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How do I stop my PC screen freezing?

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Fortyfoot
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After not being used for an hour or so, when I try to connect to the web the dial up does not show after "send/receive" is left clicked in Outlook Express. Ctrl/alt/del often shows that "greasypalmsupdate is not responding". I have tried add/remove programmes to remove "rebate catcher" but failed with the response - "Installation log file not found". Can I assume that this may be the cause for the freezing? If so how do I get rid of it?

Ctrl/alt/del sometimes shows the "outlook express folder sync window class" not responding. Could this be a cause?

Any advice will be appreciated.
Fortyfoot

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  • Try re-installing gresypalm, and then do an uninstall. My guess is you have deleted the GP folder which contains the uninstall info.
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  • Browntoa
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    go to the start button, click on run then type msconfig

    click on the start up tab and then look through the list to see if Greasyspoon is listed there still, if so untick that box then click on the apply button at the bottom .

    now restart the computer and see if you still get the same
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  • Fortyfoot
    Fortyfoot Posts: 1,961 Forumite
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    Browntoa wrote:
    go to the start button, click on run then type msconfig

    click on the start up tab and then look through the list to see if Greasyspoon is listed there still, if so untick that box then click on the apply button at the bottom .

    now restart the computer and see if you still get the same
    I tried this one first as it seemed the easy one. I found two entries, one of which was ticked. Unticked that one and all seems fine now. I will try the reinstalling if it comes back.
    Thanks Browntoa and criminal_smile.
    Fortyfoot
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