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Controller or Hardware Defect by Brad
Hi, I have a Quantum "Fireball" 1.2GB HDD that went bad. I got a message regarding a problem with the "controller". I swapped the controller (same controller) from a similar HDD and I still get the same message. I am trying to recover some files on the HDD. Could a hardware fault cause a...
February 7th 06 02:44 PM
by Jonny Go to last post
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building a web site by Paul
I just got back working on my website. Its taken a long time to finish but I am getting there. I got great web hosting at http://www.domainnamefree.net where I got a free .com name and a good site builder. Im going to keep working on it ill let you all know how im doing. Paul
January 27th 06 02:33 AM
by Paul Go to last post
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MS DOS compatiblity mode error by Jeff Richards
For the problem with compatibility mode, see he http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=130179 Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks For the problem with the CD drive, you will need to provide much more detail, including what you've tried so far, when did it last work,...
January 25th 06 09:28 PM
by ujjal Go to last post
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CD ROM not accessable by p.mc
Hi Just installed Win98se on a friends machine, I've been using the CD ROM drive to install drivers etc, but all of a sudden the drive gives a message: "D:\ is not accessable. The device is not ready" So I can't carry on with the upgrade. I get no probs in device manager, plus the only info on...
January 24th 06 01:03 PM
by glee Go to last post
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Phantom floppy drive by peter_cologne
I have only one floppy drive in reality. It was faulty so I installed a new one yesterday. Since then, Windows recognises the new drive but as drive B and insists that the old drive is still there as drive A. This isn't just a minor point as certain functions (such as creating a startup disc)...
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January 18th 06 12:23 PM
by peter_cologne Go to last post
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write protection error by kel via WindowsKB.com
when i try to transfer files into my removable disk which is my mp3 player a message comes up saying this disk is write protected, remove the write protection or use another disk. How do i remove the write protection? -- Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com
January 17th 06 11:21 PM
by AlmostBob Go to last post
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won't boot Explorer.exe error by NetworkTrade
Hi folks, have managed to mess up my machine......the current symptom that has me stymied is that when booting it partially closes down with an error message leaving me with the windows background image but no desktop icons and no tool bar.....so I can't do anything further....can't get to Start...
January 17th 06 11:13 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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January 13th 06 01:57 PM
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Formatting in Win98 w/o CD-ROM by Love Hertz
Hey.. Just wondering if there was a way to format my computer (which is lacking a cd-rom). I have another computer (running on XP).. is there a way to hook up the other computer and run off of that? I know it can be done because i brought it someone before and they did it.. (perhaps w/external...
January 12th 06 01:51 PM
by Love Hertz Go to last post
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WHAT DO SCANDISK THOROUGH BEEPS MEAN??? by JJ Jones
I have been running Scandisk Thorough for the past 18 hours. Its gotten almost to the end (cluster 1,217,657 of 1,220,340), but now it has been sitting at this same cluster for the past hour giving various numbers of beeps. The beeps don't seem to form a specific code, but since the number of...
January 6th 06 11:06 PM
by philo Go to last post
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My internet connection stops when I defrag a disk! by poatt
This is like saying " My car won't move when I chain it to a tree" Defrag is reading all files and folder useing recent history ,as a guide, to place data in the right place. Taking data fragments and placing them where they go. And rewriting the disk as it goes. Taking data. Writing it to the back...
January 6th 06 09:21 PM
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Problems starting up Windows 98 SE by Satish Gupta
I am having problems starting up. After the dialog box for Network Password, I get an error message "the program performed an illegal operation and will shut down." When I click on the "details" button, I get this information. "Explorer Caused an invalid page fault in module Explorer.Exec...
January 4th 06 11:58 AM
by Jonny Go to last post
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80 G removeable disappears by [email protected]
I had partitioned my 80 G USB drive a month or so ago and connected it a few times transferring files to it from my desktop HD. Now all of a sudden when I connect it via USB I can't see anything on the drive. The drive would show up as 4 partions. Now it's showing as one and no files are showing...
December 28th 05 08:49 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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THE SUPER-MONEY-SOURCE by THE > SUPER-MONEY-SOURCE
THE SUPER-MONEY-SOURCE Would store / would copy this text or side before the administrator could remove this letter. This special program is acquire copyrighting-protected, only with the participation you the copyrighting at this program. Prohibited utilization leads to the notice! THE ...
December 23rd 05 02:03 AM
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need driver for MFG Flash Drive by swarm6
I have several sticks that I got free from my son's college orientation. They work fine on my laptop (XP), but I can't find a driver for my desktop (98SE). The only info I can get from the Properties is: MFG Flash Drive USB Device. The laptop loaded a driver from the XP files. The version...
December 21st 05 08:18 PM
by Reapa Go to last post
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utility for safe removal of usb drives win98se? by mike
I have usb hard drives, flash card readers and thumb drives. I have ONE hard drive with a Cypress chip that behaves properly in Win98SE. I get an icon in the system tray that lets me safely remove the drive. None of the other devices cause the icon to appear. (they all behave properly in winXP). ...
December 21st 05 08:06 PM
by Reapa Go to last post
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How do I add something to the "Send to" list? by JWCrosby
I plugged in a thumb drive and it appears in Explorer properly, but doesn't show up in my "Send to" list. How do I add it there so I can easily move files to it? Jerry
December 21st 05 10:55 AM
by iamshawno Go to last post
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Windows 98 comp not starting up by ouimetteracing
I have a Gateway comp and when I start it up it stops on a black screen that says Device driver not found: 'CD1'. No vald CDROM device drivers selected C:\ What should I do. Does anyone know how to get it started back up. Thank You
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December 18th 05 08:06 PM
by Ben Myers Go to last post
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Cannot find what is filing up disk by TKinHawaii
My son's machine has a 40GB drive partitioned into C..10GB and D.. 29GB or so. All of a sudden he is getting messages that the C drive is near capacity. Looking at properties of the C drive show that there is very little free space, yet there should be lots of free space. He has run scan...
December 16th 05 11:06 PM
by AlmostBob Go to last post
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Windows98 Explorer to search files by Hypatia
I can use Explorer to search for files, but when I try to search for text strings within files, nothing is returned even though I know the string is in some of the files and I am searching the directory where the files reside. I have even tried to enter a specific file name with a string that I...
December 14th 05 11:41 PM
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