Windows 98
Windows 98 help and discussions.
1720 topics in this forum
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BIOS problem
by Guest McDermotts- 2 replies
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I also posted this to MS News server, hope it's ok to cross post. I have an old AOpen AX6BC motherboard. Per AOpens advise, I tried to install BIOS update so the system would recognize the larger drive I added to the system. During the update process, something went wrong and a message flashed that said "UNKNOWN FLASH TYPE". Since then, the system will not even boot and no monitor. If I turn it on with the floppy containing the BIOS file in the drive it tries to read for a while and then stops. Same thing if I power on with a startup floppy in drive a. Also, if I power with either one of these disks, if I hit any key on keyboard it tries to read from a dri…
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Clean install of 98SE after XP Pro. installed
by Guest Dan- 24 replies
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Okay, I have decided to do a clean install of 98SE. I have XP Professional installed on the D: drive and 98SE is on the C: drive. I have seen the following web page on the Internet but I don't want to risk messing up the XP Pro. install in any way if possible. http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_98_after_windows_xp.htm Windows 98SE is on the c:\ hard drive but it really is now FUBAR. The software drivers do not even fully load anymore in the device manager even after removing them. Then by using the install hardware driver you can get some of them back but not all of them. I guess I have the option of doing an over install of 98SE but I would p…
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strange...
by Guest lpi- 0 replies
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We had the same experiences with bad quality humaneyes. No after sell services, it's really sucks.
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strange...
by Guest lpi- 0 replies
- 291 views
We had the same experiences with bad quality humaneyes. No after sell services, it's really sucks.
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different search
by Guest ANTHONY DIODATI- 7 replies
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Hi all, When I use the search feature in IE 6, I am most of the time re directed to some other search page, and it is not the page I opened from my search. The correct page will be there for a second or 2, but then I am re directed to a different search. It is not the same one all the time, but different ones. I did run hi jack this, spy bot search and destroy, but still the same , I also did delete cookies, through IE and also manually, still no luck. Any other good program I can run. Thanks, Tony
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98SE and XP Professional Stability
by Guest Dan- 14 replies
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I thank PCR and my friend Jeff for all of their help in getting me back on firm ground again with a clean install of 98SE and an over-install of XP Professional. The surprising thing was that at the end XP Professional was becoming more unstable than 98SE. Yes, XP Professional had the dreaded BSOD (Blue Screens of Death) that were related to sound driver issues and 98SE also had the sound driver issues from the Sound Blaster Audigy. Jeff reminded me of a simple fact that I had completely forgotten about being away from this newsgroup for so long. The fact about getting rid of everything related to all the extra junk programs with the Sound Blaster Audi…
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Re: Dummy printer
by Guest Gary S. Terhune- 21 replies
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Re: Dummy printer Don't know the answer, but I'm cross-posting this to the Win98 General group, since this one gets very little traffic. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Jerry Bank" <bankcello@verizon.net> wrote in message news:MPG.2135089ca5d9396d98970f@news.verizon.net... >I would like to set up a dummy printer that will print to a file. I know > that I can specify the port at "FILE:", which will create a file on the > disc. However, I don't want to have to respecify the file name each > time. Is there a way to have it go to the same file each time. > > Someone suggested using adding a port …
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Error Starting Program
by Guest GaryMcLeod- 4 replies
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The COMDLG32.DLL file is linked to missing export USER32.DLL I get the above message whenever I try to open any program. I cannot save or run any program on that computer, which is a laptop with Windows 98 first edition. I don't have a reinstall disk.
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Shutdown Supplement
by Guest wrytat- 6 replies
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I'm experiencing the symptoms as described in this article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239887); my pc stop responding after shutdown. I want to download the Shutdown Supplement, but the Download button is only a picture. (So near, yet so far...) Where can I find the Shutdown Supplement?
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Poor humaneyes
by Guest *«Ë²´*- 1 reply
- 308 views
We had the same experiences with bad quality humaneyes. No after sell services, it's really sucks.
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Poor humaneyes
by Guest *«Ë²´*- 0 replies
- 266 views
We had the same experiences with bad quality humaneyes. No after sell services, it's really sucks.
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Poor humaneyes
by Guest *«Ë²´*- 0 replies
- 274 views
We had the same experiences with bad quality humaneyes. No after sell services, it's really sucks.
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Network with Win98 and WinXP
by Guest Rosivaldo Fernandes Alves- 12 replies
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I have an old computer with Win98 installed and a new computer with WinXP installed? How can I safely put both to work together in a home network? I'm afraid of allowing the Win98 to access the internet, since it doesn't have automatic update from Microsoft, so it may have security holes that will never be closed. How can I solve these questions? Thanks in advance. Rosivaldo.
