| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Floppy Disk Drive and CD-Rom drive | 6/9/2009 | Kevin |
Q: My USB drive in Windows 98 is not working. I download driver files from ...
A: which file did you download? Did you try saving it to your desktop and running that executable file ...
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| Temp files | 6/9/2009 | Kevin |
Q: 3 days ago after I did Search *.TMP and deleted all the temp files that were not deleted by XP Home ...
A: 1. I would say it's almost 100% safe to remove .tmp files. They are temp files for a reason and ...
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| Temp files | 6/9/2009 | Karl Zick |
Q: 3 days ago after I did Search *.TMP and deleted all the temp files that were not deleted by XP Home ...
A: First, no *.tmp files have any system value and deleting them cannot mess up anything. The same ...
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| Temp files | 6/9/2009 | Michael Troy |
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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| Can't start win98se | 6/8/2009 | Kevin |
Q: Will only start in Safe mode. Indicates "bad command" when attempt normal startup. Had deleted ...
A: another user seems to have a similar problem: ...
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| Windows98/IBM Thinkpad laptop | 6/2/2009 | Karl Zick |
Q: I just dusted off an old laptop that I havent used in years. It's an IBM Thinkpad (circa 1998/99). ...
A: First, to make your notebook wireless, you either need a USB wireless internet send-receive unit ...
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| windows 95 | 6/1/2009 | Karl Zick |
Q: need a generic product key for windows 95
A: Am willing to help but am curious as to why you are still screwing around with Win 95. I don't even ...
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| CD-ROM problem | 5/30/2009 | Kevin |
Q: your profile is really impressive. I have a problem with my CD-ROM. The CD-ROM works good after ...
A: sorry for the late reply. Was away for a week and forgot to set the vacation time in my profile. ...
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| msn messenger | 5/29/2009 | Michael Troy |
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 | Michael Troy |
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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| From Splash to desktop upon bootup... | 5/27/2009 | Kevin |
Q: My normal boot (which I have not seen for a long time!)uses two splash screens and then direct to ...
A: the underscore usually means that it can't find the bootable device or can't boot from it. We can ...
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| Splash screen to desktop transition time... | 5/27/2009 | Michael Troy |
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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| OLD COMPUTER | 5/26/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I HAVE AN OLD COMPUTER THAT HAS WINDOWS 98 ON IT. I WANT TO ERASE THE CURRENT OPERATING SYSTEM IN ...
A: what problems are you having with this computer now? Windows 98SE should have no problems connecting ...
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| win 98 | 5/26/2009 | Kevin |
Q: what are the steps required for installing and how to partion win XP
A: do you know if your computer meets the minimum requirements to run Windows XP? Take a look at the ...
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| Hard Drive Partition | 5/23/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I am trying to install WinXP on a Compaq Presario C700 laptop. Had some problems so I installed Win ...
A: is this a clean install? Did you try to format the entire drive before installing XP? There is an ...
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| booting up | 5/23/2009 | Kevin |
Q: To start my computer when i turn it on just runs and runs like it is trying to boot up all the way. ...
A: Matt, for the PCI card that you swapped was it the video card? Do you have an on-board video on your ...
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| Windows 98SE won't recognise new mouse | 5/21/2009 | Kevin |
Q: My old mouse is on it's way, so, I invested in a new one. The first mouse I bought, the PC would ...
A: make sure you post the reply directly to your question and not in the comment field where you posted ...
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| booting up | 5/20/2009 | Kevin |
Q: To start my computer when i turn it on just runs and runs like it is trying to boot up all the way. ...
A: what do you mean by it runs and runs? Does anything show up on the screen at all? Did you make any ...
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| virus? | 5/19/2009 | Michael Troy |
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 | Michael Troy |
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 | Michael Troy |
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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| two windows folders | 5/11/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I had a problem with windows 98 start-up. Sometimes, when it tried to start, it said windows had a ...
A: I recommend backing up all your data now if you haven't done so already. This is just for ...
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| cmd | 5/10/2009 | Michael Troy |
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 | Michael Troy |
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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| Win98/ Win98SE | 5/10/2009 | Kevin |
Q: Kevin I have a Win 98 OS and two Ridata EZdrive USB 2.0 flash drives, one, a "Shark" 128 MB, the ...
A: try using the software driver at: http://www.flashbay.com/downloads/windows98SEdriver.zip Some USB ...
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| Recycling Computer | 5/4/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I'm getting my older Windows 98 computer ready for recycling. I'm sending it back to HP. They ...
A: you can use a program called Winzip to extract the zip file: http://www.winzip.com/index.htm If ...
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| Negating Win98 Password Protection | 5/2/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I password protected my computer 18 mos. ago, stored my computer for over a year, and now am unable ...
A: Dave, is this computer using any client like Novell or Netware? If not, see if you can click on ...
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| Negating Win98 Password Protection | 5/1/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I password protected my computer 18 mos. ago, stored my computer for over a year, and now am unable ...
A: is this Windows XP? Did you try booting into Safe Mode and see if you could gain access to the ...
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| power problem? | 4/19/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have a 3.5 years old Dell Inspiron notebook. Booting it will start the colorful moving XP screen ...
A: I have to say it's the charger or charge port in this case. Most laptops should be able to power up ...
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| language change sotwara | 4/19/2009 | Kevin |
Q: kelvin. I m Serching,Software of change the language english into Gujarati. Ca u help me.
A: try the below software: ...
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| power problem? | 4/18/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have a 3.5 years old Dell Inspiron notebook. Booting it will start the colorful moving XP screen ...
A: If both the power adapter and battery are functional, it should allow you to use the notebook ...
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| power problem? | 4/18/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have a 3.5 years old Dell Inspiron notebook. Booting it will start the colorful moving XP screen ...
A: the battery or power adapter issue is a separate problem. It should not cause the problem you are ...
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| IBM Thinkpad | 4/12/2009 | Michael Troy |
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 | Michael Troy |
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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| erasing hard drives | 4/8/2009 | Kevin |
Q: I have an old computer with two hard drives. I would like to dipose of the computer but have too ...
A: if you just want to securely delete your personal data, then try using a program like Eraser at: ...
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| Free AVG | 4/4/2009 | Michael Troy |
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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| Playing Games | 4/3/2009 | Karl Zick |
Q: I have games which play well on windows 98, but I'm unable to play on windows XP. What must I down ...
A: I'm afraid you are out of luck. Programs are written to work on certain operating systems and ...
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| Laptop Problem | 4/3/2009 | Karl Zick |
Q: I'm having an issue with a compaq Presario laptop thats about 2 years old. It's a great little ...
A: The end to my story is that my doctor moved to a new house and his notebook started working again. ...
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| Irmon at startup | 4/2/2009 | Kevin |
Q: Kevin, Now that I have built-in infrared working on my 98 SE machine I have noticed the following. ...
A: Noatak, it looks irmon is necessary in order to accomplish this. Especially if it's not working if ...
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| Laptop Problem | 4/2/2009 | Karl Zick |
Q: I'm having an issue with a compaq Presario laptop thats about 2 years old. It's a great little ...
A: I find it hard to believe this story because the same thing just happened to some friends of mine ...
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