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Setting up sound drivers in DOS mode by SlickRCBD
I recently aquired a used Windows 98SE computer that somebody I knew wanted to get rid of. I also managed to bum off some old games that I couldn't afford to buy back when I was in high school. These games require DOS mode to play. Unfortunetly, I can't figure out how to set up DOS for the sound...
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October 31st 05 03:27 AM
by SlickRCBD Go to last post
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For The REAL Expert... Win 98 does not know how to handle LINKS any longer :-( by Paolo
Hello everybody, my dad's PC (WIN98/SE) came up with a problem: the links are no longer recognized as links. Not Internet links: FILE LINKS! All the links (except for Explorer, that is not a link) on the desktop now show the generic Windows icon; the little arrow in the lower...
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November 11th 06 03:14 AM
by glee Go to last post
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Problems with additional RAM aand NIC by Alan
X posted. 2nd attempt as the first time I left the header off and it hasn't appeared! I recently purchased additional RAM for my system. The existing was 2x256k and for the remaining slot I bought 512k.(All the same spec/supplier/manufacturer). The system has been stable for some time so I added...
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September 2nd 06 09:36 PM
by MEB Go to last post
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reinstalling Windows 98 by Vlatko
Hello, i have problem with Windows 98,while entering in Windows,in the moment when i put the password to enter in Win, it stucks,the password is ok,everything is ok,but imidietly after that,i see the mouse cursor,but stucked. I have important programs installed in it,which i cannot find on...
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June 5th 08 02:57 AM
by Gary S. Terhune[_2_] Go to last post
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Dual booting Win 98 & 2000 by kleefarr
Right, so to cut out all of the fiddling about, I decided to backup everything and have completely erased the HDD. I have managed to install Win 98 as far as the 'restart after copying files' and then got the error message... 'Insufficient memory to initialize Windows. Quit one or more...
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July 13th 09 11:16 AM
by kleefarr Go to last post
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Reinstalling Win 98 by grafxfriday
I have done this before without a hitch. This time I made the mistake of uninstalling software that came with Windows, Star Office 5.0. When I insert the eMachine cd then do 1. Restore format HDD it seems to work then a very brief error message "can't crate extraction dir", then continual error...
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June 26th 08 05:44 PM
by Ben Myers Go to last post
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product codes by Darrin
I just got a new hard drive for my computer, it had windows 98 on it, then upgraded to XP, I am having to reinstall 98 first and don't have the product code, I have them for xp, I was directed here to check into it, I could use a product key any help is appriciated thanks
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March 28th 09 01:52 PM
by 98 Guy Go to last post
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Fonts directory and Application Data directory: reinistalling Win98SE, should I restore these? by Tuttle
Greetings. After a disaster, I have done a format and clean install of Win98SE plus all Critical Updates. Prior to the disaster, I made a backup of my Fonts directory and my Application Data directory. Now I'm wondering what to do with those backups. 1. Can I just copy the backup Fonts directory...
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March 19th 05 04:14 PM
by Tuttle Go to last post
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Su0013 hell (win98 First & Second Edition) by 1966olds
Would be very grateful to anyone who can get me out of SU0013 hell, i.e. Windows 98 setup cannot continue cause of NTFS or other non-fat partition hell (its wrong...it just THINKS its not a Fat or Fat32 partition (tried both!!!). I cannot remember everything I have already tried, but will list...
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December 26th 04 10:14 PM
by 1966olds Go to last post
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Can't Start Windows, No Way, No How - HELP! by Arlykat
Hi. I have a computer I haven't run for about a year. It got plugged in and out, disconnected things, connected them back, etc. thru the year. When I now want to start it up to copy or move all of my important pics/info so I can give the computer to a friend, Windows won't start. It is Win. 98...
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April 22nd 08 12:37 PM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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Win98 CD by Copernicus
I read on a post in another forum that the product code that came with the Windows 98 CD must be used because it is embeded in the CD. If this is true, is there anyway to retrieve the code from the CD?
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January 6th 08 04:22 PM
by 98 Guy Go to last post
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Currently Supported Software Firewall Solution for Win98SE? by Cheryl
Hi all, I'm giving my old laptop to my disabled sister, who is on a fixed income. It's a Toshiba Satellite 1605CDS. It will be her first computer (she's 46 and very smart). She's most interested in being able to stay in touch via email and to explore the internet (dial-up connection - like...
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January 7th 07 05:13 PM
by Cheryl Go to last post
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Windows 98 Startup Crisis by MLEld
Hi all, I have a huge problem regarding the startup of Windows 98. I had problems installing Wanadoo Broadband, to the extent that I gave up because it wouldn't work. Anyway, the next time I rebooted the system after this, Windows refused to boot up. The following files were said to be missing or...
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November 21st 04 11:38 PM
by Ben Myers Go to last post
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keyboard doesn't work (new install) by Joe7dust
I can't load any regular windows drivers or anything because "I have to enter a name to use Windows" (this is bull$hit, but I won't get into that here) In my bootlog.txt it shows successful loading of KEYBOARD.DRV, but it fails to initialize. I have tried adding several different drivers to...
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May 2nd 05 01:52 PM
by Joe7dust Go to last post
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Multi-Boot windows system by FRANK
Hi, I'm trying to setup a Dell Optiplex GX520, to multi-boot Windows98, 2000, XP pro. I found the knowledgebase entry on microsoft's website, for setting this up. I made 3 partitions. First one is FAT32, and the other two are NTFS. When I try to install the first OS(Win98) on the first partition,...
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June 30th 06 12:47 PM
by John John Go to last post
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reinstalling windows 98 by monkey
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows 98, and i would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i would like to wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain, '98, with none of my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought it. someone...
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August 22nd 05 04:51 AM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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Repair/Overlaying 98se by Joe T
Ok, I did something stupid. I can only boot into safe mode now. I won't go into details but it involved updating motherboard drivers. Now when I boot up it gives me a black screen and says "Unable to initialize CONFIGMG device. Restart compter. Years ago I had a simular problem and just...
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March 18th 07 12:13 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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How to set boot sequence on IBM 300PL by charles bridges
Can someone tell me how to set the boot sequence on an IBM 300PL running windows 98SE. It has 2 hard drives and is trying to boot to the one that has nothing on it. I can unplug it and it will boot up and work on the other one.
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October 24th 05 09:23 PM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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reinstall of Win98SE by Kim
To make a long story short my son downloaded something and didn't want me to know. He did not install it but instead choose to delete files. It crashed my computer, it tells me explorer.exe is messed up and windows will have to be reinstalled. When I try to reinstall windows from start up, it...
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October 3rd 05 11:13 AM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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Microsoft Photo Editor cannot open JPG or save to JPG by Herbert Chan
Hello, I've got a Win98SE and Microsoft Office 97. Since a while ago, I cannot use Microsoft Photo Editor to open jpg pictures or save to jpg. I remember it's after some scandisk action and the scandisk has set some part of my disk to be bad sectors. What can I do to enable Microsoft Photo...
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August 20th 06 06:02 AM
by Herbert Chan Go to last post
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