Re: My New Year's tart
- From: sf <see_reply_address@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:49:13 -0800
On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:46:29 -0500, biig wrote:>
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote
> >
> > You're most welcome. Are you running Windows 98? If so, SE (second
> > edition)? What browser are you using?
>
> I use Windows 98 and netscape 4.7 I recently downloaded Mozilla
> Firefox,
Is that Win98se with the subsequent service packs? If you don't have
them installed, get them (on CD or download from the net).
I still think your problem is software related, sharon. Do you have
AdAware? Get it or run it if you have it now. If you or anyone else
does any significant browsing, you'll be surprised by all the spyware
and malware you can collect in a week that slows down your computer.
There is some very nasty spyware out there that can cripple your
computer eventually. I spent a couple of weeks last summer deleting
spyware and malware from a kids computer (using free software from the
internet). I was at the point of giving up, but finally conquered the
problem.
Adware/malware scanners
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
Online virus scan:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Hosts file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
I used Win98 until last spring when my hard drive flat out broke, so
this is a heads up to back up your recipe files, photos and anything
else you don't want to lose forever.
I used Firefox with no extensions because I have always used Agent as
my news reader and Eudora for mail, but didn't have the problems you
seem to have in spite of running a firewall and virus protection.
Have you tried turning off your virus protection to see if that's
what's interfering with your browsing? Sometimes it's as simple as
turning off the scan incoming mail part. At the very least, check the
box that says sites can set cookies then check the box to expire them
when you close Firefox (tools > options > privacy). Under the yellow
box is the word "cache", clear it.
> but it doesn't provide email or newsgroups.
Mozilla Thunderbird is both an email client and news reader.
Personally, I don't like all in one applications... so although the
newest Agent does that, I haven't upgraded it yet and if I do - I
won't use that feature.
> We're talking
> about upgrading, but not for a while.....Sharon
Tell your husband to check out what is running in the background.
Maybe you have too many unnecessary programs running on open and they
are sucking up your systems resources or the solution could be as easy
as additional RAM (inexpensive).
Quite frankly, the only reason to upgrade is when you find most new
software won't run on your old system. XP and all of its incarnations
isn't what they'd like you to believe, so if you've really got your
heart set on an upgrade - at least wait until Vista comes out.
http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Software/Win98SE-vs-WinXP/
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Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.
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