Win98 Stalling

espnfreak · 12-24-2001, 02:48 PM

I'm getting a lot of stalling anytime i open programs and close things. Every time it seems to stall. I got 2.56 gig/8 free. I also defragged the drive and cleaned up some more programs. But it keeps stalling, i also cleaned the fan and dusted everything inside the computer because i thought perhaps it was overheating. Any help would be appreciated

ChuckyD · 12-24-2001, 04:10 PM

How new is that installation?
If you have had it for awhile thats just what happens, Theres nothing better than a nice Format!

espnfreak · 12-24-2001, 04:20 PM

I've had Windows 98 for 3 years now, it came preloaded with the computer

ChuckyD · 12-24-2001, 04:47 PM

Yup... time for a format!

PC's are kinda like an old man.. when its old you get it to go fast again. LOL

MSTNGGUY88 · 12-24-2001, 04:51 PM

Go right click my computer and click properties, then click the performance tab and see what your system resources are running out without and applications open.

espnfreak · 12-24-2001, 04:51 PM

how do i format

espnfreak · 12-24-2001, 04:52 PM

30% free

*Jason_25* · 12-24-2001, 05:27 PM

Wait!........hold on a second. Did you say that you only have 8 megs free space on the drive? Good grief, then that's why it's freezing. It doesn't have enough space to write the swap file. Try to clear up some space and see what happens.

espnfreak · 12-24-2001, 05:30 PM

2.56 gig/ 8 gig

*Jason_25* · 12-24-2001, 05:32 PM

Oh I see. Well then, it's time for a format. First off, are there any documents or programs on the machine that need to be saved? Because formatting will totally erase everything on the drive.

99explorer5.0 · 12-24-2001, 05:44 PM

If you dont know how to format and install the operating system then do not attempt it until you have all the directions on how to do it. If you get stuck on a problem then you will have no comptuer at all after the format is done. Do you have a rescue disk? Most new PC's come with one. If you have one its just a matter of formatting your drive and puttin in the cd and the comptuer will do everything by itself.

todd_c · 12-24-2001, 07:02 PM

Take a look at his free resources: 30%

No wonder it's freezing. Most Win98 systems get unstable if it drops below 60%. It sounds like there are a whole bunch of programs running in the background. Before you reformat and reinstall, try closing down some of the background tasks.

MSTNGGUY88 · 12-24-2001, 09:07 PM

That's why i asked him about his resources. They are way to low. You need to go to your msconfig and clear some of those from starting.

*Fusion213* · 12-24-2001, 09:08 PM

More ram could help... but three years is a lot, reformatting is always a good performance boost. Make sure you have someone who knows what they're doing if you're going to get someone to reformat it.

MSTNGGUY88 · 12-24-2001, 09:16 PM

More RAM seems to help alot of problems. Hell even Microsoft always says "add more ram". I think that is one of there favorite solutions. Especially in Exchange servers. I atleast would have 128. I have never recommended less for anything. Good luck man.

99explorer5.0 · 12-24-2001, 09:24 PM

Ram is so cheap these days there is no reason why you shouldnt have at least 128 megs ... I have 512 megs of DDR ram matched up with a 1.4 gighz processor. I dont have any problems with this comtpuer slowing down at all.

MSTNGGUY88 · 12-24-2001, 09:28 PM

I hae 512 SDRAM and it seems to be good. No probs here but I don't think he could put SD or DD in an older computer without changing out the motherboard because of the bus speed of this ram.

espnfreak · 12-24-2001, 09:40 PM

I got 96 meg

99explorer5.0 · 12-24-2001, 09:47 PM

If his PC is older he probably has PC100. I just picked up a 256 meg stick of PC133 for $24 and i also picked up a stick of 128megs PC100 and paid $15 for it. PC100 is begining to get phased out and around here PC133 is cheaper to buy than PC100. You CAN use PC133 in a comptuer that calls for PC100. This is true for EVERY comptuer.

espnfreak · 12-24-2001, 09:49 PM

Its a 333mhz intel celeron compaq, is that old?

