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by sderf1

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You don't have anything about winXP so I don't know if you can help. We have two machines with XP that for no reason just locks up. You can not even working on it just sit and watch the cursor just freeze. Anybody else having this problem.
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Fred

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by ctr2000

Can you get into safe mode? Did you install something recently that may not run on XP? Does your hardware support XP? Check for a virus?

Sorry to ask these obvious questions but need to get a feel of where the problem might lie.

by thechas

Have you performed a Windows update?
There are numerous hardware and software conflicts that have been corrected by the patches.

Next, try running the systems at minimum configuration. (just drives and video card)
I have had a couple of MBs that would not work with certian modems and sound cards in XP. The same hardware in a different MB worked fine.

Also, check out the Microsoft shutdown problem info, and the shutdown trouble shooting guide posted at www.aumha.org

Chas

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