All too frequently now, I am getting a memory read error that interferes with loading a Web page; the page loads very, very slowly if at all. When I close it out, I get the following: ------------- DDE Server Window: iexplore.exe - application error -------------- (Red X) The instruction at "0x1001cd11" referenced memory at "0x1001cd11". The memory could not be "read". Click on OK to terminate the program -------------- -------------- I have found that clicking on "refresh" in my browser will sometimes overcome the problem and allow a Web page to load, but it gets old pretty quick! This is an eMachines bought in November 2005, with 1.8 GHz, 192 MB RAM, running Windows XP V 2002 SP 2, and I'm using Internet Explorer as my browser. I have Norton AV 2006 (just the basics, and I plan on using a better AV sooner than later!), SpyBot, and Spyware Blaster. I have recently run a "free" AV scan from Housecall, de-fragged my hard disk, and ran CHKDSK but I'm still getting the error. It slows things down considerably; this morning I was trying to go back through some of my daughter's emails at Yahoo and it bogged at every message. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Regards, Joyce E., southeast Ohio The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website, web based bulletinboard for questions and answers: Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com