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| Thread ID: 51435 | 2004-11-21 01:19:00 | System freezes-unusual variant | martynz (5445) | Press F1 |
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| 294484 | 2004-11-21 01:19:00 | I am used to the occasional freezes which seem endemic to MS (I'm on Windows98SE). But occasionally I get a very strange one. I'm about to click on a link or close a window when the pointer changes into a small horizontal brown rectangle. Complete freeze up, nothing works except the forbidden Power Off. Anybody else experienced this variant and any ideas as to the cause? I should add I have a firewall (ZoneAlarm) anti-virus (AVG) and I run AdAware and Spybot every day. Martynz |
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| 294485 | 2004-11-24 11:27:00 | bump | Laura (43) | ||
| 294486 | 2004-11-24 19:04:00 | I would suggest a memory test as your first port of call. Actually, maybe an online scan like the Housecall one from Trend Micro would be good. Then the mem test if the online scan is fine. Give that a go first. Please post back if you don't know how to test the mem in you PC. Lo. |
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| 294487 | 2004-11-24 19:27:00 | As already said a memory test wouldn't go astray & because the mouse pointer changes I would download the latest drivers for your video card & the latest version of direct x & install them Uninstall the old video drivers before installing the new ones |
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| 294488 | 2004-11-25 08:56:00 | Thanks for the reply. I've run the Housecall scan, found nothing. How do I check mem? Tia Martynz |
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