Freezing problem- help please!

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Hi group.
If I let the PC sit inactive for, maybe 15-20 minutes, the screen saver
come on for a bit then the whole system freeze up and I have to reset
and start the boot over and scan the C drive before going back to Win.
(98se).
Why would it freeze rather then just staying in "inactive mode" and
wake up when I move the mouse around, like it used to?!
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
BN

 

[jad]

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get rid of the virused screen saver...there is no such thing as a screen
saver except the 'power switch' on the monitor.


<BNILSSON@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:8552-42ACC89F-63@storefull-3316.bay.webtv.net...
> Hi group.
> If I let the PC sit inactive for, maybe 15-20 minutes, the screen saver
> come on for a bit then the whole system freeze up and I have to reset
> and start the boot over and scan the C drive before going back to Win.
> (98se).
> Why would it freeze rather then just staying in "inactive mode" and
> wake up when I move the mouse around, like it used to?!
> Any help will be appreciated.
> Thanks
> BN
>

 

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Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

Screen savers can be junk. They are resource hogs as well. i've seen many
lock up computers. If your monitor is fairly new you don't need the damn
thing anyway.

<BNILSSON@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:8552-42ACC89F-63@storefull-3316.bay.webtv.net...
> Hi group.
> If I let the PC sit inactive for, maybe 15-20 minutes, the screen saver
> come on for a bit then the whole system freeze up and I have to reset
> and start the boot over and scan the C drive before going back to Win.
> (98se).
> Why would it freeze rather then just staying in "inactive mode" and
> wake up when I move the mouse around, like it used to?!
> Any help will be appreciated.
> Thanks
> BN
>