[simplicity]

i use firefox and internet explorer, but for some sites, it freezes and a box pops up saying "firefox/internet explorer has caused an error in gdi.exe. firefox/internet explorer will now close".

i've tried reinstalling firefox, but its still the same. i can't access my bookmarks on firefox without it freezing either.

is there any way to fix this?

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Hi simplicity and welcome to geeks to go

First means GDI means Graphics Device Interface, and the first thing I would suspect is a spyware/malware problem. To rule that out you need to see This , follow the instructions exactly and post a Hijack This log in the malware section of this forum.

Meanwhile you may consider updating your video drivers. Look on your Computer or video board manufacturer's Web site.
Also try

• Use the default mouse pointers.
• Turn down your color depth. (Right click the desktop and choose
  Properties | Appearance | Settings) Some people find that increasing color
  depth helps.
• Turn down your graphics hardware acceleration. (For Win 98, Start |
  Settings | Control Panel | System | Performance | Graphics button) You will
  see little, if any, performance degradation.
• Turn off your desktop wallpaper.

If these make the problem go away you need new video drivers.

If you have an ATI video board, try adding these lines to System.ini

[display]
DevBMP=0

That's a zero by the way not an "O".

For more information, Click Here

[StarHawk]

Hi simplicity and welcome to geeks to go

First means GDI means Graphics Device Interface, and the first thing I would suspect is a spyware/malware problem. To rule that out you need to see This , follow the instructions exactly and post a Hijack This log in the malware section of this forum.

Meanwhile you may consider updating your video drivers. Look on your Computer or video board manufacturer's Web site.
Also try

• Use the default mouse pointers.
• Turn down your color depth. (Right click the desktop and choose
  Properties | Appearance | Settings) Some people find that increasing color
  depth helps.
• Turn down your graphics hardware acceleration. (For Win 98, Start |
  Settings | Control Panel | System | Performance | Graphics button) You will
  see little, if any, performance degradation.
• Turn off your desktop wallpaper.

If these make the problem go away you need new video drivers.

If you have an ATI video board, try adding these lines to System.ini

[display]
DevBMP=0

That's a zero by the way not an "O".

For more information, Click Here

[simplicity]

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^^they said that they didn't think it was a spyware/malware problem .. .