| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Windows installation | 10/18/2009 |
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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| Windows 98 | 10/9/2009 |
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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| Re-install issue in Win 98 | 9/29/2009 |
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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| problems with dll | 9/12/2009 |
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 |
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 |
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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| partition hard disk in 98 | 9/2/2009 |
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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| printer install | 8/26/2009 |
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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| printer install | 8/23/2009 |
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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| old pictures from my computer | 8/11/2009 |
Q: I'm not a computer person. My computer is like my car, I can turn it on and it gets me where I need ...
A: There are a number of ways to do this, but none of them are particularly easy. First, you may want ...
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| computer display | 8/9/2009 |
Q: My sister does not know what she did a few days ago but everything on her screen is huge now, icons, ...
A: If you can open control panel and go into display, you should be able to increase the number of ...
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| Microsoft Works | 8/8/2009 |
Q: I have a problem. When I go into Microsoft Works to do anything, a small box pops up and says, ...
A: Typically, you would remove doing add/remove programs. If it is not in there, I usually recommend ...
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| Microsoft Works | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I have a problem. When I go into Microsoft Works to do anything, a small box pops up and says, ...
A: The most common cause for this error is that you do not have enough memory. Even if it worked ...
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| Upgrades | 7/31/2009 |
Q: MIchael Hi again. I have Win 98, but a recently purchased camera requires Win 2000 (SP4), orWin XP ...
A: Whish I had a better answer. The good news is that PCs are relatively cheap these days. You can ...
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| Upgrades | 7/30/2009 |
Q: MIchael Hi again. I have Win 98, but a recently purchased camera requires Win 2000 (SP4), orWin XP ...
A: Unfortunately, Windows 2000 or XP are completely different operating systems from 98. You would ...
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| large font | 7/9/2009 |
Q: i need help with my computer. today i turned it on and the font is so large it's ridiculous, i ...
A: If the whole screen is much larger and more faded, your video card drivers may have failed. You may ...
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| windows 95 | 7/8/2009 |
Q: How do I restore a windows 95 computer to a previous date? If you can restore it how far back can ...
A: Unfortunately, Win. 95 does not really have a system restore feature like more current systems. ...
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| Temp files | 6/9/2009 |
Q: 3 days ago after I did Search *.TMP and deleted all the temp files that were not deleted by XP Home ...
A: Many programs store information in temp files that should not be deleted. Rather than doing a ...
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| msn messenger | 5/29/2009 |
Q: If I use my work email address for msn messenger can my company read the conversations I have been ...
A: If you are not using a work computer and are not having your information sent to you via email, your ...
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| query | 5/29/2009 |
Q: how to run the flashdrives on windows 98se
A: Windows 98se computers require that you install special drivers that will work with the flash drive. ...
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| Splash screen to desktop transition time... | 5/27/2009 |
Q: My normal boot (which I have not seen for a long time!)uses two splash screens and then direct to ...
A: The two items are security updates. There should not be any problem removing them, other than ...
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| virus? | 5/19/2009 |
Q: I'm having a problem with my Dell laptop. It was acting funny so I did a virus scan. It showed that ...
A: It is quite possible that whatever infected the PC before has infected it again. If there is ...
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| virus? | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I'm having a problem with my Dell laptop. It was acting funny so I did a virus scan. It showed that ...
A: If AVG is detecting a certain infected file, you can try to go in and remove the file manually. ...
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| virus? | 5/17/2009 |
Q: I'm having a problem with my Dell laptop. It was acting funny so I did a virus scan. It showed that ...
A: It is possible that you have a corrupted system file or bad hardware, but a virus is a real ...
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| cmd | 5/10/2009 |
Q: Excuse me for my silly question,but I really want to know about command prompt,what it is,and how ...
A: The cmd prompt is simply a program to let people run MS-DOS commands. These are holdovers from the ...
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| Win98/ Win98SE | 5/10/2009 |
Q: Michael I have a Win 98 OS and two Ridata EZdrive USB 2.0 flash drives, one, a "Shark" 128 MB, the ...
A: You cannot upgrade from Win. 98 to 98se. However, if you put it all the patches and updates for 98, ...
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| IBM Thinkpad | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I got a used IBM Thinkpad 380XD at a thrift store for $12. I has a 1.33 Gb HD, 32mb unmovable RAM, ...
A: I think going further backward to DOS or 3.1 will raise even more incompatibility problems, and may ...
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| IBM Thinkpad | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I got a used IBM Thinkpad 380XD at a thrift store for $12. I has a 1.33 Gb HD, 32mb unmovable RAM, ...
A: A computer that old definitely has its limitations. First, only some PNY devices are designed to ...
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| Free AVG | 4/4/2009 |
Q: I am a great fan of AVG and use it on XP Ver 8.5). Is there a version available that I can install ...
A: Version 7.5 does work on 98 computers, and will still update with AVG virus updates. Grisoft no ...
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| windows 95,,,thumb drive | 2/26/2009 |
Q: quick question. I have an old desktop computer with windows 95 on it. I have some pictures I want to ...
A: I don't think you are going to find one. Most Win. 95 computers don't even have a USB port. I am ...
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| Maintenance | 2/17/2009 |
Q: My computer is Acer I Reinstall Dell It ask me to Activate Windows and to enter product key, but i ...
A: Most computers made in the last 10 years have the license key placed on a sticker stuck to the side ...
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| Opening windows 95 /98 file | 2/14/2009 |
Q: How can I open my old files that has been saved from old windows 95/98. Need to open last years tax ...
A: Most tax programs have a particular file that you can copy to a new computer to access last year's ...
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| Buying a new computer | 2/11/2009 |
Q: I have had a computer with Windows 98 since 1998 and the Epson printer that came with it has broken ...
A: You probably have a dial up modem in your PC. To use it, you will need to have some sort of dial ...
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| Buying a new computer | 2/11/2009 |
Q: I have had a computer with Windows 98 since 1998 and the Epson printer that came with it has broken ...
A: You are correct that there is often no easy way to copy the documents off Win. 98 to a newer ...
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| usb flash/jump drive for 98 | 1/31/2009 |
Q: I have win98 and two usb ports on my computer. I bought a flash drive stick to use as removable ...
A: Windows 98 requires that you install special drivers designed for the specific drive you have before ...
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| NEC Computer in Safe Mode. | 1/12/2009 |
Q: My old NEC computer, about 8 years old and used as a spare, has locked-up on Safe Mode after I tried ...
A: If Windows is going into Safe Mode even when you try to force normal mode, then there is something ...
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| NEC Computer in Safe Mode. | 1/12/2009 |
Q: My old NEC computer, about 8 years old and used as a spare, has locked-up on Safe Mode after I tried ...
A: Presumably you removed the card reader that caused the problem. You should be able to press the F8 ...
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| video card and your previous answer | 11/28/2008 |
Q: Michael On 5/30/2004 you answered a question (below). It helped me a lot and I rated it a 5. Our ...
A: All different computers use different video cards. If you have a name brand computer, you can ...
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| video card and your previous answer | 11/27/2008 |
Q: Michael On 5/30/2004 you answered a question (below). It helped me a lot and I rated it a 5. Our ...
A: The problem is that you need a special video card driver for your video card, which is not on the ...
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| Explorer.exe | 11/24/2008 |
Q: I keep getting the following error when my computer loads (it pops up several times): Explorer.exe - ...
A: The DLL you name is from a very old spyware program used to steal information from infected users. ...
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| Downloading Flash drives | 11/20/2008 |
Q: I have a Dell 98SE pIII computer. I am having trouble downloading a Lexar driver for 98SE. When The ...
A: You need to have an unzip utility installed on your PC. Later versions on Windows have one built ...
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| Win 98 Install | 10/24/2008 |
Q: I have a PC that has been wiped clean. The boot diskette that I have does not provide a driver for ...
A: I don't think Win. 98 ever came on diskettes. Win. 95 was the last one available that way. A ...
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| Windows 98 | 10/18/2008 |
Q: I Obviously have a win 98 issue lol. everytime i start my computer it goes through the microsoft ...
A: Unfortunately, the most common reason for this problem is a memory error. One of the memory chips ...
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| Installing CD Rom Driver | 9/24/2008 |
Q: I found a old computer Pent.166 Mhz I formattted the hard drive but the CD rom drivers didn't load ...
A: The drivers should be saved into your hard drive. To do this, put the floppy in the computer and ...
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| Installing CD Rom Driver | 9/23/2008 |
Q: I found a old computer Pent.166 Mhz I formattted the hard drive but the CD rom drivers didn't load ...
A: There is a program called which needs to be installed on the C: drive. This is a DOS program used ...
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| Windows 98 | 9/14/2008 |
Q: I reformatted my IBM Aptiva E series 590 and reinstalled the factory program disk. I can not find ...
A: The last few versions of Adobe Reader will not run on Windows 98. You need to get an older version. ...
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| about firewalls | 9/13/2008 |
Q: Is it correct to say that a firewall is the programming that is put into a router and not the router ...
A: A "firewall" can be software that is loaded on the computer itself to hide it and protect it from ...
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| Power up password | 8/29/2008 |
Q: somehow when trying to get to my Windows password I accidently set and locked the power up ...
A: It sounds like you set a BIOS password. Unfortunately, there is no one easy way to fix this. ...
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| windows 98 | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I'm going to a friends house later today to have a look at his desktop. He says he is having a lot ...
A: Windows 98 does not really have a system restore option. There also are not a lot of good ...
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| pitcures | 7/17/2008 |
Q: this computer does not have a cd burner and it does not have internet acess to it i have tryed a ...
A: There are a few thumb drives that will work with Windows 98. But only some work and usually ...
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| Modem connection | 7/16/2008 |
Q: I am running a Windows 98FE and I have a 56k modem. My other Windows 98(this one a 98SE) also has a ...
A: The issue could be line noise on the one PC. If you have an old line connect, an extra long line, ...
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| windows 98 wireless DSL | 7/7/2008 |
Q: -.-"] I want to know if there's a way for me to use WIRELESS internet on a windows 98 desktop ...
A: Assuming you have a wireless router, you just need a wireless card for the Windows 98 computer. ...
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| Win XP Password | 6/28/2008 |
Q: I went out to fix a Dell Dimension 3100 that had a BIOS PW issue. I got passed that and then I ...
A: Try giving this site a try: http://www.loginrecovery.com They charge for immediate support, but ...
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| Windows 98 (not SE) | 6/27/2008 |
Q: Read your advice on getting info off our old OS MSW 98 computer - wife's keepsakes Yikes - but ...
A: Unfortunately, there are very few devices out there that will work with an orgininal Win. 98 device. ...
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| ACCESSING CD DRIVE- TIBM THINKPAD 760XD | 6/17/2008 |
Q: I cannot usually access my CD drive. Occasionally I can do so, and was able to do so in the past. ...
A: I assume you have ruled out that the CD itself you are using is fine. If it works fine on other PCs ...
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| DISPLAY PROBLEM, NO 256 COLOUR | 6/8/2008 |
Q: I have a pentium III computer, there were problems with it so I formatted the hard drive and loaded ...
A: The problem is that your video card drivers were not properly installed. Without the proper ...
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| windows | 6/1/2008 |
Q: can I update my windows 95 to windows 98 2nd ANSWER: Hi Eddie, If you have an update CD and your ...
A: Microsoft does not sell them any more. You can often find used copies on available. I know you can ...
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| transfer games from 98 to xp | 5/28/2008 |
Q: how do i transfer a game fro win 98 to win xp?
A: It really depends on the game. Some simple games have all the files in one folder, you can simply ...
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| ethernet card install | 5/11/2008 |
Q: i am trying to set up a netgear router to use with my dell laptop. i have a hp desktop running ...
A: I don't think Windows 98 necessarily installed the TCP/IP protocol by default. You may want to make ...
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| new dvd win98/winxp | 4/29/2008 |
Q: My kids broke the dvd drive in an old pc we have that is run by win98. When I try to replace it ...
A: As a preliminary matter, I would not recommend an upgrade to XP. Most Win. 98 era computers cannot ...
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| Booting Up problem | 4/18/2008 |
Q: My son has a Dell Inspiron 2500 laptop and upon booting up the computer gets the message, "No boot ...
A: I hate to say this, but it sounds like you had a hard drive failure. If the computer cannot find ...
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| IBM Aptiva 2270 | 4/14/2008 |
Q: I have an old system, aproximately 8-9 yrs old. IBM Aptiva 2270. We just had installed an internet ...
A: You should be able to buy a wireless device that will work with your old Aptiva. The problem is ...
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| sound problems | 4/1/2008 |
Q: Windows se - When I try to watch and listen to a video online, the picture and the sound play for ...
A: Typically this problem is caused by a slow Internet connection. Try starting to play the ...
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| WIndows 98 memory (resources) problems | 3/30/2008 |
Q: Ocaasionally, our computer hangs or gives us weird displays like windows showing through other ...
A: It sounds like you may have some sort of malware on your PC. Are you running a good antivirus and ...
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| Sound Comes & Goes | 3/14/2008 |
Q: I have an unusual problem with my desktop computer (Realteck AC'97). I am experiencing a situation ...
A: It is possible there is a bug in the audio drivers for your sound card. Try going to WindowsUpdate ...
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| cannot get on line because file is missing | 3/11/2008 |
Q: when i start my computer it says that it will not start because the oleaut32.dll filewill not start. ...
A: It is possible your oleaut32.dll file has become corrupt. You can download a new copy here: ...
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| blank screen | 3/4/2008 |
Q: I have a question , I have a toshiba laptop with windows 98 on it. I changed the screen to 265 bits ...
A: It could be that you have the graphics set to a higher level than the monitor can handle. One ...
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| 98 2nd ediotion | 1/14/2008 |
Q: I have a 1999 Dell Dimension XPS T500 PIII computer. I have not had many problems with it. Do you ...
A: If the defrag is not completing properly, shutting down any programs that are running, including the ...
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| Missing operating system | 12/17/2007 |
Q: I won a Dell Latitdue C600 from work. They wiped the hard drive so that I could remove it from the ...
A: If you boot up using the boot floppy, you should be able to go to the d: drive (or whatever letter ...
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| Oleaut 32.DLL problem | 12/17/2007 |
Q: "I have windows 98 on an old Dell computer and received the following message. "OLEAUT 32.DLL file ...
A: Larry, If the file is corrupted, which does happen, you won't get it working unless you can get the ...
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| Missing operating system | 12/16/2007 |
Q: I won a Dell Latitdue C600 from work. They wiped the hard drive so that I could remove it from the ...
A: There should be a light on the floppy drive that goes on when the computer is trying to access the ...
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| Missing operating system | 12/16/2007 |
Q: I won a Dell Latitdue C600 from work. They wiped the hard drive so that I could remove it from the ...
A: After running FDISK, you must format the hard drive, using FAT32 (Not NTFS). Once that is done, you ...
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| slow computer | 12/13/2007 |
Q: I am 15 and I have a very slow computer. It takes about five to ten mintues to start up and i always ...
A: Everything I mentioned except the RAM can be done for free. RAM is a part you need to buy. For a ...
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| slow computer | 12/13/2007 |
Q: I am 15 and I have a very slow computer. It takes about five to ten mintues to start up and i always ...
A: The best thing that usually can be done is updating the RAM. If your PC is four years old, I'm ...
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| digital cameras | 11/17/2007 |
Q: ....do you know if there are any lower priced cameras out there that will still be able to operate ...
A: For the most part, cameras made today do not bother to make software compatible with 98se. However, ...
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| High-speed wireless newtwork | 11/12/2007 |
Q: I just read your 10/3107 response regarding a similar problem. My laptop is a Toshiba with Windows ...
A: Virtually all wireless routers sold today work with the "B" Standard (802.11b) or the "G" Standard ...
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| problems | 11/9/2007 |
Q: my control panel opens but will not let me remove or add. it sayscannot find the file ...
A: It sounds like file corruption. The first thing I would try is to run System File Checker (click on ...
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| Registry cleanup software | 11/5/2007 |
Q: I want to purchase registry cleanup software. I trying to decide which one I ran three different ...
A: Cleaning a registry is more of an art than a science. Some are not aggressive enough, leaving too ...
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| Help | 10/31/2007 |
Q: I had a windows 95 and i took it to my grandpas house and he accidentley deleted the system 32 ...
A: On computers made in the last six or seven years, they usually have the key codes printed on a ...
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| Windows 98 pc tied to wireless network | 10/23/2007 |
Q: my question is, I own an old PC, still runs on windows 98, and I have an updated PC running on ...
A: Unfortunately, most wireless products are geared toward Win. 2000/XP or higher. There are a few ...
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| word 6.0 | 10/20/2007 |
Q: I now have a computer with XP SP2. My problem is trying to open up files from m,y old system which ...
A: This is a limitation of Wordpad. I believe the older versions of Wordpad in Win. 98 allowed you to ...
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| word 6.0 | 10/20/2007 |
Q: I now have a computer with XP SP2. My problem is trying to open up files from m,y old system which ...
A: If you do not have MS Word loaded on the new computer, that will be a problem. It may be that you ...
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| RE: resetting the clock for computer turned off for long periods of time | 10/17/2007 |
Q: I have a friend who has a very old computer running Windows 95 or maybe even 3.1. She uses her ...
A: Different computers use different keys to access the CMOS. When you first turn on the computer, you ...
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| windows | 10/7/2007 |
Q: can I update my windows 95 to windows 98 2nd
A: If you have an update CD and your computer meets the minimum requirements, it is possible, but not ...
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| Power shuts off after a few minutes | 9/23/2007 |
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 2350 that shuts off after being on for about 10 minutes. Any ideas as to ...
A: If it is literally turning itself off (not just freezing up) that sounds like some sort of hardware ...
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| Problem setting up program on my computer | 9/14/2007 |
Q: When I try to download the PC camera program from the CD to my computer it comes up on my computer ...
A: He Jason, You can set your color settings by going to START, Settings, Control Panel, Display. ...
