Vista freezes or computer shuts down Vista Addons and Applications Discuss Vista freezes or computer shuts down in the Windows Vista forums; Hi All ,Newbie here looking for some help. I have a Gateway computer,507gr,Added Windows Vista premium about 6 months ago,Pentium 4 ,3 ghz,Ati 1300 graphics card ...

[jimmyk1273]

Hi All ,Newbie here looking for some help. I have a Gateway computer,507gr,Added Windows Vista premium about 6 months ago,Pentium 4 ,3 ghz,Ati 1300 graphics card added, Creative sound blaster added, 2 gig memory.

It seems lately almost everytime I put a cd or dvd in the optcal drive{Lite-on]
it either locks up or the computer just shuts down.
I just bought a registry program and that did not help,I checked and made sure all the drivers were updated which they were.
Any suggestions would be appreciated Thanks

[Snuffy]

All Drivers updated as in WHICH WAY.. [WDDM or Beta]
Most problems today are from BETA drivers....I strongly recommend you use the DEFAULT Drivers from Vista if your having PROBLEMS... and I recommend you check with your MOBO manufacture and UPDATE THE LATEST BIOS.
and use the latest FIRMWARE for your CD/DVD device.

[felix8406]

You can try the following: Right-click Computer and select properties > Click Device Manager > Expand DVD/CD-Rom drives > Right-click the drive and select uninstall > Restart your PC.

Vista should reinstall the hardware once started. Verify it's installed and try inserting a CD or DVD.

[jimmyk1273]

Thanks for the info guys,I appreciate it ,I will try these things this weekend as I have not had a chance as of yet. I will let you know how I make out.
As far as the driver I think I just went to "properties' and had windows check. Thanks so much

[Blackmatter]

Maybe this will help you:
If Windows Vista Freezes
http://www.winvistaclub.com/t9.html