Still Freezing

[spkuc]

Operating System: Windows 98SE (4.10.2222A)
Computer Make: Self Built)
Processor: 850 MHz AMD Athlon
Memory: 256 MB
Screen Resolution: 1024 by 768
Web Browser: Internet Explorer 5, AOL, Netcaptor
Other Information:
AOL 6.0, e-Trust Antivirus 5.3.7.1, ZoneAlarm Pro 2.6.357, Olivetti JP170 Printer, Memorex Twelve MAXX CD-RW, Creative PC-DVD Blaster 12x, K7VZA motherboard, ESS 2838 CTR21 PCI V.90 Modem, ATI Video Drivers

Computer mouse pointer and keyboard still regularly freeze. Only way to recover is reboot. Using msconfig I have disabled all programs that run in the background except explorer and systray. Latest freeze was whilst running disk defragmenter. It was the only program running other than explorer and systray.

I just cannot figure it out Can you?

 

[donnadee]

It could be a couple of things...

Did you recently add a USB card? Maybe it was one of the ones that was recalled. If you have a mouse hooked up to it, try using a regular ps2 one.

Do you have the newest version of bios for your motherboard?

Do you think that the mouse/keyboard ports could have been reversed?

Maybe there is not enough of space between expansion cards. A 3-D graphics card needs more free space for airflow. System could be heating up too quick.

Bad memory?

 

[tlcscousin]

Could also be video card drivers.