Programs locking up (not responding) completely

[Blarg]

Many programs that use the internet (2 browsers firefox/chrome, utorrent, limewire) tend to stop working and aren't able to be closed even when using ctrl+alt+del and a special program I dl'd designed to close programs that aren't responding. The strange thing is that for the browser when it stops connecting/responding it can still stream/dl audio/video so it seems it is still connected to the internet and if I open a second browser up I can usually connect to the same sites until that browser stops working.

This seems to happen every few hours with the browsers and more often with utorrent and limewire.

Like I said above when these stop working I can't close them off as processes using the task manager and have to restart the computer to get them to work again. Often the restart is delayed because the computer has to find a way to close the programs before the restart.

My OS is vista x64.


Separate notes, does anyone know any peer guardian like programs that work for 64 bit, I tried to use the PG2 fix for vista but it wouldn't work.

Sometimes if I unplug and replug in my keyboard the computer won't recognize it. Are there any ways to make the computer re recognize the keyboard without having to restart. Some sort of program that simulates whatever the computer does naturally to recognize things plugged in on start up.

Should probably add that this problem is with a new computer (less than a month old) and was happening from the start.

[viperlasson]

eek limewire. Make sure you havn't downloaded anything bad. Do a full system scan with your antivirus, antimalware, and antispyware. Since the problem keeps reoccurring it might be a memory issue, google memtest and go through a full diagnostic. Don't know about peer guardian, I'm not that paranoid about my downloads :D. Is your keyboard usb or ps/2?

[Blarg]

eek limewire. Make sure you havn't downloaded anything bad. Do a full system scan with your antivirus, antimalware, and antispyware. Since the problem keeps reoccurring it might be a memory issue, google memtest and go through a full diagnostic. Don't know about peer guardian, I'm not that paranoid about my downloads :D. Is your keyboard usb or ps/2?

I got limewire because my utorrent wasn't working. I don't use it that much.

My keyboard is ps/2 probably, I know it isn't usb so if the only other option is ps/2 that's what it is.

[viperlasson]

ps/2 is old tech for mice and keyboards. I havn't used them in a while but I'm pretty sure that that interface isn't plug and play like usb is. ie you have to shut down your computer, plug in the device, then reboot in order for the computer to recognize it.