LOL--I would never have thought of extra calcium for the little booger. I will give that a try along with the CHKDSK and let you know if that brings anything to light. I can't think right now what an SFC scan is! Help me out. Like you, I just can't see any connection or reasonable explanation for these odd behaviors unless a virus or trojan is trying to "get in". So far this morning everything is working normally. Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 1:06 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Strange error report and resident shield findings >A black screen sounds kinda artistic, in an Avant Garde sorta way. > Give the mouse some extra calcium for a few days and see how it responds. > We'll probably have to have a talk with the overly vocal WinPatrol, > though. > > Any deeper clues as to what might be at the heart of these issues? I'm > not > seeing any connections between them, so I'm wondering if a surface scan > CHKDSK followed by a SFC scan for corrupted system files might do you any > good. > > Peace, > Gman > > http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php > > "The entire future of humankind is yet to be written" > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------