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Barb
Hi,
I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm running Windows ME
and after trouble shooting a previous problem with my
registry my internet connection now times out after 10
mins. I can reboot and go for another 10 minutes over and
over but it's consistent.
I use cable and router and have confirmed they are both
working fine by accessing the internet with my
laptop and it's only my ME desk system that this happens
to.
How it began:
It all started when I tried to install a stock ticker
program which didn't install fully and caused a registry
problem. In my infinite wisdom I decidede to retreated to
an earlier version of my registry which then caused an
AOL problem. I'm not sure whether or not the system timed
out at 10min at that time but I don't think it did. I
really wasn't on very long as I was just checking my AOL
connectivity. At that time I could however use the
internet but not AOL.
I uninstalled AOL and reinstalled it and it now worked;
well I could get in anyway. It was now that I was staying
on long enough to notice that after some time I couldn't
connect to the internet very long unless I restarted my
machine. Eventually I discovered I can connect for 10
min. only then I loose the connection.
I've called Dell and they have done a number of things
with me none of which worked. In fact they've created
some other minor problems. I'm convinced it's something
in my registry since this seems to be where the first
problem was and because the 10 min connection is
consistent.
I've tried all the suggestions I've found on line here to
fix or repair the winsock but to no avail.
Does anyone have any suggestions?????????
I hope so.
Any way I appreciate whatever you can do.
Please post here or email me directly at (e-mail address removed)
I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm running Windows ME
and after trouble shooting a previous problem with my
registry my internet connection now times out after 10
mins. I can reboot and go for another 10 minutes over and
over but it's consistent.
I use cable and router and have confirmed they are both
working fine by accessing the internet with my
laptop and it's only my ME desk system that this happens
to.
How it began:
It all started when I tried to install a stock ticker
program which didn't install fully and caused a registry
problem. In my infinite wisdom I decidede to retreated to
an earlier version of my registry which then caused an
AOL problem. I'm not sure whether or not the system timed
out at 10min at that time but I don't think it did. I
really wasn't on very long as I was just checking my AOL
connectivity. At that time I could however use the
internet but not AOL.
I uninstalled AOL and reinstalled it and it now worked;
well I could get in anyway. It was now that I was staying
on long enough to notice that after some time I couldn't
connect to the internet very long unless I restarted my
machine. Eventually I discovered I can connect for 10
min. only then I loose the connection.
I've called Dell and they have done a number of things
with me none of which worked. In fact they've created
some other minor problems. I'm convinced it's something
in my registry since this seems to be where the first
problem was and because the 10 min connection is
consistent.
I've tried all the suggestions I've found on line here to
fix or repair the winsock but to no avail.
Does anyone have any suggestions?????????
I hope so.
Any way I appreciate whatever you can do.
Please post here or email me directly at (e-mail address removed)