My computer still reboots or freezes upon net use. HELP!

[phazebak]

The problem still haunts me. The problem is as follows... Everytime I visit a website with a lot of pictures and/or java applets with ads using internet explorer, my computer does at random the following three things :Number 1 - My computer just freezes beyond ALT + CTRL + DEL's Control. :Number 2 - My computer swiftly reboots... instantly. :Number 3 - I get a blue screen error that states that there has been an error in VXD bla bla bla... However the blue screen tells me it may be possible to continue normally. So I go ahead an continue normally, only to find out that I can't get on the internet for anything until I reboot. The following I have done to try to fix this problem - 1. I scanned for viruses with my Norton which is updated on a daily basis, and has nothing in the exclusions list. Plus I also modified the options to better scan my PC. No viruses were detected after a pain staking 45 minute scan. -2. I repaired IE (6.0) but that didn't help. -3. I ran scandisk, that didn't fix the problem. But its get more interesting... One time my weatherbug frooze my PC! Because of its ads!!! So I upgraded to weatherbug Pro which has no adds, so its no longer a problem. The key lies in the VXD blue screen error, unfortunately I dont know that error number language. I use Comcast Cable Broadband Via ethernet, I have no ad or cydoor based programs on my PC, I have spybot which I use almost frequently. Basically, ads (Advertisements) cause my computer to do one of the three things I mentioned above. Why? The answer I believe lies in translating what the blue screen error is trying to say. Or if anyone knows, please help. Thanks!

[Norm]

Try using adaware as well as spybot. I just scanned a PC today with both and adaware caught over 140 that spybot missed. both were installed and updated today.

Weatherbug was one of the spy's found btw.

Also, blah, blah doesn't explain the error enough for anyone to diagnos it.

[TonyT]

The answer I believe lies in translating what the blue screen error is trying to say

Not likely. The BSOD will only show what lower level windows component failed or where something broke down. Try Doc Watson to get a better view of what's happening.

Also, just cuase a certain spyware or adware app was previously uninstalled, or upgraded, does not mean that the spyware dll's have been removed.

More than likely, you have DLL's on your system that are not now backward compatable with other applications. Based on what you are saying occurs, it sounds video related.

[phazebak]

Maybe it is video related... I changed my sound card recently and I just realized that that was when it started this unusual freezing and rebooting, blue screen error behavior everytime I use explorer. I downloaded netscape, Mozilla. And it works fine. But it is not compatible with most of the sites I visit, so I prefer explorer. When my computer just freezes when I visit a site such as [url]http://www.freedownloads.com,[/url] my entire comp freezes, and all the way on the top of my screen, I see a thin line of a few colors. It is a real thin line all the way on the top, stretching across the whole screen only on the top. In all candor, can a video card really be the problem? Triggered by IE 6.0? A sudden error? I think it is an extraordinary error. I do now believe it is video related, but why does netscape work perfectly? What does IE do to cause the freeze or reboot-error screen. I've done all I can to IE, but it was futile. I just tried Doc Watson, he doesn't know whats going on so it makes sense to consider it a video/hardware problem.

[TonyT]

Are you certain you have the correct drivers for the sound card? Is the card compatable w/ your operating system?

Try removing the sound card using device manager, then reboot and lety plyg+play detect it and reload it.

Netscape will be less vulnerable to hardware issues because it is a separate program, while IE is integratyed with the operating system. IE is a graphics intensive program too.

[phazebak]

Yes, the software is fully compatible with most operating systems. Could it be bad ram?

[Sid]

Sounds like an IRQ conflict to me. Move the sound card to another slot or better yet take it out of the system and see if the problem goes a way. If it does then start moving it around or get a different sound card. Make sure the card is not in the slot next to the video card.

Is it by chance a creative card? I've had ton's of IRQ problems with there cards. Try a Turtle beach santa cruz.

[phazebak]

Yes, my sound card is Creative Sound Blaster, but it hasnt given me any problems in the past. My video card is Gforce2 Daytona, and it only fits in one slot on my mother board which is where the original video card was. The video card is away from the sound card by 2 slots.. the middle two have a USB extension chip (4) , and the ethernet device. I noticed that ever since I bought this video card, this problem has reared its head however the card works fine when I dont visit complex sites with explorer. It runs nice on Netscape with no probs. I get a blue VXD error at time when I do use explorer to visit a site that has pics or applets and what not, especially Ads. Even on Ebay, when I do a search, the comp freezes, and the colors I mentioned in the previous post brighten my day with their annoying presence which symbolizes that my computer frooze and the keyboard is offline. WHat can I do to this video card to make it work? I cant switch slot... it wont go into any other.

[Norm]

Originally posted by phazebak
. I get a blue VXD error

I heard about that blah blah error, still searching for a fix.

You're welcome.

[phazebak]

These were the error codes that appear during my blue screen errors...

OE : 0028 : C00

thats one, heres another..

OE : 0028:C002F74C

another is

OE : 0028 C396A73

and also this one appears at times..

OD: 0028:C00142CC
VMM (01)

^^ That OD is accompanied by that VMM and number 1 in brackets. These are the errors as I see them.

[ub3r_n00b]

ask LT for his hammer???

lol

-Preet

[phazebak]

Why a hammer? =\ The only new thing I have found since my OG post was that is my Restore CPY files, a virus or trojan was dwelling there. I updated my norton and run a scan as usual, it picked up new virus defs, and found the intruder. I purged all the system restore cpy files by disabling system restore. After reboot, I ran a second scan and the virus was history. Could it have done damage? It was called w32.spreada virus

[ub3r_n00b]

inside joke

-Preet

[phazebak]

The famous error says the following :

(An exception 0E has occured at 0028:C2A371AD in VXD--- This was called from 0028 D0F14C0 in VXD --- It may be possible to continue normally.)


It will say this error blue screen message or just reboot fast. Can anyone diagnos it?

[kgsuth]

Just wondered if you had taken a look at this link

http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/f ... rrors.html

Perhaps some information there may be helpful

[TinyTim]

What O/S are you running? There was a similar problem with windows 95; I don't think too many people are running that anymore though....

let us know what your system specs are (or I am just plain blind, as I did not see them in earlier posts). Thanks.

[phazebak]

I have a Compaq Desktop 7000ZPL (Custom Ordered) . Windows ME with all latests Windows Updates. 512 SD Ram, a 1.1 Athlon AMD Processor, a GForce 2 Daytona, a 120 gig Wester Digi 7200 RPMS, Creative soundblaster video card, 8 USB Access ports, and other things.

[phazebak]

I have fixed this annoying problem by restoring an old registry setting my computer had saved. I visit any and all sites with no problem. can the registry be responsible for what has been going on? Can anyone elaborate?


PS - Thank you all for your support.