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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Ubuntu 10.04 on old computer | 1/31/2012 |
| 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 ... | |
| sound | 1/25/2012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| Reformating | 11/22/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| CD Drives Are Not Listed | 5/14/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| CD Drives Are Not Listed | 5/3/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| My Installation CD ( continued ) | 3/30/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| My Installation CD | 3/14/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| What Do The Numbers Stand For ( continued )? | 3/11/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| Question not answered | 3/2/2011 |
| Q: I have received a regret message on Feb. 24 sent by an auto responder that you have already answered ... A: Because you appear to ask me a good number of questions, I would prefer any non-question related not ... | |
| Getting Hung ( continued ) | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: How do I figure out my corrupt driver(S)? If that be possible, I can seek to download it form the ... A: The drivers (or rather the installer of the drivers) tends to be located in C:\"name of computer ... | |
| In Which Partition ( continued )? | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: Suppose one has more than one OS installed in different partitions/HDDs and he keeps all his ... A: Run-time Environment is considered an add-on or a program that must be running along side another ... | |
| Question not answered | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: I have received a regret message on Feb. 24 sent by an auto responder that you have already answered ... A: I had rejected the question because I have received the same exact question twice (in one day even). ... | |
| In Which Partition ( continued )? | 2/25/2011 |
| Q: Suppose one has more than one OS installed in different partitions/HDDs and he keeps all his ... A: Windows will not warn you in any way. NOTE: If each of your OS's have access to all partitions, you ... | |
| Getting Hung ( continued ) | 2/24/2011 |
| Q: How do I figure out my corrupt driver(S)? If that be possible, I can seek to download it form the ... A: There should be only one marking for each device, being either never installed(the question mark) or ... | |
| In Which Partition ( continued )? | 2/24/2011 |
| Q: Suppose one has more than one OS installed in different partitions/HDDs and he keeps all his ... A: Any installed software can only be installed to one OS/partition at a time, so in a way, it keeps ... | |
| In Which Partition? | 2/24/2011 |
| Q: When a software is downloaded from the Internet or installed from a disk, is it essential that it be ... A: The order of priority in uninstall is as follows Uninstaller created by the program itself: This is ... | |
| Getting Hung ( continued ) | 2/22/2011 |
| Q: How do I figure out my corrupt driver(S)? If that be possible, I can seek to download it form the ... A: To check for bad drivers or even drivers that are not installed at all, you would need to go to the ... | |
| In Which Partition? | 2/22/2011 |
| Q: When a software is downloaded from the Internet or installed from a disk, is it essential that it be ... A: When you install a program, the registry values created automatically link the programs location so ... | |
| Getting Hung | 2/21/2011 |
| Q: In the Welcome To Windows screen, I find that whenever I click 'Discover Windows 98', my PC get hung ... A: I would take out #3 Drivers relate more to the software of the operating system being able to speak ... | |
| In Which Partition? | 2/21/2011 |
| Q: When a software is downloaded from the Internet or installed from a disk, is it essential that it be ... A: The program can be installed in a different partition or even a different hard drive, but if that ... | |
| Getting Hung | 2/18/2011 |
| Q: In the Welcome To Windows screen, I find that whenever I click 'Discover Windows 98', my PC get hung ... A: You are correct that because you can not see a second drive, you do not have a recovery partition. ... | |
| Getting Hung | 2/15/2011 |
| Q: In the Welcome To Windows screen, I find that whenever I click 'Discover Windows 98', my PC get hung ... A: With a Windows 98 machine, its possible that the hardware specifications are not powerful enough to ... | |
