Constant crashing when on the net

[Guest]

Can anyone suggest why my MESH laptop (windows XP Home) keeps crashing every
few minutes when I am on the net, but doesn't when I am not. I am using a
Linksys wireless G card to access the Internet through a Linksys wireless G
ADSL Gateway. I use the same router for my desktop via an ethernet cable.
Please keep replies to understandable non expert speak. Many thanks.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Can anyone suggest why my MESH laptop (windows XP Home) keeps
crashing every few minutes when I am on the net, but doesn't when I
am not. I am using a Linksys wireless G card to access the Internet
through a Linksys wireless G ADSL Gateway. I use the same router for
my desktop via an ethernet cable. Please keep replies to
understandable non expert speak. Many thanks.

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

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