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Try changing out the mouse from another computer,best to go opical mouse.


--- "Steven J. Wolfe" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>If scrolling is the problem, First you should update to the latest DirectX
>from http://www.microsoft.com/directx  Make sure to update your video
>drivers as well!
>
>If at this point you still experience the lockup, then right click on my
>computer, select the properties option, the click the performance tab, and
>back off the Hardware acceleration, until the lockups go away! If you still
>experience problems, then you will need to look at something other than the
>Video, which could be many things, including a Bad Main Board, CPU, Memory,
>or maybe just a heat related problem!
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Leanna Flom" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 3:20 PM
>Subject: [PCBUILD] Computer locking up
>
>
>> I have a HP Pavilion, running W98Se with 666 MgH, PIII Intel with 30 gig
>and
>> 128 Ram.  I have had lock up problems from the start and the HP technician
>> wants to blame the SCCSI card I have for a scanner.  However, I removed
>the
>> SCCSI card and still had the freeze ups.  They are more and more frequent
>> and occur 90% of the time when I am online and loading a page. Simply
>> scrolling down a page will cause a freeze up.  I am an ATT@Home
>> <mailto:ATT@Home>  user that is currently using IE5.5.  Any ideas on how
>to
>> ferret out the problem.  It is quite frustrating and doing a
>> control-alt-delete does not work.  I have to manually shut down the system
>> and reboot.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Leanna Flom
>>
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