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Seek opinion on "fix OE errors" 1 2
by Guest Rod- 29 replies
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I'd like to run one of the free fix-it programs "fix OE errors" available on the web. Any recomendations? warnings? Just checking with the cognoscenti. Any problems are probably with my ISP, my OE shows posts to my fav Newsgroup, but they are not getting replies, nor showing up in Google, so I thought I give these programs a fly, in part, to appease my anxiety. Praise to the knowledgeable.
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More Network Password Issues
by Guest Jay- 18 replies
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Greetings! I'm posting this after reading the thread started 07/21/07, and not having any success with those suggestions. I have several old Win98 machines which used to be networked. Now they're stand-alones, but they keep asking for the username and password. If I type in anything or nothing at all and click OK, I get a residual message from the old network days saying that the default desktop will be loaded. The previous "administrator" locked out the Control Panels, and now not only can't I stop the thing from asking for usernames and passwords, I can't adjust any settings or install some software I need on them. Is there some way to reset it wit…
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Computer keeps reseting
by Guest Dan- 19 replies
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I have a computer at work and it is fully patched through Windows Update but it keeps resetting. It is a Windows Millenium computer and I was wondering if someone here had some ideas about it. In addition, can someone do me a favor and cross-post this question to the Windows Millenium general newsgroup also. I notice Windows ME only has one newsgroup left so I wanted to post here since there are so many experts and I do not know about the Windows Me general newsgroup people.
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I forgot what the utility is that you can easily bring up in 98SE to renew and refresh your ip address. Can someone please enlighten me and save me from a lot of annoying searching with Google. Thanks in advance!
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Windows 98 wont play youtube videos
by Guest Capt K Ripendran- 8 replies
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I am able to play YouTube video/audio in Windows XP SP2 but NOT in Windows 98 SE! Is it NOT designed such as Skype which requires a minimum of Windows 2000? Is there any patch that requires to be downloaded and installed? Capt K Ripendran
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Invalid class string
by Guest Kindrick Ownby- 1 reply
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All of a sudden my Canon digital camera software, ZoomBrowser, produces the message "Invalid class string" when I try to run it by double-clicking on the icon. The computer did freeze when accessing some web page recently, but I haven't run the camera software for some time. I re-installed the software that came with the camera, and I get the same result. Should I uninstall/delete all the camera stuff before the re-install? Any suggestions? TIA, Kindrick
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Local Area connection - task bar display
by Guest Sunny- 2 replies
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Is it possible to show the local area/activity connection icon on the task bar? It's the small icon of two computers. (Using Win98SE on another PC and connected to my ISP by cable) It doesn't seem as easy to find it like in WinXP :-)
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SSL Alert
by Guest attilathehun1- 7 replies
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I'm getting a SSL Alert saying " The browser and web-site cannot communicate securely because there are no common encryption algorithms. " I'm trying to get on a stock trading web-site to do stock tradings. I've always used my Desktop PC, a Dell Dimension 8300 running Windows XP Pro Edition or my Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. I have no problems using those operating systems. This is the first time I've tried to use my DIY, well it used to be a Dell, but pieced together and now running great for a Windows 98 SE. It says I need to " Check the SSL protocol settings on the browser for SSLv3/TLSv1 protocol support. "…
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Lexmark Printer
by Guest AAH- 4 replies
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Lexmark printer with display indicator "Cover Open" got struck. None of the button on the panel works. The cover appears to be in proper place. Should I rush to the store to buy new one or ..... ? Thanks for any early advice.
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Error message in Windows 98 Second Edition 1 2 3 4
by Guest Dan- 99 replies
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I am unable to run Windows 98 SE in normal mode. Fortunately, I can run it in safe mode. When I try to run Windows 98 SE in normal mode then I receive a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death --- grin). The windows fatal exception is as follows: Fatal exception 0D occurred at 0147:0000BC9D I have a dual-boot with XP Professional which still works great. However, I also want 98SE to work great as well. Thanks for your help and I look forward to getting 98SE up and running at full speed. Well PCR, you were right that eventually XP Pro. would hurt 98SE I guess -- grin. Thanks in advance for all of the help and I am looking forward to posting here again via M…
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DVD plaer no sound
by Guest alexxchris- 6 replies
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Still using the old reliable horse, Win98 SE. I install a DVD Player and when I play a DVD movie, I can see the pictures but there is no sound coming out of the system. However, when I insert an audio CD, there is sound . (and there is also sound if the audio CD is play using the default MP in the win 98) . May I know what is missing here. Thanks
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My computer is really messed up I do not have my toolbars and my Icons are very large, can't even scroll down in my e-mails.