Older computer-restarts on it's own

We have an older IBM Apitva, 248 MB of ram, 1 G storage the desktop. We use it mainly as the computer that has the printer, and router for our internet. The two computers we use are our laptops, which are wireless to the desktop. It begin with Win98 but when we put the new hard drive in, went to Win2000 and then upgraded to XP Home. Now we have many issues. One is with the AVG protection program. It seems to have a conflict with this, saying there is another protection. (We can't find anything). Then on it's own it restarts, and we loose the ability to network with it from either of the laptops. Can't print or bring up the desktop. I have used CCleaner once and removed some programs not needed on it, this helped make it faster loading up, but the other issues still exsist. Any ideas? :confused also known as Joan

 

Did some time on this computer today. The error list that came up said that the Service Pack 3 could not download. Since I had the machine on automatic updates there were lots of tries. Then I went to Windows update page, looked for all the files they have you look for, step by step did everything they said and started the download. The error message for this failer said:

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
c:\pcdr\DMIBIOS. EXE
C:\programfiles\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswMonvd.dll
an installable Virtual Device Driver failed dll initialization.

I did have Avast several years ago, uninstalled it, and downloaded AVG (twice now).

Anything I can do for this?

Joan

 

Thanks for writing back. The Aitiva is an E Series 190. I know it is maxed out and we have upgraded the computer with all it will take. I did remove some programs to get more ram, the new printer program is hugh (for this computer). Do you think the SP3 package is just too big to download? I know some things about these machines, but learn more all the time out of necessity.

Thanks again for the info.....Joan

 

There were two bar codes / 11S9137CB190AM7TO8C

Machine type 2170
Model 190
S/N AM7TO8C
Mfg. Date AK 941

These are the only numbers I found on the outside, didn't look inside. Too scary..
Joan

 

Thank you so much. I will quit worrying about it and leave well enough alone. I do appreiciate your time and knowledge....

Joan