Message says reinstallation might be prohibited because of computer virus software or firewall - removed all that I could see - anybody have any other ideas? I'm a novice.

i am tring to Install the cd it give a errorit read this error14x20x0xtricode default ?

Thank You for responding so quickly to my request, it is truly apprciated. josh

I trying to reinstall Win98, but when it gets to the part about "Loading system files for setup" or something of that nature it just stays there. It is also still in dos mode. Pleasssssse help. What am I doing wrong?

In command prompt mode, my USB keyboard and mouse are not recognized. (They used to be before I reinstalled WIN 98-SE). Ay suggestions would be welcome.

My hard drive went out, so installed a new one and am installing Windows 98SE (after which I will subsequently install the upgrade to XP). Have installed this CD on other computers of mine in the past, and never had a problem. The entire installation is flawless up to and including the driver...

I have had to reformat my hard drive due to virus infection, when installing windows 98 second edition, goes through installation then after searching for plug & play I get a "Windows Protection Error" Windows\System\vmm32.vxd Missing unable to load. I have verified that the file is loaded in...

Does anyone know what files determine the key mapping of a keyboard? I and some others have a problem with the dual stroke French characters. It does not matter what keyboard is used, but something seems to alter the key mapping in the French language. I suspect corrupted key mapping files....but...

After I downloaded Netscape Navigator from an ISP disk my windows froze on the Win98 screen during the restart. I went into safe mode and deinstalled the Navigator and then did a restart. Same problem. Win98 froze on the flag with win98 page. Then I did all the suggested troubleshooting...

Hello, I'm Janie Strifler. Sold my AST 9316 Computer for a five year old. The adults pluged it all in. All they see is first a black screen with a C:\prompt then they see the Window 98 Logo screen then it goes back to the black screen with C:\prompt. This won't allow them to do anything else with...

I have formatted my PC - reinstalled windows 98 from the CD and now when i go to install my sound card etc drivers from cd (won't even play a music cd) Neither of my cd drives want to know - I just get a blue screen after a few seconds. Somtimes you can see a few files on the cd - then - nothing....

I recently re-installed Windows 98 2nd addition. I have been using Earthlink Total Access 2005 that worked very well in the past. However, when I try to get my email via Total Access 2005 since my re - installation, I get Specified driver could not be loaded due system error 31 {Microsoft Access...

I usually download and install Tweakui, a free utility from Microsoft. Configure it for automatic login to eliminate this hassle.

Recently after removing old application not being used the Windows Explorer runs extremely slow. I may have removed a critical file, but I don't know how to check. When I start Explorer (or My Computer) it takes about a minute to open. Once started when I select a...

If I set the language to French(Canadian), the dual stroke characters won't work. The likes of:¸¸C, ´´a, ^^o will make a dual symbol on the first key stroke and then place the character besides it on the second keystroke, instead of below or above the character.. Removing the French language...

I restored my original settings that included win 95, and tried to use my upgrade disk for win 98. I keep getting the message: powrprof.dll cannot start . Initialization routine failed. What do I do now? discard the discard in the email address to reply Thanks

Is there a sound mixer in Win 98 "out of the box?" Jim L -- Hey, insurgent clowns! Blowing things up only makes the Americans stay longer.