4.   The World-Wide Web

4.5   Why does my browser keep crashing?

WWW Browsers seem particularly prone to crashing and need up-to-date video drivers. Try setting Windows to use only 256 colours, and possibly set it to use a default 640x480 driver rather than the one that came with your graphics card. For Win95 this is done by going to Control Panel and choosing Display, Settings; you can also try reducing any video acceleration that may be set in Control Panel, System, Performance, Graphics.

If that solves the problem, see if there is a more up to date version of your card's video driver available to give a more permanent cure.

Netscape FAQs can be found at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/faq.jsp and http://www.ufaq.org/
IE FAQs at http://support.microsoft.com/support/ie/

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