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IE 8 intermittently fails using windows xp sp 3 - PhilipMoore1953 - 11-17-2018
hi,
I'm having difficulties getting my IE 8 to properly post web pages.
At times it will open a google search and will display the page correctly and other times particularly when attempting to download a file it provides me errors.
Overall performance of IE is poor.
I'm running Windows XP home edition service pack 3.
This is a HP Pavillion w 528 +- MB's ram
I ran a Network diagnostics for Windows xp with this response:
Network Adapter diagnostic
info Using home internet connection
info Redirecting user to support call.
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP Diagnostic
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP connectivity
info HTTPS: Successfully connected to http://www.microsoft.com
info HTPS: Successfully connected to http://www.microsoft.com
warn FTP (Passive): Error 12031 connection to http://ftp.microsoft.com The connection with the server was reset
warn FTP (Active): Error 12031 connecting to http://ftp.microsoft.com: The connection with the service was reset
error Could not make an FTP connection.
The hard drive seems to be running continuously for no apparent reason.
I went to the start up area of msconfig and stopped all running programs.
I went to the services and stopped all services unrelated to microsoft services.
I can still hear the hard drive working away.
It's been a long time since I've had experience with XP and appreciate any direction you can give resolving this.
Thanks
RE: IE 8 intermittently fails using windows xp sp 3 - Compton - 11-17-2018
you could be having problems because Windows XP is outdated
why are running Windows XP?
check the hard drive health status https://briteccomputers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=695
RE: IE 8 intermittently fails using windows xp sp 3 - PhilipMoore1953 - 11-17-2018
(11-17-2018, 08:59 PM)Compton Wrote: you could be having problems because Windows XP is outdated
why are running Windows XP?
check the hard drive health status https://briteccomputers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=695
This is a system my brother has used in past years. (5 years ago) The computer is limited in overall resources CPU and RAM
Thinking it would be nice if I could keep it at XP so as not to confuse my brother.
An update is that when I run Windows in Safe Mode it runs much faster but still has troubles consistently connecting to websites.
Somewhat of a matter of user not wishing to update from a tried and true friend.
RE: IE 8 intermittently fails using windows xp sp 3 - Compton - 11-17-2018
I think Linux Lite would be a great option for him https://www.linuxliteos.com/download.php
it's just like Windows XP
he uses the computer for web browsing & Email ?