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My computer locks up, but the mouse doesn't...?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:04 pm
by The Last Bard
Okay, here's my problem, after about...Well, anywhere from an hour to five hours my computer will lock up and I'll have to turn it off and on.
I can still use the mouse, and sometimes after I wait a while it will start working again, but I usually can't use something, (MSN Messenger. I think I haven't been able to use Windows Media Player a few times.)

It usually happens when I'm listening to music and chatting or browsing. The music will continue to play, but I'm not able to click anything. I can still use the mouse, but not click anything.

Right now I'm listening to a song in WMP and typing this and my CPU usage is 18% is that okay?
MSN Messenger is running in my system tray, and nothing is happening with that. And I currently have 53 "Processes" working or whatever.

I can take any help! Thanks!

PostPosted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:12 pm
by Slater
try Adaware; it scans for malicious processes...

PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:11 pm
by Destroyer2000
Yeah, it sounds like a virus or spyware. If your computer is running at near 100% at any point, there is usually a problem, so if that happens sometime in the future...you know what to look out for. It could be, thuogh, that your sound card can't handle the music.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:46 pm
by The Last Bard
Okay, I made a new user account, and now it's working fine. Thanks anyway!

PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:20 pm
by Mithrandir
That makes it sound even MORE like spyware/malware. I'd strongly recommend using adaware or another such package to ensure you do not have malware installed on the computer. You'll want to run it under the affected account, though.