Guest littlepenny Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 HELP!!! I have an old Windows 98 Second Edition. Do I have to buy a newer version, like Vista, to be able to download Livewire Messenger? My browser says it can't connect to the internet. I just don't understand this anymore. Any suggestions other than buying a newer computer? Thanks for any help I can get! -- Been gone too long!
Guest Tim Slattery Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Re: Downloads littlepenny <littlepenny08@yahoo.com> wrote: >HELP!!! I have an old Windows 98 Second Edition. Do I have to buy a newer >version, like Vista, to be able to download Livewire Messenger? My browser >says it can't connect to the internet. I just don't understand this anymore. >Any suggestions other than buying a newer computer? Thanks for any help I can >get! Win98 should be able to connect just fine. You'll have to check your network cable, router, cable modem, whatever you use to connect. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(Shell/User) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest Dan Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 RE: Downloads As Tim, says Windows 98 SE works fine on the Internet and it is actually now my primary operating system because of all the DNS Poison associated with Dan K's research. Anyway, Windows 98 Second Edition is great. Remember, that if you go over 512 megabytes then you will have issues even with using the proper memory management strategies as outlined in this website. I tried it with 2 gigabytes and 98 Second Edition just continued to choke on that much memory at least for me. I am sure it partly is because I have an ATI Radeon 9800 XT and that has 256 megabytes memory as well. Anyway, let us know all about your computer and any error messages you have so we can help you. Here is a website about managing your memory in Windows 98 Second Edition as well. Grateful thanks to the author(s) of this website. http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.php "littlepenny" wrote: > HELP!!! I have an old Windows 98 Second Edition. Do I have to buy a newer > version, like Vista, to be able to download Livewire Messenger? My browser > says it can't connect to the internet. I just don't understand this anymore. > Any suggestions other than buying a newer computer? Thanks for any help I can > get! > -- > Been gone too long!
Guest littlepenny Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Re: Downloads Thanks Tim....I been arguing that it is the cable connection, not my computer!!! Guess I'll argue with them some more, maybe a different person who knows what he/she is doing, LOL! Thanks again!!!Have a great evening... -- Been gone too long! "Tim Slattery" wrote: > littlepenny <littlepenny08@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >HELP!!! I have an old Windows 98 Second Edition. Do I have to buy a newer > >version, like Vista, to be able to download Livewire Messenger? My browser > >says it can't connect to the internet. I just don't understand this anymore. > >Any suggestions other than buying a newer computer? Thanks for any help I can > >get! > > Win98 should be able to connect just fine. You'll have to check your > network cable, router, cable modem, whatever you use to connect. > > -- > Tim Slattery > MS MVP(Shell/User) > Slattery_T@bls.gov > http://members.cox.net/slatteryt >
Guest littlepenny Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 RE: Downloads Hey Dan...like I told Tim, I think it's the cable company, not my puter!!! Thanks so much for all the info!! Have a great evening..... -- Been gone too long! "Dan" wrote: > As Tim, says Windows 98 SE works fine on the Internet and it is actually now > my primary operating system because of all the DNS Poison associated with Dan > K's research. Anyway, Windows 98 Second Edition is great. > > Remember, that if you go over 512 megabytes then you will have issues even > with using the proper memory management strategies as outlined in this > website. I tried it with 2 gigabytes and 98 Second Edition just continued to > choke on that much memory at least for me. I am sure it partly is because I > have an ATI Radeon 9800 XT and that has 256 megabytes memory as well. > > Anyway, let us know all about your computer and any error messages you have > so we can help you. Here is a website about managing your memory in Windows > 98 Second Edition as well. Grateful thanks to the author(s) of this website. > > http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.php > > > "littlepenny" wrote: > > > HELP!!! I have an old Windows 98 Second Edition. Do I have to buy a newer > > version, like Vista, to be able to download Livewire Messenger? My browser > > says it can't connect to the internet. I just don't understand this anymore. > > Any suggestions other than buying a newer computer? Thanks for any help I can > > get! > > -- > > Been gone too long!
Guest Dan Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 RE: Downloads Well, stay around a while with us at Windows 98 general --- thanks Dan W. "littlepenny" wrote: > Hey Dan...like I told Tim, I think it's the cable company, not my puter!!! > Thanks so much for all the info!! Have a great evening..... > -- > Been gone too long! > > > "Dan" wrote: > > > As Tim, says Windows 98 SE works fine on the Internet and it is actually now > > my primary operating system because of all the DNS Poison associated with Dan > > K's research. Anyway, Windows 98 Second Edition is great. > > > > Remember, that if you go over 512 megabytes then you will have issues even > > with using the proper memory management strategies as outlined in this > > website. I tried it with 2 gigabytes and 98 Second Edition just continued to > > choke on that much memory at least for me. I am sure it partly is because I > > have an ATI Radeon 9800 XT and that has 256 megabytes memory as well. > > > > Anyway, let us know all about your computer and any error messages you have > > so we can help you. Here is a website about managing your memory in Windows > > 98 Second Edition as well. Grateful thanks to the author(s) of this website. > > > > http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.php > > > > > > "littlepenny" wrote: > > > > > HELP!!! I have an old Windows 98 Second Edition. Do I have to buy a newer > > > version, like Vista, to be able to download Livewire Messenger? My browser > > > says it can't connect to the internet. I just don't understand this anymore. > > > Any suggestions other than buying a newer computer? Thanks for any help I can > > > get! > > > -- > > > Been gone too long!
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