12-24-2001, 02:48 PM	#1
espnfreak Wannabe Elite Explorer Elgin, IL '99 Maxima SE-L 5spd Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,820 Vehicle Specs* (Original Poster)	Win98 Stalling I'm getting a lot of stalling anytime i open programs and close things. Every time it seems to stall. I got 2.56 gig/8 free. I also defragged the drive and cleaned up some more programs. But it keeps stalling, i also cleaned the fan and dusted everything inside the computer because i thought perhaps it was overheating. Any help would be appreciated __________________ Mechanical Engineering @ Purdue University 1996 Ford Explorer - TOTALLED Life's A Garden - Dig It '99 Maxima SE-Limited 5 spd - 42,000 mi, fully loaded, silver

12-24-2001, 04:10 PM	#2
ChuckyD Moderator Emeritus Elite Explorer ECX Member Oceanside, NY 03 4Runner SR5 Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,866 Vehicle Specs	How new is that installation? If you have had it for awhile thats just what happens, Theres nothing better than a nice Format! __________________ ChuckyD's Mugshot and Info.. NEW PICTURE!!!!!!!! 10/02 "We know what we are, but know not what we may be." -- William Shakespeare http://www.myspace.com/therealsicilian9

12-24-2001, 04:20 PM	#3
espnfreak Wannabe Elite Explorer Elgin, IL '99 Maxima SE-L 5spd Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,820 Vehicle Specs* (Original Poster)	I've had Windows 98 for 3 years now, it came preloaded with the computer __________________ Mechanical Engineering @ Purdue University 1996 Ford Explorer - TOTALLED Life's A Garden - Dig It '99 Maxima SE-Limited 5 spd - 42,000 mi, fully loaded, silver

12-24-2001, 04:47 PM	#4
ChuckyD Moderator Emeritus Elite Explorer ECX Member Oceanside, NY 03 4Runner SR5 Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,866 Vehicle Specs	Yup... time for a format! PC's are kinda like an old man.. when its old you get it to go fast again. LOL __________________ ChuckyD's Mugshot and Info.. NEW PICTURE!!!!!!!! 10/02 "We know what we are, but know not what we may be." -- William Shakespeare http://www.myspace.com/therealsicilian9

12-24-2001, 04:51 PM	#6
espnfreak Wannabe Elite Explorer Elgin, IL '99 Maxima SE-L 5spd Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,820 Vehicle Specs* (Original Poster)	how do i format __________________ Mechanical Engineering @ Purdue University 1996 Ford Explorer - TOTALLED Life's A Garden - Dig It '99 Maxima SE-Limited 5 spd - 42,000 mi, fully loaded, silver

12-24-2001, 04:51 PM	#5
MSTNGGUY88 Wannabe Elite Explorer Theodore, AL '96 XLT 5.0 Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 206 Vehicle Specs	Go right click my computer and click properties, then click the performance tab and see what your system resources are running out without and applications open.

12-24-2001, 04:52 PM	#7
espnfreak Wannabe Elite Explorer Elgin, IL '99 Maxima SE-L 5spd Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,820 Vehicle Specs* (Original Poster)	30% free __________________ Mechanical Engineering @ Purdue University 1996 Ford Explorer - TOTALLED Life's A Garden - Dig It '99 Maxima SE-Limited 5 spd - 42,000 mi, fully loaded, silver

12-24-2001, 05:27 PM	#8
Jason_25 Elite Explorer ECX Member New Bern, NC '95 Explorer "Expedition" Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 5,349 Vehicle Specs	Wait!........hold on a second. Did you say that you only have 8 megs free space on the drive? Good grief, then that's why it's freezing. It doesn't have enough space to write the swap file. Try to clear up some space and see what happens. __________________ 1995 Explorer "Expedition" 4.0 4x4 1987 Bronco II XLT 2.9 4x4 1988 Bronco II XLT 2.9 4x2 1997 Explorer XLT 5.0 4x2 My Truck

12-24-2001, 05:30 PM	#9
espnfreak Wannabe Elite Explorer Elgin, IL '99 Maxima SE-L 5spd Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,820 Vehicle Specs* (Original Poster)	2.56 gig/ 8 gig __________________ Mechanical Engineering @ Purdue University 1996 Ford Explorer - TOTALLED Life's A Garden - Dig It '99 Maxima SE-Limited 5 spd - 42,000 mi, fully loaded, silver

12-24-2001, 05:32 PM	#10
Jason_25 Elite Explorer ECX Member New Bern, NC '95 Explorer "Expedition" Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 5,349 Vehicle Specs	Oh I see. Well then, it's time for a format. First off, are there any documents or programs on the machine that need to be saved? Because formatting will totally erase everything on the drive. __________________ 1995 Explorer "Expedition" 4.0 4x4 1987 Bronco II XLT 2.9 4x4 1988 Bronco II XLT 2.9 4x2 1997 Explorer XLT 5.0 4x2 My Truck

12-24-2001, 05:44 PM	#11
99explorer5.0 Wannabe Elite Explorer RI '99 XLT 5.0L Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,136 Vehicle Specs	If you dont know how to format and install the operating system then do not attempt it until you have all the directions on how to do it. If you get stuck on a problem then you will have no comptuer at all after the format is done. Do you have a rescue disk? Most new PC's come with one. If you have one its just a matter of formatting your drive and puttin in the cd and the comptuer will do everything by itself. __________________ 99 EXPLORER XLT 5.0L AWD, KKM, Gibson Stainless Cat-Back, Sony MDX-C6500X Mini Disk, Sony 10 Disk CD Changer Rockford Fosgate BD1000.1, 15" Eclipse Aluminum 1000watt Sub, SilverStar Headlamps and Fogs 2002 Mustang GT 5 Speed with a few goodies

