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Why Do You Need A Clean Registry? by [email protected]
If you find that your computer is slowing or crashing down for no apparent reason and there are errors in the system that are not solved by anti-virus programs, you may get worried and think about what's wrong with your computer. In such a case, there may be a problem with your registry. Problems...
March 7th 08 01:49 AM
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Can't access CD ROM, explorer keeps hanging ?? by Robert Macy
Used to have a single CD ROM, set up as master at the end of the cable. Added another CD ROM, for R/W, set up as slave. Boot up everything lists ok. Yet, can't access information on CD ROM Went back to single CD ROM and still disk won't read info. Worse, Windows Explorer badly hangs trying to...
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October 11th 05 06:02 PM
by Robert Macy Go to last post
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Dos shutdown by Ed
I have found that I am no longer able to shut down windows and have it restart in Dos. (i.e.Go to start, shutdown,select restart in DOS). In other respects Windows appears to be operating normally. I am using Win98SE with SP1 and all security updates installed. It use to provide a shut down...
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November 20th 05 04:22 AM
by glee Go to last post
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"C" Program window at Start-up by JD
The "C" programs window pops up on the screen everytime I start my computer. I simply close it to makle it go away. How do I prevent it from appearing un asked for ??
July 6th 04 04:42 AM
by glee Go to last post
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Defragmentation by Chris J.
2 questions: If hard drive defragmentation is interrupted (stopped) before completion, does it leave copies of files it temporarily made on the hard drive, or are these deleted? Is there any way to determine the identity of which files are fragmented (or are then fixed by defragmentation)on the...
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August 16th 04 07:24 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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Video editing by ssome
I notice that complex apps for this use involve special effects. I don't want that. I'm looking for an editor that will simply allow me to cut out and save small scenes of movies in AVI, WMV and MPG files. Saving the whole movie doesn't interest me and it takes up too much storage space. i've...
February 22nd 07 09:34 PM
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RAM limit in an emachines etower 333k by emachines101
how much ram can i put into an emachines etower 333k with Microsoft Windows 98SE can i put more than 256 Megabytes of ram on my emachines pc? i currently have 128 mega bytes of ram in it now. i do not want to add more than I should and blow up my favorite pc. i have had this thing from 98 and...
February 13th 08 02:28 AM
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building a web site by Paul
I just got back working on my website. Its taken a long time to finish but I am getting there. I got great web hosting at http://www.domainnamefree.net where I got a free .com name and a good site builder. Im going to keep working on it ill let you all know how im doing. Paul
January 27th 06 01:33 AM
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beep every so often by John Callaway
My computer is an IBM PC 300PL Win 98se os, 500 mhrtz pIII processor with 768 mb ram. Every so often my computer makes a single beep. How do I find out what this means? JPC
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June 23rd 04 04:31 AM
by glee Go to last post
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all about RAM by [email protected]
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December 2nd 08 09:36 PM
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PC gets busy !!!! (WIN98) by áòæ
From time to time my Pc (win98) get busy mainly due to: mmtask.tsk 39% cpu (see "PROCESS EXPLORER" log) agentsvr.exe 45% cpu (see "PROCESS EXPLORER" log) Is this normal ??? any solution ?? Included my "PROCESS EXPLORER" http://img163.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tasksss0gy.jpg
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March 17th 06 06:58 AM
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Short of memory for DOS programs by JP
I do not have enough free memory for running a DOS program I need about 512k of free memory Any ideas how to increase this? Memory Type Total Used Free ---------------- -------- -------- -------- Conventional 532K 81K 451K Upper 0K ...
June 29th 04 01:24 AM
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RAM Upgrade : Compatibility by Dinesh Jangir
Hi. I have been using Win 98 since past 5 yrs without any issues and my setup is a 810E Motherboard/256 MB RAM/20 GB HDD/866 MHz Pentium III Processor The RAM is rated at 133 MHz. I want to upgrade my RAM and HDD. Can someone please advise how much RAM can I upgrade on 810E. What is the largest...
January 8th 08 08:02 PM
by Gary S. Terhune[_2_] Go to last post
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Boots up, but can't open a thing afterwards by Sue
My son uses windows 98. Recently after he boots up he has not been able to open my computer or any programs. He can get into safe mode. Could the problem be corrected from there? Please help; he wants to use my pc. Thanks
August 2nd 04 05:51 AM
by glee Go to last post
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Explorer Won't Display Page by SJH
I have several computers running Windows 98. All the other computers display the page ok but one in particular complains of Java Script problems. The url is http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/tc_pubaccess/default.asp When I click on "Current Property Tax" the top of the page won't display. Yet on all...
November 24th 04 04:27 PM
by msnews.microsoft.com[_2_] Go to last post
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Cannot create shortcut here? by FACE
Win98 SE I have a desktop item that i am trying to move into my START list. As i drag it through the lists it gives the horizontal line which basically means that is where it would successfully drop. However when i reach the place I want (the startup directory, fwiw) and release the mouse button...
November 26th 04 05:24 AM
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SCRIPT ERRORS by rdhedhottie
I need to know if anyone can help me with a script error....how do i fix this little window from popping up?
June 23rd 04 06:03 PM
by glee Go to last post
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What Is File Association And Its Relation With The Registry? by [email protected]
Windows uses a system called 'file association' to open a file with the correct program that the file was created in. If a file has an extension .doc then windows knows that the file is a word document and uses file association to open the file in the Microsoft Word application. Or if the file has...
January 19th 08 08:32 PM
by Gary S. Terhune[_2_] Go to last post
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Win98 very slow to boot up by Steve L
Last week I fooled with my LinkSys LNE100 network card. Now WIN98 (1st edition) boots very slow. It stays on the blank desktop for over 1 1/2 minutes, then the icons start to load. I reinstalled the network card drivers several times, did updated NAV scans, spyware checks etc. A boot log analysis...
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February 19th 06 04:46 PM
by mdp Go to last post
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CD disk won't open by TonyB
I had put a cd into my cd player and now I can't get it to open and take the cd out. I rebooted and checked my computer and even the cd icon driver is not shown. Sometimes in the past I was able to e ject the cd via the driver icon. It is possible that in my haste to put the cd in I may of put...
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August 31st 06 12:46 AM
by Jonny Go to last post
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