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by kuryous1 1 view

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I have a system freeze while on the internet. No hardware problems or conflicts reported. Connection via modem. Everything seems to checkout. Uploaded IE 6.0 and the latest Norton pack. Still, the computer freezes while on the internet. (PII 350 MHz, 128MB SDRAM.) What's the obvious?

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by odurasler

usually, cleaning out your temp files as well as your temporary internet files will do the job. You can also try defragging.

by csmith

This is a normal Cache problem when you have only 128 Meg RAM.
The Windows OS is trying to cache about 80 meg of pages, and IE 6.0 is trying to cache about 40 MEG.
There is then no room for your programs or the OS.
Download Cacheman from outertech.com, or from the parent of techrepublic cnet.com for free. (Search for cacheman.)
Run it, and you will see the problem clearly.
The disk cache should not be over 8 MEG max and 2 meg min. for your PC.
Regards, Chris

by kuryous1

All related software has been re-installed and files cleaned. New RAM installed and Temp file size sufficient. PCI 56K V.92 Query okay. No third Party besides Norton 2002 w/Packs. Resourses at 91%. Thanks for helping in advance!

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