Try re-installing my Broadband modem and I get the following message, quote " An installation support file c:\windows\temp\{bebed42e.........}\_IsUser.dll could not be installed. Access denied" with the 'ok' button. Now, the modem icon will not turn green and neither the "link light"...

Hello I recently discovered a boylai application installed on my windows98 HP laptop Does anybody have info about this ? Is it Norton related ? Thanks in advance

Each time I empty the Recycle Bin, I get the error message: 'Error Deleting File': "Cannot delete J+lijs_cl: Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path and filename." The Recycle is emptied normally, just this error message irritates. Several years ago, the PC has been...

Have Win98SE and IE 6.0. IE isn't my main browser but sometimes I need to use it for certain websites (e.g., of my superannuation company). Trouble is, lately it has constantly given me a message about 'Illegal Operation - Windows will now close' for whichever website I visit. Was advised to...

I have Windows 98SE. I want to create a new folder on my D drive. But when I go to Windows Explorer (or to My Computer, for that matter), highlight the D drive, click on File and then New, invariably (even after rebooting) I get an Illegal Operation notice with Close. What to do, please? Thanks...

Hi, I am running Windows 98 on a 500 MHz system with 256MB RAM. I have been attempting to burn CD 's using Easy CD Creator 3 which has been used on my system from new with no problems. During writing however, I keep getting the message: 'Track Writer error - Insufficient memory to complete the...

Hi all, when I right click within a window, the menu hasn't got the option to create a 'new folder' (as it used to be). I think this happened since I updated my nvidia display drivers. Does anyone else have the same problem (or if anyone knows how to occur this, it would be appreciated). Many...

I'm unable to burn CD-R using Iomega Predator USB on my Thinkpad 600x that is running Win98SE; the only result is message 'no disc' in the drive, even though a blank CD-R disc is in the drive. Is some setting wrong or a driver missing in Win98SE. I've downloaded and installed Iomega's driver for...

i know quicktime isn't a microsoft program, but where might i find a version of it that will run with windows 98SE? i went to the quicktime website (www.apple.com/quicktime/), but the only offerings they have for windows require windows 2000 (or newer)... ideas &/or suggestions?

The 'yellow read light of my cd burner keeps on flashing even if there is no cd in it. Is it normal if not what is the solution? thanks

I checked the site http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/starfighter/ there are many drivers but I couldn't find the driver specific for my video card 'Real 3D Starfighter VGA Bios Version 0135-AGP Video memory 4 MB'

Windows 98SE, 96 Megs RAM, 233MHz. when i go to make a new Folder or new Text file, when i right click and then mousing over to 'New', it takes a long time for the sub menu to pop up. is there any way to speed it up? i already reduced it to 3 things (folder, txt, and doc). if i cant find a fix,...

What setting makes the 'show desktop' icon appear or not in the taskbar? The effect of this clicking on this icon is to minimize all open windows and be left with the wallpaper plus all desktop icons. Thanks.

Hi, Sometimes when using IE it freezes. I do a CTRL-ALT-DEL and 'End Task' for somethinmg called 'STATIC' that appears on my task list. That does the trcik. Any ideas as to how to stop this happening? Is it a virus? Thanks.

OK, in 4 days Vista will be out and we can expect the big retailers to heavily discount remaining copies of XP to get them out the door. My question.... It says that to upgrade you have to have Win98 or later. Evidently, you can't 'upgrade' from Win95. In my case, I started with (legit) Win95...

OK, I Opened Control Panel/System Properties/Performance/Virtual Memory, clicked "Let me specify my own Virtual Memory settings". From the 'Hard Disk' selection window I selected the Drive Letter I wanted mySwap-File' on. (E) In the 'Minimum' window I typed in the size I wanted (510 MB),and ...

IBM aptiva and using win98se. When I on the pc, it goes to Safe Mode and when I hit 'enter' it shpws the message "'while initialisiing device VK" and the cursor keeping blbonking and make no further progress. Any idea what is causing the problem? spec: AMD, mobo SIS 540 with on board graphic...

For some reasons, when ever I want to install any programmes like NAV etc I get this message, "The installer requires Microsoft Window Installer be on your pc. Without it, you cannot install ........" Is there anything wrong with my machine although, I am getting strange wordings (not readable like...

I'm not sure what I need to open an ".swf" file. Is it flash player, or a viewer of some type? If someone would let me know it would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Hi, Since I stopped understanding the Microsoft licensing system years ago I'm hoping somebody here understands it. I've got two old desktops sitting here, an IBM and an HP. Both were originally supplied by the manufactures with Windows 98 installed under an OEM license. They've been running...