Re: Complete Internet freeze

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Chrystopher wrote:

Running Windows XP Professional, accessing Internet through Broadband
(ADSL), using MSIE 6, all MS patches and updates installed, RAM 1500 KB.
There is no specific action that initiates the freeze. I can be on a web
page, about to enter Outlook Express, or anything in between. The PC will
freeze randomly - sometimes after 30 minutes online, sometimes the moment
I get online, sometimes not at all.
I run Kerio Firewall, Windows anti-virus, and all checks before and after
freezes indicate no trojans, worms or viruses. I have also used online
virus checks which also confirm that the PC is virus-free.
Puzzled? Then you'll understand how I feel!

Random lockups are usually caused by hardware. It could be overheating, bad
RAM, bad anything but since you get the problem online perhaps it is your
network adapter.

Here are some general hardware troubleshooting steps:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Troubleshooting

Malke
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