Programs Crashing After First Boot

We need more info.  Do you get a dialog box with a button labelled Details?  If so, click on it and give us the name of the module, what type of error it is (Fatal Exception Error?  Invalid Page Fault? etc.), and the hexadecimal addresses.  Is it always the same program(s)?

this url may help   http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/8/67.ASP

I would say it i a program in one of the startup folders.
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 I would run the Start-windows update to make sure that you have the newest updates.

In addition Cleanup the startup stuff. In win98/Win ME -  Do a Start - Run - msconfig, startup Tab ,
 Run it and it will show you everything that is listed in all the possible startup
                        places, and allow you to disable things one at a time until the problem is eliminated.
 A lot of probelms are caused by excess old baggage - programs that have not been properly  un-installed. Eliminate leftovers and un-wanted programs that you no longer want.
Older Antivirus programs and Norton Utilities have been known to cause problems
try disabling them also !

You should only need systray and explorer in the startup on a win9x machine.

Update and run 2 good, updated antivirus program- Norton, McAffee etc.
 
 Then run SFC from the Start-run command, and have it fix any broken files.

ALso check into getting driver updates for ALL of your hardware, BIOS, VGA, motherboard etc.

 these are some tools that will benefit anyone trying to solve problems.
                                         http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/tools/98Tools.asp
                                         http://support.microsoft.com/support/tshoot/tshooterlist.asp?TPR=w98&SD=SO&LN=EN-US
http://support.microsoft.com/isapi/support/apgts/apgts.dll

                  I hope this helps

LeeTutor, here is a copy of what the error says when I click on "Details:"

IEXPLORE caused an invalid page fault in
module SWFLASH.OCX at 0167:1000bd5d.
Registers:
EAX=008d044d CS=0167 EIP=1000bd5d EFLGS=00010206
EBX=017e06c4 SS=016f ESP=0058d120 EBP=0058d150
ECX=017e06c4 DS=016f ESI=017f87e0 FS=37cf
EDX=0000012c ES=016f EDI=00000046 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
0f bf 50 12 3b 51 30 7f 23 0f bf 78 1a 8b 71 2c
Stack dump:
004c2490 017e06c4 1000bda7 004b3884 004c2454 1001640c 004b3884 00464350 00000000 0058d188 0058d1d0 004c2454 0058d198 10016453 017e06c4 00003333

Note: the crashing errors do not only happen with IE, it's happened to me with other programs as well like Photoshop, Outlook, etc. They only occur on the first boot of the day. I reboot my computer and leave it on, they won't occur for the rest of the day.

From searching on the internet, I find that swflash.ocx is a module used by Macromedia Flash.  Presumably you have or have had that on your computer.  Perhaps you should reinstall it...  

Here is a web page on how to remove the Flash activex control, which you will need to follow before you reinstall it...

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/control_remove.htm

LeeTutor, I doubt this will solve the crashing problem since it also happens with other programs, like Outlook and Photoshop, but I'll try it anyway.

LeeTutor, I doubt this will solve the crashing problem since it also happens with other programs, like Outlook and Photoshop, but I'll try it anyway.

What are the details for the crashes with Outlook, Photoshop, etc.?  Do they reference different modules?  Hi, CrazyOne.  I think you might have the answer if it's not specific to the swflash.ocx module.

I would update your VGA drivers and perhaps also get the newest DirectX 8a from the MS download - Windowsupdate.com

This may fix the problem .

I hope this helps !

Another day, another program crash...

This one happened while running Winamp only, to give you proof it happens with any program, not just IE. Here's the error message:

PSTORES caused an invalid page fault in
module CRYPT32.DLL at 0167:713ff148.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0167 EIP=713ff148 EFLGS=00010246
EBX=81745eec SS=016f ESP=00d9fc68 EBP=00d9fc80
ECX=c1658a70 DS=016f ESI=713d13f8 FS=40ef
EDX=c00309cc ES=016f EDI=00000001 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
32 00 00 00 70 00 10 00 47 0b 08 03 01 00 00 00
Stack dump:
713d6b96 713d0000 00000003 00000000 00000000 713d0000 00d9fe48 bff7ddd6 713d0000 00000003 00000000 00000000 713d0000 81745eec 81742c2a 81743fe8

Anyway, I think I'll try disconnecting and re-connecting some of my devices, since I did recently move them around. But I'll have to wait until I come back from work today.
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SysExpert, would you really recommend upgrading to DirectX 8a, since it's only (I think) in the alpha stage? Also, I am running Win98se and not one of the newer OSes.

Directx 8a is production ( Last time I checked, I could be mistaken - See if it shows up in the windowsupdate.com site ).
It is designed for all OS's. If the windowsupdate.com shows it in the recommended list, I would give it a shot.

If you are worried, Do a full backup before hand so you can restore to your previous install.

I do not think there is an uninstall !!

I hope this helps !!

Strange, but you may want to go thru setting up the video card again.  

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From reading all the comments again, I am betting that CrazyOne had the answer, since the crashes took place in all sorts of programs and only after first boot.  Perhaps a memory chip was loose, and after the machine warmed up the problem would go away.  No way to tell unless strider comes back.  He has a good history of grading his q's, so perhaps he will.

Comment from CrazyOne accepted as answer.

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