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| reset BIOS password on old PC | 9/5/2007 |
Q: First of all,sorry for my english.I'll try to explain what is my problem.I need to reset BIOS ...
A: Different motherboards use all different kinds of CMOS batteries. Some look like an oversized watch ...
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| Problem deleting favorites | 9/2/2007 |
Q: I recently added a link to my favorites, when I tried to delete the link I get the following ...
A: I have seen this before. The only way I have found to get rid of them is to go into the folder ...
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| Extracting file | 8/31/2007 |
Q: Mr. Troy; My daughter recently purchased a new Gateway GT5438, the OS is Windows Vista, and I have ...
A: If all the computers have network cards, you should be able to share the folder on the 98 computer ...
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| MS-DOS golf game compatibility | 8/14/2007 |
Q: I also volunteer but in Insurance law. I had a very old computer running Windows 95 and had a Jack ...
A: These old DOS games often do not run well in XP, which does not have DOS in it. Rather, it uses a ...
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| Password Win 98 | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I just read through most of the password questions posed to you and tried most of your answers and ...
A: It sounds like you have a BIOS password set on the computer which also protects access to the BIOS ...
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| illegal operation? | 8/6/2007 |
Q: ..I did what you asked by placing my unicows dll in a temporary C:\temp file, but before I can ...
A: The "illegal operation" message means that a program is trying to execute a command that Windows ...
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| setting up file location for unicows dll | 8/3/2007 |
Q: I received a GPS for my birthday from my son and I had to download unicows dll onto my computer. ...
A: It sounds like the file first needs to unpack itself before you can use it. Frequently, downloads ...
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| setting up document name | 7/31/2007 |
Q: I am trying to set up my mini digital camera on my windows 98SE. It says I must set up the document ...
A: It sounds as if it wants to have DirectX version 8.1b or higher installed on your computer before it ...
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| virus | 7/30/2007 |
Q: a anti virus system said it detected 392 virus in my system and that i need to use them to clear it ...
A: I'm afraid you have discovered too late that there are some very bad malware programs out there that ...
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| legal copy of windows 98 | 7/27/2007 |
Q: My question is. Can I make a copy of a windows 98 se cd? If so how can it be done. Do you know of a ...
A: Microsoft will tell you that you are never allowed to copy a copyrighted CD of theirs. Others will ...
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| password problem | 7/23/2007 |
Q: I have an IBM Thinkpad running windows 95. My son put a password on it and now cannot remember the ...
A: Ok, it sounds like he may have set a BIOS password on the computer. That gets a lot more ...
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| password problem | 7/22/2007 |
Q: I have an IBM Thinkpad running windows 95. My son put a password on it and now cannot remember the ...
A: If you have Windows 95, you can simply bypass the Windows password by hitting the esc. button or by ...
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| W98 display adapter problem | 7/21/2007 |
Q: After successfully installing a new ELO 12ins touchscreen to a machine I was repairing the computer ...
A: If you are running at limited colors as you describe, the problem is likely with the drivers for the ...
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| how to boot up a 98 | 7/20/2007 |
Q: My computer is a 98se and when i get to a certain screen it always says "wrong disk. insert system ...
A: The most common reason for this problem is that you left a floppy disk in the drive. You need to ...
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| windows xp | 7/15/2007 |
Q: yesterday, a friend tried to change our wide screen monitor settings, to make it orthodox to avoid ...
A: Did you use the format command when you tried to setup Windows using the boot disk? If so, you ...
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| free troubleshooting program on CD | 7/13/2007 |
Q: I have the program Advanced WindowsCare on my PC which works great. The trouble is I want to install ...
A: Most utility programs like this require full installation because they need to set themselves up for ...
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| Diagnostics | 7/12/2007 |
Q: I have an older Dell desktop running Windows 98 that I am attempting to clean up to give away. It ...
A: To run the Resource or System Restore CD, you typically have to hit the hot key, in your case that ...
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| Quick Question | 7/11/2007 |
Q: I bought a new computer installed with Vista premium home edition. It's not working well at all. I ...
A: I am not really a Vista expert and my experience installing XP from scratch is minimal, but I ...
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| Reinstall Win-98 | 6/23/2007 |
Q: I want to wipe off my HD and Reinstall windows 98. My system is an older Gateway solo laptop and i ...
A: Win. 98 works pretty much the same as ME in this manner. You should be able to boot up from the CD, ...
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| Shutting off computer | 6/22/2007 |
Q: Recently, I experienced some problem on my old machine which is a Gateway and running windows 98se. ...
A: Powering off the device from the power switch could eventually cause problems. Windows often runs ...
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| Consolidation of Computer data | 6/13/2007 |
Q: Michael, I want to maintain the usability of information and programs from a WIN95 laptop and WIN98 ...
A: As far as documents and other information files, you should be able to copy them from one computer ...
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| avg | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I have avg downloaded on my computer and I'm want to remove it , I have went to control panel and ...
A: Personally I use AVG myself and have had no propblems with it. If you want to uninstall it, try ...
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| old laptop | 6/6/2007 |
Q: ummm. i have an old laptop with windows 98. whenever i get on it it says operating system not found. ...
A: You get that message when the computer cannot see the boot sectors on your hard drive. It usually ...
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| illegal operation | 5/13/2007 |
Q: Why,when I am on the internet, do I get a message telling me "this program has performed an illegal ...
A: Unfortunately, this problem can be caused by any number of things. It could be problems with your ...
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| lost cursor | 5/1/2007 |
Q: re: Windows 98 System My son said when trying to play a game a message came up about going into Safe ...
A: This can be a little complicated but you need to get into Control Panel and Device Manager, delete ...
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| Error "Illegal Operation" | 4/24/2007 |
Q: I have a computer magazine in a CD that created with macro media Flash 8. when i put it into my CD ...
A: It could be that your ActiveX is not up to date. Go to WindowsUpdate and make sure you have the ...
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| my sound | 4/18/2007 |
Q: I found out my sound is missing on my computer. I can't find it in the hardware list. I assume ...
A: Many computes have the Windows Setup files from the CD stored on their hard drives. Do a search of ...
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| a real computer mess! | 4/15/2007 |
Q: I'm in a real pickle here. If you can help me I'll be so excited! I recently had windows 98 ...
A: Glad I could help with the video. For the "work offline" problem. Open IE, go to TOOLS, INTERNET ...
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| a real computer mess! | 4/13/2007 |
Q: I'm in a real pickle here. If you can help me I'll be so excited! I recently had windows 98 ...
A: The display issue sounds like it is caused by corruption in your video card drivers. This can be ...
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| Wiping my 98 clean | 3/30/2007 |
Q: I have a collection of 8 or so computers running Windows 98. I have acquired them through shcools ...
A: There is really not a good way to wipe all traces of a former user short of reformatting and ...
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| Computer problem... | 3/14/2007 |
Q: Michael: Don't know if you're the right person to ask this of, but if not...maybe you can steer me ...
A: The Windows 98 emergency boot disk should have generic CD DOS drivers. If that is not working, it ...
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| installling win 95 to newly formated dell computer | 2/23/2007 |
Q: I have a windows 98 disk. I followed some instruction that I received here I think that told me how ...
A: The boot disk just gets you to a DOS prompt (the "a:"). From there, you need to go to the CD drive ...
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| win 98 from ME on Presario 5000 | 2/22/2007 |
Q: I would like to replace my Win ME system with win98 on my Presario 5000 machine but it seems my ...
A: If you ahve a standard Windows 98 CD, it should contain all the necessary system files. What ...
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| installling win 95 to newly formated dell computer | 2/21/2007 |
Q: I recently bought 3 computers from a charity organization where they had been donated. I got 2 ...
A: Many older computers do not have the ability to boot from CD. That sounds like the case here. ...
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| Free Driver Update Software? | 2/11/2007 |
Q: I am looking for some software that will find the drivers on my computer, search for updates and ...
A: I believe Microsoft's Windows Update service will make hardware driver updates available. The ...
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| 9 yr. old computer probs. | 2/5/2007 |
Q: I have a 9yr old HP that is not working properly.It will boot windows 98 but on control panel all ...
A: It sounds like something happened to the hard drive sector that stores all the device drivers for ...
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| can't download from internet | 2/2/2007 |
Q: when I try to download from anywhere on the internet this is what i get: internet explorer cannot ...
A: It sounds like you may have inadvertently installes some sort of download management software that ...
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| script errow | 1/21/2007 |
Q: I saw the same problem on answers but didn't understand the fix. I have this coming up on one web ...
A: First thing I would try to get rid of the script errors is to open IE and go to TOOLS, INTERNET ...
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| scanner won't scan | 1/21/2007 |
Q: I have installed software for the HP Scanjet 4070 Photosmart Scanner. It seems to have installed ...
A: It sounds to me like the TWAIN drivers for the scanner were not properly linstalled. You can ...
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| Inaccessible floppy files | 1/20/2007 |
Q: Michael I'm not sure WIN is where my problem lies, but I don't see a better category to try. ...
A: It sounds like the headers on your floppy drive have gotten dirty. You may want to get a drive ...
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| Clock slow | 1/15/2007 |
Q: My clock is consistently 5 minutes off. I can sync and it's no time at all it's back to 5 minutes ...
A: It is not unusual to see clocks, especially in older computers, slow down over time. This is a ...
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| i can't open my computer | 1/8/2007 |
Q: no my cp starts up but my computer (whit c: D:) won't openhi my pc won't open this computer or any ...
A: Ok, It sounds like some of your system files may have gotten deleted or corrupted. Click on START ...
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| transferring data from Pentium II | 1/4/2007 |
Q: I have an old Pentium II coomputer which was never hooked up to the internet. We bought a new ...
A: You might be able to get the jump drive to work if you have the correct drivers for whatever version ...
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| Can I install Win98se on new system? | 12/28/2006 |
Q: Can anybody help me? Last night I tried to install windows 98se on my new computer but I had this ...
A: Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 98se a while back. Even before support stopped, many hardware ...
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| defrag problems win 98 | 12/27/2006 |
Q: I have been trying to help my sister with a defrag problem she is having. The problem is that of ...
A: That sounds very strange to me too. An anti-virus should not run in Safe Mode. Not sure what, ...
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| Saving Pics off Windows 98 | 12/26/2006 |
Q: I have a new computer to set up. I need to know how I can save all my pics in Kodak photo and my ...
A: If you do not have a CD writer, you will need some other way to copy the files you need. If there ...
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| Windoes Explorer Missing | 12/21/2006 |
Q: We inherited a excellent Gateway computer from a deceased uncle. It is old and version Windows 95 is ...
A: If I remember correctly, Windows 95 did not necessarily come with Internet Explorer built in. So if ...
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| "Explorer not responding" | 12/21/2006 |
Q: Troy: I have windows 98SE. I am frequently getting 'explorer not responding'. This is happening ...
A: A program not responding can be caused by any number of things. Typically, with Internet Explorer ...
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| Lost sound in Win98SE - not typical | 12/19/2006 |
Q: (I asked this question of Lorry, and he said it was outside his expertise.) This is a problem that ...
A: It's sounds like you have already tried quite a bit. Sorry, but I am not aware of any particular ...
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| enabling a password prompt at startup on windows 98 | 12/16/2006 |
Q: how do i get the enter network password to come on at startup like it did when i would get on the ...
A: The Windows 98 login prompt is not designed for security purposes. Even if you get the password ...
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| Windows Media Player error | 12/13/2006 |
Q: When I want to use Windows Media Player 7.1 in my PC it it no possible and appears this message, an ...
A: You may want to go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and see about downloading patches available for ...
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| Windows 98 - Lost File | 12/5/2006 |
Q: I installed the software on my computer and it shows my missing files. I'm unable to open it -- ...
A: You can find a list of other free recovery programs here: ...
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| Windows 98 - Lost File | 12/5/2006 |
Q: I have a 7-year old Dell computer which runs Windows 98. I have a very important file that no ...
A: It sounds as if the file somehow got corrupted. First, double check that it did not get up into the ...
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| windows 98 | 12/4/2006 |
Q: Mike: Thanks for your quick response. I have done what you recommended and have gotten rid of the ...
A: You may want to try this: In Control Panel, double-click Passwords. On the Change Passwords tab, ...
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| network password prompt | 12/3/2006 |
Q: IBM 560Z, with Win 98SE, from my stepson. Everytime I start up, I get a "Enter Network Password" ...
A: If this is the standard Win. 98 network logon, you need to do the following: Click on your START ...
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| Defrag problem. | 12/2/2006 |
Q: I have a problem with my defrag. When I use it, it only does 10% and then restarts continually ...
A: Turning off the screensave, firewall and anti-virus is a good first step, but you may still have ...
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| Display settings and Adobe flash player 9 | 11/29/2006 |
Q: My computer is a Dell Win2000 XP. One of the problems I am having is with the display settings and ...
A: It sounds like you need new video drivers, and perhaps drivers for other hardware that was ...
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| Win 98 problem | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I had a virus in my computer. Fortunatelly I managed to "cure" it but I had to erased a lot of ...
A: Your best bet is to run System File Checker on your computer (Click START then RUN then type SFC). ...
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| pogo & java | 11/29/2006 |
Q: Hey Micheal, Thank You for taking time to read my question. When I play pogo the next time i go ...
A: Not sure if it will help or not, but deleting your temporary internet files should not be any ...
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| Windows 95 reinstall (OMG) | 11/29/2006 |
Q: OK. I have an old computer that had windows 95 on it. It. I have the original 95 install disk. ...
A: Sounds like a real pickle. Most Win. 95 era computers did not have the ability to boot from a CD. ...
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| windows 98 | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I have an old computer that is using windows 98. When i turn the unit on, i keep getting a password ...
A: Click on your START button, then select SETTINGS then CONTROL PANEL. Next, click on the NETWORK ...
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| win98 | 11/27/2006 |
Q: thankyou
A: Drivers are specific to the hardware you have in your computer. Usually, the best place to find ...
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| Dos prompt when turninig on PC | 11/23/2006 |
Q: When I turn on my Gateway PC I get a dos prompt. The applications are not appearing on my desktop. ...
A: This can happen occasionally when you run a DOS based program and then exit the system abnormally. ...
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| windows 98 screen display | 11/21/2006 |
Q: How do i make my browser and all other windows open maximized.I'm running windows 98 on an old ibm ...
A: For most shortcuts, you can open then maximized by right clicking on the shortcut, go to ...
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| windows xp error | 11/19/2006 |
Q: sometimes when on line or running a program a box comes up and says.....instructions at ...
A: These errors are usually the result of two possible causes. One is bad drivers for some hardware ...
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| problem:) | 11/18/2006 |
Q: hey michel ...i instaled a new hard drive(mhm2200at) on a p2 toshiba laptop(335cd) ...i wanted 2 ...
A: If you are not seeing a second partition, that usually indicates the partition was not properly ...
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| Norton defrag with Win 98 | 11/17/2006 |
Q: My Norton Utilities 2001 tells me I am 90 or 92 percent fragmented and recommends a full defrag. In ...
A: I haven't used Norton Defrag for a while, but I know with Windows defrag, it can often get stuck on ...
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| Can Win98 File Search Window be set at a specific size? | 11/11/2006 |
Q: Q. When pressing Windows key / F / F for 'Find', File, You get the Find: All Files window. But the ...
A: I'm afraid I don't have a good answer to your question. I'm on vacation at the moment and don't ...
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| Win 98 Problems | 11/7/2006 |
Q: Recently I have been having problems with my computer. My computer seems to be very unstable. It ...
A: Typically, freqent illegal operations or the other condiitions you describe are the result of ...
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| Re: Lost Audio | 11/3/2006 |
Q: I have lost my audio- it comes and goes. I have no audio icon at the botton of my task bar. I ...
A: If the sound comes and goes, the first thing I would suspect is a loose speaker cable. But if you ...
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| Windows 95 - registration name | 11/1/2006 |
Q: Mr Troy-=--- A friend of mine has an old computer left by his daughter that he wants to donate to ...
A: Normally, when someone gives away a computer, I usually recommend reformatting the hard drive and ...
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| windows 98 | 10/28/2006 |
Q: I m using windows 98. My problem is that everytime I turn up my computer, i receive a message saying ...
A: It sounds like you set the administrative password in the BIOS. That only prevents you from getting ...
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| Error messages | 10/27/2006 |
Q: I formatted my hard drive an old 4.0 Hard drive running Windows Me on a 450Mhz machine. I keep ...
A: It sounds to me like the re-install did not include adding back all the device drivers correctly. ...
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| drivers for my mp3 player | 10/23/2006 |
Q: i just purchased a lyra mp3 player(m202a), i can't get it to be recognized.
A: Sorry, but I don't recognize that model number. RCA Lyra MP3 players all begin with RD. You should ...
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| authenticity code 98 win | 10/8/2006 |
Q: I havejust rebooted my friends comuter windows 98 and I keep putting in the authenticity code on the ...
A: Not sure what could be happening. Make sure you are entering the code using the proper case (in ...
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| unwanted junk on pc | 10/6/2006 |
Q: need help. i am learning about pc. when i click on internet i get porn. i am learning about pc. ...
A: Unfortunately, there are a lot of spyware programs that force porn onto your PC. There are a number ...
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| computer shuts off | 10/3/2006 |
Q: I have a toshiba laptop about 3 years old. The last month or so it has been shutting off ...
A: I suspect there is a problem with your power charger. You may see that if the charger connection is ...
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| Hidden drive using Megashock stealth 2.0 | 10/1/2006 |
Q: My problem is I use Stealth 2,0 to create a hidden drive on my pc which only unhides the drive and ...
A: I'm a little reluctant even to provide an answer here at all. I have not ever used or even heard of ...
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| Password reset | 9/22/2006 |
Q: I have a frined who has a laptop and she forgot the password to log onto Windows, do you know what ...
A: If it is 98, you don't need to do anything but hit the esc button. There is no real security. You ...
