Thanks Andre, you are right with a hardware issue. Dell support centre
flags up an issue with Dimension and Phillips DVD. Firmware updated and now
OK.
Regards.
"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Could you be hardware issue, I'm suspecting video card. Have you installed
> the latest drivers for your video card? Also check the Event Viewer to see
> if there are any error messages that might indicate what is going on.
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> Andre
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> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "D" <derekrobinson05@eircom.net> wrote in message
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>> New Dell with Vista home premium installed. From the start it
>> intermittently hung, everything appears to stop including the 'gadget'
>> clock that starts 30 seconds later. As I put more onto the PC the more
>> frequent the hanging and its not associated with any particular activity.
>> Is it Vista or hardware? Any solution? I've installed the updates as
>> they come so I assume I'm up to date.
>> Regards
>>
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