Problems began last week when word 'hung' every time I tried to open it.

I have deleted and reinstalled Windows Millenium and Word 2000 SR1.

I have clean booted it.

The previous error messgaes were that the system was dangerously low in resources.

I have checked the resource meter and found it to be using only 18% of total with 82% free.this was the same even when other programmes such as Access are running.

Today the computer froze when in Access, but only when using the scroll bar.

Running out of ideas fast.

cgrimes71@hotmail.com

If you have over 128mb installed and getting the message frequently, I would try installing 256mb. However, this is a temporary fix. I believe that some program is running out of control in the background. I have seen some 'freeware' or 'shareware' programs stay in the memory after they have been closed and have sucked all of my remaining RAM and CPU to stay alive. This issually caused by bad Visual Basic programming. Think of what recent software like this you might have installed. I bet that is your source. I like to look at my current running applications to see if there are some wierd programs that are running. In windows 2000, this is easy as it lists all the processes that are running and how much CPU cycles they are eating up.

Post back if you need further advice.