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| RE: Windows 98 key after defragging drive c | 9/21/2006 |
Q: I am running windows 98, I started a defrag and stopped in the middle of it and now when i start my ...
A: That really should not happen from a defrag. My guess is that defrag tried to move the info which ...
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| locks on bootup | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I've had my old 98se for seven years and managed to keep it running without any service calls. I ...
A: This is not going to be easy to fix and troubleshoot. Usually when I see somthing like this, I ...
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| AcroRd32.exe | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I am having some trouble downloading various items from the net,specifically Picture links from ...
A: First off, this is not a 98 vs. XP issue. Either version of windows should work fine if there are ...
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| windows 98 se defrag problem | 9/10/2006 |
Q: When I try to defrag, it gets hung up at 61 and won't go any further. HELP!
A: For some reason, defrag sometimes gets hung on a particular sector and appears to be stuck. I have ...
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| PC sleeps | 9/8/2006 |
Q: It is difficult to "wake" my PC up. It may take 4 to 5 minutes or it may wake up in 4 or 5 seconds. ...
A: Personally, my experience has been that using Windows sleep feature is fraught with problems. I ...
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| win98 system properties, performance,virtual memory ,hard disk | 9/4/2006 |
Q: the window where the free hard disk space is shown it is preceded by a minus sign ???????? ive seen ...
A: Windows 98 lived in a world where 1 - 10 GB hard drives were the norm. If you have installed a hard ...
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| Booting Wins.98 and reformat the computer | 9/3/2006 |
Q: Guru Michael I could not start my Wins.98 from the computer. It says "Cannot find Win.com". Then I ...
A: You don't want to reformat windows except as a last resort. When you do, you will need a floppy ...
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| windows 98 update | 8/22/2006 |
Q: Here is the actual path / error from the previous e-mail I sent you. ...
A: I looked over all my questions for the last month and did not see anything from you, so I'm not ...
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| W98 Talonsoft | 8/16/2006 |
Q: My favorite games are the Talonsoft East Front series.My computor recently suffered a major virus ...
A: This is just a guess, but when you reinstalled Windows, it is possible that you did not use the ...
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| Lost my audio-help!!!! | 8/7/2006 |
Q: Several days ago I heard some "squeeking sounds" over my audio. Now I find I do not have any audio. ...
A: If the audio device is not in the Device Manager, that usually means that the card has become ...
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| Windows 95 | 8/6/2006 |
Q: help! My old pc running windows 95 has serial ,parallel, and one usb port. I need to save and trnsfr ...
A: If you have a working USB port on a Windows 95 computer, it is definitely not 2.0. USB 2.0 did not ...
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| win98 internet speed restriction | 8/5/2006 |
Q: there is a setting somewhere and i can't remember where it is that takes off the 1.5mb internet ...
A: Win. 98 does not have a direct limit on download speeds, but it also in not optimized for Internet ...
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| Lost my audio-help!!!! | 8/4/2006 |
Q: Several days ago I heard some "squeeking sounds" over my audio. Now I find I do not have any audio. ...
A: First step is to figure out what kind of audio card you have. If you are lucky, it is still in ...
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| defragmenting | 8/4/2006 |
Q: I have a IBM Aptive E2N, and when I try to defrag my computer my whole system will freeze up... I ...
A: Three possibilities: 1. For some reason, I have seen defrag get hung on a sector for as long as 12 ...
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| no internet or e-mail | 7/5/2006 |
Q: i have a computer running Windows 98 SE. i have cable internet. a few months ago I experienced a ...
A: If you can get on the internet when you are connected directly to the modem, then the problem does ...
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| Cookies | 7/2/2006 |
Q: I have windows 98, in a computer my exfiance built for me a few years ago. I stumbled through ...
A: Just open Internet Explorer, then click on TOOLS then INTERNET OPTIONS. Under the GENERAL tab, ...
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| Blue screen | 6/22/2006 |
Q: I have a computer running Win98 that is frequently coming with a blue screen Windows error to the ...
A: If you reinstalled windows and the problem persists, it is most likely a hardware problem. I would ...
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| Display Problem | 6/16/2006 |
Q: In my Display area of settings, my computer is set at 640 by 480 pixels. I tried to move the slider ...
A: The problem you describe occurs when something has happened to damage the drivers for the Video card ...
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| Lost Volume | 6/14/2006 |
Q: My Little boy plays on the computer & He somehow deleted the volume control off the computer ...
A: You have a more serious problem if you deleted the sound card from device manager and Windows did ...
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| 98 Drivers | 6/13/2006 |
Q: Michael, Thanks for your email. However I dont think I was that clear on my request. Its the ...
A: Sorry about my confusion. Trying to run Win. 98 on a modern PC with hardware designed for XP is ...
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| 98 Drivers | 6/13/2006 |
Q: Michael, I recomened to a friend that he buys a HP5100 desktop for his work. This he did (Bought 2 ...
A: I looked on HP's website and did not seem to have any problem finding Win. 98 drivres for the HP ...
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| 1) Opening | 6/10/2006 |
Q: Fujitsu Siemens Myrica Pentium 111 450 192 MB RAM 42.23 G Hard Drive capacity. 28.5 Free Space. ...
A: HH.exe is a Microsoft process that deals with Help Hotkeys. It is possibe that the file was somehow ...
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| can't change 640x480 16 color back | 6/4/2006 |
Q: my windows 98 out of the blue started running a reprogamming or something which I cancelled. I can't ...
A: It sounds as if the drivers for your video card somehow got corrupted or deleted. When this ...
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| Response to your Reply | 5/28/2006 |
Q: (This limit on question size is new. I never had this problem in the past) Mike Under c:Program ...
A: Ideally, you need to use add/remove programs to get rid of any programs. Manual deletion can cause ...
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| defragmenting problems | 5/24/2006 |
Q: my computer this is for is not conected to the internet: the disk drive desperatly needs to be ...
A: This is a known problem when running Win. 98 on a large hard drive. I am guessing you set up your ...
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| freeware | 5/23/2006 |
Q: I'm running win 98 on a laptop and would like to download a logfire screensaver for free. I have don ...
A: Most free screensaver sites come with spyware or other complications that don't make it worth the ...
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| printer/scanner? | 5/22/2006 |
Q: ),..Hope all is going well with ya:) I have a scanner I loaded with a printer to the same port with ...
A: It may be that you need newer drivers to make the scanner work. See if the Canon web site is any ...
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| photos in gallery | 5/16/2006 |
Q: Every time I go to save a photo I get a pop up that says my gallery will only hold 999 photos. I ...
A: If the pictures come out of the camera on a floppy disk, can't you just copy them from the disk to ...
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| photos in gallery | 5/16/2006 |
Q: Every time I go to save a photo I get a pop up that says my gallery will only hold 999 photos. I ...
A: I think you must be using some third part program to save files. Windows has no limits on how many ...
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| Windows 95/98 | 5/12/2006 |
Q: Can you tell me if I should be able to open web pages such as orbitz, priceline etc........or ...
A: You should be able to visit any of those pages. Some web sites may require at least Internet ...
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| Windows 95 | 5/4/2006 |
Q: Windows 95 version Dell Latitude CP M233ST I am still using Windows 95 operating system on my old ...
A: One of the major limitations of Win. 95 is that it generally does not support USB. There was some ...
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| hangs on defrag | 4/20/2006 |
Q: Follow up: OK, thanks for your suggestion. Before I tried your idea I was told that a probable cure ...
A: You may need to try completely uninstalling defrag under add/remove programs - in Windows Setup. ...
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| W98 glitches | 4/17/2006 |
Q: I have recently reinstalled W98 and have two annoying glitches.When I close my internet pages I no ...
A: When Windows tries to dial out on startup, that is often an indication that that you have some ...
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| hangs on defrag | 4/16/2006 |
Q: I have windows 98se and have for years been able to defrag in safe mode but can't any longer. I've ...
A: It may not really be frozen. I have seen situations where defrag will work on a single sector for ...
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| networking for windows 98 | 4/15/2006 |
Q: i'm tony from malaysia. i write to you regarding the home networking pc sharing setup for windows ...
A: Networking XP and 98 can be a little tricky. By default, 98 uses NetBeui for sharing while XP ...
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| Data/File protection | 4/10/2006 |
Q: I "try" to help several people with their simple/basic computer problems, when I can't, I come to ...
A: Unfortunately, I don't think there is a solution. There are ways to block access to other people, ...
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| shape-shifting icons | 4/10/2006 |
Q: W's 98 SE: After we have been on the computer for awhile and used a few (big?) programs, our icons ...
A: This can happen when the Icons cache file becomes overloadeded. There are several ways to deal with ...
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| cannot detect cd-drive | 3/30/2006 |
Q: i have a win98se, the i cannot see the cd drive in my computer but i can run it when i boot up using ...
A: The CD is likely controlled by one of your IDE controllers, usually the secondary. You may have to ...
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| cannot detect cd-drive | 3/30/2006 |
Q: i have a win98se, the i cannot see the cd drive in my computer but i can run it when i boot up using ...
A: If you can see it when booting from a floppy, but not in Windows, you know that your BIOS can at ...
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| what happen to my "folder options" | 3/27/2006 |
Q: I would like to know what whappen to my 'folder options' command? I know usually it's under the View ...
A: If the funtion is missing from the menu, that indicates one of several possibilites: 1. Registry ...
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| AutoComplete Problem | 3/26/2006 |
Q: You have been a big help in the past and I wanted to throw this at you. All of a sudden, ...
A: Not sure what exactly is happening. Sometimes this happens when the cache becomes corrupted. You ...
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| Photo files | 3/26/2006 |
Q: I recently had to re-install W98 and I now find that ALL my saved photograph files have now altered ...
A: Just go to the folder where the pictures are stored, press Crtl-A to select all, then right click ...
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| Transferring information from laptop to desktop | 3/15/2006 |
Q: I need to transfer about 10 GB of info from a laptop to a desktop and I would like to know the ...
A: If both computers are networked, the easiest way is probably just to share the c: drive on the old ...
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| BOOTING UP | 3/13/2006 |
Q: Michael, I inheirited this old Toshiba that uses Windows 95. I got it up and running but a ...
A: Try entering a different name in the login and hit enter. That may work. If not, you should try ...
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| Trouble logging onto system running Windows 98 | 3/4/2006 |
Q: I have had a problem for the last few weeks which I can't resolve. I am running Windows 98. Each ...
A: It sounds to me like you may have a bunch of programs running automaticlly on startup that are ...
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| Windows 95 Registry/Start up problem | 2/25/2006 |
Q: I recently received a computer from my father in law. It is a Compaq presario Desktop, with Windows ...
A: Unfortunately, Win. 95 does not make multiple registry backups. If you cannot do a repair/restore, ...
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| dat file | 2/24/2006 |
Q: a friend tried opening the index.dat file using the paint program and now when I go back to that ...
A: What you want to do is remove the file association with .dat files. Changing a file association is ...
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| RUNDLL | 2/24/2006 |
Q: Windows 98 istalled on a gateway 2000 computer When I start my pc it load to the desktop and i get ...
A: It sounds like something is trying to load on startup that is not there. The easiest way to fix ...
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| Invalid Long filename | 2/20/2006 |
Q: I get the error message, Scandsik detected an invalid long filename entry on this drive but was ...
A: This could be caused by a number of things. The first thing I would try is to boot your computer in ...
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| Windows 98SE | 2/16/2006 |
Q: I am trying to install Windows 98SE onto a system with no OS. I have a working boot disk and my ...
A: It apppears from the BIOS boot list that you provided that you have the IDE hard drive disabled for ...
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| gentleman:
kindly indicate... | 2/13/2006 |
Q: gentleman: kindly indicate methods and/or freeware to repair and optimise the performance of windows ...
A: The main things I recommend are running disk defrag every few months, as well as Scandisk. If you ...
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| Laptop Power | 2/12/2006 |
Q: I have a laptop. I just replaced the battery. In order to prolong battery power, I start up the PC ...
A: There is no problem disconnecting the AC when the computer is on. It is designed to handle this. ...
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| folders | 2/12/2006 |
Q: The problem I have is that all my folders in documents etc and the icons in control panel are all ...
A: It sounds like perhaps the spacing between icons has gotten messed up. To adjust this, got into ...
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| Invalid Long File Name Detected by Scan Disk | 2/7/2006 |
Q: A short time ago I started having this problem. When I opened up a second window in My Windows 98, ...
A: My best guess would be a physical problem with the hard drive. See if you can run scandisk with the ...
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| Eliminating one operative system | 2/7/2006 |
Q: I have a PC with two oprative system installed: Windoes 2000 profesional and Windows 98 Second ...
A: First, let me say that I really don't have much experience with multi-os systems and may not be much ...
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| Rundllexe. | 2/5/2006 |
Q: I am using Windows 98, on an IBM Aptiva System. My problem is that when I go into Control Panel, and ...
A: The most likely cause is that the rundll32.exe file was deleted or become corrupted. If you click ...
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| Followup to My Win 98se computer has a bizarre problem! | 1/29/2006 |
Q: Well your answer doesn't make me very happy to say the least! But it does make sense as that is ...
A: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Different computers use different buttons to enter the BIOS ...
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| My Win 98se computer has a bizarre problem! | 1/28/2006 |
Q: I hope you can help me with a bizarre problem I am having on my computer. This all started about ...
A: Most of what you describe makes me suspect that your RAM was damaged. RAM can be damaged by ...
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| Scandisk | 1/23/2006 |
Q: Michael, Here's the scoop. When computer is turned on scan disk begins to run and then stops at 19% ...
A: The first thing we need to do is find some way to get you into your computer. Hopefully, you should ...
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| Resize photograph in windows Paint | 1/22/2006 |
Q: I want to know if it is possible to print a photograph that I opened in Windows Paint. I would like ...
A: Windows Paint does not have a way of easily resizing pictures for printing. You may want to try a ...
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| Exception error | 1/21/2006 |
Q: when ever my CD burner is activated windows ME crash's and i get this error message exception OE ...
A: The error seems to indicate a problem with the drivers for you CD burner. I recommend downloading ...
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| Win98 driver required for iPod Nano | 1/21/2006 |
Q: I have just been bought an iPod Nano as a present and realised that it is compatible with Windows ...
A: Apple's iPod Nano does not support Win. 98 and does not have drivers for it. However, some third ...
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| Start Up W98 | 1/16/2006 |
Q: On start up the dial up connection screen appears.The following are in my start up file.Which should ...
A: Those names are similar to Symantec Anti-virus components. You may want to double check the ...
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| W98 Start up | 1/15/2006 |
Q: Is there any way I can permanantly remove disabled items from the start up lists that appear in ...
A: Unfortunately, Windows does not provide an easy way to do that. The only way it to manually edit ...
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| format hard drive | 1/13/2006 |
Q: I deleted the existing partitions and created a new one (one partition for the disk) but the "format ...
A: The error is probably either the result of a bad partition or a physical error on the hard drive. ...
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| format hard drive | 1/12/2006 |
Q: How are you? I am very frustrated about reistalling windows 98se on my computer. I started using ...
A: If you have removed the existing partitions, you need to recreate the partition(s) before you can ...
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| LBPLAY Error | 1/8/2006 |
Q: I have a CD from Living Books "Tortoise and the Hare" and everytime I play it, it will play for ...
A: If this problem persists after restarting your computer, it is an indication that either some ...
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| Botched Win 98 | 12/30/2005 |
Q: Will try this, as you suggest. Don't know exactly what you mean by the boot disc though. I created ...
A: A boot disk is the same thing as a startup disk. It is basically the floppy you use to start the ...
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| Botched Win 98 | 12/30/2005 |
Q: Not sure if my previous ? went out so I'll try to re-create it. Got a used CPU that had two copies ...
A: I agree with you that reformatting and reinstalling Windows is probably the way to go with this. In ...
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| restart windows plus a shift key | 12/29/2005 |
Q: Sorry for that I didnt clarify my words I mean hitting the start-menu key then select (U),then ...
A: Ok, I tried what you said and holding the SHIFT and R keys just restarted my computer. I then ...
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| restart windows plus a shift key | 12/28/2005 |
Q: In the shutting down menu if I press shift+restart the comps,it will go into a screen showing ...
A: I'm not sure I understand what you are doing. There is no "restart" key on a standard keyboard. Is ...
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| Windows Crash | 12/27/2005 |
Q: I have a relatively new computer, the O/S is Win XP it's a 2.5 GHz, 1GB RAM, 80 GB HD, etc. The ...
A: With regard to the partitioning, it can come in handy to keep your OS and applications on a separate ...
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| Unable to create "New Folder" in Win98 | 12/27/2005 |
Q: I am using Windows 98 SE. Recently, I found that the "New" option (that used to be a regular feature ...
A: Typically this problem happens as a result of a problem with the registry setting. This Microsoft ...
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| new modem | 12/23/2005 |
Q: I have an IBM Stealth series 2162-SIB. I'm not sure if you're familiar with it but it comes ...
A: If the Modem is supported by Win. 95, the issue may be related to the installation. I would go into ...
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| slow pc | 12/22/2005 |
Q: I have an older pc running windows 98. After I have been on the Internet a while and check my mail, ...
A: I have seen this on a number of older PCs and for the life of me cannot figure out the cause. I ...
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| new modem | 12/22/2005 |
Q: I have an IBM Stealth series 2162-SIB. I'm not sure if you're familiar with it but it comes ...
A: Unfortunately, a lot of new software and hardware only contain drivers for Win. 98se and more ...
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| Keyboard keys mixed up! | 12/19/2005 |
Q: I am using windows XP sp 2 and recently I installed a cordless keyboard and mouse from Logitech - ...
A: It sounds as if the keyboard settings in Windows are different than the keyboard you are using. ...
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| DVD - extremely slow & can't copy | 12/19/2005 |
Q: I have a 2.5 GHz with 1MB RAM computer. I installed a DVD ROM and a DVD burner. I copied a 400 MB ...
