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Mouse and IE lock using DSL

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by mikeb

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i just installed my new DSL connection at home. Have a Dell 4100, 3com homelink DSL modem PCI. I can connect to the NET but if I try to download a file it locks up my PS/2 mouse and IE 5.5. I can still move around in windows 98 by using the hot keys.

I obviously have the connection and software up and running since all the bell and whistles tell me I am connected. I can surf until I hit a page with lots of graphics then it locks as stated above also. I do have some of my computers networked together with NetBEUI put have not shared the connection yet.

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by ann777

Check device manager. Look for your mouse and your network adapter to be sharing the same irq.

If they are, then move one or the other device to another IRQ. NICs should not be on the same IRQ with other resource intensive devices, if they are then you will see intermittant failures as the two devices vie for available resources.

If they are not sharing the same IRQ, then I have absolutely no idea what could be causing the conflict.

Hope this helps.

by mikeb

IT was the the graphics driver. I checked with Dell's support page and saw there was a video driver update for my PC. Of course this was the last straw. I'm starting to think that any problem can be solved up updating the graphics driver. Thanks

by avskanth

Run MSConfig to clear startup and increase system resources. Clear temporary files before downloading. To work around this behavior, follow these steps: Start,Run and type system.ini, and then click OK. Add a DevBMP=0 line to the [Display] section of the System.ini file. On the File menu, click Exit, and then click Yes when you are prompted to save the changes. Restart your computer.
If adding the "DevBMP=0" line to the System.ini file does not resolve this behavior, configure your computer touse different graphics accelerator functions. To do so, use the following steps. Right-click My Computer and click Properties. On the Performance tab, click Graphics. Move the Hardware Acceleration slider to None (try in different positions too). Click OK, and then click OK.Click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.
Reduce the Color Palette setting in Display properties to 256 Color by using the following steps: Start,Settings,Control Panel,Display,Settings tab. In the Color Palette box, click 256 Color. Click OK. Restart your computer when you are prompted to do so. If the problem persists, download Service Pack 1: www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download/ie55sp1.htm

by avskanth

Run MSConfig to clear startup and increase system resources. Clear temporary files before downloading. To work around this behavior, follow these steps: Start,Run and type system.ini, and then click OK. Add a DevBMP=0 line to the [Display] section of the System.ini file. On the File menu, click Exit, and then click Yes when you are prompted to save the changes. Restart your computer.
If adding the "DevBMP=0" line to the System.ini file does not resolve this behavior, configure your computer touse different graphics accelerator functions. To do so, use the following steps. Right-click My Computer and click Properties. On the Performance tab, click Graphics. Move the Hardware Acceleration slider to None (try in different positions too). Click OK, and then click OK.Click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.
Reduce the Color Palette setting in Display properties to 256 Color by using the following steps: Start,Settings,Control Panel,Display,Settings tab. In the Color Palette box, click 256 Color. Click OK. Restart your computer when you are prompted to do so. If the problem persists, download Service Pack 1: www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download/ie55sp1.htm

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