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I'm struggling to work out why my computer won't load firefox and thunderbird.
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<br /> I was running PCLinuxOS and if I tried to start either FF or TB the computer would lock up. The mouse would still move but clicking it achieved nothing, the only cure being a restart. After complete removal and reinstallation of FF&TB there was no change, likewise after a complete reinstall of PCLOS. I then tried wiping the harddrive and reinstalling with the same result, each time I tried the computer .locked up. No other programs I tested did this though I didn't try them all and not as often as FF/TB. Konqueror still worked as a browser.
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<br /> I googled various solution and tried them, none of which worked and some didn't even make sense.
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<br /> My cure has to been to avoid FF/TB and to this end I've installed OpenSuse as I've used it before and it has Kmail instead of TB. It also has FF on it so I thought I'd give it go and it works OK but with the occasional glitch.
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<br /> Which leads me to the graphics card part, once so far the screen has partly disintegrated into something like a magic picture and the clicking the mouse on anything achieves nothing. The graphics card is the same one as came with the computer, a Dell Inspiron 530, and is a GeForce 8300.
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<br /> Finally the point of my post: Is it possible that the graphics card is faulty/overheating/possessed? £20 will get me one from Ebay so it's not that bad if I have to buy one to eliminate this possibility.
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<br /> Added as it might be relevant: I frequently have about 20 FF windows open at any one time.
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Any other suggestions for a cure are welcome.
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