Unique Message Number: 26469 Please record this now for future reference. You may use the link to the left of any page on Computing.Net entitled "Message Find" to access this message directly by using this number. Click Here to go to Message Message Added: Systems Slow-Mouse Freezing Following information was added to the message board: Name: Beth E-Mail: Beth@MinistryTravel.com Subject: Systems Slow-Mouse Freezing Body of Message: I really need some help here. I have a SONY Vaio laptop, Model PCG-962A. After owning it for approx one year, I have been very pleased. Over the last few months, however, I have noticed that after using the computer, (now for approx one hour) the systems slow down, the mouse takes seconds to respond to each movement, and none of the programs respond at the normal speed. I believe this is because the computer's memory is divided into two hard drives. I now last approx 45 minutes to an hour before I have to reboot again. My problem is either with the memory allocation or ??? with the mouse. All I know is I can't take it anymore, and I need help!!!! Does anyone have ideas for me? My laptop is my business, and I can't operate like this anymore. The only programs I actively run are Eudora (#1 e-mail program, if you ask me!) AIM (AOL instant messenger) and either word, access, or excel---one of those 3 simultaneously with eudora and AIM. I am running Windows ME, and I have plenty of memory---but it might not be allocated correctly. Any ideas?

Hi Beth, memory devided into tow HD-drives? I think you mean you have a HD with two partitions, which will not slow down your system. Memory- or file-allocation problems will cause blue screens, no speed problems. If you didn't change your mouse-driver immediately before the problems started, I cann't see a mouse-problem, too. First of all you should run a virus-detection-software with the latest signature-files. If your system is clean run scandisk and defrag, then find out how many tasks you run simultaneously, Ctrl-Alt-Del will run the taskmanager, where you find these informations. Maybe you run too many tasks and have a resource-problem. Are there many icons in the system-tray on the right side of the start bar? If so kill the resident applications you don't really need for your work and change their properties to no autostart. Finally WinME isn't first choice for people who need their machine for real work. Check out, wether your PC satisfies the hardware requirements of Win2000 or WinXP and your software runs under one of these systems. If there is no problem to run Win2k or XP one of these should be installed. No update, only a clean installation is recommended otherwise you go on with a lot of trash. I hope it helps. mfg, Carl.