Computer Freeze completely, Hangs, Stop responding, quits.
When you attempt to restart Windows, your computer may stop responding
(hang).
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=69692 ( W95/98/se/ME )
Computer May Stop Responding When Scrolling Through Web Page.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=175148 ( i. e. 4, 5. W95/98 )
When you click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the Close
Program dialog box, your Windows 98-based computer may stop responding
(hang).
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=222131 ( W98 )
A program may stop responding (hang) indefinitely.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=271182 ( W2000 )
The computer or Microsoft Internet Explorer may stop responding.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=286228 ( i. e. 5. ME )
Internet Explorer Quits When You Visit a Web Page That Uses an XSL Transform
and Window.name Property.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811812 ( i. e. 6. )
Your Computer Stops Responding When You Synchronize a Lotus Notes Personal
Name and Address Book .
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=814255 ( W2000. )
Internet Explorer Hangs When Accessing Files
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816769 ( XP/W2000 )
When Microsoft Internet Explorer makes many requests for objects, it may
appear to stop responding, or "hang". Requests to the current Web server do
not complete, and the Internet Explorer window displays an arrow-hourglass
pointer.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=818506 ( i. e. 6. )
When the Lsass.exe process issues many Create requests, Lsasse.exe may stop
responding (hang). In this scenario, the computer may not respond to
requests from clients.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=821265 ( W2003 server )
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Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
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