computer freezes

[Pamee54]

I have Windows 2000 pro. Recently I have updated windows with windows update, and updated my video drivers from NVidia. My computer freezes. Here are the specifics as I can figure them out.

I can not run Ulead Photo Explorer, it freezes when it is trying to load the plugins at the logo. I cannot run any real arcade games, also freezes instantly. I cannot run any shockwave games on or offlilne, results in an instant freezeup. Some web pages I come to totally freeze up the computer, why I don't know.
All of these freezes result in shutting down the computer by turning off the electricity because that is the only way I can do it.

I am baffled ! Please help. Oh, and I have tried uninstalling the shockwave player and reinstalling it when everything else is shut down including the antivirus(Norton). Still doesn't work!

[tb525]

Do you have Msconfig installed? If not, Try to go here and download and install it. http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm
Once installed and rebooted, Try this.
Click Start > Run > type msconfig and click OK
Click the Startup tab. Locate the entry for NView and un-check it. Click apply/ok and reboot.

[MishY]

You should use regcleaner http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/shtml/regcleaner.shtml for removing shortcut entries because of the backup feature.

Please also check your event viewer for any errors and post them here being sure to include their eventIDs

[Pamee54]

I have used a registry cleaner.
I installed msconfig and checked for NView under the startup tab. No such thing listed.
The event log was a mess of errors.
Two errors listed many times:
under the application log:
Perfdisk(source) event-2001
usernv(source)- event-1000

[AnnMarie]

Hi Pamee54

Both those errors and the fixes are outlined here EventID.Net (http://www.eventid.net/).

[Pamee54]

Thankyou
I understand the fix for the 2001 Perfdisk event, but how do I find out what caused the application error. It is probably a dll file of somekind, but how do I find out which one?

[AnnMarie]

Hi again Pamee54 - I dont think that you scrolled down far enough on the page. Make sure that you check the source against the Event ID number:

Perfdisk(source)
usernv(source)

There are several listed for usernv.

[Pamee54]

I explored the Perfdisk in the registry using regedit, and I did what they recommended in the microsoft knowledge base by creating a new registry by putting in an entry called "disable performance counters" and adding the DWORD value=1
This still doesn't correct the perfdisk error, and I am still getting the same one.
Do you think reinstalling Windows will correct this? Not that I want to do that with all the work it will take to do all the updates again and reinstall all the software. Any other ideas?

[Tro]

try rolling back to your old video driver or uninstalling the update
try a 'go back' maybe(restore).
also keep watching for more updates for windows
sometime the updates heve there little probs
(maybe uninstall the windows updates)

good luck.