Windows 98
Windows 98 help and discussions.
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Long delay during POST 1 2
by Guest ms- 26 replies
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This machine has a consistent 40 second delay during POST before windows starts to load. This is not normal as I usually see less than 10 seconds delay in other computers. Included for info: autoexec.bat SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D3 T4 LH C:\WINDOWS\AU30DOS.COM Set tvdumpflags=8 config.sys numlock = off What are usual causes of a long delay here, and a fix? ms
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Very OT, size of PDF files.
by Guest mm- 14 replies
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Don't know where else to discuss this, because afaik there id no adobe or pdf newsgroup. I bought something that came with a CD and on it was the owners manual, which was a 9 meg pdf file. Looking for later software, I went to their website and downloaded the manual, which was 2 megs. Strangely, they look identical, each 68 pages, and when I alt-tab from one to the other in Acrobat, I can't see any difference in quality. Anyone have experience with this. If you are inclined to email me for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)
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by Guest naous67@gmail.com- 0 replies
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Question about Mouse settings
by Guest BAP- 10 replies
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My current Computer is a Sony VAIO - Pentium 4 - CPU 1300M. From the settings options, the mouse appears to be set at double click, but whenever I attempt at highlighting/selecting a group of objects (jpeg, .txt or whatever files) and single click on the first of a series, it immediately wants to work with the first object and gives me no time to highlight any other or range of others. I tried to slow down the click speed but it does not seem to make a difference. It does appear that every thing is executed by a single click, but I do not see other options about the mouse movement. Am I missing something?
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FAT32 size issues, _just_ about size?
by Guest StargateFan- 13 replies
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Is the issue with FAT32 and Win9x, if I've understood the problem correctly, simply about the size of one directory, or is it also an issue of the size of the entire hdd. My reason for concern is, other hardware issues aside first, could we run Win9x on a large 200gig computer if it were partitioned into the 32gig (or whatever max size actually is) pieces? Or is the 200gig an issue right off the bat? Thanks.
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What is final, last windows update, security file we should dl for Win98SE?
by Guest StargateFan- 21 replies
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Thank you! :)
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Reinstalling Windows 98 Upgrade
by Guest Bill- 4 replies
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I have a computer with a dual boot setup to windows 98 and Linex. I want to reformat the hard drive and remove the partions that exist and install only windows 98. My problem is that the windows 98 CD I have is an upgrade edition. It says I need windows 3.1 or 95 installed to use the CD. Is there someway I can reformat the hard drive and still install from the CD.
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Today is your day, your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.
by Guest grazzy.cool@gmail.com- 0 replies
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Today is your day, your mountain is waiting, so get on your way. http://smallbusinessebooks.googlepages.com/ http://smallbusiness-ebooks.blogspot.com/
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Bluetooth software?
by Guest Vic- 0 replies
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Been looking for BT software for 98se but have not found anything. Would like to get a Logitech V470 BT mouse to work with it. Logitech's installation CD only works with Xp & Vista. Anyone know where I can D/L some BT software for 98 which will recognize the mouse? TIA
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can a win98 machine act as a usb msd device?
by Guest Guest- 6 replies
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A camera or an USB stick can act as an USB mass storage device. Is it possible to run a driver or program on a win98 machine so that this machine is seen as an USB mass storage by another machine? So that for example a XP machine sees the hard disk of the win98 machine via USB? JMS
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Test..... testing microsoft server.... Ignore
by Guest simpleton- 0 replies
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network card install and vip.386
by Guest Davej- 4 replies
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Tried to install a network card with no success. Seems similar to the following (see link below) but I don't understand how to see the "illegal operation" messages that are mentioned. All I know is that the installation chokes right after the vip.386 popup is clicked on and then after the reboot the device manager says the network card has been disabled because it caused a problem at startup. Network card hardware is known good. I don't know if the vip.386 file is relevant to this problem or not. Any ideas? Thanks. http://help.lockergnome.com/windows2/Installing-Ethenet-card-fails-causing-VXD-tbl-loss-connectiv-ftopict482802.html
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Win98SE was a great improvement over Win98 in this regard, but I still have occasional hang-up problems. Any fixes out there ?
