Re: Windows xp screen freezing...randomly

I read ALL your posts.
"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Unknown

Start reading what is said. My views on security coincide with the vast
majority of those who post here. I certainly do not believe that all
problems are caused by malware. Just read a few of my many posts and
perhaps you might stop spreading misinformation.

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Unknown wrote:
I read all the posts in this thread and others. What's more, I have
no security software installed whatsoever
and prefer not to. I have never had a virus. I would completely
disregard advice to install security software.
You appear to believe all problems are caused by viruses or malware.
The OP has every right to
consider advice as being non relevant and seek other ideas or
suggestions. If you said jump in the lake to a group of people, why
would you get disturbed if they don't do it?
I.E. Why do you think only your side of the coin is correct?
"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Unknown

That point of view is quite reasonable in most situations. However,
if you studied past posts to this thread and another you might start
to appreciate the other side of the coin. When advice has been
freely given, to ask for further advice on the basis that previous
advice is put to one side as not relevant is going a step too far.
This is especially so when the other person is disregarding advice
to install security software where there is none. It is my choice
not to offer further advice just as the other person has the choice
not to accept advice. Feel free to offer advice to someone who doesn't
appreciate the
importance of making adequate security arrangements and expects you
to help resolve a problem with the way his computer works.


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Gerry
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Unknown wrote:
Haven't you ever asked for advice just to get other opinions or
ideas? Why should one be
obligated to use the advice asked for?
"Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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status1

Why bother asking for advice if you have no intention of taking it.
You have read about an obscure situation and are moulding to fit
your own situation. There is a saying "Manage the simple problems
well and the complicated ones take care of themselves." That could
be a lesson you still have to learn!

Installing security is an elementary first step all users need to
take when they acquire a computer. Malware is not only transferred
by connecting to the internet, although that is predominant way
today. Before the internet was in common use malware was
transferred by an infected floppy disk. People use to virus check
floppy disks before use. --



Gerry
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Stourport, England
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status1 wrote:
Thank you but I think I found what is causing the problem
I was reading more about kvm sitches which was what I suspected to be
problem I found 3 different links from which I am posting the
relevant text

"· Mechanical KVM switches often lose the keyboard and mouse on
closed computer port channels, which results in errors that
require you to restart the affected computer."

"The Linksys KVM, like other electronic KVM switches, is able to
"buffer" the transfer from one computer to the other so that there
is no damage to your computers. Also, this KVM remembers the
settings of each computer so that your computer or operating
system won't suddenly hang or crash because it thinks the
keyboard, monitor, and mouse have been detached (a problem with the
mechanical switch boxes)" "One limitation of mechanical KVM
switches is that any computer not
currently selected by the KVM switch does not 'see' a keyboard or
mouse connected to it. In normal operation this is not a problem,
but while the machine is booting up it will attempt to detect its
keyboard and mouse and either fail to boot or boot with an
unwanted (e.g. mouseless) configuration"

That last one was from Wikipedia and that one really pinpointed
the problem exactly
Because the computer was so slow I would turn it on and let it
boot up but sometimes I don't want to wait 2 minutes so while it is
booting I would switch back to the other computer and do other
things then when I think it if it finished
booting I would switch back and everything seems fine until I
press something on the keyboard
I was able to verify it by doing exactly that so I can repeat the
problem
So the fix is to wait until the computer is booted into windows
before using the kvm switch


"Gerry" wrote:

status1

The security software is readily downloadable with no cost
implications.




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