OS Lag

[Travis]

For awhile now, I've had a few OS bugs here and there. They've never been anything major, just an inconveniance; however my PC has been recently experiencing terrible lag. Programs will freeze up, processes will stop working. Worst case scenario, I can't move my mouse or even type.

My CPU Usage stays at around 20% and the RAM Usage 40%. There isn't anything untoward there. I'm buggered, the only thing I can attribute it to is that my laptop gets quite warm after hours (10+) of usage; but that's just web browsing, so nothing demanding.

I'm backing up my data on an external hard-drive in-case the laptop goes tits up.

OS: Windows 7 64Bit Home Premium.
Laptop Basic Specs: AMD A6-3420M APU with Raedon(tm) HD Graphics 1.50Ghz & 4.00GB RAM w/ 3.47GB usable.

Any idea what may be causing the OS lag?

Thanks,

Spec

E: The lag comes and goes.

[VOX]

That heat might the problem.
I don't know how much you know about comps , so
some things I say might be obvious....but I'll say them anyway.

First of all, make sure the vents of the laptop aren't blocked!
So don't put it onto a soft surface ,like a pillow or other bedding where
the laptop mighr sink into a bit.
Heat can build up quick, even when only "light" stuff
is running, as most laptop's don't have a ventilator.

NYou could check if the vents are free of dust .

Finally you could check if the inside is free of dust.
WARNING:
If you don't have experience opening
up your comp , you might want to ask someone who has.
The interiour parts of a comp are easaly damaged....with catastrophic reasults.!!!!!!!!!
So....DON'T OPEN IT IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW, a simple static schock like from
your sweater might cause heavy damage.....up to ruining it).

VOX

[Travis]

Cheers Vox. The vents are clear, I may have a look inside tomorrow.

[VOX]

Ok...be very carefull with that, things can easally go wrong
inside.
Again, if you don't have experience with that, find
someone who does and have him/ her to show yoy how.
( I lost two motherboards that way....damn static.....or should
I say damn ignorance )

[A§H»Rogue]

always ground yourself before touching anything inside on desktop chasis works not sure on laptop i assume though. also and tools need to be discharged the same way (chasis). And of course do not wear wool socks walk around on the carpet while wearing a polar fleece pullover while working LOL in other words a work area that will not allow static to build up. hope you get it figured out could be many things that cause it. Any recent changes that you have done?

[A§H»Kü§h]

check your antivirus and firewall progs, some go wonkers from time to time and start eating up cpu resources they shouldn't.

[A§H»Asi]

Was happening to me quite some time ago. Disappeared after I ran a malwarebytes and it got rid of the viruses. Run a scan and see what's going on.

The computer screen freezing up.. Hmm.. Happened to me yesterday, everything just froze while I was in TS. I could still hear everyone's voices though so it wasn't a problem with the computer itself, probably the monitor/screen.

Try checking the wires in the laptop, they can be a bit loose over time.

[Travis]

Not a software issue. In-fact, it seems like my HDD is getting worse. That is the main thought from people, going to check it out with a piece of software someone showed me.

[Elbarto]

Get a program that shows you the S.M.A.R.T data of your hdd.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.