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by Guest snehabindra@yahoo.com- 1 reply
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How to read harddrive that was once too big for mobo? I have a hard drive that was too big for the mobo that I first used it on. I think it is 800 Meg (but I'll check again if it matters) and when I bought it, I think Western Digital had a remapping program that allowed the drive to pretent to the mobo that its geometry was different from reality. I tried connecting it as a slave, setting the jumpers correctly, and iirc, it wasn't recognized at all. I bought an enclosure and hooked it up to the USB port, and although the computer seees the enclosure and installs or loads the HDUSB stuff, the drive never shows up on any drive list. Conecting it as a mast…
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IE 6 with 98 SE?
by Guest Bill Watt- 9 replies
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PIII 1 GB 256 Ram Win 98 SE. Using IE 5.5. Some of the web sites I use now need IE 6. Should I install IE 6? Where is a safe place to download it? Thanks for ay advice. Regards, Bill Watt Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/
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AdAware Updates 1 2
by Guest pixturesk@gmail.com- 39 replies
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I am trying to update my AdAware 1.06r1 definitions on my Win98SE computer ( using Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall) but for some reason, for the first time, when I click on "Connect", I get a message that no updates are available, this after 19 days without an update. My last successful update was on Dec. 27/07. Is there some problem I am unaware of. How can I fix this? I am a non-techie so please make your reply easy to follow. Thanks.
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Windows Registry Rebuilder error
by Guest Warren- 8 replies
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When I run the registry rebuilder it gets 85 % complete and then says it cannot fix a file error and aborts. My Win98SE machine seems to work fine, so is this message a reliable indicator of a serious problem ? -- Warren No spam address used. Please reply to group only.
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SPYWARE (FREE DOWNLOAD)
by Guest margie- 8 replies
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Downloaded the 2007 ad-aware for my neighbour today only to find out it is not compatible with win 98 also downloaded what i think was the old spybot and that had to be paid for. Do any of you know of a good safe free spyware that can be downloaded for windows 98 SE many thanks -- margie
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Folder Options!!!
by Guest Jim- 2 replies
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Hello, is there anybody out there!!! win98se OS I have a dilemma. I was setting up separate Profiles for the different Users in Passwords on this machine along with ICS in a study of NAT capabilities of a SS4100 modem. *_ I noticed that some of the Desktop folders for another user that were not the correct folder type as oem boot like on My Desktop, in particular the systems folders. So I went into Folder Options and clicked reset all folders...*_ This "little" move erased all the very important program files that were in a folder(s) or shortcut folder(s) that I had on My Desktop and all the other desktops. This is a disaster. Luckily, I can find some of th…
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Website problems in IE and Firefox.
by Guest jerry404@notvalid.com- 6 replies
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I'm running Win98se. I have both the latest ver of Firefox and IE6. If I go to this particular website: http://www.thunderguys.be I constantly get error messages when I click on the individual pictures. I'm referring to this: First you get the intro. (which can be skipped). Then it brings up a list (on the right), where there is Zorro the Zebra, Liberty Horses, Bikes and Horses, etc. Click on one of them, at the bottom is a sliding bar where individual pictures can be selected. Everytime I click on one of them, I get an error message which tells me that the script is running real slow and if I leave it run, my computer may stop responding. If I select YES …
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[Commercial] Windows Device Driver Training from IndustryProfessionals
by Guest Concepts Systems- 0 replies
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Hello All, With a growing demand for Windows System Professionals, we are pleased to announce a new weekend batch of "Windows Internals and Device Drivers" for working professionals and Engineers. Course Highlights: Windows Internals - It includes topics related to key components of system like - Thread scheduling, I/O, memory management, - Windows Security - Debugging using Win Dbg to explore windows internals. Windows Device Driver It deals with important driver-building and designing mechanisms - Windows Driver Model and development - PnP Concepts - Storage Stack - Device Driver building, debugging, writing installer. - Synchronization, Inte…
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RE: SPYWARE (FREE DOWNLOAD)
by Guest Yankee- 0 replies
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RE: SPYWARE (FREE DOWNLOAD) Margie, On 13 Feb 08, I downloaded SpyBot 1.5.1.12 with latest detection update 2/13/2008 to my Windows 98 SE and it seems to work fine. The day before I had downloaded update 2/06/2008, ran it and removed a lot of "stuff" I didn't want. This seems to be their web site: http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html . My son put SpyBot on my computer a few years ago and I just 'update' it without plugging in their web site to get the updates; however, I just went to their web site to get the info for you. Here is the web site of a columnist (Betty Champagne) who offers free advice and refers us to many 'free" programs http://www.bitsnpc…
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Playing FLV videos on a TV from a DVD
by Guest jerry404@notvalid.com- 1 reply
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I have a large collection of Youtube (and other) .FLV videos that I have saved. Is there any way to burn them to a DVD so I can play them on a TV using a tv type DVD player? I have a feeling they need to be converted to another format. I have no experience with burning DVD's other than just copying stuff from my harddrive as a backup. I've never made or even copied a DVD for TV use. Assuming I need to convert it, what software? Thanks
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Win98SE currently runs USB can I add PCI card for usb 2 and use it at the same time (move usb2 devices to that interface). Strange question is Can two pc be interconnected via USB ports and maybe even have a hard drive on the same usb. Just wondering.