windows error on startup

[Oyster]

Hi group.

I have just started to receive an error message on startup

"general protection fault error
please delete file"

is all it says. it comes up on startup on the desktop. I have been just
clicking it off and all seems fine except that now, my internet explorer and
outlook express timeout and shut down after an hour or so. a reboot easily
fixes that problem.... at least for another hour. I am on windows xp-pro.
i have not updated the "2" update as yet on this computer. i have a dsl
service incoming on lan and do not use dialup. i tried to go through the
wizard to repair but that was all dialup stuff. any ideas?

tia,
Paul

 

[Guest]

Clean Windows Startup and hidden Startup:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindowsstartup.htm

Spyware/Virus Removal and Prevention:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm
(Links to online virus scans on the same page)

Check Event Viewer (Start - > Settings -> Control Panel - >
Administrative Tools - > Event Viewer) for possible errors.

Good Luck!