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| 133600 | 2003-04-05 10:54:00 | Hello please can somebody help me everytime I go onto the internet or msn or just about anything my puter freezes and comes up not responding I am just about ready to throw it out the window I have windows 98 and IE6 but only have 2.23GB and 890 left in free space I run disk defrag and scan disk often clear temporary files and stuff never used to have problems Puter quite old Please help | dunno (1572) | ||
| 133601 | 2003-04-05 18:53:00 | First, I would check the startup folder and get rid of anything you don't need. Then I would run MSCONFIG and get rid of anything you don't really need under the startup Tab. Office startups like fastfind and faststart can cause all kinds of gried. Give that a go. robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 133602 | 2003-04-05 21:20:00 | D?load and install latest graphics drivers also uninstall any new programs that may have caused this plus any old ones that you dont use a lot or need also do a cleanup with windowwasher or washandgo also run spybot thru the pc | kiwibeat (304) | ||
| 133603 | 2003-04-05 21:21:00 | If you are in WGTN more than happy to help out | kiwibeat (304) | ||
| 133604 | 2003-04-05 22:53:00 | > never used to have problems So when did the problems start? I read somewhere recently (on this forum??) that someone with Win 98 had quite a few problems with IE6 which were fixed by going back to IE 5.5. They believed that IE6 is not compatible with with Win 98. Might be worth a try going back. I run IE 5.5 on this older computer with no problems and do not intend to upgrade to IE 6. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 133605 | 2003-04-06 09:54:00 | Thank you Robo, but a while ago I unticked a whole lot of stuff in msnconfig and couldnt run my scan disk so i put it all back not really knowing what i should or shouldnt be ticking I am extremely hopeless when it comes to this stuff, also the start up menu I have know Idea what to get rid of. If you can help some more i would be most grateful |
dunno (1572) | ||
| 133606 | 2003-04-06 09:56:00 | Thanx for your help kiwibeat but all of those things you just mention i have no idea where to find or even what they are. I am extremely hopeless at this | dunno (1572) | ||
| 133607 | 2003-04-06 09:57:00 | thankyou susan I have had IE6 since i got this puter only last year and have only been having problems for a few months but it seems to be getting worse |
dunno (1572) | ||
| 133608 | 2003-04-06 11:31:00 | Startup: Startup folder can be found by going: Start > Programs >Startup. There you will see a list of programs that start every time that windows starts. You probably don't need all of these. Delete the ones you don't want by right clicking and clicking delete. Msconfig: This one is a bit harder. Basically to be safe don't untick anything that you don't recognise. Sometimes you can tell what a startup item is in msconfig by it's location. When you have unchecked everything that you recognise and your still having problems, start unchecking the ones you don't recognise, one by one, restarting each time you uncheck an unfamiliar one and see how things go. This may sound laborious, but it's the only way I know (a better way anyone?). |
promethius (1998) | ||
| 133609 | 2003-04-06 11:37:00 | >thankyou susan >I have had IE6 since i got this puter only last year and have only been >having problems for a few months but it seems to be getting worse What susan means is what software changes were made around the time of these problems starting (If you can remember). For ex: installed new programs / installed a service pack etc... |
promethius (1998) | ||
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