A: You cannot copy most commercial DVD because of a special encryption on them called CSS. There are ...
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| USB 2.0 flash memory drive and windows 98 | 12/14/2005 |
Q: This will probably be an easy one for you. I was the only loser in my office to still be using ...
A: Flash drives usually work with Windows XP right out of the box. For Windows 98, you usually need to ...
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| Problem opening some files | 12/13/2005 |
Q: I used to have Able Phto show software but i got rid of it. Now when I open some stuff it says cant ...
A: I'm assuming you have some other program that is capable of reading those files. If you hold down ...
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| Win98 Taskbar behavior | 12/12/2005 |
Q: I had to reinstall Win98SE on my daughter's computer due to a crash. I thought I had it running OK, ...
A: Are you by any chance running Xerox Text Bridge Instant Access OCR? If so, that can cause this ...
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| Sound Dilemma | 12/10/2005 |
Q: Okay, this sounds like a silly question and maybe it is...I have a computer with one outlet for ...
A: One option is that many speakers have a headphone jack in them. It might be easier to plug into ...
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| Finding download files | 12/3/2005 |
Q: I sometime have a problem finding a file, text , or video after I have downloaded it. When this ...
A: The program you want you use depends on what the download is. Most video or audio files open with ...
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| defrag. hangs at 69% | 11/28/2005 |
Q: Just an old DELL "year 2000" Using ad-aware, and AVG virus soft ware. Defrag. stops at 69%, I ...
A: If defrag hangs consistantly at a certain point each time, that is often an indication of a physical ...
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| creating links | 11/18/2005 |
Q: Michael I cannot find an exact category in AllExperts that fits my question, so this may not be in ...
A: In order to create hyperlinks, you need to have a program capable of creating an HTML document. If ...
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| Regional Settings/Language | 11/18/2005 |
Q: Toshiba Satellite S1800 - purchased in Italy, english keyboard. Have formatted hardrive, rebooted - ...
A: I have to admit that I have never installed the multi-language support on any Win. 98 PC so I really ...
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| Module RPCRT4.DLL is corrupt | 11/17/2005 |
Q: I'm running W98, A few days ago I went to scan a doc. in my HP office jet R 80 (4in1) and just when ...
A: The problem could be a number of things. One possibility is that you got some sort of spyware or ...
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| Performance | 11/15/2005 |
Q: I think you have helped me before - maybe you can again! I have a 5 year old computer (Windows 98), ...
A: More than likely, the problem is line noise on your phone lines. The problem may be on the lines ...
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| Dialler | 11/15/2005 |
Q: Fujitsu/Siemens Computer Pentium 3 192MB Ram Windows 98SE Broadband Internet Connection Internet ...
A: It sounds to me like you have an Adware infection. There are a couple of good (and free) ...
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| unable to find folder options in view menu | 11/14/2005 |
Q: sir, we have machine with win 98 o.s, having c,d drives. In the D drive i hiddened some folders. ...
A: If all you did was hide the folders, you should be able to fix that be going to the location where ...
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| Driver Detection Software | 11/9/2005 |
Q: Do you know of any software, preferably inexpensive or free, that will detect what drivers are on ...
A: I use a free program called AIDA32 which inventories all my computer's hardware and tells me the ...
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| hp pavilion display adapter | 10/31/2005 |
Q: I have an old computer that I'm using as a backup, it's an HP Pavilion 6350. Not surprisingly, ...
A: If the color display is limited to 16 colors, that means you are still using the standard VGA ...
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| internet explorer 6 | 10/23/2005 |
Q: I have tryed that a few times and it tells me that internet explorer 6 can not be repaired .This is ...
A: There isn't really a "setup" for IE. IE is pre-installed in Windows. There is an iesetup.exe which ...
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| ram manage | 10/21/2005 |
Q: my one friend in IT field told me that windows is very bad in ram management. he said if one program ...
A: Windows 98 is not very good about managing its RAM, and there are problems. Programs are supposed ...
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| win98se | 10/21/2005 |
Q: currently i have on board audio but when i run the connection through my speakers like i used to i'm ...
A: It is likely that when you reinstalled Windows, the drivers for your sound card did not reinstall ...
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| Reloading Windows 98SE | 10/20/2005 |
Q: I have been using the driver disks that came with the hardware, so I thought it should work. Brent ...
A: Some manufacturers put together good disks that include all the necessary drivers, but many do not. ...
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| Reloading Windows 98SE | 10/20/2005 |
Q: I have formatted my harddrive and reloaded Windows and drivers but the computer will not recognise ...
A: Windows 98 is not particularly good at identifying hardware. You need to know exactly what model of ...
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| programs | 10/19/2005 |
Q: i use win 98 se and i recently reinstalled it after a format and dont have the cd nor manual for ...
A: You might want to try a freeprogram called Everest, Home edition: ...
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| Win.98 | 10/15/2005 |
Q: I have An older computer(about 7 years) that has windows 98 when I let my son have it he decided to ...
A: Many computers keep the system files (called CAB files) on the hard drive itself. They are usually ...
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| cd player | 10/10/2005 |
Q: I recently installed a musicmatch demo which took over my cd player and burner. It wouldn't allow me ...
A: I suspect the uninstall may have caused some unintended problems. First think I would do it either ...
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| cd player | 10/10/2005 |
Q: I recently installed a musicmatch demo which took over my cd player and burner. It wouldn't allow me ...
A: Just open Windows Media Player. Click on Tools, then Options, then File Types. Add a check mark ...
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| reinstalling win98 SE | 10/2/2005 |
Q: The C drive on this Dell laptop is formatted. I downloaded a bootable win98SE and changed in the ...
A: If the resolution will not go any higher, that is usually an indication that you need to reinstall ...
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| reinstalling win98 SE | 10/2/2005 |
Q: The C drive on this Dell laptop is formatted. I downloaded a bootable win98SE and changed in the ...
A: A bootable floppy should enable your CD drive. You should be able to insert the Win. 98 setup ...
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| Using Contacts and Favorites | 10/1/2005 |
Q: My wife and I have 2 computers. I have a Dell Demension Desktop and She has a Dell Inspirion Laptop. ...
A: To move favorites, just open Internet Explorer and click on FILE then "IMPORT AND EXPORT". This ...
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| Defragmenting | 9/25/2005 |
Q: I have Windows 98 on my computer. There are only three programs on it and the remaining capacity is ...
A: Those symptoms indicate that something is still running in the background. Make sure everything is ...
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| Windows 98 SE / System Resources | 9/17/2005 |
Q: Hardware: Dell Inspiron 7500 Laptop 256 RAM 20Gb Hard Drive OS: Windows 98 SE ...
A: Unfortunately, Win. 98, unlike XP, does not do a very good job of breakig down exactly how much ...
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| ScanDisk | 9/15/2005 |
Q: I have a 800 Mhz computer with a 6 gig hard drive which is half full and 240 MB of Ram when I try to ...
A: Glad to hear it runs in safe mode. If normal mode still does not work, that likely means you have ...
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| formating Win 98 SE | 9/14/2005 |
Q: Somehow I can not format the C drive in Win 98 SE. It keeps giving me the popup message "can not ...
A: That sounds like a big problem. By default, a Win. 98 boot disk will include drivers that lets the ...
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| ScanDisk | 9/14/2005 |
Q: I have a 800 Mhz computer with a 6 gig hard drive which is half full and 240 MB of Ram when I try to ...
A: Unfortunately, that often means that there is a physical problem with your hard drive. First thing ...
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| windows 95 startup | 9/9/2005 |
Q: My computer is freezing every time I start it on the win 95 logo screen. I did a logged start and ...
A: You will need to download them on another computer and copy them onto disk or CD. Then, you can ...
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| windows 95 startup | 9/8/2005 |
Q: My computer is freezing every time I start it on the win 95 logo screen. I did a logged start and ...
A: It is possible you have some virus or spyware that is causing the problem. If possible, get a copy ...
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| "system configuration utility". | 9/4/2005 |
Q: I want clear how to delete written line from "system configuration utility". Its on START - RUN - ...
A: MSCONFIG lets you disable startup programs but not delete them. The only way to delete them would ...
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| CANCEL previous question | 9/3/2005 |
Q: Michael, I hope this message will be read before you invest any time/effort in my previous question ...
A: Glad to hear you figured out the conflict. I think the site I recommended in my last response ...
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| Computer freezing after game install. | 9/3/2005 |
Q: Michael, I have a Dell Dimension computer with Win98. (The game has minimal requirements which my ...
A: Atari has a troubleshooting web page for Scrabble when it has this problem. You might want to go ...
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| Strange toolbar | 9/2/2005 |
Q: I can't seem to get rid of a strange toolbar which is stuck on both IE and Windows Explorer. It has ...
A: Certain Spyware programs add toolbars to IE in order to direct you to more advertising. To get rid ...
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| restart everything please | 8/31/2005 |
Q: we just want to restart my computer to make it brand new like it was when i got it. so that it has ...
A: It sounds as if your video card drivers are corrupted or missing. When that happens, Windows ...
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| formating Win 98 SE | 8/29/2005 |
Q: Somehow I can not format the C drive in Win 98 SE. It keeps giving me the popup message "can not ...
A: You cannot format a drive when you have started the computer from that drive. To format the C: ...
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| adobe illustrator and more | 8/23/2005 |
Q: I would like to clean up some black and white graphics that I want to eventually put on t-shirts; ...
A: With regard to your first question, useing graphic editing programs is really beyond my area of ...
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| When I installed ms office... | 8/23/2005 |
Q: When I installed ms office 2003, the message is No file of YS561401.cab was found. but I found it in ...
A: For your first question, you might be better off asking an expert on MS Office, which I am not. But ...
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| System Performance | 8/22/2005 |
Q: I have Windows 98 installed in my Pentium III (600Mhz). Nowadays the bootup procedure is very slow ...
A: The most common reason for this problem is lots of programs loading on startup that do not need to ...
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| Fatal Exception 0E | 8/18/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question - Hi Michael, Windows98 SE boots up and the desktop appears, I log in and the ...
A: In Safe Mode, Windows uses generic CD drivers that let you read CDs, but it does not use the ...
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| Fatal Exception 0E | 8/17/2005 |
Q: Windows98 SE boots up and the desktop appears, I log in and the screen goes to the dreaded blue ...
A: Like you, I suspect the problem is McAfee. Fatal Exception 0E Errors are frequently caused by ...
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| Unable to Defrag – Locked Out | 8/15/2005 |
Q: I am suddenly unable to get defrag to start in Win 98SE. It's always worked before but now gives the ...
A: Typically this problemm happens if you are running Norton SystemWorks 2000. If you are doing that, ...
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| VXD problem | 8/10/2005 |
Q: Every time I start my computer, Windows stopped loading and I receive this message: (Windows/ ...
A: The MinSP line in your System.ini file allocates memory for programs that require more memory. ...
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| Error Message | 8/6/2005 |
Q: I have a Pentium 450 MHz 64 MB of Ram with a 4.0 GB Hard Drive. I installed Windows Me and when I ...
A: If reformatting and reinstalling Windows did not fix the problem, it is most likely a hardware ...
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| restarting windows Operating system only | 8/4/2005 |
Q: Is there a way to restart the operating system only without having to restart the whole PC? Either ...
A: There really is not much difference between restartin the OS vs the "whole PC". You can reset a lot ...
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| Disappearing Files | 8/2/2005 |
Q: Win 98se, I have been losing massive amounts of data from my :d drive and to a lesser extent from my ...
A: The fact that the problem is on your d/e drive but not on c makes it highly unlikely that it is a ...
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| Disappearing Files | 8/1/2005 |
Q: Win 98se, I have been losing massive amounts of data from my :d drive and to a lesser extent from my ...
A: Sorry to say, but it sounds to me like the drive is physically failing. If a thorough scandisk does ...
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| DVD player | 7/28/2005 |
Q: Yes I did find that the DMA option was not checked.DVD player seems to perform better now with 2 ...
A: DMA is Direct Memory Access. Basically, it means that the DVD will pass the data directly to the ...
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| DVD player | 7/27/2005 |
Q: I have a P3/600E computer with 384mb RAM using Windows 98SE.It has a DVD Rom drive.When I play DVD ...
A: Go into Device Manager and bring up the properties for your DVD player. Make sure the DMA option is ...
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| error message | 7/25/2005 |
Q: My computer keeps freezing, and I get the same error message each time: A fatal exception OD has ...
A: A fatal exception OD error is a "General Protection Fault", which basically means it is a problem ...
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| performance | 7/24/2005 |
Q: I had to reboot my laptop and now it doesn't run nearly as fast as it did before. is there anything ...
A: If the performance drop happened suddenly after a reboot, the likely cause is a virus, spyware or ...
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| screensaver/audio player | 7/22/2005 |
Q: I downloaded win media player 9 but found it interfered with the screensaver whilst playing audio, ...
A: Personally, I find screensaver to be a nuisance and usually turn it off on any computer I set up. ...
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| Re: Defrag Problem | 7/20/2005 |
Q: I have a problem completing my defrag. I usually defrag in Safe Mode . Before defragging I always ...
A: If you run scandisk again with the thorough option checked and it continues to find problems, that ...
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| Windows 98 | 7/20/2005 |
Q: 1)The other day my computer had some unusual problem,when i opened my desktop and tried to open any ...
A: It is very common that spyware will damage Windows. You might want to install Spybot & Ad-Aware to ...
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| yahoo mail attachment downloads too small | 7/19/2005 |
Q: hey michael.. sure need some help.. got a prob we've never seen before..noone in the email help ...
A: If I understand correctly, you are not actually e-mailing the attachment to the recipients. Rather, ...
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| SYSTEM SLOWING DOWN | 7/13/2005 |
Q: 7.13.2005 Hello Michael! I have done all maintenance issues religiously over the years (Scan Disk, ...
A: I agree with PCPitstop that Win. 98 defrag is not the greatest. However, I have no experience with ...
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| Word 97 | 7/13/2005 |
Q: Mike: I'm working with Windows 98 with Word 97, Internet Explorer 5 with Outlook. The given ...
A: To the best of my knowledge, Ctrl+Shift+M does nothing in Windows and removes a Left Indent in Word. ...
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| Memory speed and compatability | 7/12/2005 |
Q: I'm trying to untangle the various types of RAM and RAM speed. I'm a bit confused as to what types ...
A: The PC3200 operates a little bit faster than the PC2700. However, many people will not be able to ...
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| computer freeze up | 7/9/2005 |
Q: i have windows 98se and my computer seems to be freezing up on me. i do not have a name brand ...
A: This is one of those things that is very hard to diagnose even if I had the computer in front of me. ...
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| Defrag problem | 7/4/2005 |
Q: Why does my computer freeze up when I run the defrag program even after I have closed all running ...
A: Even when all programs are closed, there are still some things running in the background as ...
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| Editing a locked index.dat (cookies) file | 7/1/2005 |
Q: I have found a file titled, index.dat. This file is under C:/Windows/local settings/temporary ...
A: The Index.dat file contains cached internet sites that you have visited. The file is locked because ...
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| basic font | 6/29/2005 |
Q: My wife uses Windows 98SE. She recently downloaded a virus, and I had to take her computer to a ...
A: I believe the standard font in Windows is 8 point Tahoma. You should be able to set it to whatever ...
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| Connection in LimeWire | 6/24/2005 |
Q: I'm on broadband and I've just starting using the program 'LimeWire'. Initially it starts off fine ...
A: First thing I would do is contact my Internet Service Provider (ISP) and find out if they have a ...
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| 98 and 98 se | 6/22/2005 |
Q: Can you tell me what's the difference in win98 and 98 se? I always use win98 for 7 years. Recently ...
A: When SE first came out, the only noticable difference to most people was that it included "Internet ...
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| I cannot write to my 256MB PNY USB flashdrive on my win98se machine | 6/17/2005 |
Q: I cannot WRITE to my 256MB USB PNY attache flashdrive on my windows 98se machine but my win98se ...
A: First off, FAT32 is FAT32. It does not matter what version of Windows created it. Secondly, if the ...
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| windows 98 critical updates | 6/16/2005 |
Q: hangs at zero and I have tried several fixes. Can you help?
A: Could be that your firewall is blocking it. If you have one, turn it off and try it. It could also ...
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| I cannot write to my 256MB PNY USB flashdrive on my win98se machine | 6/16/2005 |
Q: I cannot write to my 256MB USB PNY attache flashdrive on my windows 98se machine. I have an ...
A: Can't say for certain what is going on here, but this is what I would try: First, go to ...
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| SCAN DISC | 6/15/2005 |
Q: I never had a problem running scan disc until recently, I can run a standard one with no problem, ...
A: Unfortunately, that is not a good sign at all. You might try running scandisk in Safe Mode (turn on ...
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| Speed up computer | 6/12/2005 |
Q: I have several computers at home and at the office and they running Win 98, Me, 2000 & XP. Some are ...
A: There are lots of things you can do to speed up computers, with varying degrees of success. The ...
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| About Error | 6/11/2005 |
Q: When i download some softwares from net and i click them to install so it gives me error ""this ...
A: That error can be caused by a number of things. It could be a corrupt system file that is called ...
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| live steaming radio | 6/10/2005 |
Q: I have a PC,Gateway,pentium3or4 with 320 Ram.I enjoy listening to international live streaming ...
A: You are right that 320 Mb is more than enough RAM to do streaming audio. It sounds like the folks ...
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| Missing Startup .sys Files - CDROM Related | 6/9/2005 |
Q: Missing Startup Lines on Boot I have the Windows welcome screen disabled so that I can see the ...
A: It sounds like you deleted some files that are being called during the startup process. If ...
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| lost device files | 5/29/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question - Hi Michael,I have windows 98se on my computer. my problem is I lost some ...
A: The other options are more complicated. You can click on START then RUN then type: MSCONFIG and ...
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| Re: question | 5/28/2005 |
Q: Good day, Can you tell me how do I erase the directory of search strings and terms I used for ...
