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Name: ugly
Date: March 24, 2004 at 21:44:16 Pacific
OS: XP pro
CPU/Ram: P1.2, 256mb
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i'm having a weird one with XP on my laptop (compaq evo n410c). when i lock my computer (either ctrl+alt+del or windows+L) i sometimes don't get the login screen back up. happens overnight, come back, wriggle mouse to get out of screensaver, no login thing just the wallpaper.

sometimes happens when i ctrl+alt+del to switch to task manager too. is a pain, cos i have to power the laptop off, there's no way to get back in...

any ideas?



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