Windows 98
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Missing prgs- files -updates
by Guest Tom- 0 replies
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Pentium 3. win98se. Prgs, data files, Win 98 & 98se updates, just dissappeared from my hard drive. Ran scandisk, all ok, no bad sectors, nothing. Any ideas how this could happen? Other prgs wont load, get message "error '429' activeX compone cant create object ". Any help appreciated. -- Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway
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desktop with windows 98 cant connect to cable internet
by Guest Mom2spots- 0 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 -- Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway
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netgear
by Guest mc- 24 replies
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This is a repeat of last years post on the GA511NA pc card I put in my toshiba 225 cds laptop. I have tried several installs/uninstalls with no luck. The install wizard asks for the 98se disk sometimes and sometimes not. The device manager shows the yellow icon for this installation but I just can not get it to work. Any network guru's out there? mc
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Folder double-click or Open doesn't do anything
by Guest dave xnet- 0 replies
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Some of the folders have this odd behavior while others are working normally. If I attempt to open (right click/Open) or double click, nothing happens. However, if I right click/explore, it operates normally and the explore window opens displaying the contents. Any thoughts on this? Thanks, Dave -- Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway
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Jeff Richards >>> Yep you were right!!!
by Guest philo- 0 replies
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I posted my reply on win98.disks.general it's dead over there and I just wanted to make sure you didn't miss the results of my last (and final) test. Excellent insight on your part!!! There will be a bonus in your paycheck this week. <G> -- Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway
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Jeff Richards >>> Yep you were right!!!
by Guest philo- 0 replies
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I posted my reply on win98.disks.general it's dead over there and I just wanted to make sure you didn't miss the results of my last (and final) test. Excellent insight on your part!!! There will be a bonus in your paycheck this week. <G>
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WAV files needed
by Guest Bryan- 2 replies
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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)
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Did I have a virus?
by Guest MM- 0 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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Antivirus Software 1 2
by Guest BAP- 29 replies
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I have heard about some free versions of software packages that one can download and use to check W98ME systems for viruses, but I do not know if any of them could be launched at the Dos Prompt. There may be times when a System may fail to boot successfully and the only way to get anywhere is by using a Start-up Diskette. Is there some way to check for viruses at the C: Prompt? Thanks!
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Over the last three days, I've tried to access two separate youtube links on two separate occasions to find the W98 system freezes as the page is initially displayed. No keybd/mouse response. Required a hardware reboot to recover. I don't normally access youtube, but had done so in the previous week without problems. First link was: The first time the problem occurred, I did a quick disk check - lost clusters found (and repaired). I retried the same link with number crunching background activity disabled - with the same result. Repeated disk check and then attempted to run defrag - incomplete after hitting a bad sector. This was repaired by running …
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How to go in safe mode?
by Guest A Ng- 13 replies
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For Win98, how rto i get to safe mode? i tried F8 (WinXp, Dell), but doesn't work. MY system is packard bell.
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Free Registry Cleaner Download Review
by Guest voujnbwuotkd@yahoo.com- 0 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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Blocked CD ROM
by Guest Ugly Trick- 9 replies
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"Ugly Trick" <UglyTrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A8CE90B1-C244-42A4-85D6-3B40680C29AA@microsoft.com... >I have an old Compaq computer wit windows 98 SE installed on it. I have a >CD > ROM and a DVD ROM installed on it. The original hard drive was 4 > Gigabytes. > I have installed a 40 Gig on it. I want to put a controller on it to plug > the 40 Gig in to. > The hard drive is plugged in to the motherboard at this time. The computer > is not seeing either ROM, and that is the problem. I can't install the > software for the con- > troller because of that. the computer is just seeing a little over 2 …
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Not quite the same as the usual warnings from the government, but which should be realized by all users of the Internet. 21 April 2008 One new infected webpage found every five seconds, reveals latest Sophos Security Threat Report US overtakes China as country hosting most infected webpages http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2008/04/secrep08q1.html -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________
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Blocked CD ROM
by Guest Ugly Trick- 0 replies
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"Ugly Trick" <UglyTrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A8CE90B1-C244-42A4-85D6-3B40680C29AA@microsoft.com... >I have an old Compaq computer wit windows 98 SE installed on it. I have a >CD > ROM and a DVD ROM installed on it. The original hard drive was 4 > Gigabytes. > I have installed a 40 Gig on it. I want to put a controller on it to plug > the 40 Gig in to. > The hard drive is plugged in to the motherboard at this time. The computer > is not seeing either ROM, and that is the problem. I can't install the > software for the con- > troller because of that. the computer is just seeing a little over 2…
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DKabppls.exe
by Guest Rudy- 13 replies
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This file in Windows/system (312KB) opens on startup (Win98 6.0). Strangely, I can't find any mention of it on GOOGLE or Microsoft Help. Is it a 'legit' program ? Do I need it ? Do I need it to run on startup ? The reason I'm asking is there are 2 'windows' that hang up this computer on shutdown and I get the warning window: "..stopped responding...WAIT ? END TASK?" but both have NO NAME at the top so I don't know what they are, where, or why they're running and often WAIT or END TASK won't get it done. Neither will CTL ALT DEL X2.. Then I have to power down to shut down which is not a good thing.. I ve pulled the list of Running Programs from CTL/…
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formatting hard drive
by Guest attilathehun1- 0 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 format…
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Re-Install Win98SE ?
