This could be related to heat. You can open the case and check the dust 
conditions inside as it affects the effectiveness of fans and heat sinks.

Tom Mayer

Struan Robertson wrote:
> Thanks for reply so quickly.  Got my Dell Dimension 5150 up again by
> rebooting with supplied OS disk and then went into Repair and chose the
> CHKDSK option and it finished off the original interrupted disk check and it
> was fine - except its back to it previous practice of freezing every so
> often,sometimes as frequently as a minute or two...
>
> Please, how can I go about sorting this - seems like a conflict of some
> kind...
>
> Computer Details:
> Processor    x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 3 GenuineIntel ~3192 Mhz
> RAM 1024MB
> HDD 2 x 160GB
> XP Home
> AVG Anti-virus
> AVG anti spyware
> Registry Patrol v3.0
>
>
> Struan Robertson
>
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>
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