A: I don't use Yahoo myself, but I believe that info is stored in cookies. You can delete that by ...
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| lost device files | 5/27/2005 |
Q: I have windows 98se on my computer. my problem is I lost some device files when I tried to load ...
A: It sounds like the install inserted some commands in c:\autoexec.bat which ar enot working. If you ...
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| installing recovery disk | 5/21/2005 |
Q: I'm trying to fdisk, and it seems to be working and deleting the partitions, but when I exit fdisk ...
A: It sounds like you are trying to remove partitions from a write protected disk, like you floppy or ...
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| Outlook Express | 5/11/2005 |
Q: I am wanting Outlook Express to recieve mail right away. I have gone to 'tools' then 'options' and ...
A: It is impossible to set Outlook Express to check for mail more than once per minute. If that is ...
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| DECOMPILATION OR DISASSEMBLY PROHIBITED | 5/11/2005 |
Q: Micael, I confirmed all the things as per your suggestion. There is no any obstructions or dust ...
A: It really sounds like a hardware problem to me. To confirm this, you might want to start in Safe ...
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| Clock & system resource | 5/11/2005 |
Q: I notice that my clock won't keep time corectly, or I shoud say it does sometimes what could cause ...
A: Windows 98 does a poor job with system resources. The longer it is on, the slower things will get. ...
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| Win98 1st Verison FAT32 | 5/9/2005 |
Q: I have used up more than half my drive space, will converting my drive to FAT32 increase my drive ...
A: Converting to FAT32 really has no down side. FAT32 is a newer allocation system than the older FAT ...
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| help? | 5/9/2005 |
Q: how are you?i am receiving the following messages in Win98 for last few days. "There is not enough ...
A: It sounds like a system resources issue. In Win. 98, System resources are limited to two 64k files. ...
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| Error message | 5/4/2005 |
Q: An exception 0E has occurred at 0028C0049094 in VxD VFAT(01) + 00007838. This was called from ...
A: This is one of those overly technical Microsoft messages that makes it pretty hard to figure out ...
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| Explorer | 4/28/2005 |
Q: I was wondering if you can help me with this minor but puzzling problem i've had now that started a ...
A: It could be that you have got some spyware. I recommend installing the free Spybot S&D to check ...
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| mmsystem032 error - Win98SE | 4/26/2005 |
Q: Cordial greetings from cold & snowy Cleveland - I got a new one here. Apparently this mmsystem032 ...
A: First thin I would try is reinstalling the sound card drivers. Figure out what kind of sound card ...
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| program starting Windows 98SE | 4/21/2005 |
Q: when I try to start the program "scan disc" or "defragmentation", it just doesn't react at ...
A: Sometimes that happens whena memory resident program is running. Try starting in Safe Mode (press ...
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| modems | 4/19/2005 |
Q: I have two modems with creative chips #ds1810 and ds1820 where can i get the drivers for these ...
A: It is almost impossible to find a correct driver for a modem unless you know the manufacturer and ...
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| Cannot download some links | 4/13/2005 |
Q: I cannot download links in my outlook express. Especially attachments and it is not only with ...
A: You may be using an older version of IE that is having some compatibility problems. Got to ...
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| Display graphics | 4/12/2005 |
Q: I recently reinstalled windows 98 on my HP laptop. My screen has a one inch black border around it ...
A: It sounds like the video card drivers are messed up. When that happens, your computer reverts to a ...
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| Recover information from corrupt Word DOC | 4/9/2005 |
Q: I recently re-installed Windows 98SE on this old clunker, (650 MHz PIII with 648 MB of Ram) and ...
A: If it was not password protected, it would probably be relatively easy to read the data. However, ...
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| Word 6.0 | 4/6/2005 |
Q: I am trying to figure out how to open a Word document on a floppy i have recently found in storage ...
A: Word 6.0 actually came out more than 10 years ago. It was the last version of Word to be assigned a ...
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| Copying Floppy Disks | 4/2/2005 |
Q: Mike, Thanks for the speedy reply. The source disks are floppies, but I assume that the principle ...
A: If you are more comfortable with Windows, you can simply use the "My computer" icon to go into the ...
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| configuration | 4/1/2005 |
Q: I have windows 98 I believe 2nd edition. my problem is that my printer spits out a page shortly ...
A: Sorry, but you have got me stumped. If it isn't the print drivers, nor the printer, nor any of the ...
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| icons on control panel | 3/30/2005 |
Q: I am using windows 98. For some reason the icons on the control panel have disappeared. I now get ...
A: Sometimes if other things use too much memory icons will disappear. However, rebooting the computer ...
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| win 98 SE and internet explorer 6 | 3/28/2005 |
Q: Michael I am suddenly having problems with some websites not opening. I have DSL. I am online but ...
A: 65% resources is not completely unreasonable. If you think you have a lot of unnecessary programs ...
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| flash micromedia | 3/26/2005 |
Q: I can't seem to run that VERY common flas micromedia website application. I can download it but then ...
A: Personally I don't use the Flash player. I find that most sites use it primarily for running very ...
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| how to reinstall Windows 98 | 3/25/2005 |
Q: I am having trouble reinstalling Windows 98 - I need to reinstall because I get a blue screen ...
A: What you probably need to do is start the comptuer using the boot floppy, then use DOS commands to ...
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| Crashing | 3/25/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question - Hi Michael, My computer has been freezing and then crashes lately and I do ...
A: Anything that guarentees it will double your speed is full of <expletive deleted>. There are ...
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| Missing files | 3/25/2005 |
Q: I have a problem with Windows 98 which seems to be occurring since installing and un-installing Nero ...
A: Click on START then RUN then type MSCONFIG. This will let you see the various files Windows ...
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| Crashing | 3/23/2005 |
Q: My computer has been freezing and then crashes lately and I do not know why. I've completed virus ...
A: Unfortunately, there could be any number of things causing this. It could be hardware related such ...
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| help me out | 3/17/2005 |
Q: i am using win98 SE. the problem is that i have installed download accelator software but few ...
A: You have to be very careful. Many download programs are really spyware and can often do more harm ...
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| pack floppy disk mail | 3/14/2005 |
Q: This is a question my Mother asked me. How can I pack a floppy disk so that US mail does not ...
A: There really is not much you can do to block magnetic waves. If a destructive magnet is passed over ...
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| Defragmenting Problem | 3/9/2005 |
Q: I have Windows 98 SE. I am having trouble defragmenting. Before I defrag I run Scandisk. Then I ...
A: Try running defrag in Safe Mode. To enter Safe Mode, turn on your computer and press the F8 button ...
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| win 95 | 3/8/2005 |
Q: Mike, I appreciate your help and time. The reason I'm even fooling with this PC, I should have ...
A: Many older computers have modems that use outdated communication standards. Many ISPs no longer ...
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| win 95 | 3/7/2005 |
Q: Any idea how I could get Windows 95 (or 98) on 3.5" diskettes? Yes you read it correctly. The ...
A: Unfortunately, Win. 95 diskettes are still copyrighted by Microsoft (until 2085) and cannot be ...
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| low system resources | 3/7/2005 |
Q: I'm running Win98 SE with 256 Meg RAM. Only a short time after rebooting, I get the message "low ...
A: Win. 98 can use more than 256 Mb of RAM, although you don't see much benefit beyond that. But ...
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| system resources. | 3/5/2005 |
Q: howdy. johndouglasdahl@aol.com and crimendelsiglo@aol.com i asked this question 2 wks ago without ...
A: In you version of Windows, System resources are limited to two 64k segments of RAM. There is ...
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| personal computer hangs | 3/4/2005 |
Q: first thanks for taking my question. i have a pc that 'system hangs' sometimes while surfing the net ...
A: It is possible that not all the spyware is ripped out. It is also possible that even if the spyware ...
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| reformat | 3/2/2005 |
Q: I have a laptop. its a Toshiba 660cdt. I had windows 95 and I wanted to upgrade to 98. I don't have ...
A: I don't think the Win. 98se CD's are bootable. That is the purpose of the boot floppy. Since you ...
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| Uninstalling | 3/1/2005 |
Q: I lost the use of Post-it Lite so I deleted everything that I could find and tried to reinstall it ...
A: In addition to a program folder, many programs put files into system folders and make changes to the ...
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| Microsoft Word using Windows 98 | 2/28/2005 |
Q: Had a new Norton Anti Virus program installed and had to enlarge memory--had this done by a computer ...
A: It is quite normal to remove unused Windows components to save hard drive space. If done properly, ...
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| Setting Up PC Administrator - Windows 98 SE | 2/22/2005 |
Q: When we boot up, all 3 users in my household are using the same settings. For example, I have the ...
A: Unfortuntely, unlike later version of Windows such as 2000 or XP, Win. 98se does not let you create ...
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| clock time, etc. | 2/18/2005 |
Q: I have an Acer Open PC, Windows 95, and the clock and date does not work well - every time I start ...
A: The dead BIOS battery which causes your time and date to change is a result of your BIOS resetting ...
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| Device Manager Win98SE | 2/17/2005 |
Q: Shows Yellow ! on System Devices item "System Board extension for PnP BIOS" Trying to use Windows ...
A: Your plug-n-play BIOS is what allows your system to recognize what hardware is in the computer. You ...
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| drivers | 2/16/2005 |
Q: I replaced the hard drive on grandson's Nec 250GT. He has lost or misplaced the recovery disk. I ...
A: Without knowing what the drivers are called or what directory they are stored in, it is going to be ...
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| security | 2/7/2005 |
Q: I am having a problem getting on some websites, I keep getting this security block and they won't ...
A: If this is a work computer, it is quite possible that there is some sort of block there on purpose. ...
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| Laptop takes a long time to boot up | 2/4/2005 |
Q: I am running windows 98 on my laptop. I recently connected to a network and I have a cable modem. ...
A: It sounds like you have a bunch of programs loading themselves automatically on startup. These ...
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| New Computer | 2/2/2005 |
Q: I just ordered a new computer. It's a DELL 8400. My existing computer is also a DELL that I've had ...
A: I'm assuming the older PC is a Windows 98. If it is a 95, it cannot do USB and you can ignore what ...
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| download problem | 1/31/2005 |
Q: I have windows 95 w/ie 5.5 and am unable to download anything. I beleive something is set wrong. ...
A: It sounds like something within IE is damaged. Try repairing it by going to START, SETTINGS, ...
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| .gif files | 1/30/2005 |
Q: Operating System: Windows 98 Let me ask the question by first explaining what I did... I went to a ...
A: Could it be that the application that you are using to open the files locally on your PC is not ...
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| System Failure | 1/26/2005 |
Q: 466 MHz. 10 Gig Hard Drive with Windows 98. It says no operating system on boot up. When I put in a ...
A: I'm a little unclear on what you mean by a cursor. If you are getting a normal DOS prompt (which is ...
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| MSconfig problem? | 1/26/2005 |
Q: WIN98: How to correct unrecognized command(line 2/line 7) in MSconfig? I get this on my screen when ...
A: MSCONFIG is utility that is used to control the programs that run on startup. Everyone's startup is ...
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| Windows 98 Problem | 1/22/2005 |
Q: I am operating Windows 98 and have been getting an error message when trying to access my control ...
A: You should be able to restore this by using System File checker. Click on Start, then Run, then ...
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| System resources question | 1/19/2005 |
Q: I need help figuring out what's OK to uncheck in my startup folder. My problem: System resources ...
A: I suspect you could disable all of them and not notice a difference (although LoadPowerProfile will ...
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| backing up 98 | 1/15/2005 |
Q: Is there a way to backup my files on c drive without the windows folder? Just the program files?
A: The short answer is "yes" you can simply copy the files to another location. However, even though ...
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| Booting PC? | 1/10/2005 |
Q: My wife has an old Windows 95 PC she wants to get some files off of before trashing or giving away ...
A: If you cannot reinstall Windows, it could be that one of the boot sectors is damaged. The easiest ...
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| program | 1/9/2005 |
Q: I recently had to restore my system and in doing so I lost a program that I used all the time. It ...
A: You can download the free version of InsideCAT, as well as similar programs, here: ...
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| upgrading | 1/8/2005 |
Q: I am upgrading to AOL 9.0
A: I have not used AOL for at least five or six years now, so I don't really have any special expertise ...
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| old computer | 1/8/2005 |
Q: I PICK UP OLDER COMPUTERS BECAUSE THEY ARE CHEAP. THE ONE I HAVE COMES ON FIRST THING ASKING FOR ...
A: It sounds like you have a CMOS password. This is something built into the comptuer itself and has ...
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| Invalid DLL file | 1/8/2005 |
Q: I am using Windows 98SE. Last week, I began having a LOT of lockups (where, after closing different ...
A: My first thought is that you may be infected with spyware that is causing problems. If you have not ...
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| INTERNET | 1/7/2005 |
Q: i have problem connecting to internet, no dial tone msg displays, ATDT command in hyperterminal ...
A: Three basic things to check: make sure the phone line is plugged into the modem port marked "wall" ...
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| Kalvfdy32 errors and popups | 1/5/2005 |
Q: Frequently, my computer locks and a box pops up saying that kalvfdy32 has caused the error. Also, I ...
A: Most likely you have spyware on your comoputer. Spyware is installed "voluntarily" through other ...
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| File Sharing | 12/30/2004 |
Q: What is the best program, either free or for sale, for sharing large files on the internet?
A: If you want to make files available to others, the best way is to set up an FTP server. You can ...
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| Clock loses time | 12/30/2004 |
Q: hope you can help. I have windows98 on same computer for about 5 years now, which is used for about ...
A: Yes, there is a CMOS battery on the motherboard. It usually looks like an oversized watch battery ...
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| Internet explorer script error | 12/30/2004 |
Q: when starting my computer it comes up with a Internet script error. It closes fine and does not ...
A: I always get VERY nervous when a computer is trying to do something iwth the Internet on startup. ...
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| Hung up on Startup | 12/28/2004 |
Q: I have an IBM Aptiva and it hangs up on startup. It brings up the dexktop Icons but then the ...
A: It sounds like something in the startup is causing problems. First, see if you can download a ...
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| errors | 12/27/2004 |
Q: Michael I have windows 95/98 And have this message that comes up when i try to open internet ...
A: It sounds like you have a damaged system file. If you have Windows 98 or 98se, you can run System ...
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| Systems Resources | 12/24/2004 |
Q: How can I increase my systems resources? I am using Windows 98, Compaq Presario, about 5 years old. ...
A: You cannot alter the total amount of System Resources in a Windows 98 computer. That is limited to ...
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| Quick Question | 12/20/2004 |
Q: I am going to reinstall my operating system and I was wondering when I get to the point where I ...
A: Install the DSL first. You will probably need to fill out some info about the ISP when installing, ...
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| Using Mode command to connect to a peripheral | 12/16/2004 |
Q: I have just bought a moving message screen to use in my shop. According to the manual I should be ...
A: Wow, do people still use COM ports? They don't even come on many new computers sold today. To ...
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| ctrl, alt, delete | 12/16/2004 |
Q: ctrl, alt, delete will not open when I press them. How can I fix it??
A: The crtl-alt-del function is of the most basic functions built into the computer. If it is not ...
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| Quick Question | 12/12/2004 |
Q: I would like to upgrade my home PC and I have a couple questions. My computer now has "SDRAM" ...
A: You cannot but DDR DRAM in a comptuer that takes SDRAM. Not only to you have to buy SDRAM, it is a ...
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| copying files to cr-rw | 12/11/2004 |
Q: first off my pc is a compaq presario amd processor windows 98 os. I just purchased a new pc for ...
A: You say the computer has a "cd dvd drive". Some drives play CD's and DVD's but do not record them. ...
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| drive d | 12/8/2004 |
Q: ym french so forgive me ,hi have windows 98 drive d say the device its nt ready well hi put cd what ...
A: It sounds like a problem with your CD drive. I'm assuming it happens with any CD and that you have ...
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| Microsoft Word vs. Works | 12/4/2004 |
Q: I use windows 98 and Works. If I receive an e-mail with a Word attachment (.doc) I am not able to ...
A: I'm not really an expert on Works since I've never used it for much of anything. I believe the more ...
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| disabling chats in win98 | 12/2/2004 |
Q: a school has asked me to disable all chat programs on their win98 pc's was told there is a way to ...
A: Blocking *all* chats can be a daunting task. Typically the easiest way to block certain chat ...
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| audio | 11/29/2004 |
Q: I have a desktop, windows 98. I was playing a song in winamp, i hit stop, then lost the sound when i ...
A: First thing, check the stupid stuff. Make sure the speakers didn't lose power, get the volume ...
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| win 98 hangs overnight | 11/29/2004 |
Q: I have a PC running Win 98 Se. It is about 4 to 5 years old. Runs 24/7. It is connected in a ...
A: I have seen this problem on PCs running for many years. Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer ...
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| Computer performance | 11/28/2004 |
Q: I was wondering if you might know what is the cause for my computer's slow performance, especially ...
A: I don't think upgrading either hardware or software will fix the problem. In fact, Win. XP would ...
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| calendar setup program | 11/28/2004 |
Q: I have windows 98, when I startup a window appears "Calendar Error" and instructs me to run the ...
A: It sounds to me like you have a third party startup program that is runing and not functioning ...
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| Download issue | 11/24/2004 |
Q: Not sure if you can help but here goes. I am running Windows XP Professional. I am connected to ...
A: Some web sites limit you to two downloads at a time. Also, I am not an XP expert, but I think I ...
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| Window 98 SE recover CD | 11/22/2004 |
Q: My Window 98 SE recover CD has a scratch, and Ineed it to recover from a crash. I searched Micro ...
A: Sorry but Microsoft keeps its CDs copyrighted and makes a real active effort to go after anyone who ...
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| Keep getting "the page cannot be displayed" error. | 11/22/2004 |
Q: I use Win98SE connecting via dialup. After connecting using BlueLight ISP, the BlueLight homepage ...
