XP freezes up. No warning

[Guest]

I'm running XP Home SP1. My computer keeps freezing up
when i check my mail using Outlook Express 6. I had
Norton Anti-Spam installed. I thought that might be the
problem so i removed it. The same thing keeps happening.

I have all the updates from windowsupdate.com. I also
have Norton Anti-Virus fully up to date and I ran a full
scan. It found nothing.

Anyone have any ideas.

 

[MGGP]

Try this:
http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/ <-tutorial

Use this tool (above) to isolate the program (if it IS a
program) that's causing the problem . . .

It could also be spyware. Both of these vendors (below)
have free versions of their anti-spyware software:

SpyBot
http://www.safer-networking.org/

AdAware
www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

And have a look at these:

THE PARASITE FIGHT QUICK FIX PROTOCOL
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Good Luck !