Windows 98
Windows 98 help and discussions.
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Operating sys disk as an Ext drive?
by Guest rod- 10 replies
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I am in a screaming hurry, I have an old W98 comp that gives me 3 "beeps" when I power on. then blank screen. I need to search the HDD for some old files I need to give my programmer. Can I simply hoik out the HDD, plug it into an ext HDD case and search for the files with my XP? Cheers and ta for any info, Rod.
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Stand-alone virus scanner for Windows 98?
by Guest Tony- 18 replies
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Can anyone recommend a stand-alone virus scanner that will work with Windows 98? I need something I can use for maintenance that I can burn onto a CD-R disc - put it into the CD drive and then scan the system. FYI, Trend Micro makes a great stand-alone scanner sysclean.com, but it only works for Win2K/NT/XP. Thanks!!!
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boot disk
by Guest lutra- 18 replies
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Hello again....... I wrote on Sunday with regards to being unable to get my computer started up. I can't get past the DELL LOGO screen and then it goes to a black screen with the cursor blinking on the left top. I tried the F8, the control key, F5 key............... so far, NIX! And so someone asked if I had a boot disk. YES, I do....but before I put it in and start trying........could someone tell me what the procedure is and how I should respond to hopefully get my old girl up and running. Appreciation extended to those who are in the know!!
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locked out after running utility to clear disk space
by Guest Goakland- 3 replies
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I got a message that my hard drive was full and a popup asking if I wanted to run a utility to clear space. I ran the utility and immediately couldn't get into any MS programs. If I selected a program, e.g. Word, I got a message like unable to access word.inl (not sure about extension). Also, the icons for the MS programs looked like document rather than program icons. I restarted my computer and the system now wants me to reinstall Windows98. I have no idea where the disks are, and it seems like I may have just deleted one key module. Can anyone recommend a way to see if it is still on my computer (I assume I can start up in DOS, although the Wind…
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An ALTERNATIVE to Notepad?
by Guest Casey- 7 replies
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In article <n24qu3pko092trdukmtkio0k2nuli0qrod@4ax.com>, a@inwind.it says... > Hallo > > I need an alternative to Notepad (of Windows 98) > > I need only two features more: > > -replace funcion > -no 64 Kb limit > (free) > > Hopefully: > - same little Kb size > - same Notepad layout and speedness > - Italian language > > As you see.. the Windows XP "Notepad" (!) > but it doesn't run on Win98 (Comdlg.dll problem) > > Have you a precise piece of software to suggest to me? > Try EditPad lite http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html
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computer won't start up
by Guest lutra- 19 replies
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Hello. Yesterday I started up my computer quite normally. When I opened OE it froze. This happened a number of times and so I restarted in SAFE MODE. From there I did a number of things like VIRUS CHECK, SPYBOT and did a delete and clean up of files. Scan disk, defrag, etc. Later I went into normal mode and tried again.......another freeze up. Did a restart and then disabled NORTON Internet Security and ANTIVIRUS. Then OE opened fine and I was able to do a little more work online. Shut down normally. Today I pushed the start button......did NOT notice any peculiar sounds or something out of the ordinary....the screen went just past the DELL COMPUTER SCRE…
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My mouse gets the jitters
by Guest Fan924- 5 replies
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I ran for virus and adware. Nothing. Periodically, the mouse starts to jump about erratically. Like the PC is really busy even though it shouldn't be. This gets worse until it is not usable. Continues even after all applications are closed. Symptoms are gone after reboot. I never had this on my old PC running at 450MHz on win 98. I am now at 2.6GHz with win 98SE. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Is this common?
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cd player
by Guest mikeb- 1 reply
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i have an old dellgx1 with a pentiunm 2 processor that won't recognize the disk player. it says no dvd player installed and i have checked plug in and even replaced it with another player with no luck. i can't load any programs like a printer ect. can anyone help? i am no computer expert and realize its old but would like to fix it untill i can get another. thanks
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Changing motherboard Win98SE
by Guest RMD- 0 replies
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Hi All, I managed to turn up a used computer for $20 which contained a suitable 800MHz Celeron board, which I could use to replace my dud motherboard. I've never replaced a motherboard before, so just doing it was of interest to me. I wanted to boot up the original hard drive with all applications installed and get it to work with the the new motherboard. I put an old installation hard drive into the $20 computer so I could experiment - I got some good stuff off the internet of "how-to" do it. I had Acronis True Image at the ready too, with existing backups of the system. I did alright on the motherboard, graphics, in the transfer to the new motherboa…
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Running program from flash drive means lock.exe doesn't work
by Guest blackhead- 5 replies
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I have an Adata USB flashdrive running a p2p program that also stores downloaded files on it. I left it running for a few hours. When I came back, it was no longer running the program. All the data is secure so I have to run lock.exe, together with a password to access it. But when i run lock.exe from the installation disk, it says "No Flash device attached!". When i run lock.exe fro the flash device, it says "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down". So now I can't even access the program and data that was in the security area. Does anyone have an idea as to what has happened because it looks as if I'll have to reformat it, which se…
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Security programs, Scanners for Win98se???
by Guest Davej- 9 replies
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Is it true that Adaware is no longer supporting Win98se? What security programs are people now using on their Win98se boxes? Thanks.
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US CERT - CISCO
by Guest MEB- 2 replies
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 National Cyber Alert System Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-087B Cisco Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: March 27, 2007 Last revised: -- Source: US-CERT Systems Affected * Cisco IOS Overview Cisco has released Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20080326-bundle to correct multiple vulnerabilities affecting Cisco IOS. Attackers could exploit these vulnerabilities to access sensitive information or cause a denial of service. I. Description Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20080326-bundle addresses a number of v…
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Black screen (no logo) before desktop shows
by Guest dk_- 9 replies
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How can I display the Windows 98 logo (with the changing color bar at the bottom) before the desktop loads, instead of just see a black screen for 1 minute? When the machine starts, the Windows logo displays, then the screen goes black for about one minute, then the desktop loads. The machine is running fine. msdos.sys does have the line "Logo=1" I tried just putting 'logo.sys' in the C: directory. No joy. Thanks. -Dennis -- Dennis Kessler http://www.denniskessler.com/acupuncture
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OBJINFO.XML
by Guest S1L1Y1- 6 replies
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I know this question does not belong in this group and I already posted it in an other group but here is the only place I always get answers. How can I convert an nonmedia.xml file to an OBJINFO.XML file? Sol
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Data Feed inn Excel Form
by Guest Jeff Richards- 10 replies
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Look here for information on accessing an XML file using EXCEL: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA011019641033.aspx .. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:O%239To$DkIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I know this question does not belong in this group and I already posted it > in an other group but here is the only place I always get answers.I guess > I > should explain my problem better I downloaded my product feed from > yahoo but it is not in an Excel form and I am trying to convert it to > Excel. > on top of the feed it says the " <?xml version="1.0" enco…