palm desktop freezing My palm desktop freezes when I jump from Nov 30 to Dec 31. Any fix?
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MomLady,I live in Colorado and whenever I go to San Francisco or Puerto Vallarta, my Z22 freezes, too. In a warm pants pocket in Colorado it'll freeze, too. Have you found any solution?Jim
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D, I once spoke with someone at Palm. I had the same problem with my Palm Z22 freezing more that I thought was normal. The only suggestion they had was to do a soft reset on the back of the unit. He did not seem one bit worried about it freezing. I do that occasionally when it freezes and move on. Does this help? I am a bit puzzled with the date spilt you mention although. Sorry if what I had to say does not address your question. Good luck! Sue M. Alpine, Utah
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My 3 yr old Z22 freezes whenever we're in a humid climate -- i.e. Florida or New England. After recent 2 month trip to such climes, and home in dry Colorado, it's still frozen and little I have done (soft reset several times, multiply hot syncs) has changed it.... any thoughts?
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My 2Gb nano that is just a few weeks old also freezes up. I had just synched it not that I think about it. I've had it freeze about two other times but when I did the reset it worked ok. This time, it will not even reset. I guess I have to let the battery run down because it is frozen with the screen fully lit up. I loved my last iPod but swore I would not buy another one because of the problems with the 20 Gb HD. I got another one because I thought with the flash memory I would not have as many problems. Rats.
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I find it frustrating for simple desktop use. It will sometimes click things when you don't want it to. It's not precise or very accurate. It sometimes goes off on its tangent i.e it'll drift to the edge for no reason. It's terrible really. Use a mouse it'll cut down on the frustration level immensely. However I will add that as of now the trackpad is officially the only problem I have with it. Fanstastic computer otherwise.
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Just got the pets pal plug in game and it will freeze up and I have to do the same thing and remove the battery. The screen freezes and I can't turn it off. I have twins and I'm going to see if the game freezes up on her leap pad. If it does I'll know it's the game.
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You are not the only one...mine started freezing up right after it did some factory updates. Had to reboot it :(
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So did you buy this exact model or some other notebook? If it's MSI GT60 that you're having difficulties with, can you elaborate more about this "freezing"? You mean the screen freezes and you can't even go back to desktop and you're forced to do a hard shutdown/reset? If that is the problem:- make sure you're using official and MSI confirmed drivers- make sure you're using the laptop on a hard and flat surface- make sure the air vents are not blocked
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Thanks for the reply. Please let us know if you are experiencing any of the freezing or color problems we've been seeing in the forum posts.
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If by not communicating you mean touch response, I can't help you as I use a mouse and no touchscreen. If you mean the mouse sometimes locking up and refusing to move, also keyboard has no response. This happens every so often maybe once every three weeks. I just reboot by turning power strip off and on, and it's good for another 3 weeks.
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No more Palm hardware of software since about 2010. No support for old handhelds. I still use my original Palm Zaire m150, and keep using my software installation discs as I upgrade to new laptops every few years, but have had to use 32 bit operating systems. This is the end of the road.
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Mine started to freeze and then kept on. At first I was able to hard reset, that stopped working then I tried I hit the outside reset (Pinhole button on the side), it didn't work. I only had it for two weeks. Snowy screen constantly. So I returned it.
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Very interesting. My former computer developed the same symptoms which is why I purchased the Aspire. Many told me I was touching the touchpad, but it still happened when I was alert and very cautious. It seems this problem is not unique but written up on the net. Google "jumping cursor problem." There is also a freeware program called, "Touch Freeze," which I found works, but not reliably. Hope this contributes toward a solution, JB
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Use Palm Desktop by ACCESS Version 6.2.2 (available online from Hewlett-Packard) and the Z22 will sync with a Windows 7 computer. It has worked for me consistently. Hope this helps.
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Thank God I found this discussion thread! I've used some form of Palm for years - since the PalmPilot, to the IIIXE, to the T|X - & I'm on my 3rd one of these! The drift (& the scratches) on the screen is getting really bad, it's approaching unusefullness. I'll send in my last TX to get fixed first, then the current one. It kills me that Palm isn't making anymore PDAs, I use this for EVERYTHING! Is there even anything else that lets you categorize your Contacts & Memos, carry around important documents (inc, spreadsheets), & everything else the TX does? Thanks for the info on the person on ebay, jazzcatz. BTW, his username is itsnothere - only 1 t. Long Live Palm PDAs... Thank God I found this discussion thread! I've used some form of Palm for years - since the PalmPilot, to the IIIXE, to the T|X - & I'm on my 3rd one of these! The drift (& the scratches) on the screen is getting really bad, it's approaching unusefullness. I'll send in my last TX to get fixed first, then the current one. It kills me that Palm isn't making anymore PDAs, I use this for EVERYTHING! Is there even anything else that lets you categorize your Contacts & Memos, carry around important documents (inc, spreadsheets), & everything else the TX does? Thanks for the info on the person on... » Read More Thank God I found this discussion thread! I've used some form of Palm for years - since the PalmPilot, to the IIIXE, to the T|X - & I'm on my 3rd one of these! The drift (& the scratches) on the screen is getting really bad, it's approaching unusefullness. I'll send in my last TX to get fixed first, then the current one. It kills me that Palm isn't making anymore PDAs, I use this for EVERYTHING! Is there even anything else that lets you categorize your Contacts & Memos, carry around important documents (inc, spreadsheets), & everything else the TX does? Thanks for the info on the person on ebay, jazzcatz. BTW, his username is itsnothere - only 1 t. Long Live Palm PDAs... « Show Less
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I just bought this laptop and I'm having the same problem. It runs fine and suddenly freezes and nothing works. The only way out is a cold boot with a prolonged unsuccessful Windows 7 repair attempt. Any ideas how to correct this problem?
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I went through the PALM TX - VISTA problem with syncing months ago. It took tons of time with email tech support with PALM, HP, and Microsoft. It was finally HP that told me that PALM is a 32 bit system and my problem was that I had the 64 bit VISTA. They sent me the 32 bit version of VISTA (of course with no refund for the 64 bit). After that and with the PALM - Vista fix on the PALM website, everything works fine. I haven't had a need to sync any documents, so that may not work.
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i have windows 7, runs fine but I stopped the desktop window manager functions to preserve battery life and enhance performance. otherwise, everything runs slowly. I also didn't upgrade the RAM so maybe that's why things are slower with the desktop manager on.
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Your palm could be bumping the touchpad. I know this happens to me a lot. I also have this same netbook and noticed I am bumping the touchpad more often.