Windows XP forum: XP Home keeps crashing when downloading??

Heatsinks and their compounds?

I have never even taken the cover off my PC - that's why I passed it on to the 'experts' for repair...

The best that I could manage would possibly be to open the case and give it a good de-dusting, I guess.

Please don't bother any more. I have wasted enough of your time.

I will put up with this piece of sh*t until I can afford to replace it.

Thank you again. ^-^


John.

The never cleaned it is a very good clue. Hope it's that and good luck!

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your input.

I have no download accelerators, crappy or otherwise, installed.

The problem obviously lies within Windows XP and / or its internet settings, as the problem still occurs whichever browser I use.

Other problems could stem from the fact that my PC has been re-built twice, including having a new power supply and mother board fitted, and as I mentioned, XP has been re-installed.

I would like to be able to supply some details as to the identity and types of the components installed, but I am not sure whether the ones listed in the specs are still current. (??????)

Additionally, for the last few weeks, I have had a pop-up warning advising me that "Adobe Flash Player Update Service 11.3 r300 has encountered a problem and needs to close...BLA BLAH BLAH... Send / Don't send an error report?" .....This happens five or six times a day..... (???)

I have removed and re-installed Adobe Flash Player, but with no effect.

I do not know if this is relevant to my XP problem or not.


That's all for now.



Many thanks,

Wolley.

Did you try the old workaround? Google the following.

DISABLE FLASH HARDWARE ACCELERATION

As to the settings, I found I didn't need to touch any of them. I would be guessing if you did.
Bob

Hi again Bob.

I did as you suggested, and disabled the Flash hardware acceleration, and so far, I have not had that annoying warning box come up again.

Many thanks for that.

Now all I need to do is to resolve the crashing when downloading issue!


Kind regards,

Wolley.

Your posts did give me enough to suggest that setting. And we know that setting tells us that drivers are not ready for Flash to go "hardware mode." So you could research what is available for newer drivers (but don't leap at them so fast!)

With all that downloading I can bet there is some trojan or something else that got into the system. Even a CODEC PACK harbors these things.

Try Grif's note next.
http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5098912.html?tag=posts;msg5099421

Good hunting,
Bob

Hi again Bob,

I followed your suggestions, and downloaded and installed the the rkill.exe program, and the Malwarebytes program. I already had the Super Anti Spyware installed and up to date.

Malwarebytes detected one suspect file, which was subsequently quarantined and deleted.

Now, this morning, the 'crashing' is still there, and even the damned "Adobe Flash Player Update Service 11.3 r300 has encountered a problem and needs to close...BLA BLAH BLAH... Send / Don't send an error report?" has returned.....

Oh well, I will not disturb you any further.


Thank you for your assistance.

Wolley.