AngelinaSkye
Topic Starter
The first problem I noticed with my PC is that it was all of a sudden freezing for no apparent reason and not when I was doing anything specific. Happens during games, youtube videos, or just when I am surfing the net. When it freezes like this I can sometimes CTRL-ALT-DEL and get the task manager window to pop up however the mouse then freezes, leaving me without any other option other then to hit the power button to restart. Sometimes I will hear a long beep coming from the mother board right before I hit the button to restart. This happens every few times.
Not long after the freezing issue I noticed that I started getting this weird popup as soon as I got to desktop saying "Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fullfill the messaging request. Please run Microsoft Outlook and set it as the default mail client." I have never used Outlook to send a message so have no idea where this is coming from but have since stopped it.
My windows live messenger has stopped working and I am getting an error message stating that the image icon is bad and to check it against my installation disk. Sorry didn't take note of exactly what it says but something very similar to that.
I have gotten a black screen with this error about three times in the last two days "81k/154 Hz Frequency is out of Range" This seems to go away if i restart the pc.
If I try running either Combat Arms or Rappelz, the game will run for a brief period of time (usually a few mins) then the sound will start skipping and the game (as well as my pc) will stop responding forcing me to hit the power button to restart.
I tried system restore but this didn't seem to change anything considering that the furthest date from todays to restore it to was only two weeks earlier
I've tried running Malware Bytes Anti Malware (which found and removed lots of stuff) - No change
Advanced System Care (also found and removed lots) - No change
Ad-aware - (found and removed lots)- No change
I use Spybot Search and destroy and I also run CCleaner on a regular basis
I've done the windows xp disk check - no major problems - No change
Had this pc since the beginning of 2008.
PC specs:
System Manufacturer: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
System Model: MS-6501
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon™ MP 2200+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~1.8GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 1207MB used, 2735MB available
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090804-1435)
I will provide any additional info you need that could help to solve this problem as it seems to be getting worse.
Thanks in advance.
Yes I do have multiple posts of this issue but this is basically a result of the problem getting significantly worse to the point I'm kind of nearing panic mode as I want to improve this issue before my pc stops booting and becomes unfixable.
I apologize for my multiple posts but I don't know how else to get the problem solved sooner than later.
Angel
I've been checking pit stop forum literally every half hour and still not received any further instructions. I'm really freaking out now cuz the problem has gotten ALOT worse. A few mins ago when my pc froze and I manually restarted it (normal boot) once I got to the desktop I tried to open firefox and got some weird error that I have never seen before. I tried print screening it but pc froze so didn't get it saved anywhere. The Error title said Malformed something. I remember that it specifically had that word in it but unfortunately can't remember exactly what it said. Luckily I was able to boot up in safe mode with networking and run firefox. My pc is freezing like every two to three mins now, and I am seriously worried it will just stop working altogether. This is my only pc, and I am a single mom who cannot afford to buy a new one if this one dies. 
