Hi,
For ages my computer has been crashing\freezing at random points.
I have Windows XP
1.25 ghz Athlon processor
768mb RAM
40gb disk space
Radeon 9600 graphics card

After much investigation I think it may have something to do with the internet connection, but maybe not. When I am home from University and not connected to the internet I have no problems. However at Uni, on a network in my house I do have problems. I have recently installed my ethernet USB adapter because when I used this a few years ago it worked fine. It does seem to have improved the situation as well.
Recently though, for the first time, when the systme froze it showed a blue 'Stop Error' screen which said...

-to check for adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the stop message disbale it or check for updates.
-Try changing video adapters
-Check for BIOS updates
-Disable BIOS memory options, such as caching and shadowing.

The technical info was:

***STOP: 0X0000008E / 0XC0000005, 0XF78C8151, 0XAA611768, 0X00000000

***COUSBTS5.sys - Address F78c8151 base at F78c7000 Datestamp 3b7bab08



I have also tried running the computer on safe mode with networking, and it crashed here aswell, but not on normal safe mode. Surely this means something to do with the internet??

That error indicates a problem with a Corega USB Ethernet device. You may want to try updating the driver if possible. It could also be a device conflict between an internacl Ethernet card and the USB device. If you have an internal Ethernet card you may want to disable it in Windows Device Manager and then try the USB Ethernet adapter. There are several items that can cause a STOP: 0X0000008E error including RAM and damaged video drivers. Hope this helps.

I cant find a driver on the internet for the corega FEther USB TXS adapter, do you know where I can download one?

What is 'flashing' BIOS and how do i do it?

You can read about BIOS flashing here - http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/biosflash1.html

Note: flashing you BIOS is pretty risky, and if somthing goes wrong you risk complete system failure.

Do you not suggest I do it then? Plus, I cannot find any of the suitable corega adapter drivers...

I only suggest you do if you are sure you know what you doing. If not i would look for other options; or ask somebody who knows how to do it.

Is there anywhere I can find a new driver for my corega adapter. Are there any other possible solutions to my crashing problem??

Corega driver should be available here:
http://translate.google.com/translat...en-US:official

Use the up-to-date driver link at the bottom of the page

Thanks very much for that, i'll try it out...