I upgraded the memory from 32 (48) to 128 (144/5) and now office 98 runs without problems. I'll install IE 5.1.6 and see what happens. Peter. THE ROCK wrote: > I upgraded the OS in my 3400/200 powerbook from OS 8.1 to OS 8.6. Now > I'm noticing some problems that I did not have before. When I launch I.E > 5.1 the brawser does not completely launch but kind of get's stuck > midway. All I then get is some kind of buzzing some. I here the hard > drive turning or trying to, then the buzzing sound. This goes on until I > turn the computer off; using ctrl ,open apple command, power off button. > There was no problem under OS 8.1. I just installed MS office 2001. Word > has the same problem when I try to quit out of the program (office 98 > worked fine in OS 8.1 and 8.6). Help. > TIA. > Peter. > > ----------