connection problems

[napthyme]

OK... I'm in serious need of help. I can't seem to stay looged into the net while I'm working. I'm using a compaq with 98se. I've defragged, reloaded driver and dialer, dumped everything I don't use off the hard drive, upgraded to IE6, installed a new V92 US robotics modem and still I'm having problems.

Its now giving me javascript errors, cannot find server/unable to get dial tone error, and the pointer is studdering while web pages are loading without me moving it. like its in 3 places at once. funny thing is this peice of crap works fine while off line.

So my question is do I reload IE from scratch?, Reformat the Hard drive and start over?, or take a sledge hammer to it and buy a new computer???????

Someone has to know whats wrong with this thing.....

 

[bassetman]

Welcome to TSG!

Please start by telling us what OS you are using. If you have any anti-virus software, is it up to date and have you run it?

Are you running an email prog set to check email every 10 mins or less to keep you connection active?

This sounds more involved than you may think.

Hope with your help we can help!

John

 

[napthyme]

No frelling kidding it's more invovled....
I have resorted to calling the phone company to see if there is a problem with the phone line.

I'm running windows 98SE. yes I have scanned for viruses, yes the task scaduler checks my e-mail. no the little box isn't checked to log me out if its idle to long.
This thing kicks me off when I'm right in the middle of something without warning. so its not an inactivity problem. I could hardly get logged in today to see if you had any suggestions. I've never had this kind of problem in the two years I've had the computer now all the sudden I can't even check my e-mail without getting kicked off the net.....
there has got to be a simple explination for this problem....

 

[bassetman]

If your problem is recent and didn't happen before, it may be related to this http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=699266#post699266

Check it out.