Trouble accessing Web pages.

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You are probably correct that a Win98 group would be better. Try
microsoft.public.win98.browser.

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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"Babel17delany" <Babel17delany@optonline.net> wrote in message
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>I have two machines, an older machine running Windows 98 and a newer
>machine running Windows XP. For the last few days I have been having
>difficulty accessing the Web, primarily on the 98 machine, but
>occassionally I have difficulty on the XP machine as well. Clearing the
>web browser on the XP machine usually solves the problem but it does not
>solve the problem on the 98 machine. The two machines are connected to the
>cable modem via a wired Linksys router.
>
> I know that this may not be the ideal newsgroup to post this question as
> it primarily involves a 98 machine but this is where I usually post and
> people have been very helpful to me here. If you think I should post
> elsewhere, please let me know.
>
> The problem: My 98 machine has great difficulty opening a web page. The
> only way I can get online with it is to turn off both machines, then turn
> off the router, then turn off the cable modem. Then I turn on the modem,
> turn on the router, then boot both machines. I can then get online with
> the 98 machine, but often only for a few minutes until I have to repeat
> the process again. As I mentioned, I can generally get online with the XP
> machine, but often to do this I have to clear the browser (delete cookies,
> delete files, clear history) and try again. The lights on the cable modem
> and the router appear as they always do.
>
> I don't even really know if this is a problem with my 98 machine or with
> my cable service, or even if it is a problem with my cable modem or my
> router.
>
> I ran Norton Antivirus, Spybot and AdAware on my 98 machine in Normal
> Mode. I ran Spybot & AdAware on my 98 machine in Safe Mode but Norton
> Antivirus seems to freeze in Safe Mode. No problems were found although
> SpyBot often finds an "Error during check" (even before this problem
> arose). If I reboot and rerun it, it runs without errors.
>
> Any suggestions?
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