Why does my cursor freeze in OX 10.6.8 until i relaunch my finder?

[gary_puppet]

While online in either Safari or Firefox my cursor as I am navigating a page will suddendly freeze on screen.

I them am forced to relaunch finder, then unplug my mouse from the keyboard and once again, relaunch the finder.

Then the cursor will move again. Any solutions to this problem guys? This is really driving me nuts. It happens about 5 times an hour!

Thanks for your help!

gary

 

[Kaveman]

Check your Utilities > Console for clues.

Could be Flash crashing.

 

[gary_puppet]

Check your Utilities > Console for clues.

Could be Flash crashing.

How exactly do i do that Kaveman?
Can you walk me thru that process?
I apologize for my stupidity.

Gary

 

[Kaveman]

In Applications there is a folder called Utilities and that has a App called Console. This will display all the logging that goes on in OSX, a LOT...

Look through the Console, rather than System log, do whats causing the crash and see if there is something complaining into the Log.

Knowing what the problem is is often half the solution.

 

[gary_puppet]

There is all kinds of things in the console. But i just have no idea what im looking for.

 

[Kaveman]

That's not good. Then you might need to take it to someone who can help, as repeatedly powering off OSX is a sure way to loose files.

Your best bet would be to find a 3rd party Apple Service Centre near you.