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    Webshots..causing your notebook to freeze ?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Albsterama, May 9, 2006.

  1. Albsterama

    Albsterama Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Hey is it just my notebook or my wife's dell (see sig) that the Webshot screen saver is causing our notebooks to freeze and crash ?

    Anyone else here use the webshot screen saver and experienced these issues ?
     
    Albsterama, May 9, 2006
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  2. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... i never had problems with webshot..................???
     
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    There were issues with Msft fax viewer earlier this year to a virus/trojan infection that caused your comp to freeze while trying to download or reload a threat. You might want to search cnet site for that.
     
    jujube, May 9, 2006
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  4. Albsterama

    Albsterama Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    hmmh...thanks guys. i'm not using an fax viewer, just FF and weshots. Now that i switched to one of the basic XP screen savers everything is back to normal.
     
    Albsterama, May 9, 2006
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