Q: My computer is a 2003 HP pavilion running Windows XP and recently IE, Firefox and Safari are crashing every few seconds. When it does crash I can't move my mouse and then when I can and I try to close it the window minimizes and the taskbar is malfunctioning so that IE or Firefox or Safari(I mainly use Firefox) all disappear into the system and there is no button to maximize because the taskbar at the bottom of the OS doesn't work properly and then I have to open up Windows Task Manager which takes many minutes to load and when it does it lags and when I try to move it somewhere else it leaves a lag trail and it closes itself very very slowly like a curtain. After it finishes the computer beeps several times and then when I open task manager again and try to close Firefox it says the task manager is not responding and then when it starts responding again the browser window just hangs there until I click END NOW several times my computer beeps after the unresponsive session closes itself and it doesn't even restore my previous session and btw I was on yahoo answers when this happened and my computer beeps whenever something lags now what's happening?? I DON'T want ANY SPAMMERS who are telling me I can get a free computer or something because i will report any such answer immediately once it appears this is an urgent message it took me a whole hour to load so I hope somebody will answer me
A: It looks like your windows has died in a natural death... the time has come for a fresh start. Format the HDD, install fresh copy of Windows, set up some good anti virus suite and reinstall all of your important hardware and the latest drivers. This should not take more than 3-5 hours, but afterwards you will enjoy smooth work without annoying hick-ups and crashes. Cheers!