12-24-2001, 07:02 PM	#12
todd_c Wannabe Elite Explorer Buffalo, NY '01 Sport Trac 4x4 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 160 Vehicle Specs	Take a look at his free resources: 30% No wonder it's freezing. Most Win98 systems get unstable if it drops below 60%. It sounds like there are a whole bunch of programs running in the background. Before you reformat and reinstall, try closing down some of the background tasks. __________________ 2001 Sport Trac Sylvania SilverStars* Zaino Borla Exhaust Warrior TT Rancho RSX Shocks My Sport Trac

12-24-2001, 09:07 PM	#13
MSTNGGUY88 Wannabe Elite Explorer Theodore, AL '96 XLT 5.0 Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 206 Vehicle Specs	That's why i asked him about his resources. They are way to low. You need to go to your msconfig and clear some of those from starting.

12-24-2001, 09:08 PM	#14
Fusion213 Elite Explorer Jacksonville, NC '98 XLT 5.0L Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 794 Vehicle Specs	More ram could help... but three years is a lot, reformatting is always a good performance boost. Make sure you have someone who knows what they're doing if you're going to get someone to reformat it. __________________ 98 5.0L SAS

12-24-2001, 09:16 PM	#15
MSTNGGUY88 Wannabe Elite Explorer Theodore, AL '96 XLT 5.0 Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 206 Vehicle Specs	More RAM seems to help alot of problems. Hell even Microsoft always says "add more ram". I think that is one of there favorite solutions. Especially in Exchange servers. I atleast would have 128. I have never recommended less for anything. Good luck man.

12-24-2001, 09:24 PM	#16
99explorer5.0 Wannabe Elite Explorer RI '99 XLT 5.0L Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,136 Vehicle Specs	Ram is so cheap these days there is no reason why you shouldnt have at least 128 megs ... I have 512 megs of DDR ram matched up with a 1.4 gighz processor. I dont have any problems with this comtpuer slowing down at all. __________________ 99 EXPLORER XLT 5.0L AWD, KKM, Gibson Stainless Cat-Back, Sony MDX-C6500X Mini Disk, Sony 10 Disk CD Changer Rockford Fosgate BD1000.1, 15" Eclipse Aluminum 1000watt Sub, SilverStar Headlamps and Fogs 2002 Mustang GT 5 Speed with a few goodies

12-24-2001, 09:28 PM	#17
MSTNGGUY88 Wannabe Elite Explorer Theodore, AL '96 XLT 5.0 Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 206 Vehicle Specs	I hae 512 SDRAM and it seems to be good. No probs here but I don't think he could put SD or DD in an older computer without changing out the motherboard because of the bus speed of this ram.

12-24-2001, 09:40 PM	#18
espnfreak Wannabe Elite Explorer Elgin, IL '99 Maxima SE-L 5spd Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,820 Vehicle Specs* (Original Poster)	I got 96 meg __________________ Mechanical Engineering @ Purdue University 1996 Ford Explorer - TOTALLED Life's A Garden - Dig It '99 Maxima SE-Limited 5 spd - 42,000 mi, fully loaded, silver

12-24-2001, 09:47 PM	#19
99explorer5.0 Wannabe Elite Explorer RI '99 XLT 5.0L Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,136 Vehicle Specs	If his PC is older he probably has PC100. I just picked up a 256 meg stick of PC133 for $24 and i also picked up a stick of 128megs PC100 and paid $15 for it. PC100 is begining to get phased out and around here PC133 is cheaper to buy than PC100. You CAN use PC133 in a comptuer that calls for PC100. This is true for EVERY comptuer. __________________ 99 EXPLORER XLT 5.0L AWD, KKM, Gibson Stainless Cat-Back, Sony MDX-C6500X Mini Disk, Sony 10 Disk CD Changer Rockford Fosgate BD1000.1, 15" Eclipse Aluminum 1000watt Sub, SilverStar Headlamps and Fogs 2002 Mustang GT 5 Speed with a few goodies

12-24-2001, 09:49 PM	#20
espnfreak Wannabe Elite Explorer Elgin, IL '99 Maxima SE-L 5spd Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,820 Vehicle Specs* (Original Poster)	Its a 333mhz intel celeron compaq, is that old? __________________ Mechanical Engineering @ Purdue University 1996 Ford Explorer - TOTALLED Life's A Garden - Dig It '99 Maxima SE-Limited 5 spd - 42,000 mi, fully loaded, silver