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"missing" .vxd files by J. P. Gilliver
Visiting a friend over the weekend, his W98SE system wouldn't boot - this happened while I was watching, and he said he'd not had any problems the last time he'd used it (the previous day). It came up with the usual sort of message '98 does when an important file is missing, and said ("one or...
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March 19th 08 09:00 PM
by J. P. Gilliver Go to last post
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Need help after installing new hard drive by HJobe71h
I just recently put a brand new 40gb hard drive into a relatives computer. Everything seems to be installed correctly but I am having a problem installing windows onto that new hard drive. I hope someone out there can help me. First of all, I can't open the CDROM drive (either one, even have an...
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March 5th 05 08:05 AM
by timetowaste Go to last post
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how to remove drivers (USB problem) ..... by stumped[_2_]
I have a 98SE platform which is very stable and running well. It has two on-board USB1.1 ports and a PCI-based USB2.0 add-on. This all works well with thumb drives, cameras, scanners, etc etc. Into this picture of sanity and serenity I introduce an MP3 player. Connected initially on a USB1.1...
December 15th 08 02:50 AM
by rebel Go to last post
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Operating System not found by Greg Clift
I am trying to use a "ghosted" backup hard drive. I get the message "Operating System not found". This "ghosted" drive is from my main master C: boot drive which worked just fine. Do I have to run Windows Setup again on this drive? How can I run Windows Setup and keep all my settings...
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April 24th 05 09:49 PM
by Greg Clift Go to last post
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Win98 CD by Copernicus
I read on a post in another forum that the product code that came with the Windows 98 CD must be used because it is embeded in the CD. If this is true, is there anyway to retrieve the code from the CD?
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January 6th 08 04:22 PM
by 98 Guy Go to last post
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Where's drive D gone? Advice? by poachedeggs
Hello. I've just reinstalled 98 on an old Toshiba laptop. Even before the last installation was gone there'd been a drive D, the hard drive in some way partitioned, something I don't completely understand on that particular machine. This is a 4 gig machine, but C is 2047 mbytes. Where has the...
November 27th 08 01:22 PM
by poachedeggs Go to last post
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CMOS battery in laptop is dead, can I use MS-DOS date & timecommands? by SlickRCBD[_3_]
The CMOST battery in an old laptop of mine is dead. I need to be able to open & edit Word documents away from computers once a week for the rest of the month. It's not worth it to shell out several hundred dollars for a new laptop when this is the first time I've needed this one in years. Is there...
November 10th 09 02:03 PM
by 98 Guy Go to last post
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Boot From USB Harddisk by create_share
Hi! My CD Rom is not working and i don't have floppy in my Laptop. I have window98 CD and a desktop computer with windows xp on it. I have removed the harddisk of my laptop and connected to the desktop. How can i transfer system files on the first partition of the external harddisk from windows...
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September 24th 08 10:50 AM
by ankur Go to last post
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reinstalling windows by Todd
Hi There, after some help trying to reinstall windows 98 - at the moment when i try to start the computer it comes up required .dllfile shlwapi.dll not found and says you need to reinstall windows. Unfortunatley this is before i can get into the main screens to run the windows cd. how do you run...
July 12th 04 02:06 PM
by Todd Go to last post
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Win 98 install MDIS error by Dab
My son is attempting to install windows 98. He has entered the product code and it came up in Safe Mode. When he restarted, he got an MDIS error. What is this and how can he correct it?
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January 21st 08 11:06 PM
by Don Phillipson[_4_] Go to last post
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Watch NFL Games Online by Dexter H.
Watch NFL Games Online! For every one who wants to watch the games online because they dont live in the teams town or are at work i found a site that has basically every game covered. Its perfect if you have afford a monthly $70 direct tv nfl access subscription. they got a bunch of channels The...
October 14th 07 02:52 AM
by Dexter H. Go to last post
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Win98 suddenly asks for product key when booting by
Eureka! It lives!!! Thank you so very much!!! Now - how do I actually make a new backup copy of the registry? Michael. -----Original Message----- Hi Michael, I would suggest restoring the registry to the day before
May 27th 04 02:13 AM
by Bert Kinney Go to last post
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Our new website by Ewho
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February 9th 08 12:37 AM
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Windows protection error by Roger R[_2_]
I get this message when starting my computer (WIN98SE) "Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer." I have tried somethings already, probably making matters worse... I can get the machine to run Windows 98SE in safe mode. 1 st probable red herring: I first suspected the Grisoft...
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February 7th 08 01:28 AM
by Roger R[_2_] Go to last post
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Need help partitioning my hard drives.......... by Dave
Hi, I am getting ready to install Windows 98 on a 1ghz P3 with 512mb Ram system. I have two hard drives a 10GB and a 40GB. How should I partion them? In FDISK I noticed options for DOS, Non-Dos, and logical, I am not sure which to use for the second hard drive.
November 6th 08 04:43 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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lost sound driver by Ethan
It just depends on what soud card you have, and whether you're prepared to open up your PC and have a quick look. Post back if you are (or already have) -----Original Message----- I recently had windows 98 upgraded to windows 98 2nd edition but have lost my sound driver - no sound, any ideas...
May 26th 04 12:36 PM
by Ethan Go to last post
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Windows will not load, but can start in safemode by Mike
Hi, I can not get my windows 98 to load on startup? I can get it to start in safe mode. One regular start up I hear the music telling me windows i up, but all I see is the startup/shut down Windows 98 logo? Help
July 19th 04 10:13 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Fonts directory and Application Data directory: reinistalling Win98SE, should I restore these? by Tuttle
Greetings. After a disaster, I have done a format and clean install of Win98SE plus all Critical Updates. Prior to the disaster, I made a backup of my Fonts directory and my Application Data directory. Now I'm wondering what to do with those backups. 1. Can I just copy the backup Fonts directory...
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March 19th 05 04:14 PM
by Tuttle Go to last post
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Install new Ethernet Card causes VXD, and TCP/IP problems by T. Duprex
Running Windows98 SE. Attempting to install a new D-LinkDFE 530TX fast Ethernet card. I need to replace my old card because of a broken connector. The old card (unknown brand) works fine (just doesn’t hold Ethernet plug in place, doesn't click in). The D-Link is the second brand of new card...
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February 20th 07 05:55 AM
by Franc Zabkar Go to last post
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vmm32.vxd problem by Jesper Nielsen
I have a problems with a Win98 machine that wiil not run after being update with Windows Update. The vmm32.vxd is missing, and I followed this atricle http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/vmm32.html. I found all the vxd's, made de wininit.ini, but when booting I get this error: Windows could not...
August 30th 04 07:46 PM
by cquirke (MVP Win9x) Go to last post
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