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Old January 5th 05, 02:36 AM
sac
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Default WinME pauses when switching to another program

When closing Internet Explorer and clicking on another program the screen
freezes for up to 35-45 seconds. The mouse is available but I cannot click
on anything. After the time mentioned it opens the program or completes the
task I was asking. I have no idea why this is happening. Any help would be
appreciated.


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Old January 5th 05, 12:21 PM
Don Varnau
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Hi,
This is probably being caused by a third-party program- possibly an adware,
spyware, parasite program.
Work through the solutions (CWShredder, Ad-aware, Spybot) at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm Also note the security tips on that
page.

Additional information at:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
More security tips at http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Or...
A legitimate program running in the background may be causing this. Disable
(for diagnostic purposes) programs such as pop-up blockers, toolbars,
security, anti-virus, etc. Take a look at any program that might be
interacting with IE. You may have to reinstall, or not reinstall, a program.

Hope this helps,
Don
MVP IE/OE

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When closing Internet Explorer and clicking on another program the screen
freezes for up to 35-45 seconds. The mouse is available but I cannot

click
on anything. After the time mentioned it opens the program or completes

the
task I was asking. I have no idea why this is happening. Any help would
be appreciated.


 




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