Re: Non-NB: computer freezes momentarily

[David Rensberger <rensberger@nospam.mindspring.com>]

Bob,

>I've been having difficulty for a while with my Dell III-800
>running Win 98: The computer frequently freezes for a few
>seconds (one to say, five or six seconds)... the mouse
>cursor does not move, what I've typed in does not appear
>on the screen, etc. It also appears that the computer clock
>freezes as well for those few seconds.

How often does it happen?  Is there hard disk activity during this freeze-up?  
If so, the computer may be doing some routine disk maintenance that requires 
all its attention.  If not--in any case, actually--you might want to call 
Dell's tech support and ask them about it.

David Rensberger