Windows 98
Windows 98 help and discussions.
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WINDOWS\RECENT
by Guest S1L1Y1- 9 replies
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Where do I find the following folder: WINDOWS\RECENT Sol
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too much memory?
by Guest C.D. Koger- 13 replies
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To improve the sluggishness of WinXP I bought an AMD Athlon dual core machine with 2 Gb RAM and 512 Mb video and wanted to install a 98SE/XP dual boot system. 1th disappointment: swapping drives C and D isn't offered by the Award BIOS anymore, so I'll need a boot manager (I thought). But soon a new obstacle appeared: with 2048 Mb of RAM, the 98SE installer pertains there isn't enough memory to properly setup the O/S and suggests that I first remove the resident software to free some space! Is there a workaround for this? Cornelis Koger
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Re: need MS-Mincho font for Firefox - please help
by Guest Adam- 9 replies
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Re: need MS-Mincho font for Firefox - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message news:ct1Wj.3563$nl7.3467@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com... > > "Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo" <peter.potamus.the.purple.hippo@gmail.com> > wrote in message news:zPidnX_lFPxUBrXVnZ2dnUVZ_rbinZ2d@mozilla.org... > > Adam wrote: > > > Anyone know how to get Japanese fonts for Firefox? > > > My attempts to print from iHerb.com has not been successful with FF. > > > > if you're using windows, then you should have gotton a popup > > asking if you want to download and install the Japanese > > fonts. In other word…
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Dual Boot worry
by Guest Imemine- 1 reply
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Hello,,, I am pasting a post here that I made in xp general..... (I have never cross posted in my life, and dont wish to start now, so will copy/paste as the problem I have relates to both win98 and xp.) "I have developed a problem with my dual boot system. I have win98 and xp,, win98 being on the c: drive, and xp on the d drive. I switched to xp today after a reboot, all seemed okay as it went through the normal motions, then it produced a screen as if xp had been installed for the first time;; then just ceased up. I havent used xp a great deal, and it doesnt have access to the internet. When I open win' explorer, (via booting back to win98) it show…
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Re: Ping: thanatoid
by Guest thanatoid- 17 replies
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Re: Ping: thanatoid "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in news:qMadnY8_361wOYHVnZ2dnUVZ_oimnZ2d@ntd.net: <SNIP> >> > If I set the dial to "ten copies" but just put a single >> > sheet of paper in the machine...if you hit the "0" it >> > will punch a hole in the paper!!!! >> >> I /think/ I might have seen that one once somewhere. And I >> always thought the Selectric ball was an astonishing feat >> of ingenuity and engineering! > > The IBM typewriter that I used to punch the holes was one > of their pre- Selectric models. I understand that, I did not confuse them, I just put ever…
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formatting hard drive
by Guest attilathehun1- 24 replies
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I formatted my slave hard drive and did a quick format (erase), instead of a complete format. I wanted to put another operating system on the hard drive and now I'm having problems loading it up. It says: Invalid system disk, replace the disk and press any key. I tried to get into BIOS but this message comes up. When I put Windows ME OS disk into it then it says: Boot from CD-ROM or boot from hard drive. When I chose CD-ROM and ran the operating system it got to the point where it says something to this nature: make sure to remove any floppy diskette and press any key to restart your computer. That's as far as I get. Maybe I should've done a complete forma…
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Starting your PC without the front panel power button 1 2
by Guest attilathehun1- 36 replies
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I'd like to know how to start up my PC without the front panel power button assembly because my PC won't start or fire up. Nothing happens when I hit the power button. The power supply works, so I figure it might be the power button assembly that's the problem. I'm using a process of elimination to do this and the power button assembly is next on the process of elimination. Thanks, attilathehun1 -- attilathehun1
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Printing from messages received here
by Guest attilathehun1- 18 replies
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I was having problems printing because the print was too small. Well, I just figured out how to get big prints from these messages that we are receiving here. Use selection , then right click on the selected area, choose print preview, then choose, as selected on screen. Then on page fit choose whatever you think is right, in my case I the biggest I could fit was 125% on one page. So, now I figured out how to get prints that are big enough that you don't have to use a magnify glass on it to read it. See, I find out something that will help out someone and I print it out for them. No probs. Maybe I'll get good luck on Monday playing the stock market.…
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I bet you can't fix my DVD drive problem
by Guest anoyance@gmail.com- 1 reply
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I recently got a DVD/CD drive that worked perfectly fine... for a while. I used it for some time and then one night we rented a movie (Finding Neverland) and watched it on our TV's DVD player. After watching it my sister came home and wanted to see it so my mom stuck it in again, but this time it didn't work. The player said that there was not even a DVD in the player. I decided then to take the DVD and let her see it on my computer (trying to be nice) and when I stuck the DVD in my drive, it too said no disk was in it. From that night on both the player and my drive didn't work. I could and can play CD's in it just fine, but no DVD works. The strangest and most …
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Free Registry Cleaner Download Review 1 2
by Guest voujnbwuotkd@yahoo.com- 49 replies
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The registry is a very sensitive component of the windows operating system which can most often be the core of any problems you may experience. The reason why is because it contains very important information about your computers hardware and software configurations which are stored in the form of registry keys. So basically every time you decide to add or remove software or upgrade hardware, those relevant entries in the registry will change.This causes it to become "clogged up" and will eventually lead to problems with functionality of programs and general performances. It would be great if computers would constantly function as if they were new, but unfortuna…
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WAV files needed
by Guest Bryan- 1 reply
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I'm looking for a complete set of the system sound files that came with Windows 98 (startup, shutdown, etc.) I know this a tall order, but would anyone mind emailing these WAV files to me? It's easy enough to do. The files can be found in the control panel >sounds. Just copy and paste them to a new folder, then zip....and send! If I can return the favor, let me know. I'm running Windows XP. Bryan Totalrod2 @ aol.com (remove space) -- Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway
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OT (don't waste words) OT
by Guest philo- 6 replies
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excuse me... may i ask a question? "Yes you may, but only one...and you've just asked it!"