| What is Change Screen? | 2/15/2011 |
| Q: In the screen that appears while booting, I am asked to press Tab to Change Screen besides Del to ... A: Change screen is the option to change the primary display monitor of the computer to a second ... | |
| Booting Device ( continued ) | 2/11/2011 |
| Q: I had to ask this question in the form of a new question as I was no allowed to ask a follow up ... A: Whether you disable it or not, it would not effect your booting. The boot sequence only scans for ... | |
| Booting Device ( continued ) | 2/10/2011 |
| Q: I had to ask this question in the form of a new question as I was no allowed to ask a follow up ... A: SCSI is network booting for short, so your Ethernet port would be that device. The LS-120 is a super ... | |
| Booting Device ( continued ) | 2/7/2011 |
| Q: I had to ask this question in the form of a new question as I was no allowed to ask a follow up ... A: If you disabled it, it would not effect your system. The only one that would affect your OS would be ... | |
| Booting Device | 2/4/2011 |
| Q: On pressing F9 at startup, I find that my FDD is selected as the Booting Device. Yet, during the ... A: Well this menu is usually referred to as the "One time boot" menu because it allows you to choose ... | |
| Disabling Inbuilt AntiVirus Software During Reinstallation of an OS | 2/3/2011 |
| Q: Windows 98 OS has DOS as kernel. If this kernel is of an advanced version, then it has built in ... A: In order to repair the system by "soft" re-installation, you are still booting from a device ... | |
| Why setup.exe in Hard Disk? | 2/3/2011 |
| Q: Reinstallation and Clean Installation are both possible for my Windows 98 2/e OS from the ... A: Now I am not fully understanding your question, but I will try to re-answer your question. ... | |
| Booting Device | 2/3/2011 |
| Q: On pressing F9 at startup, I find that my FDD is selected as the Booting Device. Yet, during the ... A: 1.) The pop-up windows should be able to be "held" buy hitting say an arrow key that signifies to ... | |
| Disabling Inbuilt AntiVirus Software During Reinstallation of an OS | 2/2/2011 |
| Q: Windows 98 OS has DOS as kernel. If this kernel is of an advanced version, then it has built in ... A: Low level software in DOS should not affect any re-installation of an operating system. Antivirus ... | |
| Why setup.exe in Hard Disk? | 2/2/2011 |
| Q: Reinstallation and Clean Installation are both possible for my Windows 98 2/e OS from the ... A: This setup executable file likely came from the CD by itself as the setting up of Windows is located ... | |
| Intruder Identification (followup) | 1/20/2011 |
| Q: (As I feared: the thread got too long for AllX) I do realize that some cookies serve a useful ... A: For malware/virus scanning for your system, I can offer an older version of "Avast!", however I do ... | |
| Intruder Identification | 1/18/2011 |
| Q: Flinix I have a WIN98 OS with a similarly aged Norton Security System. The latter alerts me in real ... A: Handy link there...I might keep that in my records for my own use ><. I would like to inform you ... | |
| Intruder Identification | 1/18/2011 |
| Q: Flinix I have a WIN98 OS with a similarly aged Norton Security System. The latter alerts me in real ... A: A hacker that fails in his/her action to hack a computer is still a crime, just like "attempted" ... | |
| Intruder Identification | 1/17/2011 |
| Q: Flinix I have a WIN98 OS with a similarly aged Norton Security System. The latter alerts me in real ... A: The 125.45.109.166 number is the IP address (the address on the internet) of who is trying to access ... | |
| Erasing Hard Drive | 1/11/2011 |
| Q: - and again When the time comes to discard my hard drive, I would want to completely erase it's ... A: While in a Windows installation, doing a long format does just this actually. If you wanted to you ... | |
| Misplaced Task Bar | 1/11/2011 |
| Q: I have WIN 98, which has a "bar" ("task bar"?) that normally runs along the bottom edge of the desk ... A: By simply clicking and holding a blank space on the taskbar, you can drag it to whichever side you ... | |
| Basic Memory | 12/31/2010 |
| Q: In my just concluded series of correspondences you told me that the 64K Basic Memory as displayed in ... A: The basic memory works along with the RAM as the Cache memory works with the processor. Many ... | |
| Basic Memory | 12/30/2010 |
