my puter

[Kelpi]

I am pretty much a newbie to cpmuters. I have a compaq presario it has 256MB ram and is ungraqdeable . The problem is I am running out of ram and some have said that it is not upgradeable.
The big problem that I am having with it right now is that it will not display graphics under certain circumstances
Like when I try to used intranet explorer. Or when I try to use Yahoo IM I can send the lil smilies....but I cannot see them. I cannot open any links direct from my mailbox.
Not precisely an end of the world type problem...but it is really pissing me off!!!
does anyone have any idea wht the problem is?

P.S. I have windows 98



:confused:


Kelpi

[Murf]

256MB RAM is plenty

Welcome to CTH

Try this:

Open up Internet Explorer and go to TOOLS | INTERNET OPTIONS

Click on the buttom to DELETE FILES under Temporary Internet Files

Now do this:

START | FIND | FILES/FOLDERS

Type in the following:

*.tmp

Hit Search

All the *.tmp files will come up in the right pane, highlight them and delete.

You may get a message that certain files cannot be deleted thats OK.

Now open up Internet Explorer and see if the problem goes away.

Also you resources (Memory) could be eaten up with spyware.

Go HERE (http://www.cybertechhelp.com/html/downloads/download.php/id/33) and download and install ADWARE

Run it and follow the screen prompts, delete everything it finds that it says is not needed.

Reboot

Now see if this fixes it.

[Kelpi]

okay I'm calm


I tried the things you sugested. They turned out ot be a different way of doing things I have already treied. But I tried them anyway just in case....you never know...

But when I tried the addware thingy it saves every time as a file I cannot open *insert frustrated smilie here* It is driving me nuts man! I erased it and replaced it. You name it. Same problem.
I realise there is a learning curve in action here but OMG! :no: not good.

LOL
"Never mind my tears of joy! Do it again sailor boy!".

Still able to laugh despite my tears :)

Kelpi

[zipulrich]

At your main screen (desktop), press CTRL|ALT & DEL keys at the same time. In the 'Close Program' box that comes up, tell us everything that's running. May be able to narrow it down to exactly what's eating up your resources.

[Kelpi]

this is what came up

Project1
Explorer
Icqlite
Netscp
Ypager
Qttask
Rundll32
Vettray
Stimon
Systray
Lxdboxcp
Vetmsg9x

:bouncy:

thanks for the help!

[zipulrich]

Alright, then try this - go to Start, then Run, and type in msconfig and press Enter (or OK or whatever). Click on the Startup tab (all the way to the right). Uncheck everything except for System Tray, Load Power Profile (probably there twice), ScanRegistry, and your anti-virus (you're using one, aren't you??). Click Apply, then OK, and reboot.

Any difference?

[Kelpi]

Well I did what you said on the last post. It didn't fix the main problem...but you know...in the process of doing these things I have gotten rid of a couple other minor lil glitches that I couldn't find the origon of! lmao

But the main mystery goes compleatly unsolved.

I have had it sugjested to me that should "ghost " the harddrive. ie. wipe it clean and reinstall everything...

At this point that solution is becoming attractive to me:blink:

but I do not have the knowledge to do such a thing all by my lonesome:rolleyes:

am thinking I am stuck in glitchvillie for the indefinate future

:D

lol Katrina