From: MrPounder@RationalThought.com   
      
   "GuppyPilot"  wrote in message   
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   > My computer has been freezing up lately.  Usually, the mouse cursor   
   > continues to move for a minute, but can't actually select or launch   
   > anything.  Then the mouse freezes.  Then I have to reset.  It's   
   > particularly likely to happen while installing new software from CD.   
   >   
   > Symptoms seemed to get worse after I installed a new Sony SATA DVD   
   > drive.  Unplugging the DVD drive didn't seem to have much impact, however.   
   >   
   > I tried a new hard drive (Seagate 500Gb SATA).  No change.  I always   
   > install my OS from scratch, not duplicating the old drive.   
   >   
   > System config:  Machspeed motherboard/AMD 3.11GHz CPU.  They came bundled   
   > together with CPU fan, so I figured they'd be well-matched.  2Gigs memory   
   > on one 240 pin chip.  Kensington, I think.  Obsolete Diamond AGP video   
   > card.  Maybe it's time for a new card, but I hate replacing things that   
   > still work.   
   >   
   > Windows XP installed from SP1 disk, upgraded to SP2 then SP3.   
   >   
   > Let me know what you think..  Thanks!   
   >   
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   Change the batteries in your mouse?   
      
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