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To: nikko who wrote (615)	11/9/1998 10:16:00 AM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 110642

nikko, re >When I disconnect from the internet my computer freezes up?< This happened to a friend who had Biggernet for an ISP. This ISP was free, but kept an ad window on your desktop. I don't have the answer, but would try the possible variations: disconnect the modem but leave browser open. close browser then disconnect modem. What kind of machine/browser etc do you have? G.

To: nikko who wrote (615)	11/9/1998 11:31:00 AM
From: June	Respond to of 110642

I did have an intermittent problem with the computer freezing up when I tried to disconnect. It usually occurred if I accidently tried to disconnect when I was still trying to access a site. When I installed Compuserve 4, it came with a newer version of the Dial-Up and I have not had the problem since then. The annoyance now is trying to right-click that tiny icon to disconnect. Oh well. June

To: nikko who wrote (615)	11/22/1998 1:05:00 AM
From: wily	Respond to of 110642

I have that problem on my old computer. I don't know what causes it, but I have heard that if you have a "soft" modem--which lets the CPU do some of the processing that the modem chip would normally do--then the CPU can get overloaded and cause freezes, especially if it's not a powerful CPU. I suspected this was my problem because that computer came with a lot of cheap stuff and they had to replace the modem once for a malfunction (something different). Of course, this would suppose that there is a surge of processing going on in the modem when you disconnect, which I don't know to be true or not.