| Q: In my just concluded series of correspondences you told me that the 64K Basic Memory as displayed in ... A: Your RAM chip is flash memory, despite the age of the computer. There are two different types of ... | |
| Partitioning | 12/29/2010 |
| Q: I have a hard disk of 15 GB capacity ( according to invoice specification ). However, when I right ... A: I see you were stopped from asking me a question again via "too many follow-ups". That is how the ... | |
| Partitioning | 12/27/2010 |
| Q: I have a hard disk of 15 GB capacity ( according to invoice specification ). However, when I right ... A: There is not a way to recover it from your computer as the only existence of the code was when you ... | |
| Partitioning | 12/24/2010 |
| Q: I have a hard disk of 15 GB capacity ( according to invoice specification ). However, when I right ... A: It is quite possible that this is the case, however I would not understand why the person who ... | |
| windows 98 themes | 9/24/2010 |
| Q: I am still running Windows 98, 2nd Edition. I recently had a bad virus problem and had to reformat ... A: It seems that your themes are extremely hard to find for windows 98. What I may guess for your ... | |
| windows 98 themes | 9/23/2010 |
| Q: I am still running Windows 98, 2nd Edition. I recently had a bad virus problem and had to reformat ... A: I am going to take a guess that these "themes" are sound themes. Is that correct. When I had Windows ... | |
| Device driver needed/Platform Windows 95 & 98 | 8/19/2010 |
| Q: I just bought a used laptop with Office and Windows95. I paid $10 for it. I have windows 98 ... A: You have got a great find, a laptop for 10 bucks is great, no matter the age. I do have a solution. ... | |
| Display of Photos in e-mails | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: Flinix I sometimes get e's (Yahoo) which, when opened, contain pictures or photos which in turn, ... A: I am glad to be of help for you today. Here is what my thoughts for a solution to your problem may ... | |
| installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: After I had to reformat the hard drive, installed XP Home, then, Service Pack 2 , then all the ... A: Well, this is in the wrong section, but I will try my best to help you out. It seems that you are ... | |
| Followup: Clock | 5/27/2010 |
| Q: Flinix Thanks for your earlier reply. I must sheepishly confess that my clock was apparently ... A: Yes, the CMOS battery. Well I'm glad that Lorry got it working for you now. To put a little bit of ... | |
| windows 98 upgrade | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: I am running on windows 98 I have no disks and want to upgrade to at least xp I don't have a floppy ... A: No worries on the missing letter"c". Any computer can be upgraded to Windows XP, but the question is ... | |
| DLL File | 5/25/2010 |
| Q: Flinix Back again. In trying to download a driver for a camera from a CD/DVD, I get the error ... A: by looking at the problem, the missing file would be missing not from the CD, but from the computer. ... | |
| Desktop Clock | 5/22/2010 |
| Q: Flinix The clock on my Win 98 desktop has suddenly gone bananas. It gains 7 -8 hours a day. What is ... A: It is quite possible that your computer's time zone got changed. Go into control panel and set your ... | |
| missing dll | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: When I boot up an older computer, it comes up with a missing dll. wlanapi. I can find sites but ... A: Sorry for the long wait on the reply. Do you have a backup CD? If soo, insert the CD and run a ... | |
| MFC42.DLL and other help with old 98 computer | 3/20/2010 |
| Q: I have an old computer running 98 that I am trying to use just for making music on. I would like to ... A: sorry for the long wait on replying to your question. Here's how I can help you. Windows 98 doesn't ... | |
| Windows 98 Installation | 2/19/2010 |
| Q: sir how to install win 98 ANSWER: Hello. How is your day going? In order to install Windows 98 on ... A: How is your day going? In order to format the drive, the Windows 98 installation CD, or any other ... | |
| Windows 98 Installation | 2/17/2010 |
| Q: sir how to install win 98 A: How is your day going? In order to install Windows 98 on your computer, you must insert the Windows ... | |
| "My Documents" | 2/16/2010 |
| Q: Every time I try to place or an item into "My Documents" or retrieve one, it freezes my computer and ... A: this is a problem I may have trouble answering. My question to you is, is it only "My Documents" ... | |
