After my computer has been running for about 8 mins internet explorer shuts down, the data is still coming in( the data light on the modam still flashes) but I can not see ant more pages, I have to reboot to view for another 8 mins and it's doing my head in
anyone got any ideas whats wrong? I am running win 98 and ntl broadband.
cheers
steve

 

virus? file missing??

Reboot the whole PC and start afresh, works a treat

 

sounds like blaster virus

 

but can't get that on win98 can you???

Done a windows update recently????

 

sorry missed the win 98 bit,

thats correct james

 

I have done all the windows updates and re installed I E with no joy, my boss came round to have a look(he knows his stuff unlike me!) and was stumped. I will get him round to reboot the lot if thats whats needed cos I will no dobt cock it up!
thanks for the help.
steve

 

Do you get a crash report when exploder explodes? if so can you pm me it, will be able to narrow it down

 

Internet Explorer 6 yeah?

Internet Explorer 5 is shat and keeps freezing up

 

I E 6 and it just cannot find any pages, it doesn't tell me it's gone down it just gives the impression that there are no pages present. I have rebooted 6 times in the last 40 mins!!!!


steve

 

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ (< 1mb)

Download that and run it. Sounds like a virus to me.

 

just ran it and it found no faults..
thanks anyway.. and plan B is.......... bin the sodding thing..
steve

 

reboot? rebuild?


maybe a REINSTALL will sort it

are u on broadband?

 

Fire the PC up, connect, and open up a command-prompt window (Start Menu -> Run -> type in the word "command" and press OK).

In the window which appears, type in the following line (exactly as it is there - the l is a lower-case L):

ping dns1.ntli.net -t -l 1

This will start a continuous ping (imagine a ping as being like sonar in a submarine - you're sending a small packet of information at one of NTL's DNS servers, and timing the delay in receiving it back). You should see repeated lines which start with "Reply from...". Now use the connection as you normally would.

When IE goes weird, check the window again, and see if it's still saying the same.

If it goes to "Request timed out.", it could point to a problem either with your machine or with NTL (I'd say it could still be either, although there's nothing listed on NTL's Service Status page). Contact NTL first, just to make sure they've got no issues with the service that could cause this, and if not, I'd start to look at your machine.

Rather than typing out the next part (Win98 diagnosis), just in case it turns out to be an NTL issue, post in here if you've solved it with the above......if not, I'll type out the Win98 diagnosis/fixes aswell (ensure you have a valid Win98 CD to hand). Probably best to PM me aswell, if you need the above, since this post will no doubt be somewhere round about page 7 by tomorrow morning.

 

pinged it before it failed and it sent 4 and received 4 , after it failed it did the same

I reckon I will look in the yellow pages and call a pc doctor out
sod the cost, I want my internet back.
cheers
steve

 

lighter in one hand, petrol bomb in other hand, ask calmly "where have my web pages gone?"

oh, might not work on your computer one that, works well on pikies tho (obviously change calmly asked question to a relevent one)

 

I'd say it sounds like a problem with IE, to be honest......try downloading another browser (assuming your connection is quick enough to download it in those 8 minutes (non-Java version of Opera is only about 3Mb (link)), see if it does the same with that.

Otherwise, try updating IE to the latest version, from here.