Thank you.
I am told that pstore.exe is a relatively important system file for controlling
passwords. However I am sure it, a corrupted instance of it, or a spybot trying
to use it was the problem. And I haven't had any password problems yet.
The freeze happened with any browser, but not email, telnet, ftp, etc., so it
was very specific system protocol stuff.
--
freeman
In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Carey Holzman says...
>
>You might find this of interest:
>http://tinyurl.com/4e857
>
>Carey
>
>"hadron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanx.
>>
>> I finally got it.
>>
>> I ran Wintop, a kernal toy, to see if there were any programs starting
>> after I
>> had been logged on for a few minutes. Sure enough, a program in the system
>> file,
>> that says it is a microsoft file, called Pstore.exe would start and my
>> browser
>> connection would be lost. I deleted it and its rc file. No more
>> problems.
>>
>> Put the tips page in my bookmarks.
>>
>> --
>> freeman
>>
>> In article <#(E-Mail Removed)>, Carey Holzman says...
>>>
>>>Try tip #3 at www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
>>>
>>>Carey
>>>
>>>"hadron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have simple NetBEUI networking and TCP/IP installed on my laptop.
>>>>
>>>> Some weeks back I added TCP/IP to my Ehternet adapter, and internet
>>>> sharing to
>>>> my desktop, so I could surf from on my laptop through my desktop
>>>> connection.
>>>>
>>>> My Network properties look like this:
>>>>
>>>> Client for Microsoft Networks.
>>>>
>>>> Dialup Adapter
>>>> Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethnert Adapter (10/100)
>>>> NETGEAR WG511 54mbps Wireless PC Card
>>>> Toshiba FIR Port Type-O
>>>>
>>>> NetBEUI -> the Ethernet Adapter
>>>> TCP/IP -> all three
>>>>
>>>> File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks
>>>>
>>>> All settings are to automatic detection.
>>>>
>>>> My LAN connection settings in Internet Options are to automatic
>>>> detection.
>>>>
>>>> All went well until my browser couldn't find the "server or dns". This
>>>> has
>>>> continued for weeks despite my attempts to fix it.
>>>>
>>>> The browser connects OK, but then lossed the DNS server after 5 or 10
>>>> minutes.
>>>>
>>>> It happens on any connection, dial-up, various wireless broadcast, my
>>>> internet
>>>> sharing networking.
>>>>
>>>> It happens with any browser, MSIE, Netscape, Mozilla, Opera.
>>>>
>>>> It never fails. The browser connection never returns. Sometimes it
>>>> chokes
>>>> for a
>>>> while before I get the error message, usually not.
>>>>
>>>> It does not happen with email, ftp, telnet etc.. They remain uneffected.
>>>>
>>>> Winipcfg retains the correct network information, which I renew before
>>>> surfing,
>>>> even though the browser returns dns errors.
>>>>
>>>> Restarting network connection does not help.
>>>>
>>>> Removing NetBEUI or other protocals and adopters does not help.
>>>>
>>>> Not logging onto network doesn't help.
>>>>
>>>> Setting the TCP/IP binding in use as default protocal doesn't help.
>>>>
>>>> Renewing the IP configuration doesn't help.
>>>>
>>>> Logging off and on doesn't help.
>>>>
>>>> The only thing that works is a reboot.
>>>>
>>>> I can't undo it! I uninstalled all networking, including dial-up,
>>>> reinstalled
>>>> win98se, reinstalled Netgear wireless only, took it to a cafe to test.
>>>> Still
>>>> had the problem.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas would be appreciated!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> freeman
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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