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To: dave rose who wrote (41300)	5/18/2004 12:26:19 PM
From: thecow	Respond to of 110653

Have you reinstalled 98? Could it be a heat buildup problem or resources Have you tried XP? I can't comment on Linux..never tried it.

To: dave rose who wrote (41300)	5/18/2004 1:07:43 PM
From: shadowman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

I agree with thecow about a possible heat problem...or a power supply problem...or a memory stick problem. Have you cleaned the inside of your case lately? Dust build up can cause heat and freeze up problems...open the case and check for dust and while you're at it look to see if all your fans are rotating...power supply fan....vent fan...video card fan (if you have one)....heatsink (processor) fan etc.

To: dave rose who wrote (41300)	5/18/2004 3:09:57 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 110653

dave, if you decide to install another OS I recommend winXP. It can be installed without reformatting [I did almost 2 years ago]. Since you're non-technical, Linux is not for you, IMO. Gottfried

To: dave rose who wrote (41300)	5/18/2004 9:44:22 PM
From: ILCUL8R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

Dave, Your machine sounds like mine used to. Now, I run W98SE 16 hours a day with no problems but I had to do some disciplined housekeeping and add another fan to make it stable. You don't need more software or a different OS. What maintenance have you done? When you popped up the Task Manager how many things are running in the background? When you ran MSCONFIG and checked the startup folder how many things there can you select not to run at start up and how many of them can you do without and delete? How rigorously have you cleaned the Registry? Have you booted to DOS and then run SCANREG/FIX and then SCANREG/RESTORE? Do Scandisk and Defrag work OK? Have you checked and re-seated cables to peripherals? When you use the Resource Meter applet does it show that your resources tend to become diminished? Maybe too many background programs or some program with a memory hole is the problem. Have you removed and cleaned the gold "fingers" on your memory sticks and then made sure they were securely re-installed? You can "scrub" these fingers with a pencil eraser to get them clean. Have you re-installed the drivers for your monitor? Well, I could go on. As a last resort stick some more pins into the heart of your Bill Gates voodoo doll <g>. Let us know if any of this helps. Dick