[G4] G4 Freezing

[Wayne Clodfelter]

Robert Walker wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>     My 450 G4 AGP 640 Mb running 10.3.9, tends to freeze while I am 
> working from one window to another. It seems to freeze most frequently 
> when I am moving the mouse. Any ideas or suggestions regarding this 
> topic would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Rob Walker
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You don't say what you do to unfreeze the machine. You don't say what 
type of mouse you are using. You don't say what app's windows you are 
moving between. So you haven't helped us very much in helping you.

If it is a true freeze of the operating system and not just the mouse 
becoming inoperative, you might check the preferences folder for 
corruption, especially the apps you have open at the time of the freeze.

Suspect anything you have installed since the computer last acted like 
it should, because it is most likely acting inappropriately in response 
to some change you have made to the operating system and/or its environs.

By all means, verify your boot drive to be sure your OS is healthy.

I recently had what appeared to be a computer freeze, but when I 
connected another mouse, I could once again move the cursor. That's when 
I figured I needed to change the batteries in the wireless mouse I was 
using. It was not a computer freeze at all.
You don't tell us enough to preclude that as your problem.