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How can i get to the C:\Cabs folder? by Javier
How can i get to the C:\Cabs folder
September 21st 04 02:48 AM
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manufacturer by
how can I determine the manufacturer of my cd-rom drive?
September 20th 04 09:05 PM
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ide controller by
How do I enable my secondry ide controller?
September 20th 04 04:27 PM
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the system cannot read from specified device by Rouke
Hi, I want to archive my old software floppies to CD. There is one type of file from one set of disks that results in the following error message: Cannot copy filename: The system cannot read from the specified device Other files from the same disks copy correctly, and similar files...
September 20th 04 03:39 PM
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WIN 98 SE by Lonnie
I have the disk but dont have the book or slip, I bought a new hd for my lap top but I dont have a disk product key to load win 98 se HELP!
September 20th 04 01:11 PM
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Scan Disk "C" Windows 98 SE by [email protected]
I have windows 98 SE. When I start Scan Disk "C", the following appears: "Scan Disk has restarted 10 times because Windows or another program has been writing to this drive. Quiting some running programs may enable Scan Disk to finish sooner. Do you want to continue this warning? Yes, No,...
September 20th 04 01:10 PM
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bad sectors by archana
I have windows 98 OS.When i switch on my sysytem,the scandisk starts automatically and detects bad sectors in the c drive.should the bad sectors be compulsorily removed.if so how?kindly give me suggestions. added to this,the sysytem processing speed has also gone down.when i try to defragment,after...
September 20th 04 04:34 AM
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downloading to disk by Anna
I want to download some games for my son's computer that isn't on line but the games take up more space than the disk allows. I don't know much about zip files but, is that what I have to do to download games? Can anyone tell me a simple way to do it?
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September 20th 04 01:16 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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Have Original Win 98 SE Disc, but have lost Key by Peter
I have my Win98SE original disk, but have lost the book with the key. I need to format my HD, but cannot re- install without the key. Does anyone know how to obtain the key. Thanks
September 20th 04 01:05 AM
by doug Go to last post
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Recovering deleted data by Paradoxdb3
I have recently (within the last month) sent some files to the recycle bin and have since emptied it. There were files in there that I now wish I had not deleted. Is there any way to retrieve these files using Windows 98? I also have a free data recovery program, but it requires that I select...
September 19th 04 11:39 PM
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Jump Drive Installation of Drivers by Jim
Cannot find driver to download to use new 256 Jump Drive with Windows 98 SE
September 19th 04 05:02 PM
by Bert Kinney Go to last post
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No Win 98 because explorer.exe illegal operation by bob y
I deleted a game and associated unrecognized programs off my computer thru the add remove folder and when I tried to restart I get the message"Explorer has performed illegal operation", the details "Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module EXPLORER.EXE at 0197:00401f31". Plus I can only...
September 19th 04 12:11 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Need Windows 98 CD or alternative by Jim
My winipcfg.exe is corrupted and I can not get beyond the desktop. I have a start up disk, but can not find my original 98 CD to reinstall. any way to get a disk or is there another way to address this problem.
September 19th 04 12:00 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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window disk 98 by leigh Robertson
I have a machine with pre installed windows 98 I have lost some files and need to reinstall the disk which i don't have is there a down load I have product key
September 19th 04 12:51 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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c drive renamed? by sandy
Hi all. My C: drive seems to be renamed. It looks like this. C4fnoptp2c (C:) Is there something on there that is doing that? Virus? Spyware? Any help Thanks Sandy
September 19th 04 12:48 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Can't Format a Floppy disk by Paul
I cannot get my 98 computer to format a 1.44 (3.5) floppy disk,I keep get the same error message "Windows could not format this disk. Either the selected capacity is not valid for the disk,or the disk is damaged and may need to be replaced". I have tried several disk and also get the same message,...
September 17th 04 08:24 PM
by Bert Kinney Go to last post
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TO DON PHILIPSON by Nan
RE BOOTING WITHOUT MY SET-UP FLOPPY. Many thanks - I feel like a fool because after trailing through pages of Microsoft 'articles' and following everything they said, everything was eliminated - bringing us to (as you suggested), a floppy disk drive that has had it's day! We always assume it must...
September 17th 04 07:44 PM
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File not found by bob y
I can't get win98 to start even in safe mode because it says "Invalid page fault at explorer.exe ..." At the C:\windows directory I see an explorer.exe file with 180,224 bytes. When I try to edit the file or rename it the computer says "File not found". I can find every other file that I see in...
September 17th 04 05:42 PM
by Don Phillipson Go to last post
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Boot without floppy? by Nan
Can't get the floppy to work properly and need to make a new start up disk for clean re-install of W98. Device manager says it's working ok but when I try to read or write from/to it, it says part of file may be missing. Does that mean the driver? It says it has a driver installed? I'm too thick to...
September 17th 04 05:30 PM
by Don Phillipson Go to last post
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cd rom by
How can i get a Second Edition CD rom upgrade
September 16th 04 08:56 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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