On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:00:25 -0400 "Brian C. Huffman" <bhuffman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I run multiple CPU intensive things: VMWare with Windows XP guest, Firefox with a java application (groupware mail reader) and it appears that the mouse freeze occurs whenever something spikes the CPU. As soon as the initial spike is over, the mouse resumes smooth behavior. Perhaps your machine simply doesn't have enough get-up-and-go to run desktop effects and CPU intensive things at the same time. I checked a few websites and reviews of your laptop model state that it's a good workhorse-type laptop but not a high-performance laptop. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com