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From: keating@rex.cs.tulane.edu (John W. Keating)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: PROBLEM: Windows has lately started freezing up.
Keywords: PROBLEM FREEZE COLD ICE BRRR ANTARCTICA MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS
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Date: 2 Nov 90 06:46:53 GMT
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Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
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Lately (within the past three days) I've noticed a tendency of windows
to freeze up during use of applications that had never given me trouble
before.  For example, I was playing with almanac today, and the system
just froze.  (Actually, I did have mouse movement, so it wasn't totally
frozen.)  A three-fingered salute fixed me, and I went my merry way.

Yesterday, while using WinQVT, I had what appeared to be the same
problem.  It was different, however, in that occasionally, the
title bar would blink, as if I had changed from one app and then back
to it.

I don't do any programming with Windows, but if it uses messge passing
in much the same way that PM does, I'd be guessing that the Message
Queue is getting blocked somehow.  This seems a bit odd, however, as these
were the only programs running at the time.  (Besides the program manager.)

I have tried using a virus scanning program, and haven't come up with
anything.  I did have the Curses program installed for about a week,
however.  Does anyone know if the trojan that this is reported (I didn't
say it had one!) to have could cause this?

Any info would be appreciated!

    John Keating