"J.Carson" wrote:
> this will happen, it is not very well written(netscape) however when the new
> version comes out it wont happen. If you have a cpu monitor applet on your
> task bar, youll see that when you load netscape it rapes your cpu usage, if
> you have a slow processor then this probably just conributes to you problem
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Valjean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 10:46 AM
> Subject: [newbie] Problems
>
> > I have a "freshly" installed system, so no extra software has been
> > installed except the Mandrake 7.0 install. When I use Netscape in xwin,
> > it will work, then suddenly will stop. I mean the page will stay on the
> > screen but when you click on a link, nothing happens. It just stays
> > there. Shut Netscape down, and then try to bring it back up, and nothing
> > happens, it merely "shrugs off" the attempt.
> > Now, if I bring up a virtual terminal and look in the .netscape
> > directory, there is a blinking file called lock. Delete this and netscape
> > loads fine...for a while.. Ideas, thoughts on how to clear this up?
> >
> > and why does X freeze all the time?
> > it will work fine for a while, then I'll leave for work, with no apps
> > running, 8 hours later I'll come back home and low and behold x will have
> > frozen, pressing keys on the keyboard don't work, the mouse won't move the
> > pointer, nothing. I have to restart the computer.
> > Valjean
> >
Don't know if this will apply or help,but my windows (X) were freezing up on me
in the same manner ,in netscape ,in kfm,and while playing games,I have since
replaced my old graphics blaster cirrus logic card with a ATI XPERT 98 AND HAVE
NOT SEN A FREEZE SINCE.Been two months now and I'm on all the time after
work., Bill
