IE 5.5 crashing and keyboard lockup frequently in win2k

jimmyhaha

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IE 5.5 keep on crash every 15-20 minutes
is it win2k related, any advice ?

also, keyboard sometime lock up and I need to unplug the ps/2 plug and replug it to make it work
any suggestion
is it due to win2k power management

do I have to format the hd and reinstall my win2k ?

p.s. win2k sucks, better than 98se though

thanks in advance
 

Davegod

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ive got w98se + IE 5.5, i notice my net connection and IE crashes frequently if i have WMediaPlayer 7.1 (not sure about other versions) running.

looking for a keyboard crash solution too, it happens rarely in IE but often when playing return to castle wolfenstein - vasy majority of times its when i respawn. odd. almost never happens when not using IE or RTCW, odd. there was a thread a while ago about the keyboard crash problem but never got solved as far as i know :( - if you figure it please let me know!
 

freebsddude

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Do you have all the latest and greatest service packs/patches applied to w2k ?
Also, if something else crashes, it could be a hardware or other problem(s).

Best Wishes!!
 

jt63

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I had problems with Win2k and IE 5.5, random reboots and lockups. And this was on a non oc'd P3 800 and Asus P3B-F mobo, the poster child of stability. Some articles I read seemed to indicate that IE was the cause, so I installed IE 6. I haven't had a problem since.
 

cchen

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I use ie6 with no problems. Try to upgrade to sp2... I've had no problems whatsoever after that upgrade