win 98 IE problem

[BaZko]

i have windows 98
and internet explorer 5
when i try to open the web page or My Computer etc
i get This error plz help me

this pogram has preformed illegal operation annd will be shut down.
if the problem presists, conact the prograam vendor.

details:
EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in
module FTAPP.DLL at 015f:014b4681.
Registers:
EAX=07e10f74 CS=015f EIP=014b4681 EFLGS=00010202
EBX=0192e2fc SS=0167 ESP=0116e094 EBP=0116e0a0
ECX=0192e31c DS=0167 ESI=014c18a8 FS=28ff
EDX=000d3038 ES=0167 EDI=01a528b0 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
80 7c 3e 0e 00 74 0e 83 b8 00 c0 ff ff 00 74 05
Stack dump:
0000001f 014c18a8 0192e2fc 0116e0c0 014b4aa2 01a528b0 0192eb10 00000000 0116f1ce 00000800 000006a3 0116f3f8 014b3e22 0116e0e4 0116f3f7 0116f2ec

[Cricket]

How long has this been going on?

Did you install anything new just prior to this happening?

How old is that Win98 installation? Has it been on your system without a reformat and reinstall for a long time?

Have you tried scanning for viruses, spyware and trojans yet?

Have you cleaned out all the Windows Temp and Temporary Internet Files folders yet?

Do you have a lot a background applications running on your system?

Cricket