And honestly, Windows 2000 simply can’t support a lot of what’s on today’s websites — that’s probably a big part of your problem. But before giving up (assuming you don’t want to upgrade) make sure you have the highest version of Explorer that Windows 2000 can support, and that you have installed all the random stuff that modern webpages want, to the extent that Windows 2000 is able to support them (but there are some key ones it can’t support).
I had these issues with a Windows Me machine, refused to buy a new computer with Vista, and ended up being very happy with a refurbished HP Pavilion with XP that I got off eBay — $175 including shipping, restored to original factory configuration, and original factory discs included.
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I have IE6 and the latest Firefox .. that isn't the issue ,, the problem occurs after loading the desktop ,, doesn't matter what app you try to start ... it's not a browser issue.. I can upgrade to XP Pro if I need to but with the memory limits on this machine I want to keep W2K ... besides W2K=XP=Vista=W7 ,, all the same modules ,, just different gingerbread...