Poll: Why my computer keeps on freezing???

[chillerz]

my computer with Win98 SE, on a network, keeps on freezing periodically. My mouse would but I can't do anything with it. I would have to reboot it and then everything would be fine... until the next day. I get freezes from opening up IE 5.0 and typing in the first "W.." in the address bar. I usually have Outlook Express and Word and Excel open at the same time. Is it the motherboard or is it some hardware problem -- old scanner, old Epson printer? Also, the Win98 memory gets drain mighty quickly after a few application opened. What is going on with Win98 SE? Please advise.

here are my specs:
PIII 555
256mb PC133 Ram (Generic)
ABIT BE6 mobo
ATI 16mb Video Card
S/B 128 pci
WD 10.1 GB 7200rpm
With an Epson 480 printer, and umax scanner (fairly old)

Thank you.
lawrence

 

[Neutroner]

well it looks like the quantity of memory is not a problem, however the quality may hurt you. power supplies are another problem child when it comes to stabillity. do you have your swap files set up correctly for windows?

 

[Usul]

The proble looks to be W98.
Try W2K, if U can!

 

[chillerz]

Hi Neutroner,

Thanks for the replay, I am not sure what exactly you mean't by swap files set up. I never had to do that for any of my Win98 setup before, how can I check for if I did or not? I will try changing the power supply to see if that would help. thanks.