Grrrrr! I hate it when computers act up. My new laptop has been doing that, hangs up in the browsers, no matter which one I choice. Accessing email and twitter became at times an impossibility. Since it was a new laptop, I called the company to find a fix. Their best option was to save my data and go back to the factory settings.
So I pulled out my external hard drive, backupped my documents, and restored the system.
It is a pain, but better than having things hang up and not run right. That is the easy part. Next is to find the programs I use and add them to my laptop. So I search and download each program and install. I forget how many programs I use. Getting smarter in my old age, I’m creating a list with their download links for future reference. Stay tuned and I’ll share.
This was happening to me all the time because I am a fan of 2nd generation hardware. Windows home server has been a saint for me and being able to backup computers to the way they were before they started acting up. External hard drive is also one of the best tools!