"Jim" <jrwolfe@xxxxxx> wrote in
news:O2fsj50YIHA.3880@xxxxxx:
Quote:
> I've been running Vista Ultima for several months. I think it's great
> EXCEPT I'm encountering an occasional problem in which the system will
> freeze and I cannot do anything except hold in the power button until
> the computer shuts down.
>
> The problem can happen while I was moving through normal dialog boxes
> but it will almost always happen while playing solitaire. Very
> frustrating, you just never know when the system will lock up.
>
> The only programs installed on Vista are Microsoft Office 2003. No
> add-in games, etc. I've upgraded the graphic driver (Radeon X1600
> card) to one that supports Vista and tried a different mouse - no
> help.
>
> I'm seen this problem posted before but not seen any solutions.
>
> Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated.
> -
> Jim
>
>
>
Does your MB have an onboard wireless network adapter? If so, do not use
an addon wireless adapter. I had that problem with my system and the
solution was removing the networking card and using the onboard adapter.
bdog