Re: Dell Dimension 4550 Keeps Rebooting "PART 2"
- From: "Michael T" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 03:31:51 GMT
"daddyzaring" <daddyzaring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 2) Yes, my ISP is Road Runner, and I use an external cable modem
> (Scientific
> Atlanta). I have only been able to connect to the internet that one time,
> and it was through the USB Port.
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I know you have problems using the Ethernet connection, but perhaps another
call to RoadRunner can solve it for you.
As you will see from the thread below USB is frowned upon - at least by some
including a person that does a lot of installs. Even though it is Windows 98
and IE5.5 this problem sure looks similar to yours.
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I've used IE5.5 under Win'98 SE for some time now with good luck (with
dial-up). Then, I had a cable modem installed!! (WebStar via USB port).
>From that moment on, IE frequently and intermittently crashes during
downloads (exe's & zips from Tucows, updates from Microsoft... You name it).
It can be at just about any point in the download (5K-in, 500K-in,
5Meg-in... You just never know). Sometimes, I'm even surprised by a
successful download!? (about one-in-four attempts).
The crashes vary, but all are spectacular.... It's usually a blue screen
with an "Exception 0E in VxD VIP(01) called from VxD NDIS(01). After I
choose to "terminate the application," my internet connection is gone.
About half the time, however, I never even see the blue screen... I'm just
watching the download, and my machine suddenly reboots.
I have so-far tried everything I can think of... Formatted the drive and
reinstalled Windows, reinstalled the WebStar USB driver... You name it. In
my last experiment, I installed nothing on the formatted drive other than
Windows, IE 5.5, and the lousy cable modem driver.
BTW All other surfing is fine.. It just seems to be the downloads!?
1) OS: '98 SE, Virgin install (No other apps/utilities on the machine)
2) IE: 5.5 (SP-2)
3) WebStar USB Driver: 1.3 (the latest, according to Scientific Atlanta)
Please... If you have any suggestions, I'd be very grateful.
Thank you!
-Tom
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REPLY #1
Try ditching the USB. they're squirrelly at best. the modem should have a
catV attachment. install a NIC. or see if a newer driver is out there for
the USB.
REPLY #2
I used to be a main installer of cable modems and I would suggest that it is
probably the USB driver causing your problems. You should uninstall the
USB, install a nic and use a cat 5 cable. this should fix your problem.
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