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disk defragmentor 1 2
by Guest Pepperoni- 47 replies
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My disk defragmetor keeps running in a loop and I have tried everything i can and nothing seems to be working. So, if you have any help to offer please tell me.
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Login issues Live.com
by Guest MEB- 8 replies
- 433 views
Anyone else having difficulties logging into Live.com via the web interface? -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________
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Login issues Live.com
by Guest MEB- 0 replies
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Anyone else having difficulties logging into Live.com via the web interface? -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________ -- Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway
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Starting up your PC
by Guest attilathehun1- 18 replies
- 666 views
I'm having problems starting up my PC at all. I think a wire is loose on the power button assembly. The power supply works, because I tried on another PC and it booted up. Isn't there a way to start your PC by touching 2 points on the motherboard? I took a PC class a while back and my teacher often started his PC by touching 2 points on his motherboard with a screwdriver? If there is a way to do that please tell me. Thanks, attilathehun1 -- attilathehun1
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undeletable desktop icon?
by Guest none- 2 replies
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Just installed IBM's bluetooth stack on a laptop. Was sooo glad! Started to do the traditional 'cleanup' of an install and found the 'My Bluetooth Places' icon on the desktop will not allow me to delete it. Tweakui does not show it on the 'desktop' tab for icons. I figure it must be a registry entry that needs removing but not sure. Can anyone help with some info. on how to delete this thing? Thanks Happy Bluetooth User (except for desktop icon)
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undeletable desktop icon?
by Guest none- 0 replies
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Just installed IBM's bluetooth stack on a laptop. Was sooo glad! Started to do the traditional 'cleanup' of an install and found the 'My Bluetooth Places' icon on the desktop will not allow me to delete it. Tweakui does not show it on the 'desktop' tab for icons. I figure it must be a registry entry that needs removing but not sure. Can anyone help with some info. on how to delete this thing? Thanks Happy Bluetooth User (except for desktop icon) -- Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway
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Starting your PC without the front panel power button
by Guest attilathehun1- 0 replies
- 264 views
I'd like to know how to start up my PC without the front panel power button assembly because my PC won't start or fire up. Nothing happens when I hit the power button. The power supply works, so I figure it might be the power button assembly that's the problem. I'm using a process of elimination to do this and the power button assembly is next on the process of elimination. Thanks, attilathehun1 -- attilathehun1 -- Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway
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I bet you can't fix my DVD drive problem
by Guest anoyance@gmail.com- 0 replies
- 265 views
I recently got a DVD/CD drive that worked perfectly fine... for a while. I used it for some time and then one night we rented a movie (Finding Neverland) and watched it on our TV's DVD player. After watching it my sister came home and wanted to see it so my mom stuck it in again, but this time it didn't work. The player said that there was not even a DVD in the player. I decided then to take the DVD and let her see it on my computer (trying to be nice) and when I stuck the DVD in my drive, it too said no disk was in it. From that night on both the player and my drive didn't work. I could and can play CD's in it just fine, but no DVD works. The strangest and most …
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Does MS Cofee Backdoor Work with 98?
by Guest foo- 2 replies
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"Microsoft slowly seals its lips about its police toolkit" http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_slowly_seals_its_lips_a bout_its_police_toolkit/1210007124 Does Microsoft include win 98 support with this tool?
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Dual Boot worry
by Guest Imemine- 4 replies
- 353 views
Hello,,, I am pasting a post here that I made in xp general..... (I have never cross posted in my life, and dont wish to start now, so will copy/paste as the problem I have relates to both win98 and xp.) "I have developed a problem with my dual boot system. I have win98 and xp,, win98 being on the c: drive, and xp on the d drive. I switched to xp today after a reboot, all seemed okay as it went through the normal motions, then it produced a screen as if xp had been installed for the first time;; then just ceased up. I havent used xp a great deal, and it doesnt have access to the internet. When I open win' explorer, (via booting back to win98) it shows my D…
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Starting up your PC
by Guest attilathehun1- 0 replies
- 296 views
I'm having problems starting up my PC at all. I think a wire is loose on the power button assembly. The power supply works, because I tried on another PC and it booted up. Isn't there a way to start your PC by touching 2 points on the motherboard? I took a PC class a while back and my teacher often started his PC by touching 2 points on his motherboard with a screwdriver? If there is a way to do that please tell me. Thanks, attilathehun1 -- attilathehun1 -- Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway
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Did I have a virus?
by Guest MM- 8 replies
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Windows 98SE PC was working fine. I had been downloading some files, e.g. RealPlayer. No apparent problems. Powered down. Later on, started it up again. There was some kind of error message at the DOS level where it said Abort, Retry, Fail. I said Abort. Then: Invalid System Disk etc etc. Drive C buggered. However, I booted up to DOS from a floppy and most (95%) of the folders and files on C appeared intact. But here's the important thing, certain key parts of the OS were gone! The VMM32 folder in Windows\System no longer existed, neither IOSUBSYS. Also, no MSDOS.SYS in drive C. But I had a very recent TrueImage image, so I just restored it. Since then I hav…
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desktop with windows 98 cant connect to cable internet
by Guest Mom2spots- 3 replies
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I got a compaq presario computer for my daughter that has win 98 on it. I'm not able to get the cable internet working on it I have a usb cord running from the cable modem to the tower of pc but can't open any IE pages. Any help??? Angie