| Windows 98 Forgotten Password | 2/5/2010 |
| Q: The expert can't answer your question. Your Question was: I read your previous answer to the above ... A: a CMOS password should never appear unless you are trying to change the settings in the CMOS itself. ... | |
| Toolbar | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: My toolbar is at present in a vertical block, and I have to click on to see it. How do I get back to ... A: In order to put your taskbar (tool bar) back to its horizontal position, just click and hold any ... | |
| computer | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: The tech guy is going to erase my hard drive because of a virus and he will install the operating ... A: Try "Avast!". It actually works unlike most virus programs, plus if I am not mistaken, it has ... | |
| Mislocated Toolbar | 1/21/2010 |
| Q: Flinix Upon opening, my WIN 98 desktop normally displays a "toolbar" across the BOTTOM, ... A: I did the same thing a few years ago. To fix this problem, simply click and hold a blank area on the ... | |
| Computer freezes on boot | 1/14/2010 |
| Q: I was using an unprotected wireless connection. When I start my computer a gateway laptop it ... A: Good evening David. Im glad to help you today! Looking at the problem, not even getting a virus ... | |
| Missing Notepad and other options in right-click context menu | 9/14/2008 |
| Q: When I right click to open the context menue, the only create new options available to me are ... A: Yes there is a way to restore the missing 'new' add-ons. I am figuring that it is the same technique ... | |
| problem launching google earth | 9/6/2008 |
| Q: I managed to download google earth's icon onto my desktop but when I try to open it I get two ... A: a possible problem could be corrupt files. Regcure checks your registry, but registry files are not ... | |
| Ethernet Adapter for Win 98 | 9/4/2008 |
| Q: I have a HP Pavilion 4430 and would like to see if I can get it operating on high speed Internet. ... A: Well its not the adapter that isn't supported by 98, it is just the driver 'for' the adapter. Sad to ... | |
| Win98 system hangs during first stat up attempt | 9/2/2008 |
| Q: I have a Win98 machine at my home. When I try to start up, it hangs at the start up screen of win98 ... A: I have never encountered such a problem, but I do have a few suggestions. Check out "Device Drivers" ... | |
| unwanted program removal | 8/24/2008 |
| Q: how do I get rid of a program that doesn't show up in the add/remove programs function. thanks ... A: the simplest way to delete this program is to open Search by hitting 'Start' button and mousing over ... | |
| unwanted program removal | 8/24/2008 |
| Q: how do I get rid of a program that doesn't show up in the add/remove programs function. thanks A: When a program does not show up in the Add/Remove Program section it most likely means it is a ... | |
| Vsioneer One Touch 7600 USB Scanner | 8/18/2008 |
| Q: I am having a problem loading my scanner. I am getting the error message: This program has ... A: What the problem may be is that the drivers/software may have installed with a fault, meaning it ... | |
| IBM Thinkpad 600E - getting to windows from dos | 8/9/2008 |
| Q: I can get to dos, but windows won't boot. I can see the hard drive directory (c:) and floppy (a:) ... A: Well all my computers which are all Windows 98 reads the boot record from IDE-0. A suggestion to try ... | |
| IBM Thinkpad 600E - getting to windows from dos | 8/8/2008 |
| Q: I can get to dos, but windows won't boot. I can see the hard drive directory (c:) and floppy (a:) ... A: Sorry for the misunderstanding, but QSTART.EXE was just an example. Your file(s) that need(s) to be ... | |
| Network Card | 8/8/2008 |
| Q: Hey Flinix, I got an old computer from school. It worked fine, running Windows 2000. My friend also ... A: I have had this same exact problem just recently. The driver I had was on a floppy disk. Try MS-DOS ... | |
| IBM Thinkpad 600E - getting to windows from dos | 8/7/2008 |
| Q: I can get to dos, but windows won't boot. I can see the hard drive directory (c:) and floppy (a:) ... A: Are you trying to boot in MS-DOS Mode? If this is the case in order to execute a command to your C ... | |
Windows 95/98
Answers by Expert:
Flinix
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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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