A: If the ISP is showing you connected and you see their home page, there are two possibilities: One is ...
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| grimlins?:) Hijackers:( | 11/21/2004 |
Q: ....Well I am 1st, happy that the virus I have allowed me to write you. I use windows 98, with ...
A: You need to download and install Spybot S&D, along with the latest updates for that program. You ...
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| Lost Icon in Control Panel | 11/17/2004 |
Q: I hope you can help. I have lost the (add new hardware) in control Panel near the (add / remove ...
A: Windows has generally designed the control panel to prevent things from being added or removed ...
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| Windows 95 slows and then grinds to halt | 11/16/2004 |
Q: I've been having trouble with my computer slowing down and eventually becoming "unstable". My ...
A: First, my congratulations on keeping such an old computer still running at all. It's got to be at ...
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| Internet Explorer 6 with my Broadband Service | 11/6/2004 |
Q: I have Win98SE with IE6 version 6.0.2800 1106IC. I have both a Dial-up and Broadband service. ...
A: First, go to START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL, ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS and find IE. When you click on it, ...
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| IE6 and graphics | 11/5/2004 |
Q: I have experienced problems with getting internet graphics and pictures to load on my browser (IE6). ...
A: in IE, under TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS, ADVANCED there is an option for SHOW PICTURES. You want to ...
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| error with Norton anti-virus | 11/4/2004 |
Q: I had to uninstall and then reinstall Windows 98. Here is the problem. Gone by the wayside is my ...
A: When Norton will not install, that is often a sign that you already are infected with a virus that ...
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| Windows Desktop | 11/3/2004 |
Q: My problem is this. On my desktop where the writing is under my icons. They have suddenly appeared ...
A: It sounds like you or some program you loaded changed the display settings for your desktop. If you ...
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| sound | 11/1/2004 |
Q: I have been trying to play midi files through my internal speaker(no sound card, win 95). I have ...
A: You are really working with ancient technology here. Almost no one uses PC speakers any more for ...
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| Missing Programs in Start Menu | 10/30/2004 |
Q: I was sitting at the computer when the my nephew took the mouse and was clicking on the desktop ...
A: It sounds to me as if something might have damaged your registry. As far as I know, Windows has no ...
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| No sound | 10/30/2004 |
Q: I have HP Pavilion 4440 WIN98. I just installed a new modem. Now I have NO SOUND. 1.)System ...
A: The SCSI adaptor has absolutely nothing to do with sound. That is not your problem. If the sound ...
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| No sound? | 10/29/2004 |
Q: 1. Are the speakers plugged in and powered on?(YES) 2. Are they conected to the correct socket on ...
A: The modem does not have a sound card. The sound card is either a separate card on your computer, or ...
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| installing freeware | 10/29/2004 |
Q: i have a 7 year old computer with windows 95 4.00.950. i am trying to install various freeware ...
A: Many newer programs, including freeware, are designed for Win. 98 or higher. They simply be ...
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| No sound? | 10/29/2004 |
Q: I have a HP Pavilion 4440/WIN98. I replace my modem and now have no sound on PC or when I play a CD. ...
A: First, double check the basic stuff: 1. Are the speakers plugged in and powered on? 2. Are they ...
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| BACKUP | 10/28/2004 |
Q: I AM RUNNING WINDOWS 98SE. MY BACKUP IS MICROSOFT BACKUP VERSION 4.10.1397. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO BACKUP ...
A: Because Win. 98 does not have built in CD-burning capabilities, it's backup is not designed to work ...
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| Hello I would like to get... | 10/28/2004 |
Q: Toshiba Sattellite. When I try to boot my system I receive a message that the HIMEM.sys is not ...
A: This site should help: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000318.htm If you get this resolved, ...
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| Junk Email Ads | 10/27/2004 |
Q: You have been a help to me in the past. My question concerns junk email. I seem to be getting LOTS ...
A: Unfortunately, spammers have gotten pretty smart about getting their mail to you. They deliberately ...
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| Explorer window in windows 98 | 10/26/2004 |
Q: This is not a huge problem, more an annoying problem I have. When I open a new window in explorer, ...
A: For some reason, MS designed Internet Explorer so that a new Windows could not be opened maximized. ...
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| Windows protection error | 10/25/2004 |
Q: My PC has developed a fault; on starting up, after the Windows screen, I get a message on a black ...
A: A VXD is a virtual device driver, which is a fancy way of saying a program that tells Windows what ...
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| USB | 10/24/2004 |
Q: My PC is 41/2 years old and I am running Win98se. Would my 2 USB ports be USB1 or 1.1 and will a ...
A: Given the age of your PC, your USB ports are likely 1.1. You can use USB 2.0 devices and cables ...
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| Software running in background | 10/23/2004 |
Q: Followup To Question - I have Windows 98 and IE explorer 6.0 and Norton Utilities. I have 512 of ...
A: Glad it's working for now. Remember, if things get too bad, you can always reformat your drive ...
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| Weird Experience! | 10/21/2004 |
Q: I'm a big fan of yours having emailed a few times. Something strange has happened. I just got ...
A: Congratulations on your marriage. My first reaction is that are you sure one of your friends is not ...
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| CD burning software | 10/19/2004 |
Q: and thanks for your time,as I'm about ready to toss my pc through the nearest window. OK, first I'm ...
A: The first thing I would try is uninstalling and reinstalling the Drive itself in Device manager. ...
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| Software running in background | 10/18/2004 |
Q: I have Windows 98 and IE explorer 6.0 and Norton Utilities. I have 512 of RAM on a Quantex PC. I ...
A: I still suspect something in Norton is the cuprit. However, since I have not used Norton in years, ...
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| Software running in background | 10/16/2004 |
Q: I have Windows 98 and IE explorer 6.0 and Norton Utilities. I have 512 of RAM on a Quantex PC. I ...
A: Unfortunately, Windows 98 does not give a very good manager for background processes. There may be ...
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| Defrag | 10/14/2004 |
Q: I have window 98 and am having trouble running the defrag programme. It seems to start okay but only ...
A: Try starting the computer in "Safe Mode". Turn on the comptuer and press F8 before Windows starts ...
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| Opening Downloaded Files In Windows 98 | 10/13/2004 |
Q: I downloaded the Pest Patrol program off the internet. Now I cannot open it. The icon on my ...
A: Downloading again should not make a difference. If the Microsoft upgrade did not work, I'm not sure ...
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| Opening Downloaded Files In Windows 98 | 10/11/2004 |
Q: I downloaded the Pest Patrol program off the internet. Now I cannot open it. The icon on my ...
A: Microsoft now uses MSI files to install new things in Windows, and some other software makers are ...
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| problem in jpeg | 10/6/2004 |
Q: Hai Recently only i bought a system and i installed win 98.But all my jpeg files cannot be opened on ...
A: I believe Windows 98 by default opens jpeg files in Internet Explorer. If you have not installed ...
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| Hidden drives | 10/5/2004 |
Q: Michael, Thank you for your reply, but there is a little more to the story. I am aware that I could ...
A: As you have discovered, you can access the file, but you can't do anything with it. This is because ...
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| W98 and internal rewritable DVD | 10/4/2004 |
Q: OKAY. Everything I know about +/- CD/DVD I have learned in the last hour of looking to purchase one ...
A: You cannot upgrade from Win. 98 to Win. 98se. The only way to do it is to buy a Win. 98se CD, ...
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| Image problems in WIN98 | 10/4/2004 |
Q: What happened? All 'fades'/effects worked last week? EXAMPLE: ...
A: Again, likely spyware messing with your settings. See my last response. Also possible that your ...
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| Hidden drives | 10/3/2004 |
Q: I have an IBM laptop that has a hidden drive containing an image file that, when accessed, will ...
A: The whole point of IBM's hidden partition is that you are never supposed to access it using any ...
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| Email Change? | 10/1/2004 |
Q: I just read where, in the near future, we won't be able to synchronize our Hotmail email with ...
A: The reson Microsoft is dumping easy access to Hotmail has to do with making money, not security. ...
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| Explorer Crashes When Right clicking desktop to open New Folder | 9/30/2004 |
Q: Whenever I right click the desktop to open a new folder, explorer crashes.Any Ideas how to fix this? ...
A: I suspect the problem is a corrupted System file. Click on START, then RUN then type: SFC to run ...
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| Can´t install programas due Temp files | 9/28/2004 |
Q: I have Win 98 and this is my problem: I am trying to install some programs but the system dont let ...
A: Your computer should not be looking in a temp file for installation. The fact that yours is doing ...
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| hijacker | 9/28/2004 |
Q: ), Well, looks like your the one to help me according to your page:) However,..please forgive me ...
A: Sorry to hear about your problems. Spybot is actually one of the best out there. Make sure you ...
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| Photos | 9/25/2004 |
Q: A few weeks ago I got married (I'm in my mid 50's and it's my 1st and only marriage finally!). We ...
A: Congratulations on your marriage! I suggest CD-R for the photos. They tend to hold up a little ...
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| Hi Michael. I have WIN98se... | 9/24/2004 |
Q: I have WIN98se and Norton Internet Security 2004. Recently,on boot-up, I am confronted with an error ...
A: The Motive Chorus Daemon is apparently a program that sends diagnotic information to your ISP or to ...
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| Reinstalling software programs | 9/24/2004 |
Q: Recently used my recovery disks to reinstall Win SE on my HP Pavilion. Installation was a success, ...
A: There could be lots of reasons. Your hard drive could be failing, you could have a bad CD, or your ...
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| Error Message | 9/20/2004 |
Q: I have an old Pentium 266Mhz computer running Windows 98 second Ed. I installed AOL 9.0 on the ...
A: Typically, that happens sometimes when Windows does not shut down properly. Start Windows in Safe ...
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| computer shut down | 9/20/2004 |
Q: I have windows 98SE on my computer, 256 mb of memory ,and an AMD 750 processor ,30 GB hard drive. ...
A: This is a very common problem with Win. 98se. Unfortunately there can be lots of different causes. ...
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| trident | 9/20/2004 |
Q: (i had posted earlier, but i guess this is makes more sense) i recently bought a second hand ...
A: The problem is your video drivers. You are running off of standard VGA which has the limited color ...
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| errors | 9/18/2004 |
Q: Q:what is this error "the ypager_m.exe file is linked to missing export "idle.dll" after clicking ok ...
A: According to Yahoo's web site, there is no ypager_m.exe that is part of their system. There is a ...
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| Question | 9/18/2004 |
Q: My computer won't let me download yahoo messenger it keeps saying can't open file ...
A: My guess is you have some virus or spyware running on your computer that is interfereing with ...
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| computer booting up on its own | 9/17/2004 |
Q: Recently I have been having trouble with my computer turning itself on in the middle of the night. ...
A: Nothing in Windows could be causing the computer to start by itself because Windows is not loaded ...
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| Midi only | 9/17/2004 |
Q: I installed a pci sound card into my nephew's old Dell system. Drivers installed fine. It can play ...
A: MIDI files can play through a PC speaker without using the sound card. I suspect that is what in ...
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| Invalid Page Fault | 9/16/2004 |
Q: Following a failed attemt to install and then uninstall Windows Fax, I can now not Open Outlook 97 ...
A: As the MS article says, the file must be replaced on DOS mode. This is more than just opening a DOS ...
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| Help? | 9/14/2004 |
Q: Everytime I restart my computer or even while the computer is already on I get this annoying box ...
A: Are you connected to a network? Typically, that message indicates another computer connected to ...
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| defrag/scan disk | 9/13/2004 |
Q: I have a Dell laptop that is about three years old. It runs on Windows ME. I have been trying to ...
A: There is a freeware program called “EndItAll”. This program will automatically shut down all ...
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| My pics will not show up anymore | 9/12/2004 |
Q: i am not sure you will be able to help me. But I am at my wits end on this. Ok normally i can surf ...
A: The red X means there is no picture available. It could be that the site from which you are trying ...
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| Start up error | 9/11/2004 |
Q: ty for possibly helping me. I built a new pc with an Asus motherboard and half the time I start it ...
A: Bad memory is a possibility, but wouldn't be my first guess. Since it loads properly in Safe Mode, ...
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| partitions? | 9/11/2004 |
Q: i tried to mess with installing a hard disk on my old pentium iii.after failing and removing the new ...
A: It is common on many older PCs to have a single hard drive divided into two or more partitions. But ...
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| System.ini error message | 9/9/2004 |
Q: My friend just bought a brand new computer made up to his specifications, windows 98 machine, 40 gb ...
A: Normally, the line in system.ini that you found should read: "device=motvcd.vxd." You might want ...
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| Audio programs not working | 9/8/2004 |
Q: Troy I am trying to put a song from a Cd onto my computer. I have 3 audio programs that in the ...
A: My favorite CD ripper is a free program called CDex: available here: http://www.cdex.n3.net/ ...
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| Accessibility - sticky fingers | 9/7/2004 |
Q: Can you tell me how to access the "sticky fingers" options so that when someone with disabilities is ...
A: The easiest way is probably to go to START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL, then click on the KEYBOARD ...
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| Receiving a Dd Help Error and Blue Screens in IE6 | 9/5/2004 |
Q: I am constantly receiving a Dd Help error while working in IE6 (which seems to crash and go to a ...
A: The most likely cause is spyware interfering with your internet setup. Try downloading the ...
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| recover/backup | 9/2/2004 |
Q: How are you? I have two related questions: 1. What is the best way to back up installed computer ...
A: With some programs, backing up is as easy as copying the folder in Program Files to another ...
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| Help, System too slow!! | 9/2/2004 |
Q: I have Windows 98, and recently, the whole system has been running very, very slow. It takes almost ...
A: It could be a lot of different things, or some combination of things. For starters, do you defrag ...
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| defrag | 8/30/2004 |
Q: my sister has a laptop (NEC) with windows 98. computer purchased yrs ago. Problem is cannot defrag. ...
A: You can go years without defragging a computer, but it will get slower and slower as data gets ...
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| Window size | 8/30/2004 |
Q: When I am on the web and I click on a link the window that opens up is small. (about 2" by 2") ...
A: For some reason, Microsoft did not design an option for Internet Explorer to open new windows ...
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| Question About Notepad | 8/30/2004 |
Q: My buddy was telling me that some of his fellow classmates at school were sending messages using ...
A: If your friend is talking about the basic notepad that comes with Windows, it cannot be done. All ...
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| passwords | 8/29/2004 |
Q: I have a computer which has been password protected but the password has been forgotten (had a ...
A: A Windows 98 login password can be bypassed simply by hitting the Esc button. However in this case, ...
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| internet explorer | 8/28/2004 |
Q: Help! Thanks for being available on the internet. I can't seem to connect through the internet ...
A: DSO and Alexa are nothing to worry about. I suspect you are running Windows XP from your ...
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| Defrag | 8/28/2004 |
Q: I am trying to defrag my computer and it doesn't want to work. It has windows 98. I let defrag run ...
A: This usually means you have a program running. When Defrag tries to move a file that is currently ...
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| Wen98SE freeze and scandisk/defrag problems | 8/24/2004 |
Q: My Win98 OS has begun freezing both in programs and on the Internet. First sign of it is the mouse ...
A: When the mouse cursor freezes, that is usually a pretty sure sign that the computer is overheating, ...
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| scanner? | 8/10/2004 |
Q: I am a rookie, had a canoscan FB 320P loaded in windows 95 with never any problems, I now have ...
A: You probably need to update your drivers to work with Windows 98. You can download the latest ...
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| System runs very slow | 8/9/2004 |
Q: Operating System : Windows 98 SE. 128 Meg RAM. I am experiencing a number of glitches with my pc ...
A: Since things work fine in safe mode, the problem seems to be software related and not a hardware ...
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| Cannot defrag | 8/8/2004 |
Q: I have win98SE & use IE with OES. IE is ver 6. I did have Norton System Works 2003 and used their ...
A: Even though you shut down NIS, it sounds like some component of it, or some third program was ...
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| win98se-vxd error | 8/7/2004 |
Q: We are using 98se as os and with dos based foxpro application. in foxpro we are using network ...
A: It sounds like you are trying to use DOS printer drivers on Windows 98. Microsoft does not support ...
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| IEXPLORE.EXE | 8/1/2004 |
Q: I have a PC with Win98SE. I cannot find IEXPLORE.EXE. I have gone into settings>Control ...
A: If you removed IE6, I would not expect that file to be there. If you can still get on the internet ...
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| Defragmenting Drive C | 8/1/2004 |
Q: I heve Windows 98 OS, my computer is Pentium 3, 450 mHz, around 5 Gega Bite free hard disc, 384MB ...
A: There are many different causes of an illegal operation. You might want to run System File Checker ...
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| disk cleanup | 7/30/2004 |
Q: I ran the FSC and there was acorrupted file which was replaced from the hard disk backup. After ...
A: It is possible that you have some spyware embedded in your temp files that are preventing deletion. ...
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| disk cleanup | 7/30/2004 |
Q: Michael Thanks for the reply. I tried the FSC but it did not solve the problem. Your comments about ...
A: The backups of the system files are not just stored on your disk, they are usually stored in archive ...
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| disk cleanup "not responding". | 7/29/2004 |
Q: I am running W98 se and when I try to run disk cleanup it hangs- IE I get "not responding". When I ...
A: First thing you might want to try is to run System File Checker (click on START, then RUN, then type ...
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| Installing DLL File | 7/28/2004 |
Q: Mike Thank you for your reply. Excuse my ignorance but I am a bit of a novice at all this. Once I ...
A: In safe mode you should be able to delete or rename the old file and copy the new one in its place. ...
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| Installing DLL File | 7/27/2004 |
Q: Michael I have a Fujitsu C340 Laptop using Windows 98. The computer recently indicated that I ...
A: That is a Windows system file which is in use whenever Windows is running. To delete it, you need ...
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| PC Freeze | 7/21/2004 |
Q: 1. Running Windows 98SE on Dell platform with Intel Pentium 2 at 450 mhz and 256 RAM. 16 Gig HD (9.7 ...
