Can YOU help me?

[butcom]

I need help with my Windows 98 system. Whenever I am on the internet, my computer crashes within 5 minutes of connecting. Usually a blank white screen comes up and there is no mouse and I have to restart. Also, In the middle of writing a CD, 98 restarts by itself, I have wasted many CDR's trying to figure this out but I still don't know what the problem is!

I have:

Win98SE/Win2k SP1 Dual-boot
AMD TBird 750
FIC AZ11E (KT133 + 686B)
20GB Maxtor
Sony CRX-145E (10x write)
128MB Ram
40x CDRom
SB Live Value
Matrox G200 16mb Video
Viking 56k PCI modem
Installed Via 4.25 4-in-1 drivers and Hard Drive is running at Ultra DMA 66.
Already tried turning DMA off and using DMA33 cable, but no go.

I am Dual-booting Windows 2k and everything works fine in 2000(thats why I love it), but 98 is really irratating and I need it to play many multiplayer games that dont work in 2000. I can burn CD's in 2000, but still want it to work in 98 as well. If anyone has any hints or ideas, please do tell!

 

[butcom]

PLEasE HELP!!!!!

 

[jyrixx]

reformatting and reinstalling stuff usually works for me. yah, it's a big big hassle... but... that might be your best bet.

 

[gtd2000]

Win 98 SE in my experience was THE problem

 

[RedShirt]

98 does have some problems with the Thunderbird and the KX133 and KT133 chipsets. Going to Windows ME solved all of my problems. If you do not wish to spend the 40 or so dollars for ME, there are some things you can do to solve the problem.

Check this website out:
http://www.icrontic.com/faqs/kt7faq/kt7faq.htm

Even though it is for the KT7, a lot of the problems listed on the page are with the KT133 chipset.

 

[butcom]

Thanks Everyone! 98SE was the problem and a quick upgrade to ME fixed all the problems. Once again, thanks!