Connection failure with IE6.

Hi Everyone, I use Windows98 SE/IE6 to connect to NTL Broadband (600) service. At present I am experiencing an intermittent connection failure. At boot-up a screen message says "USB port not found ". To overcome this I unplug the power supply to the modem (Terajet ECM 210) for about three seconds.
At this the 'egg-timer' symbol appears on screen. When I press Ctrl-Alt-Delete I am told that 'MSQSRV32 is not responding. I 'end task' and the internet connection is made. I would value any information that would cure this problem.
Many thanks in advance, Regards, William.

 

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/troub-25.shtml

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q169987

Clean out your drive, temp files etc.
Disable power standby.
All hardware drivers updated, especially NIC card if you have one. (remove and try without if you do).
Sound card, if your modem talks, and video card.
In short, all the latest.

 

Hi.jmatt, Thank you for your reply. I have followed your instruction to disable power management standby, but it does not apply to wins98SE. The only changes I can make involves time periods from minutes to never. Can you please advise. Regards, William.

 

Here you go William .

http://9337387.home.icq.com/main22.html
How To Disable Advanced Power Management In Windows 98

Or,

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/windows/tshoot/apm98/apmdisable.asp
How to Disable Advanced Power Management

And in the Bios .
http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/20010725/bios_tuning-19.html
http://www17.tomshardware.com/howto/20010725/bios_tuning-14.html
http://howto.lycos.com/lycos/step/1,,139+24491+6291,00.html

 

Hello Jmatt, Many thanks. The problem appears to have gone away. Regards, William.