A: If the system freezes completely, and you cannot even move the mouse, that is usually a sign that ...
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| how to remove software piracy? | 7/21/2004 |
Q: i need help from expertz i hv installed rambooster (i download it from underground page.after i ...
A: Windows does not have anything that causes a "piracy alert" to pop up. Therefore, you must either ...
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| Please Help Me Again | 7/19/2004 |
Q: Sir thanx alot for ur kind reply but sir the problem is i have to use Studio software of Pinnacle ...
A: In order to use this program, it must interface properly with the video card. It is not doing that, ...
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| adware/spyware problems | 7/16/2004 |
Q: If the free downloads for removing adware/spyware do not work, what should I do? I did not see any ...
A: So anti-spyware product is perfect. You usually have to use several. The pay ones are not ...
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| FAT32 or NTFS? | 7/15/2004 |
Q: if I have ten 700Meg a piece movie, it is best to store it on a 10GB partition created using 1K per ...
A: If you are running XP, it is almost certain that you are running NTFS and not FAT32, which was used ...
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| MSDOS | 7/14/2004 |
Q: Stuck in MSDOS, how do I get back to windows? Tried turning off and on.
A: Turn on the computer and press the F8 button. This should give you a list of options of how to ...
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| Regarding Defragmentation in Windows 98 | 7/14/2004 |
Q: First when I tried to defragment my C drive it gave me a message that I have some errors in my drive ...
A: When defrag keeps restarting, it usually means you have a program running. When Defrag tries to ...
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| Freeze ups | 7/12/2004 |
Q: Would you know of any reason for system hangups no matter if I'm on line or not. I get random hangs ...
A: If your system completely freezes, meaning even the mouse will not move, that is usually an ...
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| Startup file | 7/12/2004 |
Q: Do you happen to know where I can find the file that contains all the programs that automatically ...
A: Sorry, but it's not that easy. Startup starts programs from numerous different places. Some of ...
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| Hi-jack homepage | 7/11/2004 |
Q: Michael, I have an adware problem that I hope you can help me with. I am running windows 98. The ...
A: I recommend trying two other free programs: CWShredder and HijackThis. CWShredder specifically ...
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| slow performance | 7/10/2004 |
Q: I have noticed that my Compaq 5360 with Win98 is running much more slowly lately, and frequently ...
A: This is an all too common problem. There can be lots of different causes. First, don't rule out ...
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| Computer shutdown - Win98 | 7/10/2004 |
Q: I experience a problem shutting down. I get to the screen saying "Windows is shutting down", but ...
A: Windows 98 is notorious for this problems. Unfortunately, there is no one cause for it. Microsoft ...
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| virus | 7/9/2004 |
Q: ---I have done a search for this file name and it says file not found. The scanning systems I have ...
A: Most virus scanners delete or quarentine Trojan files. Is is possible your virus scanner deleted ...
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| virus | 7/9/2004 |
Q: I have a problem with my printer working with my HP Windows 98 PC. After scanning for a virus, I ...
A: There is no Windows System file called sysqi.exe. If there is one on your computer, it is likely ...
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| Phantom program running when computer is asleep | 7/8/2004 |
Q: I'm running Win.98. There appears to be a program that sometimes runs while my computer is "asleep", ...
A: CleanMgr is a legitimate Windows program, but it normally does not run automatically unless you have ...
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| I NEED A HELP | 7/7/2004 |
Q: I have windows 98 . i m install any thing in my computer give me error is "Error Number : ...
A: This problem is caused by certain system files being versions which are incompatible with other ...
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| Windows 95 | 7/4/2004 |
Q: Michael, You ans me back in April on how to clean up a computer Hard Drive I was giving away. I ran ...
A: A Windows 95 installation requires entering the license code for your copy of Windows. There is no ...
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| Speed of cursor moving through text in Word | 7/3/2004 |
Q: I'm using XP and Word 2002, but this question may admit of a general answer. Since your knowledge is ...
A: You can change the key repeat rate, which will speed up how fast the arrow key goes when you press ...
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| win 98 clock | 6/28/2004 |
Q: My question is concerning the task bar clock using window's 98. Recently my clock completely ...
A: You might want to run System File Checker to see if there are any problems with your system files. ...
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| Autostart freezes up my computer | 6/27/2004 |
Q: I am running Windows 98 on a computer with a 300 MHz CPU. Whenever I put a CD in the drive (audio ...
A: More than likely you have a corrupted driver. The first thing I would try is to go into START, ...
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| win 98 clock | 6/27/2004 |
Q: My question is concerning the task bar clock using window's 98. Recently my clock completely ...
A: Click with your right mouse button on the toolbar. That should bring up a context menu. Select ...
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| physical memory | 6/27/2004 |
Q: I'm using Norton 2004. My physical memory is always low according to the NSD. Something about the ...
A: Typically, this is the result of too many programs running automatically on startup. I like a free ...
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| deleting files automatically upon startup(win98) | 6/24/2004 |
Q: sir.i want to delete all files in one special folder of C drive when the computer is on,and it is ...
A: To delete the files on startup, just add a command to the c:\autoexec.bat file. For example, if you ...
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| Password Box | 6/23/2004 |
Q: when i start my windows 98 I get a box that asks for a name and password, I click cancel and it ...
A: Click on your START button, then select SETTINGS then CONTROL PANEL. Next, click on the NETWORK ...
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| internet sharing | 6/22/2004 |
Q: heres my problem,i have a home network of 2 computers,win98,the network is working ok ,we can access ...
A: Personally, I've never really liked Microsoft's Internet Connection sharing. It has been very buggy ...
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| Internet Explorer script error | 6/22/2004 |
Q: I have a Dell desktop computer using windows 98 and IE 6.0 version. When i am on the web and go to a ...
A: There is a known error with IE and certain printer drivers. You may just need to change your print ...
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| Windows OS Upgrade | 6/21/2004 |
Q: I have windows ME AND win 95 I would like to set up a home network(I have dsl and one printer) what ...
A: I have used Win. 95 on many networks. It works just fine. The only place you will likely run into ...
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| Windows password problem | 6/21/2004 |
Q: win 95- When I log on to internet, screen comes up asking for windows password and I never set one ...
A: You can try doing an online scan from http://housecall.antivirus.com, but it's possible that won't ...
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| Windows OS Upgrade | 6/20/2004 |
Q: I have windows ME AND win 95 I would like to set up a home network(I have dsl and one printer) what ...
A: You say you want to network your computers, but you don't say how you plan to do it. For most ...
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| task scheduler | 6/16/2004 |
Q: Michael, This may be a ridiculous question, but if I want to have task scheduler perform defrag, ...
A: Yes, you have to leave the computer on for the maintenance to run. You are safe from hackers if you ...
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| Windows password problem | 6/16/2004 |
Q: win 95- When I log on to internet, screen comes up asking for windows password and I never set one ...
A: Sounds like you may some sort of spyware on your system. You might want to download two free ...
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| format hard disc drive | 6/15/2004 |
Q: dom
A: There is a file in windows called "format.com". If you want to format your hard drive, you simply ...
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| Win98Se and OLEAUT32.dll | 6/14/2004 |
Q: hope you can help. Recently after a possible virus or ad ware invasion, my win98SE pc, locked up. ...
A: OLEAut32.dll is a Windows system file that interacts with quite a few other programs. I actually ...
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| Trouble accessing secure web pages/sites | 6/11/2004 |
Q: this has been a tough one! I am not able to access secure web pages( OS win98,IE vs.6.0 ) .Error ...
A: Unfornately, these sorts of problems can have a range of sources, and the error messages are not ...
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| cooper@gbronline.com | 6/11/2004 |
Q: Mike: I gather that the bootup disc and Windows 95 must be on the same medium. My Windows 95 is on ...
A: Sorry if I didn't explain myself more clearly. You most likely cannot use a bootable CD on your ...
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| cooper@gbronline.com | 6/11/2004 |
Q: I have an old Windows 95 system that seems to be hopelessly corrupted. Startup is very slow, and I ...
A: Despite everything, I find that reinstallng Windows every two or three years can really speed things ...
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| "Not enough disk space..." | 6/10/2004 |
Q: The program I am attempting to install is a Broderbund product called Moviemaker. When I install ...
A: I don't think it is a memory (RAM) issue. The error message indicates that the program cannot write ...
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| connect | 6/7/2004 |
Q: Lately after we disconnect from the internet the text box for the internet connection pops back up ...
A: My guess is that you have a spyware program that is trying to connect and that is not working ...
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| Program Lock Up | 6/6/2004 |
Q: I am experiencing a lock-up of my laptop computer when I try to open a program. I need to use an ...
A: Since it works in safe mode, it could be that the program you are using conflicts with another ...
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| help | 6/5/2004 |
Q: I accidentally deleted a file called rundll32.exe and it messed up a lot of things on the computer ...
A: Click on START, then RUN, then type SFC to run system file checker. This will scan your computer ...
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| Disk Defragmentation Reads 0% Complete All the Time... | 5/31/2004 |
Q: I am running Windows 98 on my PC. When I attempt to defragment my c: drive, the "Defragmenting ...
A: This usually means you have a program running. When Defrag tries to move a file that is currently ...
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| Where do I start??!! | 5/31/2004 |
Q: I have a friend who's running Win 98SE and she calls me about every other year (when her computer ...
A: Unfortunately, I can't definitively identify what you've got without being there. However, this ...
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| Cannot change display resolution | 5/30/2004 |
Q: I have just installed a new hard drive with Win 98 OS and all of the programs are running fine but I ...
A: The problem is that you need to get the correct video drivers for your video card. When the ...
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| Where do I start??!! | 5/29/2004 |
Q: I have a friend who's running Win 98SE and she calls me about every other year (when her computer ...
A: I know you say you checked the battery, but every symptom you describe points me toward a bad CMOS ...
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| screen saver | 5/28/2004 |
Q: I have a problem my son downloaded a screen saver on my computer and now the computer starts in safe ...
A: My first question is, is it really going into Safe Mode? The whole point of Safe Mode is that it ...
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| Win 98SE; Scandisk & vcache | 5/27/2004 |
Q: Two questions:Win98SE/Dell Dimension 466/512Ram memory/4 Gig Hard drive. 1)I have recently changed ...
A: Yes, .chk is the correct extension for file fragments. Do you also have your settings set to show ...
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| Setup Problem | 5/26/2004 |
Q: My friend has a Dell Pentium II with 32MB Ram. He asked me to install Windows 98 for him. I booted ...
A: That usually means there is a problem with the hard drive. Check out this knowledgebase article for ...
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| Files and Folders | 5/24/2004 |
Q: This is my problem. My computer has thousands of internet crap stored in folders, which drives me ...
A: If you are absolutely sure that the files are junk and are not part of some installation of a ...
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| FORGOTTEN PASSWORD | 5/22/2004 |
Q: I have an old PC (approx 7 yrs) that I think is running Windows 98. It has been sitting for about 2 ...
A: To bypass the login prompt, just hit the ESC button. To remove the login requirement, click on your ...
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| Audio/Visual Drivers | 5/22/2004 |
Q: WIN98 - only have the option to use 16 colours since installing digcam Hi, I'll try to break this ...
A: You have to update your video card drivers and you can't do that unless you know what kind of video ...
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| Exaggerated Menu Bar | 5/21/2004 |
Q: Michael, Hello. A few days ago I began having problems with the men bar (File-Edit- .. -Help). It ...
A: It could be that the dispay settings got messed up. Try opening Contol Panel and then click on ...
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| start up menu | 5/17/2004 |
Q: Could you please tell me how to delete programs from my start up menu...so they won't load on ...
A: I strongly recommend getting a free utility called Startup Control Panel, available here: ...
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| How can I debug or dissamble an exe.file ? | 5/17/2004 |
Q: how can I debug or dissamble an exe.file ? Do I have to buy a special program for it ? I yes, which ...
A: Yes, you would need a special program, like this one: http://www.pe-explorer.com/ Messing with ...
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| Start Up Disk | 5/17/2004 |
Q: You seem like the person most likely to be able to help me. I made one of those startup disks when I ...
A: I'm a little confused by your question. If you recently reinstalled Win. 95, you must have used a ...
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| defrag computer | 5/14/2004 |
Q: I have Windows 98 and have been trying to defrag my computer for the last three days. I normally do ...
A: This usually means you have a program running. When Defrag tries to move a file that is currently ...
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| Missing rundll32.exe file | 5/13/2004 |
Q: Although I am running ME i hpoe you can sort me out. I have a missing rundll32.exe file and i'm ...
A: There is a utility called System File Checker that will replaced missing or corrupted system files ...
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| windows size | 5/13/2004 |
Q: recently when opening certain windows like control panel, or when opening different web pages on the ...
A: For programs you open with a shortcut, you can click on the properties of the shortcut and set to ...
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| Can't get mouse to work | 5/12/2004 |
Q: I'm running Windows 98 Second Edition on a Pentium 500 MHz with 128 Mg of ram I can't get my mouse ...
A: That strongly indicates a problem with the port. If you still think it might be a software issue, ...
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| Can't get mouse to work | 5/12/2004 |
Q: I'm running Windows 98 Second Edition on a Pentium 500 MHz with 128 Mg of ram I can't get my mouse ...
A: Mouse commands sometimes go in the Config.sys file in order to allow you to use a mouse with old ...
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| Posible Virus? | 5/11/2004 |
Q: I think I have a virus however nothing shows up when I do a virus scan. I'll give you an example of ...
A: The program you describe sounds like spyware. If you have not already, run Ad-Aware to check it ...
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| Posible Virus? | 5/10/2004 |
Q: I think I have a virus however nothing shows up when I do a virus scan. I'll give you an example of ...
A: It does not sound like a virus. It sounds like you have too much running on startup that you do not ...
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| How to defrag a computer | 5/9/2004 |
Q: I have a number of problems with my computer runnng too slow and being taken over by spyware, etc. ...
A: Yes, you can just go to run and type defrag. That should work fine. Also, reagarding spyware, if ...
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| Defragmenting Windows 98 | 5/8/2004 |
Q: Each time I attempt to defragment, it can run for days and only reach 2% then kicks back to 0%. All ...
A: It is possible that something is running in the background that you don't see. Also firewall and ...
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| Win 98 freezes randomly | 5/4/2004 |
Q: Win 98 freezes randomly I am running Win 98 on a broadband connection also using Norton AntiVirus ...
A: One problem may be other programs running in background that start up automatically. To see what is ...
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| Ever heard of Rain CPU Cooler causing Failure to Boot or Locked Disk Problems? | 5/2/2004 |
Q: Ever heard of Rain CPU Cooler causing Failure to Boot or Locked Disk Problems? Win ...
A: I'm not sure what could have cause it, but it sounds like something messed up your File Allocation ...
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| Hide the Drive(s) | 5/1/2004 |
Q: Howdy. I used your last recommend about different technical guidance. I have a question again. How ...
A: As far as I know, this is not possible. The registry does not control partitions. To hide a ...
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| opening programs | 4/30/2004 |
Q: i have windows 98. lately if i download a program and click to open it after the download, a window ...
A: A file that ends in XLS is usually an Excel Spreadsheet. You need to have a program capable of ...
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| can't boot computer | 4/27/2004 |
Q: We have a 5-year old laptop. When turned on, it stated, from memory, “fatal error <of some number> ...
A: Clearly something has failed on your hard drive. Without examining the device, I can't say whether ...
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| Extract downloaded file to where? | 4/26/2004 |
Q: I usually follow the idea of "if it's not broken don't fix it" and I think that applies here. I did ...
A: I tend to agree that sometimes the cure is worse than the symptom. The error message could be ...
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| Crashing in win98 | 4/26/2004 |
Q: I am using windows 98. My pc is about 5 years old now so I think it must be getting time to replace ...
A: It could be that some program is misbehaving and grabbing all your system resources. The first ...
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| Cannot access Help files | 4/26/2004 |
Q: I am running Windows 98SE but when I now try to access the Help files the following message appears ...
A: This Microsoft Knowledgebase article explains the problem and how to fix it. It is a little ...
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| Error Message | 4/25/2004 |
Q: I formatted my hard drive and did a FDISK. I installed Window 95-B on the computer and when it ...
A: It could be something simple like you left a disk in the floppy or CD drive. If not that, there may ...
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| sound card | 4/25/2004 |
Q: This is not exactly the right category, but I remember you being helpful before! Several weeks ago ...
A: First thing I would do is try to run a music CD on the computer. Music CD's usually bypass the ...
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| Norton utilities | 4/24/2004 |
Q: I recently bought a new PC so I copied disks from my old PC to install on my new hard drive. The ...
A: As with many programs, you cannot simply copy your program files from one computer to another an ...
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| Freecell Error | 4/22/2004 |
Q: I can't open Freecell. When I try to open freecell, I get an error message and I have to close the ...
A: First thing I would try is run System File Checker (Click on START, RUN, and type SFC). This will ...
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| ScanDisk | 4/22/2004 |
Q: Michael, I'm having problems running my scandisk application. It starts and restarts over and over ...
A: Try running Scandisk in Safe Mode. When you first start the computer, before Windows starts to ...
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| Extract downloaded file to where? | 4/22/2004 |
Q: Win98...after I defrag (which is 100% successfully completed) it asks me to quit and I say yes and ...
A: You already have kernel32.dll on your hard drive. If you didn't, Windows would not start. It is ...
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| Security/Harddrive | 4/17/2004 |
Q: O.K thanks for the info.As I understand it I went to the site & evidently I can download right from ...
A: I can't say exactly what is on your system restore disk, but typically, a system restore disk ...
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| Hard drive | 4/17/2004 |
Q: I have a Compaq computer with a 10 GB hard drive that is half full and 128 mg of ram. Running ...
A: When Defrag keeps restarting, it usually means you have another program running in the background. ...
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| Windows/Security | 4/17/2004 |
Q: Giving my computer away & want hard drive clean.Have several discs. Onesays Hard Drive Restore & ...
