In win98se "my computer" lists drives c: and d:. They have the same names. The d: drive seems to be a copy or mirror of c:. There is no second hard drive in the computer. In "safe mode" only the C; drive is displayed. This computer also freezes shortly after starting windows in normal mode. Any...

My son is tying to fix his Mother in laws computer and he asked me about the following error message: Error #1 before boot - 1720-SMART HARD DRIVE detects imminent failure. Your hard disk drive is detecting an imminent failure. To ensure no data loss, backup contents and replace this hard disk. ...

I tried to upgrade to xp but i didn't have enough memory now I can't reload 98 because I don't have a disk. