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From: DemoDisk on 12 Apr 2010 15:16 The System: K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard (MS-7025) AMD Athlon64 3000+ w Intel MMX Technology Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG WD 20GB HDD Radeon 8500 video card 1 GB Crucial RAM Win98SE IE 6.00.2800.1106 OE 6.00.2800.1123 The Problem: I'm Still using Windows 98SE. Internet Explorer has been unstable for a loong time. Becomes unresponsive, finally results in BSOD error msgs, then reboot. Every OL session ends that way -- IE gets jammed up waiting for Close Program dialog box to appear. It takes down every other open window app with it. Possible cure: I just got a donated DELL minitower with WinXP installed on a 40GB hdd. If I can't diagnose or solve the instability problem with IE under Windows 98, could I just swap my old 20GB drive for the one with XP on it? (and move � a ton of files over?) Issues: The XP tower boots and responds slowly, maybe bcz it has old Norton antivirus installed. There may be other problems, but it works OK I have the Win98SE key and installation disk, but only the product key for WinXP (there's a sticker on the case) I can't upgrade from 98SE to Windows7. Could I u/g from XP to 7 if I get it running? Is it advisable to post this in the ms.public.windows NGs? Your helpful comments/ideas welcome. Thanks, Jm
From: richard on 12 Apr 2010 15:20 On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:16:21 -0500, DemoDisk wrote: > The System: > > K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard (MS-7025) > AMD Athlon64 3000+ w Intel MMX Technology > Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG > WD 20GB HDD > Radeon 8500 video card > 1 GB Crucial RAM > Win98SE > IE 6.00.2800.1106 > OE 6.00.2800.1123 > > The Problem: > > I'm Still using Windows 98SE. Internet Explorer has been unstable for a > loong time. Becomes unresponsive, finally results in BSOD error msgs, > then reboot. > > Every OL session ends that way -- IE gets jammed up waiting for Close > Program dialog box to appear. It takes down every other open window app > with it. > > Possible cure: I just got a donated DELL minitower with WinXP installed > on a 40GB hdd. > > If I can't diagnose or solve the instability problem with IE under > Windows 98, could I just swap my old 20GB drive for the one with XP on > it? (and move � a ton of files over?) > > Issues: > > The XP tower boots and responds slowly, maybe bcz it has old Norton > antivirus installed. There may be other problems, but it works OK > > I have the Win98SE key and installation disk, but only the product key > for WinXP (there's a sticker on the case) > > I can't upgrade from 98SE to Windows7. Could I u/g from XP to 7 if I get > it running? > Is it advisable to post this in the ms.public.windows NGs? > > > Your helpful comments/ideas welcome. > Thanks, > Jm No problem. Partition the 20gig in two. Move all wanted file programs to the 2nd partition leaving only the OS. Then scrap the OS entirely. Then you can install the 2nd drive into the dell. OR You can just transfer the wanted files to the dell via lan cable, or even SD cards/flash drives, and then wipe the 20gig drive clean and use it in the dell.
From: richard on 12 Apr 2010 16:00 On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:16:21 -0500, DemoDisk wrote: > The System: > > K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard (MS-7025) > AMD Athlon64 3000+ w Intel MMX Technology > Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG > WD 20GB HDD > Radeon 8500 video card > 1 GB Crucial RAM > Win98SE > IE 6.00.2800.1106 > OE 6.00.2800.1123 > > The Problem: > > I'm Still using Windows 98SE. Internet Explorer has been unstable for a > loong time. Becomes unresponsive, finally results in BSOD error msgs, > then reboot. > > Every OL session ends that way -- IE gets jammed up waiting for Close > Program dialog box to appear. It takes down every other open window app > with it. > > Possible cure: I just got a donated DELL minitower with WinXP installed > on a 40GB hdd. > > If I can't diagnose or solve the instability problem with IE under > Windows 98, could I just swap my old 20GB drive for the one with XP on > it? (and move � a ton of files over?) > > Issues: > > The XP tower boots and responds slowly, maybe bcz it has old Norton > antivirus installed. There may be other problems, but it works OK > > I have the Win98SE key and installation disk, but only the product key > for WinXP (there's a sticker on the case) > > I can't upgrade from 98SE to Windows7. Could I u/g from XP to 7 if I get > it running? > Is it advisable to post this in the ms.public.windows NGs? > > > Your helpful comments/ideas welcome. > Thanks, > Jm Just curious, have you tried clearing the temp files cache?
From: wisdomkiller & pain on 12 Apr 2010 17:51 DemoDisk wrote: > The System: > > K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard (MS-7025) > AMD Athlon64 3000+ w Intel MMX Technology > Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG > WD 20GB HDD > Radeon 8500 video card > 1 GB Crucial RAM > Win98SE > IE 6.00.2800.1106 > OE 6.00.2800.1123 > > The Problem: > > I'm Still using Windows 98SE. Internet Explorer has been unstable for a > loong time. Becomes unresponsive, finally results in BSOD error msgs, > then reboot. > > Every OL session ends that way -- IE gets jammed up waiting for Close > Program dialog box to appear. It takes down every other open window app > with it. > Win98 was nice for dos applications, when there were. Now we use dosbox or dosemu in linux for these old games. > Possible cure: I just got a donated DELL minitower with WinXP installed > on a 40GB hdd. > > If I can't diagnose or solve the instability problem with IE under > Windows 98, could I just swap my old 20GB drive for the one with XP on > it? (and move � a ton of files over?) > Win98 may even boot in safe mode, with the dell, and detect the new hardware (though hard to find drivers). But it will get cluttered and messed up even more so. I certainly doubt it will run more stable. > Issues: > > The XP tower boots and responds slowly, maybe bcz it has old Norton > antivirus installed. There may be other problems, but it works OK > > I have the Win98SE key and installation disk, but only the product key > for WinXP (there's a sticker on the case) > So install win98 on the Dell. A fresh one. Or, try out linux. > I can't upgrade from 98SE to Windows7. Could I u/g from XP to 7 if I get > it running? Why win7 on the worn-out underpowered dell? Stay with XP. A upgrade without full reinstall would not cure anything and is not supported from xp to '7. There may be a recovery partition on the Dell HD but it will install the old norton as well, most certainly. Or try to get a recovery xp cd from Dell. Don't try another one with the productkey on the sticker, it's a oem locked version. Oh, and forget to move the xp from a dell (intel?) to a amd. It won't work.
From: DemoDisk on 12 Apr 2010 18:14
"richard" <member(a)newsguy.com> wrote in message news:1e9rzps6cmtbt.dnwtii7dqxr4.dlg(a)40tude.net... > On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:16:21 -0500, DemoDisk wrote: > > > The System: > > > > K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard (MS-7025) > > AMD Athlon64 3000+ w Intel MMX Technology > > Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG > > WD 20GB HDD > > Radeon 8500 video card > > 1 GB Crucial RAM > > Win98SE > > IE 6.00.2800.1106 > > OE 6.00.2800.1123 > > > > The Problem: > > > > I'm Still using Windows 98SE. Internet Explorer has been unstable for a > > loong time. Becomes unresponsive, finally results in BSOD error msgs, > > then reboot. > > > > Every OL session ends that way -- IE gets jammed up waiting for Close > > Program dialog box to appear. It takes down every other open window app > > with it. > > > > Possible cure: I just got a donated DELL minitower with WinXP installed > > on a 40GB hdd. > > > > If I can't diagnose or solve the instability problem with IE under > > Windows 98, could I just swap my old 20GB drive for the one with XP on > > it? (and move � a ton of files over?) > > > > Issues: > > > > The XP tower boots and responds slowly, maybe bcz it has old Norton > > antivirus installed. There may be other problems, but it works OK > > > > I have the Win98SE key and installation disk, but only the product key > > for WinXP (there's a sticker on the case) > > > > I can't upgrade from 98SE to Windows7. Could I u/g from XP to 7 if I get > > it running? > > Is it advisable to post this in the ms.public.windows NGs? > > > > > > Your helpful comments/ideas welcome. > > Thanks, > > Jm > > Just curious, have you tried clearing the temp files cache? Every time the rig crashes, I boot into safe mode, click IE Properties and clear the temp files and cookies. No effect, AFAICT. Then I use Scandisk/manual error correction to see what it found. Sometimes an error, sometimes none. When Scandisk finds errors, they're usually about the boot area, the cleanup.log, lost file fragments. I don't know which of them would cause IE to lock up, but I SAVED THE ERROR MESSAGES. Y'know...in case anyone wants to see em. BTW, I also have Spyware Blaster, Spybot S&D, and SuperAntiSpyware and keep them updated. No indications of viruses. Thanks for listening. |