In a message dated 8/15/2006 11:21:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, Schumaker4@aol.com writes: As to whether an hourglass or can't move cursor around. I can't move the cursor around. It is there as a cursor but it won't move. Connie- I'm wondering whether an ad that is trying to load on the main AOL page has bad code or something that is causing your computer to freeze. It might be worth trying to pinpoint exactly when this happens and make notes and notify tech support. Joan