues with wifi but I don't think its serious. as far as the op's troubles :shrug: there are a million things that can be responsible for severe cpu lag. I'd do a ctrl+shift+esc to check where the cpu is being eaten up. if it says that not much cpu is being used it may be a hardware issue.

take in mind I am not very good but I am sure checking that might help you at least get more simptom info to troubleshoot your problem.

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:20 pm

check event viewer?

» Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:17 pm

I thought the OP meant the labtop overheated and left burnt marks that look like...."stretch marks".

I could be mistaken, but do you mean "skid marks"?