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by dbrowne57

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when entering a url in the address bar IE 5.0, win 98, the system hangs and freezes. when i reboot (ctrl+alt+del) i get the blue screen message "system busy". this happens when running other programs as well. ran scan disk, defrag, checked for virus. all seems well.
also, when reloading win 98, during setup i get the hour glass icon. nothing happens and i have to reboot. what can be the problem and how to correct?

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by ann777

Another thing that can cuase the system busy messages are add-in's. Like Gozilla or any kind of program that is constantly checking for things to do.

I'm using IE 5.5 and Netscape 4.78 and the "system busy" messages did not completely go away until I removed Gozilla. Since I have DSL now, the program is not necessary and I don't have any of these problems anymore.

by lizzy

Are you using any screen reader or screen enlargement for vision impairment? This was a bug with IE version 5.0 and 5.5. If accessibility hardware or software is used on your system, you will need to download and install MSAARDK.EXE (~1,480KB) from Microsoft to resolve this issue. Had exactly same the problem before installing the accessibility update. Best Wishes!

by lizzy

I re-read your question and the first problem, when typing in an address in internet explorer hanging the PC, was indeed an accessiblity glich as I mentioned before. If you have other problems when Windows starts, you can first download and install the full version of IE6 (the beta had problems, but the latest version has been running fine for me). This may improve your windows problem. Make sure to delete all temp files, scan and defrag the drive. If you're still having the problem, I would gowith the 4th or 5th answer that said to back up all files and reinstall windows, but only as a last resort. Good luck.

by mike (from canada)

why? cuz it happens.

I recommend running Windows in asynchronous mode so that the CPU doesnt have a line up of tasks. instead, each task runs independently. right click my computer, then properties. then go to the last tab (which shows free resources and things like that), click on File system, then I forgot which tab it was, but I think it was the last tab. click there and it will show options and a message about administrators only doing it appears with several check boxes. click on disable synchronous buffers (or the line containing the word synchronous), then restart your computer. your computer will be faster.

by baziite

How are you trying to reload windows .. Remember you cant rreload windows from within window 98 . You have to boot from the boot disk ( with CD Rom support ) then run setup .. secondly if the above problem startted after installing IE 5.0 then chances are that the IE 5.0 installation is corrupted and you may want to reinstall just IE 5.0 ..otherwise try this go to accesaries / system tools / system info then on the tools menu select system file checker press start and make sure there are no files corrupted ( you may press the setup button to add more file types to check before starting to check ) . If the problem is not resolved after trying this then you may have to re_run win98 set up and install win98 in the same folder to correct the problem ...but remember what I said in the begining ..use a boot disk to boot before runing setup .

by shanghai sam

Thanks Baziite, reloading windows from the boot disk enabled me to restore some missing files and run windows. However, I kept having some of the same type of problems with the system when typing in a url, even after downloading and installing IE 6.The system would also hang and freeze when going to Files and Folders, My Documents, changing disk drives, etc. I attempted to reinstall win 98 completely, but could not due to compressing Fat 32 and could not find some missing win 98 uninstall files??? I could run the computer in safe mode somewhat successfully, but could not connect to the net. Any other suggestions on how to uninstall windows?

by tinytvhead

I had a similar problem once. You might have some corrupted files or drivers. My advice to you is to backup what's important to you, usually My documents, Emails, Address Book, and Favorites, and anything else you want to keep...put these on a disk or a seperate partition. Then completely erase the drive that Windows is on and reinstall. Sometimes this is the only easy answer, and it's a good way to clean out a clunky system. Then download IE6 as it seems to run a bit smoother in my win98 partition than IE5 did.

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