A: Your hard drive restore will wipe out your hard drive and then reinstall things so that the computer ...
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| On-line Web Page Sizing | 4/16/2004 |
Q: (1) Windows 98 (2) I have been assisting my neighbor in setting up his computer. When we go ...
A: To maximize Internet Explorer permanently, open IE. With the program open, you should see a blue ...
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| e-mail /virus | 4/12/2004 |
Q: Is it possible to get a computer virus merely by reading an e-mail - assuming the e-mail does NOT ...
A: Yes, it is possible. Some e-mails have HTML code in them that will launch just by opening the ...
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| Fatal Exception 0E | 4/12/2004 |
Q: Do you know what Fatal Exception 0E occurred at 0028-C00981F3 VXD MPFBOCKS(01) + 0000FRA7 means? Do ...
A: The fatal exception 0E error means that two differne things are trying to use the same piece of ...
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| CLOCK TOO FAST | 4/10/2004 |
Q: I saw this one on your list; have been putting up with this fast running clock for five years! It ...
A: I replied to your original request. Here is my reply again: It sounds like you have tried most of ...
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| Laptop suspend-to-disk | 4/9/2004 |
Q: I own a Dell Laptop operating on Windows 98SE. Up till yesterday I was able to suspend-to-disk ...
A: Unfortunately, this is not an easy fix. I do not recommend trying the changes laid out below unless ...
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| Internal Alarm | 4/8/2004 |
Q: One of my computers a HP Celeron 500 is making an high pitch alarm sound after about an hour or so ...
A: HP computers, like many others, do have fan alarms in them. It sounds like that is what is making ...
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| Mouse is on vacation | 4/7/2004 |
Q: I have Win98SE. A couple days afo I started having trouble opening programs (whether on my desk ...
A: It could be that your mouse is actually dead. If you can borrow someone else's mouse to try it, ...
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| svchost.exe | 4/6/2004 |
Q: I did a virus scan today and it reported that C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SVCHOST.EXE was infected with a ...
A: There is no such program in Windows 95 or 98. So if that is what you have, then it is fine to ...
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| Clock time | 4/5/2004 |
Q: I saw this one on your list; have been putting up with this fast running clock for five years! It ...
A: It sounds like you have tried most of the things I recommend. There is one other thing that ...
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| memory allocation error | 4/5/2004 |
Q: Have been running for over 20 years, a Printers Estimating and Costing system written for me in ...
A: If you bought the computer in the last year, I'm going to guess it is running Windows XP. I'm not ...
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| system missing files | 4/2/2004 |
Q: system.ini files tells me I have a missing file: vnetsup.vxd I think it may have been a "networking" ...
A: Since you don't need that driver, the easiest thing to tell Windows to stop looking for it. The ...
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| Win 98 Startup unwanted entries | 4/1/2004 |
Q: When I run msconfig and look at the startup tab there are lists of programs/applications that have ...
A: You cannot permanently delete them through MSCONFIG. You could go directly into the Registry, but ...
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| Retrieving information | 3/30/2004 |
Q: Files were placed in the recycling bin and then erased. These files were valuable. Is there a way ...
A: If the files have not yet been overwritten, you should be able to recover them. Here is a list of ...
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| Starting Win. | 3/30/2004 |
Q: when I boot my windows me system and it gets to the Starting windows section I get a blank screen. ...
A: I'm not particularly familiiar with Win. ME, but in Win. 98, that problem often occurs if Windows ...
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| W98 - missing file | 3/29/2004 |
Q: I installed the S/W of new scanner, Epson 1670, tried to run it and received “Missing File”message ...
A: If the missing file is a Windows file, you can identify and restore it by running System File ...
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| win 98 Apps Freezing | 3/27/2004 |
Q: I have 5 yr old ABS PIII, 1.4 Gig, 80 gig HD, 516 RAM - Win 98SE Recent hardware additions: Added a ...
A: This is just a guess, but perhaps your processor fan was damaged by the same surge that destroyed ...
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| Recording music in Windows | 3/27/2004 |
Q: I want to record music from an analogue tape onto my PC so that I can put it onto CD. I was told ...
A: Unfortunately, Sound Recorder will not work for you. Microsoft deliberately crippled it to prevent ...
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| Service | 3/27/2004 |
Q: I'm a computer novice and would like to know in LAYMANS terms what has to be done to keep my ...
A: To defrag your hard drive, click on the START button, then PROGRAMS, then ACCESSORIES, then SYSTEM ...
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| scratch disk is full | 3/27/2004 |
Q: when i am working on applications such as photoshop 6.0 or autocad 2002 i get this error that ...
A: I won't pretend to know much about the applications you are discussing since I don't use either. ...
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| wild mouse, too slow | 3/26/2004 |
Q: 1. win98 : some time mouse behaving wildly. when i move mouse it opens properties or files but it ...
A: 1. For the mouse, I would uninstall the drivers and then restart. Windows plug-n-play should find ...
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| Computer is slow | 3/25/2004 |
Q: Michael, My computer seems to be significantly slower these days. Programs take longer to start, ...
A: First thing I would do if you have not already is defrag the hard drive. Defrag is a utility built ...
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| Win 98 startup performance degraded | 3/25/2004 |
Q: My daughter's Pentium III has win 98 and only 1/3 of disk space taken. For the last 2 months or so, ...
A: You may have a lot of different programs trying to load automatically. Many legitimate programs ...
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| LOCKED MYSELF OUT OF MY PC | 3/24/2004 |
Q: I share a flat with friends so I've had to put a password on my PC for privacy. I just came back ...
A: As this is a Win. 95/98 forum, I'm assuming you have one of those. If so, your password doesn't do ...
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| Defrag problem | 3/24/2004 |
Q: I have a problem I hope you can help me with. I have a 5-yr-old computer with Windows 98. Lately, ...
A: In addition to your screen saver make sure any power shut-down settings are turned off. Also, ...
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| slow comp | 3/23/2004 |
Q: i have windows 98 64mb compaq computer. lately while i'm using the computer everything slows down ...
A: A little more RAM certainly wouldn't hurt. I like to run Win. 98 PC's at at least 128 Mb. If you ...
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| Resolution problem | 3/22/2004 |
Q: During use of a game, computer use to switch automaticky to the most accurate resolution for display ...
A: Even if the pixels do not adjust themselves back automatically, you should be able to fix it by ...
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| Windows 98 will not start normal | 3/21/2004 |
Q: Windows 98 will not start on HP Pavilion 6643. Upon trying to boot computer the following appears: ...
A: It sounds like the command.com file or one of the system files it relies on has gotten corrupted. ...
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| Illegal Operation and misc | 3/21/2004 |
Q: Almost everytime I bring my computer up, I get a message that I've performed an "illegal function ...
A: It sounds like you have something running on startup that is having problems. If you don't have any ...
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| Setting Windows 98 Password | 3/20/2004 |
Q: Is there a way to set it up so that a password is necessary to log in? Followup To Question - I ...
A: No, not in Windows 98. It just doesn't have that capability. They did that because they didn't ...
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| Setting Windows 98 Password | 3/20/2004 |
Q: I have a loptop with windows 98. A password was originally on it, but it is no longer used. Now I ...
A: Windows 98 password files are encrypted, so you are probably not going to be able to recover the ...
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| Win 98 SE Shutdown Probelm | 3/19/2004 |
Q: Mr. Troy, I have the same problem with Win 98SE not really shutting down. Hangs up at "Windows ...
A: This is an extremely common problem with Win. 98se. You say you have looked at the MS resolution ...
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| Missing File | 3/16/2004 |
Q: I ran Norton's anti Virus program 2004 on a computer that has windows 98 2nd Ed and it found 135 ...
A: SirC32.exe is the Sircam virus and should have been deleted. If something is still looking for it ...
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| Background Program????? | 3/15/2004 |
Q: I can't defrag! When I run the defrag program on my Windows 98se computer, it does about half and ...
A: This is actually a fairly common problem in Win. 98 and can be caused by a lot of different things. ...
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| too many programs running | 3/14/2004 |
Q: I once had a problem due to too many programs running but I fixed it by going to a certain screen ...
A: You can access the startup programs by going to START, RUN and typing: MSCONFIG. I actually like to ...
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| slow computer | 3/12/2004 |
Q: I am your classic case, I guess. My 3 years old laptop (430 MHz, 20 GB Compaq) has become really ...
A: 1. For getting rid of a lot of your temp files, cookies, etc., you might want to try iisystem ...
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| Freeze-up | 3/12/2004 |
Q: I have a Gateway 6 yrs old and run Windows 98 When I try to open a file I lose the curser and I have ...
A: Sounds like one of your system files may have become corrupted. To check this run System File ...
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| help speed up pc | 3/11/2004 |
Q: i have a relatively new computer. 3000 speed processor(athlon) 512mb ram 80gb harddrive i regularly ...
A: For startup speed, the best thing you can do is clear out all the clutter that gets stuck in your ...
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| error messages | 3/10/2004 |
Q: When navigating a supplier's site, I can go anywhere except the area I need most. When I try, I get ...
A: If you go into Contro Panel and ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS, you should be able to uninstall IE. You can ...
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| Windows Media Player | 3/7/2004 |
Q: I looked for MW Media Player experts and did not see any listed, and noticed you might be able to ...
A: I can't say as I've run across this problem before. This is just a guess, but I'd say one of the ...
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| Time resets | 3/6/2004 |
Q: Every time I switch on the pc the clock has reset to 01 January 2003 at 00.00. It happened about a ...
A: It sounds like our CMOS battery is dead. This is a little battery that usualy looks like an ...
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| screen problems | 3/6/2004 |
Q: .. I need HELP! My 2-yr old has done something I can't undo. I am on Windows XP... My whole screen ...
A: I'm not really an XP expert, but to my knowledge Windows cannot rotate like that. However, ther ...
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| Possible Virus? | 3/5/2004 |
Q: I have a Gateway 266 Pentium II running Windows 95. Well, I was surfing where I shouldn't have been ...
A: There is a piece of scumware out there called "Cool Web Search" which, among other things, adds porn ...
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| Windows Performance Question | 3/5/2004 |
Q: Followup To Question - Hi, I own a Gateway computer with a 333 processor purchased in 1997. It ...
A: After the format is done, most computers of that age will require using the floppy disk to reboot ...
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| Windows Performance Question | 3/5/2004 |
Q: I own a Gateway computer with a 333 processor purchased in 1997. It runs Win98 running 64Megs RAM. ...
A: Reformatting your drive is not terribly difficult, just a lengthy and tedious procedure. First, you ...
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| WORKS SUITE | 3/5/2004 |
Q: We're having trouble with our computer and uninstalled just about everything and then reinstalled. ...
A: My suspicion is that the file has been infected with the SirCam virus. Check out this knowledgebase ...
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| cannot run Msconfig | 3/4/2004 |
Q: I am using Windows ME I try to run msconfig by typing it in RUN caommand. but it pops up a errior ...
A: It could be that you have a virus. Some viruses disable msconfig so you cannnot rip them out as ...
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| reconfig | 3/4/2004 |
Q: i have win 98, and need to reconfig drive c in it. is there any way you could instruct me on how to ...
A: First off, a warning: reformatting your hard drive will wipe out all your programs and data. You ...
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| Windows Performance Question | 3/4/2004 |
Q: I own a Gateway computer with a 333 processor purchased in 1997. It runs Win98 running 64Megs RAM. ...
A: A little more RAM would help and is fairly cheep these days. You might want to try www.crucial.com. ...
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| modem problem | 3/1/2004 |
Q: i have GFXL board with builtin processor of 1GH Pro.Now adays i am having a problem that whenever i ...
A: One possibility is that there is a virus infecting your modem software. I would make sure to do a ...
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| Format Command | 2/29/2004 |
Q: How should I use 'Format' command when I format a disk drive. Which one is better? Simple format or ...
A: A full format recreates all the formatting information on the drive. A quick format simply wipes ...
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| hard drive | 2/28/2004 |
Q: I have windows98. My small hard drive is full I deleted mp3 files, programs,mail cookies and my ...
A: It could be several things. One possibility is that you have a virus that is generating files. If ...
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| Adware Winshow | 2/28/2004 |
Q: My son has Windows XP. He has picked up Adware. Winshow. Symantec has instructions to remove from ...
A: If the files are different, it may be something else. To clear out adware, it is best to use a ...
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| restore computer | 2/27/2004 |
Q: I emptied my recycle bin. A message came up that said "this file is needed for windows to operate ...
A: A restore CD will usually wipe the hard drive and destroy all the data on it. Obviously, that is ...
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| Windows Explorer | 2/26/2004 |
Q: I do mean Windows Explorer. The problem is that if I open more than a few images files (e.g. JPG) ...
A: Ok, now I am even more confused. You confirm that you mean Windows Explorer, but Windows Explorer ...
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| Windows Explorer | 2/25/2004 |
Q: How do I download the latest version of Windows Explorer? I would think that microsoft.com would be ...
A: Windows Explorer is a basic part of the Windows OS. I'm not sure that Microsoft has ever developed ...
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| Win98se active desktop | 2/24/2004 |
Q: I have a stroke patient friend who accidentally downloaded images onto her desktop instead of a ...
A: If the files are actually showing up on the desktop, you should be able to go into ...
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| Defragmentation | 2/23/2004 |
Q: My computer will not let me defrag. It stops at 3% and says "cannot continue....drive has errors ...
A: You need to run Scandisk from DOS mode. This article explains how: ...
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| windows 98 - internet explorer | 2/21/2004 |
Q: I have windows 98 - When I connect to the internet explorer to connect to the internet, the program ...
A: Not sure what is going on, but you might want to look at this article: ...
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| Pleas Helpp | 2/20/2004 |
Q: I'll describe some of the problems I'm having then what I've done to try to fix things and if you ...
A: I have a strong suspicion that it could simply be a bad mouse. First thing I would check is that ...
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| Weather Watcher | 2/17/2004 |
Q: I have windows 98 and I downloaded Weather Watcher and have been having a problem with it. I need ...
A: There are two ways to handle this. One is to hit crtl-alt-delete to bring up the task manager. ...
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| windows 98 and sound | 2/16/2004 |
Q: tonight I was advised to re-install windows 98, but now i find that I have no sound. When clicking ...
A: It sounds to me like your audio drivrs did not reinstall properly when you reinstalled Windows. You ...
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| windows 98 | 2/16/2004 |
Q: i recently have had the internet installed,and a problem has occured on my pc which doesnt let me ...
A: It could be a number of problems. If you upgraded internet explorer, it could be requiring more ...
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| Screen Saver | 2/15/2004 |
Q: Can you tell me how to get my screen saver to come up "manually"? I know that I can set it to come ...
A: Screensavers are files in c:\windows\system ending in ".scr". To start one, just click on it. You ...
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| hibernation and standby problem | 2/15/2004 |
Q: I can not put my compaq laptop on hibernation or standby anymore.When i click hibernate,computer ...
A: Did you by any chance start using a USB device (mouse, microphone, external drive, etc.)? There is ...
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| IE won't work | 2/14/2004 |
Q: When I try to open Internet Explorer, my computer goes to a blue screen that says: A fatal exception ...
A: These sorts of errors are usually the result of a conflict with other software programs or certain ...
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| Audio | 2/11/2004 |
Q: My problem is with the audio. When I try to play music the message comes up that the audio device ...
A: You may have something running on Startup that is interfering with your media players. Try ...
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| Win98SE Cluster size | 2/11/2004 |
Q: You had told me to get Partition Magic to fix a problem with Windows telling me I didn't have enough ...
A: I've never seen "MBerror3". It might be referring to a #3 error in Partition Magic. This ...
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| Run Command | 2/11/2004 |
Q: Sir, We use few commands in "Run" dialog box like "regedit" or "mspaint" to open these applications. ...
A: The "run" command simply lets you run any program that is already installed on your computer. If ...
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| Win98SE Cluster size | 2/10/2004 |
Q: You had told me to get Partition Magic to fix a problem with Windows telling me I didn't have enough ...
A: It should not be necessary to make changes for Partition Magic to work. After making the changes in ...
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| Cannot shutdown computer | 2/10/2004 |
Q: When I attempt to shutwown my computer it restarts. I have tried every way I know to shutdown, but ...
A: I've never actually seen this problem, although a number of people have contacted me about it. ...
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| cdr/rw help? | 2/10/2004 |
Q: hope you can help. Ok, I have two pc's. One uses XP Pro, and the other is on W98SE. I regularly ...
A: Typically, a CDRW works just like any other drive. You can just drag and drop files on or off the ...
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| Macromedia Flash Player | 2/4/2004 |
Q: I have a 3 year old Hp Pavillion. I am all of a sudden getting pop ups asking me to install ...
A: Macromedia Flash Player is a legitimate tool by itself. As far as I know it is not spyware and does ...
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| Ram | 2/1/2004 |
Q: I have windows 98. I have 384 ram memory on my system. Lately though I have alot of problems running ...
A: There are a number of good free RAM tools that you can get here: ...
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| Defrag problems | 1/31/2004 |
Q: I can't get my Win 98SE to run defrag. I have tired clicking Ctl-Alt-Delete and turning off all ...
A: In addition to shutting down all extra applications, make sure your anti-virus is turned off, that ...
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| USB port is dead ... | 1/28/2004 |
Q: my USB did not working, when I plug in any USB device, it has no reaction to the device. I tried ...
A: If it is a software problem, you should be able to fix it by replacing the drivers. Click on START, ...
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| using same small server at different address dial up? | 1/26/2004 |
Q: ), I live in texas...I am out of school now,..and fixing to move into my own apartment for the ...
A: Most Internet Service Providers have no problem with connecting from different addresses. The big ...
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| windows 98se closing down | 1/25/2004 |
Q: on closing down on windows 98 my computer does not shut down completely , the windows closing down ...
A: Windows not shutting down properly is a persistent problem, especially prominent in Win. 98se, but ...
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