Right. We've been having a problem here at work with with a group of Win95 machines. They all use IE 5.5 to view intranet links to a SQL database (don't know what type) which are URL's delivered through Lotus Notes 4.6. The users can open approximatley 5 - 15 of these links, (they're just printing out the data from the database onto the screen, and then out to a Laser Jet.) and then IE packs up and won't display the text data on screen. If I try printing - it still prints properly, but the users need to check the accuracy of the output beore they print. So basically after X URLs, IE stops displaying text. The background is still there. The only work around is to restart and continue until next time it happens.
 
I've tried:
 
1. Clearing the Temp Internet Folder - No.
 
2. Forcing Memory mangement to use a "proper" amount of swap space (2x RAM) - No difference
 
3. Resizing the IE temp folders buffer. Some Yahoo around here uses registry hacks to lock down settings such as this, so I had to find the keys and fix them up. I took it from 20MB to 400MB. I remember changing three keys, alas, I can't remember which ones, and someone has generously borrowed my documentation and not returned it. -made no difference anyway.
 
3. I suggested (tactfully) that the user slow down the rate at which they open the links, I can only assume he did this - the machine is a 600Mhz + Pentium 3 with 128MB RAM - I was thinking maybe it was Win95 limitations causing the problem.
 
4. Installed SP2 for IE 5.5. - Again, no difference.
 
Has anyone encountered anyhing like this before? perhaps I've missed something? Two others have had a look at the problem, and I don't believe they had any sucess either. I consider thier skills to be of a higher calibre than mine.
 
Regards