RE: after 30 min of use windows freeze up

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From: Bhaskar (Bhaskar_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/10/05 

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 06:59:05 -0800

check in the task manager if any process is consuming whole of CPU.I had
issue with the MCAfee.
And also check the event viewer for red messages.this might provide us some
direction

"Confused" wrote:

> i could be multitasking and try to close a window and the window stops
> responding, then one by one the rest of the windows start to freeze up or not
> respond. i use norton 2005 and i have no known viruses. what is causing this
> problem?

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