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…