AOL 9.0 is often described as a resource hog.
You may be able to bypass it by using IE to login to AOL (www.aol.com).
Even better, drop AOL altogether and use your ISP's mail address.
You can also eliminate QT and Ensoniq mixer from startup.
The best long term approach would be to get XP, which does not have the
resource limit.
sgm77 wrote:
> My computer is on a cable connection. I'm running Windows 98 with a Pentium
> II processor, 256 RAM. When I turn on the computer and check System
> Properties, System Resources usually shows 78 to 84 percent. Within 10
> minutes I'm down to about 54 percent and I'll get a warning that my
> resources are too low and I should quit other applications. I'm not doing
> anything but e-mailing via AOL 9.0. Then I'll usually get the Blue Screen
> of Death.
>
> Before that happens, if I Ctl/Alt/Del, the Close Program window only shows
> AOL, Ex;lorer, Zone Alarm, Ccapp, Starter, and Systray. The startup tab on
> msconfig shows the following: Scan Registry, System Tray, ccApp, Symanticd
> NetDriver Monitor, Zone Labs client, Ensoniq Mixer, Quick Time Task, Script
> Blocking, ccEvtMgr, True Vector, AolAcsDaemon1.
>
> Once a week I also run SpyBot and Ad-Aware.
>
> Can someone please help and tell me what's going on with my computer and how
> I can fix it? Thanks.
>
> Lenny Finkelstein
>
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