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wildgopher - 21 Apr 2004 16:55 GMT

Hi, this is my 1st time trying to get help here, forgive
me if I'm in the wrong place. My system is Windows 98SE.
Up until about 2 weeks ago, the system was running
fine...maybe just a little slow. However, in the last
couple weeks we have encountered a huge problem. We will
be on the computer for anywhere between 10 minutes and an
hour and all of the sudden it freezes. Sometimes, after a
minute or so, it will move on, other times it does not. I
hit ctrl-alt-del to restart it and a message says...there
is not enough free memory to run this program. We have not
downloaded anything in several weeks except for Outlook
express 6.0. I have been told to get rid of some programs,
but I'm not sure which ones I need and which ones I don't.
I have zone alarm, which seems to be stopping a lot of
entries lately and also PC Cillion. I am using IE 6 for a
browser, but I am also using SBC yahoo sometimes and I
have a DSL connection. Does anyone know what I should
keep, and what I should get rid of. I have plenty of space
on my C-drive, about 75% free. Any help on what or where
to go would be great. Thanks in advance.

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Ron Martell - 22 Apr 2004 01:19 GMT

>Hi, this is my 1st time trying to get help here, forgive
>me if I'm in the wrong place. My system is Windows 98SE.
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>on my C-drive, about 75% free. Any help on what or where
>to go would be great. Thanks in advance.

What program are you running when this error message comes up? There
is a special case scenario involving "...not enough free memory..."
and Defrag.

This error message is also sometimes incorrectly produced in response
to a problem involving System Resources. Next time the error happens
open Control Panel - System - Performance and see what value is being
reported for "free system resources". If it is less than 20% then it
may well be a system resources rather than a memory issue.

Post the result back here and we will proceed to the next step in
resolving your problem.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

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H Leboeuf - 22 Apr 2004 13:18 GMT

If you did not install any new software that could use all your resources.
Look for parasites.

This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware, parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

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> Hi, this is my 1st time trying to get help here, forgive
> me if I'm in the wrong place. My system is Windows 98SE.
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> on my C-drive, about 75% free. Any help on what or where
> to go would be great. Thanks in advance.

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half_pint - 26 Apr 2004 03:26 GMT

What is your system.
What is running.
HAve u scanned for virus and adware.
OE 6 is a pile of sh.t in my opinon.

> Hi, this is my 1st time trying to get help here, forgive
> me if I'm in the wrong place. My system is Windows 98SE.
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> on my C-drive, about 75% free. Any help on what or where
> to go would be great. Thanks in advance.

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