[triadtechtalk] Consistent crashes W-98
- From: "The Prusik's at Bunkered Inn" <79erkilo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 01:33:02 -0600
I am trying to help a "Puter Pal who consistently runs a heavy traffic
regular newsletter for veterans. He is continuously having to battle computer
crashes and needs a little insight into how to resolve the situation. Here is
what I have on his equipment:
----MS Win 98; 2nd Edition; Pentium III; 192 MB RAM
The computer is an eMachine, you know, the one you buy for the kids to
learn on.
I've replaced the drive and I don't remember what size it is ... 1.2 Gig or
something like that. The original, 500 MHz, is now a slave drive, but I don't
use it.
I just checked my System Resources and it is 45% free ... I've NEVER seen
it that low. It usually runs at about 90% free.
After reviewing a few things with him he says:
I have heard many contradicting stories about Windows XP. My daughter
swears by it. I also understand that XP repairs a lot of the security glitches
we have on Win 98. I don't know ... I have Win 98 and I ain't paying for a new
version of Windows.
I use Start-Up Cop, too. I also have a program called EndItAll, which is
similar but MUCH stronger and more permanent.
I constantly delete cookies, temp files, etc. I learned about that a long
time ago and sometimes I think I might be over doing it.
I have my computer set to automatically scan disk and defrag. Still, I do
it myself at least every other day and sometimes, every day. Usually, I set it
to run before I get in the shower, because it takes so damned long.
I don't have a firewall. At one time, AOL offered a free firewall and I
downloaded it. With the firewall, I could go nowhere! I was blocked from
doing anything or going to any site that had cookies ... don't they all? I
removed the firewall and decided to just keep my eyes open and keep Norton
running constantly.
I'd like to know more about the Ram defragger.
I have a feeling I could point out a few problems but would rather get an
opinion from the experts if you wouldn't mind.
Thanks
Donna P.
P.S., one of these days I'll get back to the MSIM problem--not now.
DP
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