Internet Explorer freezes when going to new page

Hi all,

I have an HP Pavilion 6330 computer that I am having some problems with. I
know its an old computer, but I'm trying to fix it up to use as a secondary
system. Here's the specs of it:

Pavilion 6330
300Mhz K6-2 Processor
128MB SD-RAM
4 GB Hard Drive

I don't have the original recovery CD (the computer itself was purchased
third party years ago) but I do have an original copy of Windows 98 SE CD.
I boot from a clean 98 floppy disk, copy the Windows CAB files over to the
C:\, then run setup to install windows. All goes well and there are no
errors.

However, after the install completes there is one extremely annoying problem
that I can't seem to fix (after about six installs of Windows now!).
Whenever I go into My Computer and try to open up a new folder or drive from
within it, the window will freeze up. Also, after getting an ethernet card
installed into the PC and connected on the Internet (via a router and DHCP),
when I open up Internet Explorer and attempt to goto a different site, that
window also freezes and I can't do anything with it. When I CTRL+ALT+DEL
the window and end the task, the whole system freezes and I have to restart.
When I try to shutdown or restart the computer through the OS, it also
hangs. So, I can't do much of ANYTHING the way it is.

I have installed the HP video drivers, and that is all the support they
provide. There are no explanation points in the device manager. I have now
tried replacing the RAM and using a different hard drive, but its still the
same problem. Prior to formatting, I had Windows 98 SE installed with the
internet and it worked fine. Has anyone ever experienced a simular problem
and do you know of a fix to it? Thanks in advance,

Matt

 

If you have re-formatted your harddisk and all the installation+drivers are
correct, check your power supply (The standalone power supply box). May be
its not stable and needed to change a new one.

 

Wow! I never even considered it to be the power supply. But sure enough, I
swapped it with another one and now its working great! In fact, better than
it was in the past. Thanks a ton for the suggestion! Cheers,

Matt