by Guest Rudy- 6 replies
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I was given a Yr 2000 HP desktop PIII 866 w/ 384 Mb ram, running Win98SE. It has more capability than my older 1998 HP. I'm having two problems which I can't resolve. I'm connected to the Internet via ethernet cable> DLink SuperG router>cable modem. The older machine (Celeron500 256Mb) was connected to the net via a USB connection as the installer couldnt get (he tried) a 10/100 hard card to function (Port conflicts he said). Given that, the connection was reasonably fast but the machine did have 'falling offline" problems, especially if left alone/inactive for a while. During D/L though (say 25 parts x 309 Mb .WMV files) it was fast and smooth..1 0f…
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How to change Windows Greeting?
by Guest Robert A. Macy- 9 replies
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How do I change the Windows greeting? Win 98SE I inherited from a fellow employee an IBM ThinkPad [laptop], which he kindly converted for my use. The only residual left was a greeting with his name on it asking for a password that only required I hit CANCEL to boot up Windows and fully use the laptop. He is no longer with the firm, all the licenses for all the software are legitmate. I've used this unit for a while with a lot of my own installations added to the existing structures, and I'm reluctant to reinstall from scratch. So how do I change the greeting to use my name, or bypass the request? Robert
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USB Card Reader causes total Freezeup
by Guest not_you@my.dotcom- 5 replies
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I have Win98se. I have a card reader for my SD camera cards. I have used this card for months with no problem. Yesterday I plugged the card into my USB port and the computer froze up. I got a blue screen with a lengthy message with lots of technical jargon that I did not understand. It told me to press Y (yes) to continue running Windows, or N (no) to exit. After several tries, and regardless if I pressed the Y or the N, left the card reader in the computer, or unplugged it, my computer just froze up. Nothing worked, I could not do a CTRL ALT DEL, or anything else, except shut off the power. That error message told me to run SETUP.EXE for windows. I ra…
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Excessive and inappropriate cookies being injected
by Guest Robert A. Macy- 7 replies
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What's happening here? How do I stop this from happening? MS Explorer on Win 98 system collects cookies like crazy even with MV Host file installed.. Ok. As a test I cleared out all temp and cookies, to BLANK. Cleared out Recycle Bin. Rebooted. Went to a SINGLE website to view a a tour for a home. And VOILA! Thousands [well it seemed like thousands] of cookies with inappropriate URL addresses insinuated themselves right back again. These are cookies not even associated with the tour. How is that possible? As part of this experiment, I didn't go to any of the old URL's but somehow their cookies pop right back the minute I got back on line. Is ther…
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How to go in safe mode?
by Guest A Ng- 0 replies
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For Win98, how rto i get to safe mode? i tried F8 (WinXp, Dell), but doesn't work. MY system is packard bell. -- Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway
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Clock off by a half hour.
by Guest Fan924- 2 replies
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Using Win98SE. Every few days I find my clock is a half hour slow. Exactly a half hour. It is not running slow, it is being reset somehow. ???????????
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Upgrading a Slow CPU to a Faster CPU
by Guest Brad- 7 replies
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Hi, I bought an old Packard Bell "Multimedia C115" desktop computer from a friend of mine for $20.00. While he had it, he did a some upgrades (128M ram, USB ports, etc.). It has Windows 98SE. The Pentium processor speed is a 120Mhz. I would like to upgrade that to at least 200Mhz. Besides changing the CPU, what other changes would I have to make? Thanks in advance, Brad Before you type your password, credit card number, etc., be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.
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USB Card Reader causes total Freezeup
by Guest not_you@my.dotcom- 0 replies
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I have Win98se. I have a card reader for my SD camera cards. I have used this card for months with no problem. Yesterday I plugged the card into my USB port and the computer froze up. I got a blue screen with a lengthy message with lots of technical jargon that I did not understand. It told me to press Y (yes) to continue running Windows, or N (no) to exit. After several tries, and regardless if I pressed the Y or the N, left the card reader in the computer, or unplugged it, my computer just froze up. Nothing worked, I could not do a CTRL ALT DEL, or anything else, except shut off the power. That error message told me to run SETUP.EXE for windows. I ran …