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Old June 4th 04, 06:39 PM
Nip
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Default Win98 Hangs HARD

Within the past two weeks, Win98 hangs or freezes, often
times 6-8 times a day. Win Explorer, Internet Explorer,
Outlook, Word, several other Application programs. I have
not added or modified any programs prior to the "Hanging".
The hang is HARD in that it will NOT respond to
Ctrl+Alt+Del. Computer must be rebooted by reset. I have
changed the mouse and keyboard - no chg. Moving the mouse
around will Hang. Typing text in Outlook or Word will
cause Hang. I have used System Restore, Norton AV scan,
defrag, Very disapponted!! HELP!! - Nip
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Old June 4th 04, 08:17 PM
Bert Kinney
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Default Win98 Hangs HARD

Hi Nip,

Windows 98 doesn't have System Restore. Are you running Win98?

Here are some possible causes for system Freeze/Lockups
Overheating do to: Dirty of faulty cooling fans. Check the
fan(s) to make sure they are clean and operating.
Faulty or mis-matched memory modules (RAM).
Test the RAM using MemTest.
Memtest86 - Memory Diagnostic Page: http://www.memtest86.com/#download1
Download link for - Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.1 installable from Windows and
DOS:
http://www.memtest86.com/memt31.zip

Computer virus. Perform a virus scan with up to date virus software

Try switching RAM sticks if there is more than one
Use one stick, then another. Only one at a time, of course.
If both sticks work alone but will not work when combined, that almost
certainly indicates an incompatibility between the two sticks.
If one stick works but the other does not, then that would indicate the one
that doesn't work is either faulty, will not get along with the other stick,
or is not the correct type for your system.

Other less common causes:
A faulty power supply.
A Faulty or un-grounded household outlet.
Athlon based computer with less than a 300W power supply
Outdated video drive. Download the latest driver from the
manufactures web sit, and install it as per manufactures instructions
Over clocking of the CPU
Incorrect voltage setting on the motherboard
Improperly configured BIOS setting
Loose power connectors or cables

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Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

"Nip" wrote
Within the past two weeks, Win98 hangs or freezes, often
times 6-8 times a day. Win Explorer, Internet Explorer,
Outlook, Word, several other Application programs. I have
not added or modified any programs prior to the "Hanging".
The hang is HARD in that it will NOT respond to
Ctrl+Alt+Del. Computer must be rebooted by reset. I have
changed the mouse and keyboard - no chg. Moving the mouse
around will Hang. Typing text in Outlook or Word will
cause Hang. I have used System Restore, Norton AV scan,
defrag, Very disapponted!! HELP!! - Nip



 




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