"Jim" <jrwolfe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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
>
Are you overclocking? mine did this a few times when the system was unstable
but was ok after going back to the correct values. Also, a corrupt driver
could cause this problem