Twilight Zone Catch 22

[technoclod]

Win98, IE5,Celeron 500mhz processor, does anyone have a clue as to what will cause my system to reboot when I attempt to connect to my ISP. My machine will usually reboot twice and still not connect to tthe internet by I did manage a connection with another browser. Any ideas guys?, I'm all ears. Technoclod

 

[fury]

Have you tested the modem in a different computer? Tested another modem in your computer? What do you mean when you say you managed a connection with another browser? You started up, for instance, Netscape and was able to connect?

Need more info before digging in further.

 

[s4]

I would try upgrading to IE 6. You can download it for free from download.com or microsoft.com. It seems like you don't have anything to loose by giving it a try. The only thing is that IE 6 doesn't have java support built in but a patch can be downloaded to make it run java.

 

[PostCode]

What about the DUN updates from Microsoft? Try installing the update for your version of Windows 98. I think the one for 98SE is 1.4 now. Also, try uninstalling DUN, rebooting, then reinstall DUN and reboot. Hope this helps.

 

[technoclod]

Originally posted by fury
Have you tested the modem in a different computer? Tested another modem in your computer? What do you mean when you say you managed a connection with another browser? You started up, for instance, Netscape and was able to connect?

Need more info before digging in further.

I managed to connect by choosing the browser from the desktop which brings up the dial-up connection and then connecting as opposed to choosing the ISP first which automatically engages IE5, the default browser

 

[fury]

Oh... It sounds like your ISP software may be buggy in this case.