| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| W98 spontaneous boot | 11/17/2009 | Kevin |
Q: After many years of faithful service my e-machine has begun to turn itself on. I bought a new VISTA ...
A: OK, I wonder if this is the common Windows 98SE issue that I have seen in the past. If so, this can ...
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| My Documents opens with boot | 11/17/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I have XP Home SP3.Lately,My Documents opens itself (minimized to the toolbar) when I boot the ...
A: The only other thing I can think of is to check for viruses and/or malware. Using Internet Explorer, ...
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| W98 spontaneous boot | 11/16/2009 | Kevin |
Q: After many years of faithful service my e-machine has begun to turn itself on. I bought a new VISTA ...
A: You mean it actually powers itself on? Is it powered off completely prior? Only thing I can think of ...
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| My Documents opens with boot | 11/16/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I have XP Home SP3.Lately,My Documents opens itself (minimized to the toolbar) when I boot the ...
A: Have to ask the basics, go to Start, Run, type in MSCONFIG, under the Startup tab is My Documents ...
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| uninstall safe mode? | 11/12/2009 | Kevin |
Q: My computer operates on windows 98 2nd edition. It has suddenly started opening up in safe mode and ...
A: can you tap the F5/F8 key repeatedly when you startup the computer (until you see a screen with ...
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| Hooking Ethernet to Windows 98 | 11/9/2009 | Kevin |
Q: It was up and running - had to wipe the system and cannot get connected? Help - what am I missing??
A: sorry for the delay in replying back. It might just be missing the drivers for the network ...
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| Wireless in Windows 98 SE | 11/8/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have an old Toshiba Satellite 2520cds running Win98 SE, and I'm trying to set up wireless with my ...
A: Do you have another computer that you can connect to the router (either wireless or using a network ...
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| Wireless in Windows 98 SE | 11/8/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have an old Toshiba Satellite 2520cds running Win98 SE, and I'm trying to set up wireless with my ...
A: You just need to enter the wireless parameters to connect to the router. Do you have another ...
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| changing laptop from xp to run 95/98 | 11/6/2009 | Kevin |
Q: although he has split disc drive he cannot get the computer to accept this with ease although i know ...
A: it won't run side by side as in simultaneously, but it will allow you to select which one you want ...
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| can't access floppy files | 11/3/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I have files saved on 3.5 disks saved in Windows 98. New computer is Vista and I can't get the ...
A: Open Windows Explorer, put the floppy in the drive, right click that drive, click Properties, ...
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| win98 | 11/2/2009 | Kevin |
Q: Was given an older PC with win 98. has WD300 30.0 GB HDD, System is unable to boot, even with the ...
A: This floppy diskette is using the bootdisk.exe files correct? Can you open it and confirm that there ...
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| win98 | 10/31/2009 | Kevin |
Q: Was given an older PC with win 98. has WD300 30.0 GB HDD, System is unable to boot, even with the ...
A: which bootdisk is this? Is this the Windows 98 floppy diskette or the Windows 98 CD? If you haven't ...
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| batch filenames | 10/27/2009 | Kevin |
Q: Kevin, I will post the previous response from a long time ago that worked great for me except I ...
A: try the following: @echo off setlocal set List=C:\*.* for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b "%List%"') ...
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| Picture viewer | 10/26/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I burned some pictures on a CD using Windows 98, now I am trying to read these pictures from an XP ...
A: were these burned recently? I have seen this kind of problem in the past where certain type of CD ...
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| Modem icon missing | 10/20/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I need to reinstall my modem driver but the modem icon is missing in my control panel. How would I ...
A: it is a file called modem.cpl If it is nowhere on your hard disk, then ask a friend who has windows ...
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| Trouble upgrading to windows 98 from windows 95 | 10/20/2009 | Kevin |
Q: My mother has an Acer Aspire computer that she purchased about 15 years ago that is running Windows ...
A: Download the Windows 98SE bootdisk at: http://1gighost.com/ed/brandy/boot98se.exe Save it on your ...
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| Windows installation | 10/18/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I hope I am in the right area to ask this question. My aunt has an old IBM computer with windows 98 ...
A: Sorry this answer is so late, I was sick for a while. Try typing the word win at the prompt and see ...
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| Trouble upgrading to windows 98 from windows 95 | 10/18/2009 | Kevin |
Q: My mother has an Acer Aspire computer that she purchased about 15 years ago that is running Windows ...
A: what happens when you put back the upgrade CD? Does it continue or attempt to upgrade over Windows ...
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| Windows 98 | 10/9/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I simply cannot get into safe mode. Tried tapping the F8 key repeatedly with no success. Tried the ...
A: The F8 or Crtl key should work. The F8 key can be a little tricky since you have to push it at just ...
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| Windows 98 to XP | 10/9/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I picked up a Dell Inspiron 8100 from a swap shop that has the hard drive reformatted and did not ...
