VISTA PRO(PREMIUM)64 FREEZING TO PROTECT COMPUTER ,THEN WON'T SHUT DOWN

MY VISTA 64 IS FEEZING AND DUMPING TOO. THE WAY I GET IT TO RE-START IS...HOLD THE POWER BUTTON DOWN FOR 10 SECONDS. IT WILL POWER DOWN. UN-PLUG IT FOR A FEW SECONDS. PUG BACK IN. THE LIGHTS SHOULD BE OFF. IF NOT. YOU NEED TO UNPLUG AND LET REST FOR AWHILE.MAYBE 1 HOUR. IF THE LIGHT IS OUT.PUSH IT TO START UP. IF IT DON'T START.HOLD DOWN FOR TEN SECONDS AGAIN.DON'T UN-PLUG IT.PUSH TO START AGAIN. DOS START-UP SCREEN WILL COME ON.USE KEYBOARD TO SELECT SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKS.CLICK ENTER. IT SHOULD START WITH LIMITED SOFTWARE TO RUN AND TROUBLE SHOOT. I JUST DID ALL THAT TO GET HERE TO THIS FORUM. DOESN'T SOLVE MY PROBLEM. BUT AT LEAST FOR NOW I AM ABLE TO SEARCH FOR MORE SOLUTIONS. LAST WEEK I DOWNLOADED A UPDATE FOR NVDIA DRIVERS. SEAMED TO SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A WEEK. UNTIL YESTERDAY..I LOVE THIS VISTA 64. BUT EVERYONE HAS PROBLEMS WITH IT. NOW, I SEE THERE ARE ALREADY PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS 8. (**bleep**). I'M THINKING ABOUT BLOWING UP THIS POS AND SWITCHING TO A MAC. MY FREINDS LOVE THEIRS.
HP BETTER GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER OR I'M DITCHING THEM LIKE SO MANY FRIENDS HAVE.
I HAVE DONE BACK-UP,SYSTEM RESTORE,NVIDA DRIVER UPDATE, SYSTEM CHECKS.VIRUS SCANS,BOOT-TIME SCANS,UN-INSTALLED UN-USED PROGRAMS,HP UPDATES,DE-FRAGGED,RAM CHECKED,MEMORY CHECKED.
DID I MISS SOMETHING? PLEASE HELP!! I'M RUNNING OUT OF OPIONS

Hello BENG2112,
You may want to consider wiping the hard drive and reinstalling the OS at this point. Then we can take it step by step from there. We can then try to isolate what is causing the system to break down.
I would say fresh reinstall then run the system for a bit to see if it freezes up.
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0xffffff80f1313cc0 : 0xffffff7f8244f050
0xffffff80f1313d00 : 0xffffff7f8246be42
0xffffff80f1313d30 : 0xffffff7f8244d263
0xffffff80f1313d60 : 0xffffff7f8087d832
0xffffff80f1313da0 : 0xffffff7f8088411c
0xffffff80f1313dc0 : 0xffffff7f80884ca4
0xffffff80f1313e90 : 0xffffff7f80885013
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Make sure you quit out of all programs prior to shuting down if you have not done so.
Boot up from your install DVD and run "Repair Disk" from the Utility menu.

Imac won't shut down, blue screen with spinig wheel is on and computer never shuts until I hold the power button down and shut it manualy..

Imac won't shut down,
blue screen with spinig wheel is on and computer never shuts until I hold the power button down and shut it manualy..

This is the instruction article for Intel-based Macs:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Your profile does not indicate the type of Mac you are using.
Barry

I have a Mac Book and purchased a Bose system that uses an antenna to play music from the the laptop - it works great, but the computer times out and shuts down - Help

have a Mac Book and purchased a Bose system that uses an antenna to play music from the the laptop - it works great, but the computer times out and shuts down - Help

Check in "System Preferences">"Energy Saver" to see if you have the "Computer Sleep" bar set too low.

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