blue screen

[netsavvy]

Hi All,
i know this is not the right forum for this but i dont know where else to post..........so be nice and help me out.......my pc was acting up so i got it reformatted and installed win 98 and office XP it worked ok for a week but from last 48 hours i am getting disc very often ....it happens abt 6 to 8 times a day that i suddenly get this blue screen saying some fatal error has occured.....and at times pc reboots on its own....i have never had such problem before.......can anyone tell me whts wrong......thanks

[shifter]

Well, I dont claim to be an expert at these problems, but my best guess is that MS Office XP has something to do with it. Try uninstalling then reinstalling it. If possible go back to MS Office 2000, I've heard alot of complaints about Office XP, but if you've bought it, then just try the re-install. If you can try running your system for awhile without Office on it at all and see if you still get the blue screen.

Also is Office XP the only program you have installed since reformating?

[netsavvy]

nope i got photoshop which i didnt have earlier.....but had to re install other prog like kazaa lite,zone alarm,yahoomessenger,msn messenger,winzip,winamp and brand new anti virus protection and yes i got internet explorer 6 with service pack.shld i disable office XP from start list?

[shifter]

Can you write down and post the full error message, and what program(s) you were using at the time of the error.

[DJHyperbyte]

netsavvy, you're using an outdated version of Windows. Windows 98 is very vulnerable to crashes and data loss is a daily habit.

If you want to solve this the easy way, just upgrade to Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Also keep in mind that poorly coded programs such as 'KaZaA Media Desktop' make your PC very vulnerable to crashes, viruses and trojans. Another tip I could give you is to get rid of ZoneAlarm. It doesn't do it's work very well as a firewall. I've always used Kerio Personal Firewall, until I got a router (firewalls are useless then).

[netsavvy]

ok all u sweet ppl......problem is resolved.......called someone and he said there was problem in my dvd drive .......the cable wasnt properly fixed and that was causing fatal errors.....so hopefully i wont see any blue screen....cheers to that.

[David]

quote:Originally posted by DJHyperbyte

netsavvy, you're using an outdated version of Windows. Windows 98 is very vulnerable to crashes and data loss is a daily habit.

Untrue.

Windows 98SE is [u]The most[/b] stable Mirosoft Windows OS out there.

More people use Win98SE than any other OS, and even a lot of the pro's multiple boot is with an NT based OS. (I do anyway, and a lot of other tech guy friends I have)

Though I prefer Windows NT based OS's, they are still less stable.

[detn8r]

Thanks Dave... I was going to say. Out of all the OS's Ive played around with, and seen, 98(se) is the best.
Tho, I've seen that alot of people using XP saying that 98 is not stable. (Dont know why. Maybe its because they have the roll back when they fugg up...)
I thinks its the way XP is made. There must be some hidden code that only XP USERS can see. To tell people that 98 is garbage, and XP is the world. Maybe they would get more users if they pulled the fisher price sticker off the side of the box

[David]

Hi Detn8er,

No, I'm an XP User, I think it is good, and it is easier on my eyes, but there is no freaking way anyone cal call Win98 crap.

Those that do are just ones that don't know what the hell they are doing. (hehe, they use system-restore evert other day too, LOL)

DJHyperbyte,
I'm not calling you a newbie, you are correct that 98 has a bit less ecurity than 2000/XP/2003, but it is not yet outdated.

But, all this is comeing from a guy that's used almost every Windows OS, and knows what he's doing. (I never ran NT 3.51 though ). So my opinions will be different.

[netsavvy]

ok problem is still there and to top it all ...........i woke up to find strange email id in my hotmail sign in screen....and scary part is i was the last person to check my email when i slept.....this is not juss OS problem right?