Sorry to be violating rules, but I've seen no posting to this newsgroup in over 24 hours, which is so unusual that I'm asking just one person (Gary S. T.) to post a reply here...just an acknowledgment that you received my off-group message to you will prove the point.

I restored the hard drive from window 98( 1996-1997), and I lost the key number, I am not able to install (OME) system 98. How can get one?y Thanks very much.

My Windows 98 operating system can not load up properly. When you restart the machine it goes through the normal boot up process initially, then it proceeds to Microsoft Scandisk (due to not being shutdown properly the last time) and scans completely. Next the Windows 98 logo appears...

We leave a dos program running in full screen mode overnight on pc1. Trying to run a basic xcopy batch file at 4am on pc1 that pulls data from win98se server. when it runs... the program minimizes to the taskbar and interferes with nightly polling to the other stores. Running the program in a dos...

The board has 4 USB connectors 2 side by side with only 1 side working.All the connections are active with Win XP.This is a new 98 install to be used in a spare case.I do not think the USB system in DM is complete and is the problem , but not sure.What say you.

How do I fix this? I recently installed a new Mohterboard with a P4 2.8 Processor.

I'm trying to reinstall Win98 on my roomate's P66. A long time ago I copied the necessary files to a separate partition, so everything is supposed to be there. However, during setup I get the following: 'Setup has detected a corrupt Setup (.CAB) file.' Argghhhh....!!! Of course, in its infinite...

We recently installed windows xp from windows 98. Many of our old programs had to be reinstalled. Our banking program, quicken 2001 and our check printing program, my business designer, were reinstalled. I am now getting the error message "invalid application has requested to print a document -...

I accidentally deleted some windows files that are needed to make windows start on my computer. Reads "run setup". I manually deleted because of new HP printer software that would not install properly, was not in add or remove so I manually deleted. And went further to find and deleted more. I...

For some reason I can't create a proper boot floppy (Startup floppy) on my Win98SE Dell Inspiron 5000 notebook... it can't find certain files. Can I use the Win98SE startup floppy I created on my desktop, or will it contain configuration data incompatible with the notebook? TIA Ed

What's the different between a Win 98 and 2000? Will the driver still read all the hardware like USB, CDROM drive and etc.??? -- Lauria

i created a bootdisk form windows 98SE of the computer. I want to format c drive. Booted from the boot disk. Shift+F5 goes to Prompt. And got bad command after typing format c: Please help!

I'm trying to upgrade Win95B on my IBM 760C (old machine) to Win 98. I have the Win 98SE disk. I get an error message from W98 setup that I need to upgrade to another 98 version before going to SE. This will be a very close thing in any event because of the machine's limitations. It only has 40mb...

After repeated queries and replies here I have been connected to the internet on my ThinkPad 770 via a PCMCIA Xircom combo modem/NIC. Only a few days ago I discovered that in the ThinkPad Configuration utility PCMCIA shows that it is turned off. Any suggestions why this still works? Jim L --

Error message when I boot up my PC.

Anyone else installed win98SE after using Bootitng to partition their drive? Install appeared to freeze at opening "welcome" screen-perpetual hourglass, waited about 5 minutes. Then see that it created an error on the C drive (when installing from cab files on slave drive) to which scandisk...

can anyone tell me how to install win 98 on a computer with no op system installed

Now that Win98 is no longer supported by MS but still has a large installed base of machines that cannot upgrade to a newer OS, how about releasing a CD to update the existing installations to the final level of O.S., DirectX, and security patches in a downloadable ISO format for end users and...

I want to network a Win98 computer in a separate room and be able to boot it just by controlling the power supply. Is it possible to boot it without the keyboard or mouse, or without requiring any responses from them? (Password not required). What about the shut down? TIA

Hello, right now I have Win98 SE installed on partition C (FAT32). I have other partitions (FAT16). I have one more FAT32 available. What I would like to do is install XP in the other FAT32 partition (actually N partition). I need to install 98 in that partition first as my XP is upgrade. Can this...