not responding

[Millard]

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>>-----Original Message-----
>>The Internet Explorer and my computer have stopped
>>responding many times in the last few weeks. Also, when
>I
>>try to remove a program, it stops responding and I am
>>unable to remove it. Any suggestions?
>>
>>.
>>It is not a solution, but it will help with some of the
>frustration. My laptop still freezes in XP Pro mainly
>when I have a CD running. Go to Control Panel and open
>the Power Options.
>On the Advanced tab, set the "When I press the power
>button on my computer" setting to "ask me what to do".
>This will bring up the Standby, Turn Off, Restart, or
>cancel Screen (when you press & release the power
>button). Click on cancel and this should unfreeze the
>computer. It is still a pain, but it will at least allow
>you to continue working instead of doing a hard boot.
>Adam
>.
>Just a thought, sounds like some corrupted files so the
programs cannot run properly. Have you tried the disk
repair utility for XP. It works slow but, it's pretty good