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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Monitor Resolution back | 2/8/2012 | Michael Troy |
| Q: I am in big troubles. I changed the resolution of the comp. monitor (the Screen Area, in the Display ... A: You should be able to fix this in Safe Mode. Just hit the F8 key after starting the computer but ... | ||
| Ubuntu 10.04 on old computer | 1/31/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: I have an old Pentium 2 computer that was running Win95.I was going to securely wipe the hard drive ... A: Sorry Michael, Ubuntu requires MUCH more than 16MB of RAM. Personal experience of Ubuntu myself, I ... | ||
| Iris for PC | 1/28/2012 | Michael Troy |
| Q: I am going to buy the Asus Transformer Prime tablet soon,and have tried the Iris app for it on the ... A: Iris is an Android voice interface, basically a ripoff of Apple's Siri (in fact, its name is the ... | ||
| sound | 1/25/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: i have no sound and my microphone does not work.Ithought you might know something that could help ... A: if you have internet access, you need to go to the Acer website, locate drivers according to the ... | ||
| Memory Wiping | 12/22/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: I would like to clear the memory of my old computer that runs on Windows 95 so nothing can be ... A: If your computer does not support CD booting, you can solve the issue by making a floppy start-up ... | ||
| Memory Wiping | 12/19/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: I would like to clear the memory of my old computer that runs on Windows 95 so nothing can be ... A: If you can get a hold of a blank CD, there is a bundled program called Ultimate Boot CD that you can ... | ||
| Wiping memory | 12/11/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: Ok, I used that program you suggested to wipe my hard drive clean so that nothing is retrievable, ... A: Again, since I haven't used this program in a while and cannot test it on my current system, I am ... | ||
| Wiping Computer | 12/6/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pcemaxx.html Using the above program you mentioned, how do I run it? ... A: Unfortunately, I don't even have a floppy drive on my computer any more so I can't even look at the ... | ||
| Wiping Computer | 12/6/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pcemaxx.html Using the above program you mentioned, how do I run it? ... A: The setup file that you download automatically creates a floppy disk that you can use. You must run ... | ||
| Reformat | 12/4/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: How do I reformat a hard drive that is running on Win95? I have a brand new Win95 install disc I ... A: If you want to wipe all your old hard drive data, you cannot simply rely on format. That will erase ... | ||
| Reformat | 12/4/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: How do I reformat a hard drive that is running on Win95? I have a brand new Win95 install disc I ... A: Be careful. Many computers from the Windows 95 era do not have a BIOS that allows you to boot to a ... | ||
| Reformat | 12/4/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: How do I reformat a hard drive that is running on Win95? I have a brand new Win95 install disc I ... A: First, you will need to have a boot floppy disk. Most Win. 95 CD's are not bootable and require a ... | ||
| Reformating | 11/22/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: I have an older computer with Windows 95, and I would like to completely reformat the hard drive so ... A: You would just need to insert and boot to your Windows 95 CD. During setup, you will be asked to ... | ||
| Win 95/98, Compaq LTE, USB 1.0-2.0 Pcmcia | 9/3/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: I have a connectivity problem, "I can't find any way to get a USB 1 or 2 port on my compaq LTE" ... A: I am afraid you won't find a 16 bit PC card to USB device. The 16 bit cards provide 3.3 v while the ... | ||
| Very Slow Laptop PC | 6/25/2011 | Karl Zick |
| Q: I hope that you'll be able to help me. My wife's PC is a Toshiba Laptop with 2.8 GHz Celeron ... A: It scanned your system files, didn't find a problem, and shut down. The only other thing I can ... | ||
| Very Slow Laptop PC | 6/22/2011 | Karl Zick |
| Q: I hope that you'll be able to help me. My wife's PC is a Toshiba Laptop with 2.8 GHz Celeron ... A: First, the Celeron is the worst CPU Intel ever manufactured and they seem to degrade over time. I ... | ||
| CD Drives Are Not Listed | 5/14/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: My CD-ROM and CD-RW drives are no longer listed in My Computer! The Device Manager does not list ... A: UPDATED at the bottom: Have you tried seeing what the BIOS says when the drives are disconnected ... | ||
| Safe Mode | 5/13/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: I have an Acer Aspire laptop. I try to get into safe mode, by pressing the F8 key. I then get the ... A: Using Safe Mode does not grant the ability to retrieve passwords. That would be way too easy, ... | ||
| Safe Mode | 5/13/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: I have an Acer Aspire laptop. I try to get into safe mode, by pressing the F8 key. I then get the ... A: Booting off of a CD is not a given option in the Safe Mode boot menu. Booting off of a CD refers to ... | ||
| Safe Mode | 5/12/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: I have an Acer Aspire laptop. I try to get into safe mode, by pressing the F8 key. I then get the ... A: Safe mode loads Windows just like Normal mode, but the difference is many system files and drivers ... | ||
| copying files | 5/9/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: Mike; I received your response in my hotmail site but it wouldn't let me reply with a follow up ... A: I would go with the external floppy drive option. Get something like this: ... | ||
| copying files | 5/9/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: I have an old desk top computer that started out with DOS and upgraded to Windows 95. I have a lot ... A: Older computers can be a little tricky. Most USB flash drives are not designed to work with the ... | ||
