Windows Millennium Lockup

We don't really have enough information to properly address your question, but with just the info we do have it doesn't look like there would be a patch for Windows ME that would fix your problem. I would recommend that you look at things like yourvideo driver, your sound card driver, your motherboard or software that boots with Windows (like anti-virus, for instance) for the cause of your lockup. As an example, I recently upgraded a computer with a Duron 750 processor, set up with 192 MB RAM and an ATI Rage video card. The system was consistently locking up when any animated video was displayed, generally within the first minute after bootup. Coincidentally, animated video is often accompanied by sound. The problem turned out to be that the motherboard (a Tyan) used a Via chipset that had a conflict with the sound card (an Aureal) that caused lockups with Windows 98 SE and with Windows ME. After I replaced the sound card with a non-Aureal, the problem was resolved. Take it a step at a time, try disabling software that is in the startup to begin with, then try to narrow down the possible hardware conflicts if the problems persist. Windows ME doesn't typically lock up like you are describing, so there has to be an answer.Good luck!

On the ME operating systems, I tried something that was told to me earlier. A tech told me that a system set in hibernation can cause problems. So I went to Power Options and changed everything to never on the two systems that were locking up; at this point they are not locking up now. I hope it was that simple. Thank you for responding. I am learning as I go.
Joanne