Today I installed a SB Live 24 bit sound card on my computer. I don't think they are related but now I am getting Windows Protection Error and prompts to restart my computer. It will only start in sade mode.

I didn't delete anything. I did install a memory chip upgrade. All of my document files are GONE. My programs are all intact but can't find any of the files they created. Is it possible the folder is hiding somewhere? It's not in the recycle bin. HELP!!!

I have a Compaq PII 400MHz that I run Win 98 SE on (all the latest updates.) I started with a 2GB HD, then upgraded to a 40 GB (both Western Digital). THEN I ran afoul of either malware, viruses or both. I was able to install my old 2GB drive and boot from that, then clean the infected 40GB, which...

Can someone tell me if the iiupgn.exe file is a virus or is it something required by WIN 98? I keep removing it from the computer startup and it keeps coming back. My up-to-date Nortons doesn't see it as a virus and none of the spyware software is catching it. Thanks, Steve

My computer has suddenly stopped allowing me to open .jpg files. I have had a recent update of Quicktime which I suspect is the culprit as .jpg files are now associated with this. What I don't know is what the file associations should be to get back to normal. I have Win 98 SE, Office 97, and Adobe...

Dear MS Customer Support! I would like to convince You to enhance support for esdi_506.pdr IDE driver, becouse all current Intel based PC systems (chipset 865/875/915/925 with 48Bit BIOS suport) has controllers which use esdi_506.pdr driver to handle IDE drives. As all we know there is no support...

I am tryiong to load internet onto pc running Win 98 however i receive an error message saing please copy APSS.INF from my windows set up disk... however have searched my set up disk and there is no APS.INF on there please advise. Many thanks Keith

In C:windows, I find that I have many (too many to count) files with names like "fffe062e-[8185A901-88DD-11D8-9673-00A02481D1EC}"; when I click properties, they show as TMP files. can I delete them?

I have recently taken on the task of fixing an old computer, pretty sure it has Win98 or ME on it. Anyways it just shuts off out of no where. It will working ok then just shut off. I wonder if it is getting hot or the motherboard has a short or what. But my original question is that I'm getting...

toshiba laptop running 133 pentium with 144ram reinstalled w98 and all seemed to go ok. however, on starting windows, get message *invalid vxd dynamic link call from vsdata95(01) + 000275ae to device '0488' service8. windows config invalid. run setup again. press y to continue running windows or...

Hallo! When I try to install Win98 SE on my Computer, I get the Error Message, The Java download manger was unable to install the java packages on the hard disk. I think this comes with a tiny but still resistent virus called alexa that still is remaining on the computer.

Running Wni 98 HArd Disc designation is removable disc, and internet security won't load onto it as it says it is removable. It isn't it is the hard drive . What do I do to change it so these programs recognise it as the hard drive.

Dear sir I am running word 6 and word 97 on the same computer. If I open a doc file from Windows explorer, I use Word 97 to automatically open the file. This has worked fine for years. Since a few days ago, if I double click on a doc file in Explorer, word 6 is evoked. I have checked file types...

Hi. I'm considering a new larger HD, and I understand Win98 has issues with HD's as large as what I need. I'm hoping to buy a 160 GB drive. Some of what I've read says I'll only be able to use 137 GB of it, right? So is that a limit for the drive, or can I get around it by partitioning the...

I have pentium III 733 Mhz, 128 MB SDRAM, 40 GB harddisk cpu. My hardisk have bed sector and i have to replace it with the new one. I want to copy all data of old harddisk (C: drive and D: drive) in to new hard disk. How can i do that.

Hi - My HP (Win 98SE) froze while online (occasional occurrence), so I ran scandisk from safe mode, which sometimes finds something to correct when this happens. Problems were found on both my main and aux hard drives, and I accepted the fixes. On the main drive the message said something...

does anybody know how to format a dvd ram to fat16 in 98se or xp

I see now there are memory sticks that plug into a USB port, some are upwards toward 2 gigs. Why can't they use these sticks a primary drives on computer systems someday? And what kind of memory doesn't require power to keep it's contents, eeprom, flash memory? and is flash memory something...

You do not need that file to set a background for folders. You can simply r-click on an empty portion of the folder and select "customize folder". Javad "Jaime Cole" wrote in message ... I had once...

I raised this query. After doing the usual update drivers etc., I removed the Ali drivers, rebooted the PC, and Windows loaded another native Win driver. When I plugged the DVD drives back in, Windows found 2 devices & 2 drives! Sorted...