| CD Drives Are Not Listed | 5/3/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: My CD-ROM and CD-RW drives are no longer listed in My Computer! The Device Manager does not list ... A: Beings you said you added a new one recently, that may change things. You have to check the pin ... | ||
| CD Drives Are Not Listed | 4/28/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: My CD-ROM and CD-RW drives are no longer listed in My Computer! The Device Manager does not list ... A: Judging from the problem, this may be a problem with the IDE controller on the motherboard. Turn off ... | ||
| wireless g card for my laptop.. | 4/21/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: I have a Intellinet wireless g card for my laptop and I need to get it set up and ready to access ... A: You will need drivers that work with your computer's operating system. If they exist, they should ... | ||
| bootdisk problem | 4/7/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: I was cleaning off files from my old computer to give to my teenaged son. I must have deleted the ... A: The correct way to fix this is using the system disk. Since you don't have that, we can try a few ... | ||
| My Installation CD ( continued ) | 3/30/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: I do not really know the purpose of Intel PIII Serial Number Control Utility; I only guessed that it ... A: according to Intel, in this link: ... | ||
| My Installation CD | 3/29/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: On the label of my Installation CD is written the following: Product Recovery ... A: Sorry, none of those would create a recovery partition. Because you know the purposes of 2, 3 and 5, ... | ||
| My Installation CD | 3/28/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: On the label of my Installation CD is written the following: Product Recovery ... A: Because of the fact you are running Windows 98, the setup/layout of how the CDs work may be slightly ... | ||
| Laptop to tv sound | 3/22/2011 | Kevin |
| Q: I would like to know how I hook up an old laptop to an HDTV since there are no RCA jacks on the pc? ... A: What kind of connections are available on the laptop? Is there at least a VGA on it? You will most ... | ||
| MP3 Audio Editing Hot Inquiry | 3/19/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: I am also looking for a freeware or cheap Mp3 audio editing program to remove bad words and Vulgar ... A: To clarify, I was not suggesting those solutions for live use. What you could do, is play the song, ... | ||
| MP3 Audio Editing Hot Inquiry | 3/18/2011 | Michael Troy |
| Q: I am also looking for a freeware or cheap Mp3 audio editing program to remove bad words and Vulgar ... A: I'm afraid I haven't personally tried anything that would do that. You may want to look here to see ... | ||
| My Installation CD | 3/14/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: On the label of my Installation CD is written the following: Product Recovery ... A: A recovery CD does not require a Product Key as a recovery CD is assumed that you "own" your copy of ... | ||
| upgrade to XP | 3/14/2011 | Kevin |
| Q: How can I upgrade my Windows 98 to XP so I can use some more modern software. And what are the min. ... A: I recommend using the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor to help determine if the computer you have now ... | ||
| What Do The Numbers Stand For ( continued )? | 3/11/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: You informed that the registration code is useful in identifying a Installation CD with the correct ... A: IFPI is a copyright mark of the CD showing that the CD is legit and not piracy made. The number ... | ||
| What Do The Numbers Stand For ( continued )? | 3/9/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: You informed that the registration code is useful in identifying a Installation CD with the correct ... A: Retail is considered the standard make of a product when we are talking about an OS installation CD. ... | ||
| What Do The Numbers Stand For ( continued )? | 3/8/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: You informed that the registration code is useful in identifying a Installation CD with the correct ... A: The CD that you are explaining signifies that it is meant for the computer, not the OS. The CD is ... | ||
| What Do The Numbers Stand For? | 3/7/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: Under the General Tab in the System Properties box, accessed by right clicking My Computer and then ... A: The registration code for validating your copy of Windows is for piracy issues, in which if found as ... | ||
| What Do The Numbers Stand For? | 3/4/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: Under the General Tab in the System Properties box, accessed by right clicking My Computer and then ... A: Look on the CD case inside and out, or even the booklet papers it may have come in instead for the ... | ||
| What Do The Numbers Stand For? | 3/3/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: Under the General Tab in the System Properties box, accessed by right clicking My Computer and then ... A: Yep, this is the question that I answered once before. Here's my second go. The "4.10.2222A" is ... | ||
Windows 95/98
Answers by Expert:
Flinix
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer most questions regarding the OS Windows 98 including increases to system performance, device driver problems, alternative programs to use and best of yet, an alternative operating system. With Windows 98, it is a 98% chance your computer doesn't have more than 550Mht Pentium II or III with a max of 384 MB (top count, usually lower) of SDRAM. Most programs don't work for 98 in today. Do you want Windows XP but are afraid it won't work on your old computer? "Windows XP Performance Edition" is the way to go. Ask me about it and I shall guide you to setup your new computer on a dinosaur machine.
Experience
System analysis for multiple operating systems, including Windows 98. Rebuilding of older computers with Windows 98 systems originally on it, configuration and system repair.
Education/Credentials
Two years in PC support related classes for a broad variety of operating systems of both Windows and Linux.
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