Dialup, see the subject line and the message body. ;-) -Clint
----- Original Message ----- From: "BubblyBabs" Do you have DSL or a regular dial-up modem? My DSL account kept doing what you describe until I went to the website and read that I had to change the way I logged on... Once I fixed that everything went OK... Babs PS. resent because I didn't know to remove the footer! ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Grossman" > My computer is an XP 2.4 GHz with 512MB RAM. It is about a year old. > > After working on the Internet for some time - sometimes even less than an > hour - strange things happen with my dialup connection. I can no longer use > the Internet or send/receive e-mail (I use OE6). The Network Connections > icon (showing two computers that are connected) still shows that I am > on-line. > > If I restart the computer, everything is fine - until it happens again. I > may have to end some other > tasks with the Task Manager, but not always. There is no consistent pattern > about what tasks have to be ended, and I can see nothing consistent about > what would trigger the dialer failure. I've checked for viruses. > > I suspect a memory problem - it may be refusing to release the memory after > using it. However, this problem does not occur when using other programs, > such as Office. > > What could be causing the problem? > > David Grossman ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