A: is that XP install a new install or an upgrade install? You should have a choice before the install ...
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| Re-install issue in Win 98 | 9/29/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have old Pentium (R) Pro system 200 Mhz , 384 MB Ram 20 GB HDD. I tried to re-install windows 98 ...
A: Sounds like a BIOS problem. Take a look at this MS Knowledgebase article to see if it helps: ...
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| plug and play mass strogae device detection | 9/26/2009 | Kevin |
Q: i have a maxtor basicsTM 300GB external HDD which has been detected on this compaq presario 1685 ...
A: The problem might be that Windows ME can't read NTFS (assuming that's the file format you have for ...
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| plug and play mass strogae device detection | 9/25/2009 | Kevin |
Q: i have a maxtor basicsTM 300GB external HDD which has been detected on this compaq presario 1685 ...
A: I'm not sure I quite understand the question here. Is it found by Windows ME and not by Windows ...
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| Publisher 98 | 9/25/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have used Microsoft Publisher 98 since then but just recently it just won't let me save my work. ...
A: download CCleaner and run the option to clear all your temp folders to see if it helps: ...
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| my pc | 9/23/2009 | Kevin |
Q: Kevin i was just recently given a computer and its windows 98 the piece that allows the computer to ...
A: There is a way to fix this but it's not going to be easy. Since this is a laptop, usually the entire ...
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| problems with dll | 9/13/2009 | Kevin |
Q: 3 of my programs - Info Select, Outlook Express and Quickbooks not working anymore. As I start , ...
A: were you able to run sfc from the run dialog box? Try typing in sfc and hit ENTER to see if it finds ...
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| windows wont start up | 9/12/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have an Acer runnin windows XP. It keeps saying windows failed to start. A recent hardward or ...
A: did you make any changes to your computer before this problem began? If you installed anything new, ...
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| problems with dll | 9/12/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: 3 of my programs - Info Select, Outlook Express and Quickbooks not working anymore. As I start , ...
A: If you have system restore set, you can try going back to an earlier restore date. If you end up ...
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| problems with dll | 9/12/2009 | Kevin |
Q: 3 of my programs - Info Select, Outlook Express and Quickbooks not working anymore. As I start , ...
A: did you do any updates to this computer after you reinstalled Windows? Go to Start > Run and type ...
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| problems with dll | 9/12/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: 3 of my programs - Info Select, Outlook Express and Quickbooks not working anymore. As I start , ...
A: Not really sure here. You might want to try to run System File Checker (Start, Run, type: SFC). ...
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| Window 98 installation on IBM Thinkpad 600 | 9/9/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have an old IBM 600 laptop with window 95 in it. Tried to install the Window 98 SE into it. ...
A: I don't think Win. 98 CD are bootable. What you want to do is create a Win. 98 boot floppy. You ...
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| Keyboard problems | 9/8/2009 | Kevin |
Q: my keyboard is messed up, i dont know how it stopped working but alot of the keys dont work only ...
A: do you have any special function keys on the keyboard that might be enabled? Have you tried ...
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| partition hard disk in 98 | 9/2/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have a new hard disk drive size 80 GB & I install windows 98 in my system.But i can't find the ...
A: Windows does not have much in the way of built in partitioning. By default, Windows installs itself ...
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| Windows 98 Wireless Connection | 8/27/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have an old laptop that I love, but it has Windows 98. I want to connect it to my Verizon router ...
A: did Verizon setup the security for you? If they enabled WEP, then yes, that's the set of numbers you ...
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| printer install | 8/26/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have a Windows 98SE computer with 128mb ram and an AMD 700 CPU. The computer works just fine for ...
A: You may be out of luck then. Epson does not make a driver for Windows 98. You may be able to try ...
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| settings | 8/25/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have a problem with the settings on my computer. I think the best way I can explain this is by ...
A: You can get the version by going to Internet Explorer > Help > About. See if you can reset the ...
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| settings | 8/24/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have a problem with the settings on my computer. I think the best way I can explain this is by ...
A: it's probably some setting under the Advanced tab in Internet Explorer. You are using Internet ...
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| printer install | 8/23/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have a Windows 98SE computer with 128mb ram and an AMD 700 CPU. The computer works just fine for ...
A: Canon does not ship Windows 98 drivers any more, but I believe you may be able to download a ...
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| Files off Windows 95 laptop | 8/23/2009 | Kevin |
Q: How can I get files off a Windows 95 laptop ? It has an external 3.5 floppy which I tried, but my ...
A: No, they are not the same. For the serial or parallel cable method, I recommend reading the below: ...
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| Files off Windows 95 laptop | 8/23/2009 | Kevin |
Q: How can I get files off a Windows 95 laptop ? It has an external 3.5 floppy which I tried, but my ...
A: Does the Windows 95 laptop have a network connection port or only a telephone modem port? If you do, ...
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