Illegal operation error messages...help!

Hi all,

I keep getting illegal operation errors with all of my programs, the error
messages appear randomly & it's driving me insane. Here's what happens most
of the time - I run MS Word (for example) and a few seconds after starting,
MS Word says an illegal operation has occurred and the program needs to
close. So I close the dialog box & MS Word closes. I then hit START to run
MS Word again and I get a message saying "kernel32 has caused an illegal
operation & needs to close"; my PC freezes and must be restarted. This
little sequence of MS Word crashing then kernel32 crashing when I hit START
happens every time MS Word crashes - without fail. The same sequence occurs
with other programs too.
This happens 4-5 times per week, sometimes 3-4 times per day. What can I do
about this? How do I stop these error messages from appearing?
My PC also randomly reboots occasionally of its own accord, any advice on
how to stop all of this?

My system specs are below, any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,.
Chris

Windows 98
Intel Pentium 4 2.0ghz CPU
765mb ddram

When you get an "illegal operation" error message, click the "Details" button, and
post back with the exact details word for word, up to but not including the memory
registers.

Spontaneous reboots are often hardware-related, usually the result of overheating.
Check that all fans, and especially the processor fan, are operational, and that the
processor heat sink (sandwiched between the processor and the fan) is not clogged
with dust. A faulty power supply or faulty RAM can also cause this. It is even
possible for a virus or other software to cause rebooting.

Get a can of compressed air and blow all the dust out of the machine....turn it off
and unplug it first....or take it to a repair shop and have them clean it, and check
the fans, power supply and RAM.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Kingy75" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I keep getting illegal operation errors with all of my programs, the error
messages appear randomly & it's driving me insane. Here's what happens most
of the time - I run MS Word (for example) and a few seconds after starting,
MS Word says an illegal operation has occurred and the program needs to
close. So I close the dialog box & MS Word closes. I then hit START to run
MS Word again and I get a message saying "kernel32 has caused an illegal
operation & needs to close"; my PC freezes and must be restarted. This
little sequence of MS Word crashing then kernel32 crashing when I hit START
happens every time MS Word crashes - without fail. The same sequence occurs
with other programs too.
This happens 4-5 times per week, sometimes 3-4 times per day. What can I do
about this? How do I stop these error messages from appearing?
My PC also randomly reboots occasionally of its own accord, any advice on
how to stop all of this?

My system specs are below, any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,.
Chris

Windows 98
Intel Pentium 4 2.0ghz CPU
765mb ddram

When you get an "illegal operation" error message, click the "Details" button, and
post back with the exact details word for word, up to but not including the memory
registers.

Spontaneous reboots are often hardware-related, usually the result of overheating.
Check that all fans, and especially the processor fan, are operational, and that the
processor heat sink (sandwiched between the processor and the fan) is not clogged
with dust. A faulty power supply or faulty RAM can also cause this. It is even
possible for a virus or other software to cause rebooting.

Get a can of compressed air and blow all the dust out of the machine....turn it off
and unplug it first....or take it to a repair shop and have them clean it, and check
the fans, power supply and RAM.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Kingy75" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I keep getting illegal operation errors with all of my programs, the error
messages appear randomly & it's driving me insane. Here's what happens most
of the time - I run MS Word (for example) and a few seconds after starting,
MS Word says an illegal operation has occurred and the program needs to
close. So I close the dialog box & MS Word closes. I then hit START to run
MS Word again and I get a message saying "kernel32 has caused an illegal
operation & needs to close"; my PC freezes and must be restarted. This
little sequence of MS Word crashing then kernel32 crashing when I hit START
happens every time MS Word crashes - without fail. The same sequence occurs
with other programs too.
This happens 4-5 times per week, sometimes 3-4 times per day. What can I do
about this? How do I stop these error messages from appearing?
My PC also randomly reboots occasionally of its own accord, any advice on
how to stop all of this?

My system specs are below, any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,.
Chris

Windows 98
Intel Pentium 4 2.0ghz CPU
765mb ddram