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From: chaim@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Chaim Dworkin)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Windows has lately started freezing up.
Keywords: PROBLEM FREEZE COLD ICE BRRR ANTARCTICA MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS
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Date: 5 Nov 90 17:34:09 GMT
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I just called Samna to discuss the occasional freeze-ups I've been having in
particular with their product, Ami Professional.  They made some suggestions
which are very obvious but I'll post them here anyway.

First, check your hard drive(s) to make absolutely sure there is only one
file named win.ini anywhere.  If you keep a backup of the win.ini on the
hard drive it should be renamed.

Second, take out all device drivers from both config.sys and autoexec.bat
except for himem.sys and ontrack's dmdrvr (if you need it) and see if 
windows freezes.  Even remove the mouse driver and your files= and buffers=
statements.  Then put things back one at a time until the freeze-ups start
again.

Those are pretty basic and obvious suggestions but we occasionally forget
to do them.
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Chaim Dworkin                             (chaim@eniac.seas.upenn.edu)