Okay, I have a Windows ME and I've had it 7 years now and Ive never ahd this problem until recently.

What happens it peroidic freezes up. It'll work great for a good length of time when it suddenly decides to do it. Then when I restart it, as soon as it gets to the desktop screen, it'll freeze up - then I'll restart it and it'll freeze up again. Then I'll restart it and it'll act right again for a while until it decides to once again freeze up.

Is there anyway I can see/fix whats wrong?

Hi Crunkadelic, and Welcome to CC

Have you cleaned your system out recently? Heat problems can cause the behaviour you describe.

Take the cover of your system case and blow the dust out using a can of compressed air (you may want to do this outside). When you do this, rest a pencil or similar against the blades of any fans to stop them turning else you may damage the bearings. (Don't forget to clean out the fan on the power supply at the back of the case).

If you feel confident in doing so, remove the memory sticks and graphics card, gently rub a pencil eraser over the line of copper connectors that fit into the slots then blow away any dust. Refit these components making sure they are not loose in the slots. Always handle these components by the edges to avoid damage from static discharge - in fact never touch any electronic components with your fingers.

Check the connectors going to your hard drive, CD drive and motherboard are a snug fit.

Power up your system and check all fans are spinning up.

If you can, run your system for a couple of days with the side of the case removed. If it still freezes then it is unlikely to be a heat problem.

It may also be caused by software / driver conflicts, though this is unlikely unless you have recently installed new software or hardware. When your system is running, press Ctrl + Alt + Del (all together) to bring up Task Manager. Check the processes to see if there are any unfamiliar processes, or processes which take up a lot of resources in the CPU column.

You could also try booting into Safe Mode (keep pressing the F8 key as soon as you start up. Select Safe Mode from the menu using the cursor keys and press Enter) and just leaving the system running all day. If it still freezes then I would suspect hardware. If not then it may be a software conflict.