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Name: gerry brown Date: August 27, 1999 at 07:45:37 Pacific
Comment:
ihave just got a new system and every time i try to install my optic pro 9630p colour flatbed scanner it freezes out my keyboard and mouse
Name: Joseph Major Date: August 27, 1999 at 10:27:50 Pacific
Reply:
Try to reconfigure the paralel port to LPT2 Probably some kind of conflict you've got. I hope its helps
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Response Number 2
Name: Jedi Knight Date: August 27, 1999 at 11:58:44 Pacific
Reply:
Just last night I had the same symptoms as your system but it dealt with the operation of a quickcam. I'm not exactly sure why, for there were no apparent conflicts, but when I switched over from a PS/2 mouse to a serial mouse, it didn't lock up. This may not fix your problem at all, but if you have spare time, it's worth a shot. Even if it fails, you're not out anything.
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