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Hang up the phone! by HarryB
I am running Win 98, IE 6.0, and OE 6.0. IE and OE both start the dialer, but neither disconnects when you close! Is there a way to do this??? Thanks.
February 21st 05 06:54 AM
by mae Go to last post
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Noisy HDD by jane
Hi all, I think I may have mentioned this prior but due to increase in frequency I am bringing it up again. My hard drive is making a sort of 'knocking sound' but Only at the beginning & end of a download from the internet. Is this something that is 'normal' at times or something a little...
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February 21st 05 06:41 AM
by PCR Go to last post
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Media Player(v9) wont play AVI's from vid camera by Capt. 'Wild' Bill Kelso, USAAC
My brother-in-law is trying to play AVI files from his video camera but WMP(v9) only plays audio from the files, no video. The AVI File type box is checked in Tools, Option, File Types. Does 98 need some type of add-on codec to play...
February 21st 05 06:37 AM
by Capt. 'Wild' Bill Kelso, USAAC Go to last post
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computer stalling by R.VENKATARAMAN
suddenly the computer stalls. I had to click restart button in the cpu which is not the correct shutdown. what could be the reason for this sudden stalling (it occurs occasionally). I check for virus twice a week with avg free. I also defragment once a month. the files in c:\windows|temp...
February 21st 05 06:18 AM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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Unable To Open JPG Files In Explorer by DALE Allen
I have my photos stored on the hard drive and when I click on one a preview pops up. Until recently, a double click would open the file using my photo software. Now I receive an error message, "Access to specified device, path or file is denied." Thanks for the help, Dale
February 21st 05 06:13 AM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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autoexec.bat in msconfig by RJ
I'm not able to uncheck the 'Process autoexec' box. As soon as I click Apply, it puts the check mark back. There were a couple lines in the autoexec.bat file but I deleted them so now the file is empty. But when I click the Autoexec.bat tab in msconfig there's still an empty box there which can't...
February 21st 05 05:57 AM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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Acronis True Image 8 by jw
Is anyone using Acronis True Image 8 with Windows 98 SE? John B. -- The above NOSPAM e-mail address is for spam avoidance purposes. Please reply to the newsgroup or to jw10413 at earthlink.net
February 21st 05 02:07 AM
by jw Go to last post
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Downloading PDF files by Syke
I'm using Acrobat 6.0.1. Recently, it's become impossible to download PDF files, except by right-clicking and selecting "Save Target As" and not always then. If I just click on a download button, there is download activity for quite a while (it's dial-up) but when it finishes, there's just the...
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February 21st 05 12:40 AM
by PCR Go to last post
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Help needed to upgrade USB port on old PC by Hank
I am trying to connect a new Brothers MFC420CN fax, scanner, and printer to an older Gateway computer. Brothers requirements state USB 2.0 is required. Don't know how to tell what type of USB is in the computer but since computer was made in 1999 would have to assume that it has USB 1.0 since USB...
February 21st 05 12:23 AM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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Weird Problem: Hard disk all of a sudden hums or hisses, and then hangs by Herbert Chan
Hello, I've been having this problem for quite a while already. The pc will all of a sudden freeze, and then I can hear the hard disk, or the pc, issue two hums or hisses, which is accompanied by the hard disk light being on, indicating disk activities. After this two hisses, I can move the...
February 21st 05 12:21 AM
by PCR Go to last post
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scanregw in msconfig by wouldbee
In the start up sequence within MSconfig, does the position of the scanregw make a difference? We had lost it, now have installed it in the registry's local machine/ software/ microsoft /windows/ current version /run folder. It is backing up the registry daily, I was wondering if its sequence...
February 21st 05 12:12 AM
by PCR Go to last post
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Restoring the registry by Anthony Buckland
I recently had to rebuild C: from scratch, which included restoring the directory from tape along with a full file restore. Everything went well, but I've wondered since whether this should be credited to good design in Colorado Backup (which notes the restoration of the registry so I can notice I...
February 20th 05 11:27 PM
by PCR Go to last post
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reply to Symantec post earlier by jane
Hi all, havent seen much input regarding the symantec drama of late. Not sure if it is my server or if the topic just peter'ed out. Anyway, if anyone is interested, my Norton Virus Update pop-up has been happening on a nearly " 3 times per 24 hours " in the last week....... I am actually...
February 20th 05 11:19 PM
by Bruce Henderson Go to last post
5 1,386
Defrag extremely slow by Larry
This relates to my Windows 98 hard drive that I've asked about recently and that I've ordered a replacement for as an insurance policy, though I haven't been sure whether it's failing or not. I started a Defrag, it went quickly to 82 percent complete, but then it slowed to a crawl. When I looked...
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February 20th 05 10:51 PM
by PCR Go to last post
12 2,522
Faxing Software Not Finding Comm Port by nr
I'm on 98SE, and have an Intel HaM data fax voice modem. I'm trying to load SuperVoice fax software but it's not working. After it checks the comm ports (1-8) it throws up an error box with 2312 Cannot find comm port. The HaM Configuration, in the Control Panel, shows the modem to be on comm 5. ...
February 20th 05 10:18 PM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
3 1,201
Slow startup on WIN98 by bgosper
Recently windows has been very slow to boot. It hangs on both the posting screen (black screen) and on the Windows 98 startup screen. I have checked all startup programs in msconfig and no unknown or new stuff runnig, no spyware spyware, no viruses, device manager checked, etc--no problems to...
February 20th 05 09:37 PM
by Brian A. Go to last post
2 1,497
Bios won't recognize HD, looking for flash by dostie1
I am installing a new HD to my computer, it's 120 gb yet my bios limits me to 30 gb. I need to flash my bios, heres my info for my computer: Program: eSupport.com BIOS Agent Version 3.41 BIOS Date: 03/26/99 BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG BIOS ID: 03/26/1999-SiS-530-2A5IMS29C OEM...
February 20th 05 09:35 PM
by AlmostBob Go to last post
3 1,657
To Gary Terhune on fixing CD drive by Larry
Gary, many moons ago (July 2004) you gave me full instructions on removing drivers from the Device Manager in an attempt to fix my CD drive. You thought that either that would fix it, or that the drive needed replacing. I put the instructions aside to work on later, then sort of let it slide and...
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February 20th 05 08:23 PM
by sf Go to last post
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Surface scan in Windows 98 warning of bad cluster by Larry
This morning when I started my Windows 98 Dell Dimension, it began something I hadn't seen before, a surface scan, a very slow process that took 30 to 40 minutes, then it told me it had found one bad cluster (out of the many thousands of clusters on the C drive) that was bad, and so it was moving...
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February 20th 05 08:18 PM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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Windows 98 SE - Product key by pauper58s
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to retrieve the Product key from a Windows 98 SE installation CD? It is not loaded on the computer. Is it possible to get the Product key from the disk itself? Thanks for any info
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February 20th 05 05:45 PM
by Jim Eshelman Go to last post
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