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transfer files from (mostly) dead computer by bookworm656
I'm trying to transfer files from an old computer running Windows 98 (it was originally running Windows 95 but was upgraded) to a computer running Windows XP. The computer running Windows 98 will start up, but it comes up with an error message and then the blue screen of death almost right after it...
May 15th 06 05:02 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Disk Defrag by RW
Does anyone have any thoughts as to why Disk Defrag only works in Safe Mode on my PC? Is there some registry setting I can change?
May 13th 06 12:53 PM
by RajKohli Go to last post
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User profile problem by Alan
I have Win 98SE with User profiles enabled. Recently, I have had problems with the Profiles not working correctly. The most recent occasion was that the PC has to all intents and purposes lost the profile of a particular user. When you logon using the name and password of the user in question,...
May 11th 06 09:20 PM
by ernie Go to last post
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Backup by margie
I did a backup on my elderly neighbours computer and turned AVG off so they came up as errors in the backup. Also these errors came up: MyBackup.qic Schedlog.txt Cookies\INDEX.DAT History.IE5\Index.dat temporary internet files\content\IE5\INDEX.BAT these all came up as busy. Any help would be...
April 30th 06 11:06 AM
by Richard G. Harper Go to last post
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KB891711 WINDOWS 98 PATCH????? by margie
Does the above need to be in the startup, i have disabled everything else except volume control and AVG -Grisoft anti virus. -- margiegirl
April 29th 06 11:54 PM
by margie Go to last post
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AD-AWARE SE PERSONAL OR SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY by margie
I have installed Spybot on my elderly neighbours computer. I have Ad-Aware SE personal on mine, I use Windows XP. Neighbours computer has minimum memory. Can ad-aware run on Windows 98 and does it do what spybot does or more???? -- Thanks. margiegirl
April 25th 06 06:12 AM
by margie Go to last post
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Media Players are crashing 98 by Victor
Just recently I have been having problems with my media players (WMP v.7, MPclassic). Every time I load them and try to play a file, they hang and then I must reboot windows. I've tried updating my video driver, un-installing and re-installing the players and even restoring the registry from a...
April 22nd 06 01:58 AM
by glee Go to last post
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Removing Bad Drivers by Steve Wade
Hi Guys, I made a bit of a pig's bottom of installing some USB drivers for a "mass storage device" and I'm left with a lot of yellow markers and an unrecognised MSD. Unfortunately, when I try and remove said drivers the system freezes/locks up. Any suggestions of how to remove these drivers or...
April 21st 06 09:11 PM
by Steve Wade Go to last post
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HDD size limits under Win98? by Steve Wade
Hi Guys, Is there a maximum size of HDD, I can use in Win98se? If so, if I buy an HDD larger than this, is there a work-around? Thanks!
April 20th 06 10:08 PM
by Ian Go to last post
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Window in Danish (?) by Candy
I hope this is the right section to post this question to . . . Somehow (I have NO idea how) the language on some of my windows (i.e., the window that appears when you press control/alt/delete) got changed to what looks like Danish (?). How do I change that back to English. It is not...
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April 18th 06 02:53 PM
by phorbin Go to last post
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win98se-When I am Booting up I get a error "Memory Manager Not Detected".How do I correct this. by dpost
win98se-When I am Booting up I get a error "Memory Manager Not Detected". How do I correct this. Thank you D.
April 16th 06 04:01 PM
by glee Go to last post
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USB interface. by [email protected]
Hello All, I want to transfer data from USB port on an hardware board to USB port of windows.How to go about it.Where can I get the details or some sample code. Thanks,
April 14th 06 01:17 AM
by Alan Edwards Go to last post
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installing windows 98 by mostwantedplumber
at my whits end, Ive erased my hard drive, i boot up with floppy disk i change my settings to r and go threw the process but when the instalat5ion gets to the enter key lic number it tells me that my product key is invalid, so i called microsoft they gave me a new one and the same thing...
April 13th 06 11:53 AM
by glee Go to last post
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Problem with copying big files within Win98 by Steve Wade
Hi Guys, If I try and copy a large folder from one drive to another, with a drag and drop or sendto option, the copying starts but right at the end, when the progress bar looks 100%, the numbers indicating the number of minutes to completion, go into the many thousands. What might cause...
April 10th 06 02:27 PM
by dadiOH Go to last post
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installing windows98 by Tote
I am trying to istall windows98 in a computer that had windows95 on it. I installed win98 frist from a hard disk and need to install it now from the cd. but the cd-rom is not reading it. I think I need a command, but not sure. and not sure what it whould be. Any help will do. thank you
April 10th 06 02:30 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Webcheck V5.1.2 by [email protected]
Does anyone know what this application is?
April 8th 06 08:43 PM
by Bill Freeman Go to last post
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Win98 and logging in.. by Ted Gervais
How does one set up win98 so that when you turn the computer on you don't have to login. In other words.... the computer comes up and you are looking at your desktop ready to do something.
April 8th 06 08:28 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Managing Swap File by Fred
Been awhile since I had to get into the old system -- how do I limit the size of my swap file or move it to another partition? Thanks! Fred
April 8th 06 05:15 PM
by Fred Go to last post
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Outlook 2000 horrorshow by JL Jones
Massive trouble with Outlook 2000 under Win98SE. I'm trying to use it for email (just to keep up with using it) and keep having inescapable errors. Have "detected and repaired" and run scanpst.exe (no errors) and renamed all my .pst files and set Outlook as my default mail handler and searched the...
April 1st 06 04:07 AM
by glee Go to last post
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Windows Explorer cannot open Word files by Rosemary
Hi I am running W95, and can no longer open Word files from Windows Explorer. They can be found and opened OK from Word. can anyone suggest a cause and a solution? Many thanks. Rosemary
March 29th 06 07:48 AM
by Rosemary Go to last post
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