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hi everybody, can anybody tell me how to proceed, when the cursor "freezes"on the monitor. there is no response from the mouse or any of the keys on the keyboard. it happens once in a blue moon,but enough to be frustrating! i have win 98, with I.E 6.0, if thats relevant.cheers .

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it happens to me on XP about every 2 days ,on pressing the on-off button windows starts not knowing its frozen and its ok for a while ,a quirk i suspect rather than anything more sinister i hope ,mostly on startup but occasionally later

 

[ 06. November 2004, 07:03 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

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Could be something to do with the graphics card on your computer, maybe the drivers need updating/upgrading...hoppy

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Capn - here is a step-by-step

 

- ignore Fear.... since 98 is a good OS and will do today everything it did when new. If you had ME, I'd have to agree with him though.

- If you know the exact card, go to the maker's web site and find the drivers for it and download them. Put them some place you can easily locate them later.

- If you aren't sure, open device manager and you should find the device with details. Then go get the drivers.

- In device manager, delete the video card entry. Then reboot.

- When 98 starts up it will notice you have a card that isn't in device manager and will want to install it. You should have the option to use your newly downloaded drivers for the install so do that.

 

If the video was the problem (and it often is) you should be cured.

 

[ 14. November 2004, 02:01 AM: Message edited by: Newt ]

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My screen freezes just after I have updated Zone Alarm and have not turned off the Privacy Advisor. That thing never lets me do anything!

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