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Wireless Internet Connection Trouble by Trevor Baker
I recently purchased a Netgear WG511T wireless pc card and it works fine in my laptop running XP. I've installed it on my laptop running 98 and it sees and connects to the network, but I cannot pull up any pages on internet explorer, or use IM programs. I've tried assigning a static ip to...
December 4th 05 09:58 AM
by Sandi Hardmeier - MVP Go to last post
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Free firewall for win98 PC. by Chris Mitchell
A friend has got a win98 PC that he's trying to set up. He wants to install a freebie firewall, I suggested ZoneAlarm, but he says ZA doesn't work on win98. Can anyone recommend a suitable FW? Or can ZA be made to work with win98?
August 14th 06 08:24 AM
by Alan Go to last post
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Need guidance updating a Windows 98 system from ie5.0 to ie 6 by Kevin
Client works from home and cannot access the work website that requires minimum of IE 6. She has dial up so downloading IE 6 will be lengthy. Is there a link where I can d/l IE6 and put it on CD? Thanks! Kevin
September 6th 06 05:02 PM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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Internet speed by Stratus
Hi there, I have a question about running broadband on a windows 98 se PC Obviously the spec of my pc is not cutting edge, (processor speed etc) It came with windows 98 se back in 2000, but I run via ethernet /router a broadband connection. The advertised speed is 3 MbPS I get...
October 16th 06 01:09 AM
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Wireless Applications by Lee
I have inherited a Dell Inspiron 7500 from my son. I purchased originally in 2000. It has Windows 98 and I would like to know if 98 will support wireless applications.
October 16th 06 09:50 AM
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HELP! BT Voyager 220V/2091 by Luke.Davis
Evening all, I have a slight predicament. In the house, my brother in law has both the above routers, the 220v is wired, the other wireless, he gets broadband through his company, but at present, can only be used on his laptop. I have a PC that currently runs Windows 98 1st edition, but the...
November 3rd 06 04:44 PM
by Alan Go to last post
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Network components keep disappearing!! by Jim Walsh
I have a friend who is running Win98. He accesses the Internet using a dial-up connection. He is having the strangest problem. His Internet access will be working just fine, and then one day he won't be able to connect. When I come over to help, I discover that one or more of his network...
December 17th 06 12:55 AM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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January 4th 07 07:45 PM
by RVW Go to last post
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downloading IE 5.5 by csmytty
Can someone tell me how I can download ie5.5 on windows 98
January 22nd 07 11:15 PM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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Mouse wheel scroll led to tiny web site print by moregive
Upon doing a quick scroll-down using my Logitech mouse (with the scroll wheel in the middle), all of a sudden the print size on the web site I was visiting got tiny. Ever since, every web site I visit has tiny print (font) size. How to remedy? Thank you. -- MoreGive
July 21st 06 03:52 AM
by Alan Edwards Go to last post
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Can't connect to the interent after reinstalling Windows by sharonf
We have a small three computer network. My son was having big problems with his computer so I reinstalled Windows 98se on his computer. Everything went fine....except that he can't connect to the Internet. I checked all of his settings and all of his hardware and everything seems to be...
July 15th 06 06:44 PM
by Alan Go to last post
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Internet Explorer experiencing random freezes by HungryHom3r
I've had this problem for several months on my old Windows 98 (NOT SE) system. When I switched from dial-up to high speed DSL, I began to experience these completely random freezes while using Internet Explorer and any other browser (Netscape, Firefox, etc). The system would freeze hard (no mouse...
December 4th 05 10:00 AM
by Sandi Hardmeier - MVP Go to last post
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Internet explorer 6 by annmac
Since downloading internet explorer 6 I have been experiencing the problem of my system closing down and re-booting itself with no advance warning. It is extremely annoying. Can anoyone PLEASE advise????
December 7th 05 12:08 PM
by Alan Go to last post
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Clock setting utility by Joseph Ferraro
Does anyone have or know of a utlility that will go out on the internet and check the time and set the Windows 98 clock, much like the feature in Windows XP Thanks in advance
December 15th 05 08:41 PM
by glee Go to last post
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PC Hangs by newbie
My brother in law recently installed ADSL router in his PC which has windows 98SE / Pentium IV. When he was using internal modem everything was working fine. Now that he has installed ADSL router whenever he goes to internet his pc hangs up all of a sudden after sometime. He has to close the power...
January 18th 06 12:02 PM
by Sandi Hardmeier - MVP Go to last post
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POPUPS by newbie
Popups while browsing is very annoying. Any suggestion re how to stop them will be of great help. Thanks.
January 18th 06 11:56 AM
by Sandi Hardmeier - MVP Go to last post
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Computer loses connection when on Internet by Jill
If I'm connected to the Internet, and don't type or search for a short period of time, like 1-2 minutes, I lose the Internet connection. Then, I can't reconnect without shutting down the entire computer. Help!
March 29th 06 02:32 AM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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Installing IE 6.0 without an active internet connection by Picklegnome
I'm using an old IBM Thinkpad, and I just bought a wireless card to allow me to connect to my home network and the internet. When I try to install the necessary software for this card (from CD) it tells me that I need to have IE 5.5 or higher installed on my machine. I do not have an active...
May 29th 06 08:13 PM
by Marcin Go to last post
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fixed IP, but get DNS automatically ?? by Frank
Win 98 SE -- How can I set the IP od a local machine yet still get the DNS server addresses from from my Linksys router? I can enter the desired IP (198.161.1.101) and gateway (198.161.1.1), but have no DNS listed by winipcfg, and no net access. Everything works fine when I select "get an IP...
May 24th 06 09:26 AM
by James Egan Go to last post
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Reloading IE6 by David
I was unable to access the Internet properly today on a laptop runing Win 98 and IE6. Kept getting error message 403 Access denied. I had loaned the computer and checked to see if anyone had put on access restrictions but could not see any. I appeared to be able to access some sites relating to...
January 25th 07 07:49 PM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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