Wierd win98 install problems

[Bmcdanold]

I recently started having random problems with one of my computers. Windows 98SE would crash often and would go on standby even though i told it not to. And when i disabled standby in the bios, windows had even more problems. So i decided...ok fine be that way...so i reformatted and reinstalled. All is smooth until the computer starts to "update system configuration" at the end of the install (around 5mins left it says) and then BAM a BSD stating some page fault. And when i restart, i get into windows and am plagued with registry errors up the wazoo. Nothing will work! I tried installing winME instead of 98...same problem. I even went as far as trying a different hard drive! Same problem!!! I dont know where to go from here. Its a 5 year old Gateway 2000 p5-133 computer...
Pentium MMX 200mhz overdrive (replaced the OEM 133mhz)
128mb 72pin simm ram
1.5gb hdd (WDC AC31600) (swapped out with a 1gb WDC AC1000)
4.0gb hdd (WDC AC34000)
Creative Infra 12x cdrom
AWE64
Lan Card
PCI ATI mach64 based video card

This computer worked just fine until only recently. I just cant figure it out!

[Reid]

Does it have to be on for a while before having the symptoms? Have you checked for over-heating?

I saw a similar problem that was corrected by removing the memory and cleaning the contacts of it with a pencil eraser. Use static precautions when handling the SIMM.



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[Paleo Pete]

Have you checked the motherboard manual to be sure the board supports MMX technology? THat sounds exactly like what happened with one I had to deal with a while back, that had a 233MMX in a board that supported only 133MHz, and NO MMX...just curious...

Otherwise, I'd say you have a motherboard or CMOS chip issue, unless it's related to heat, as Reid suggested.

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