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    Sony SZ-160 - Locks Up after Locking

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by zenkick, Apr 6, 2006.

  1. zenkick

    zenkick Newbie

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    This is not a consistent problem, but the resolution is-- power down.

    Sometimes my system will just stop recognizing CTRL-ALT-DEL.

    When that occurs, if I swipe my finger and choose lock, that'll lock the machine.

    I can either swipe at this point, or C-A-D to enter my password, and I'm back to the desktop.

    Now... when I try to lock via C-A-D again or a swipe, I get a blank screen with a working mouse cursor.

    No way out. I have to power down.

    I suspect it's something to do with the fingerprint software, but I don't want to uninstall it-- it's great.

    I have followed all the procedures to do a clean XP install. All my drivers work. I fixed the shutdown problem based on the advice here, and there are no other problems I'm experiencing.

    Anyone else seeing this behavior?

    Sorry if this was mentioned before, but I didn't see it mentioned in my cursory search of this forum.
     
    zenkick, Apr 6, 2006
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  2. duffyanneal

    duffyanneal Notebook Deity

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    I just tried it out on my SZ and I don't have any issues. You may have a software conflict.
     
    duffyanneal, Apr 6, 2006
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