Windows 7 freezes.

[bekdik]

try running in vga mode to eliminate video driver problems

 

[ponder]

no but I have some critical info on it to reformat.

Linux livecd bru!

 

[Random717]

Has it been slow since the installation?

Try enable/disable AHCI in the BIOS (SATA legacy mode). You might need to adjust the registry as mentioned here (works for 7, I did this fairly recently):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976

 

[nelis]

Has it been slow since the installation?

Try enable/disable AHCI in the BIOS (SATA legacy mode). You might need to adjust the registry as mentioned here (works for 7, I did this fairly recently):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976

no. It happened right after a power dip.