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Random XP Lockup
Subject: Random Lockup
From: "Pat D" Sent: 5/18/2004 7:50:36 PM I have read literally dozens of user comments with similar problems to mine. My keyboard and mouse lock up randomely. I am convinced this is a software (windows) problem because I can stop it if I remove all programs from my "Startup" menu periodically. In the old DOS days, this operation was performed on exit of a program with what was called "House Cleaning". This however does not seem to be happening with Windows XP. For some reason, I cannot get a response from Microsoft except "Contact your equipment manufacturer". If one reads the multiple comments from users with multiple different machines, Windows XP seems to be the ONLY common denominator. My System profile is :- 2.4 Gig Intel Celeron Processor. 256MB DDR SDRAM. 80 hard drive. If anyone has a suggestion on how to automatically stop programs from being stored in the "Start" menu, please let me know. -Pat- .. |
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Pat D wrote:
Subject: Random Lockup From: "Pat D" Sent: 5/18/2004 7:50:36 PM I have read literally dozens of user comments with similar problems to mine. My keyboard and mouse lock up randomely. I am convinced this is a software (windows) problem because I can stop it if I remove all programs from my "Startup" menu periodically. In the old DOS days, this operation was performed on exit of a program with what was called "House Cleaning". This however does not seem to be happening with Windows XP. For some reason, I cannot get a response from Microsoft except "Contact your equipment manufacturer". If one reads the multiple comments from users with multiple different machines, Windows XP seems to be the ONLY common denominator. My System profile is :- 2.4 Gig Intel Celeron Processor. 256MB DDR SDRAM. 80 hard drive. If anyone has a suggestion on how to automatically stop programs from being stored in the "Start" menu, please let me know. -Pat- . You are probably practicing unsafe web surfing and picking up malware that installs itself in the Run key. Download Spybot Search and Destroy, run it and see if it finds any malware. -- Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security |
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Random XP Lockup
"If anyone has a suggestion on how to automatically stop programs from being
stored in the "Start" menu, please let me know." 1. Remove all viruses, adware and spyware. Symantec Online Virus and Security Check http://security.symantec.com/default...d=ie&venid=sym Ad-aware by Lavasoft www.lavasoftusa.com 2. Go through each program's menus and look for a setting that starts the program with Windows - turn off that setting. 3. Contact the technical support groups for the offending programs. "Protect Your PC" http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp Rocky "Pat D" wrote in message ... Subject: Random Lockup From: "Pat D" Sent: 5/18/2004 7:50:36 PM I have read literally dozens of user comments with similar problems to mine. My keyboard and mouse lock up randomely. I am convinced this is a software (windows) problem because I can stop it if I remove all programs from my "Startup" menu periodically. In the old DOS days, this operation was performed on exit of a program with what was called "House Cleaning". This however does not seem to be happening with Windows XP. For some reason, I cannot get a response from Microsoft except "Contact your equipment manufacturer". If one reads the multiple comments from users with multiple different machines, Windows XP seems to be the ONLY common denominator. My System profile is :- 2.4 Gig Intel Celeron Processor. 256MB DDR SDRAM. 80 hard drive. If anyone has a suggestion on how to automatically stop programs from being stored in the "Start" menu, please let me know. -Pat- . |
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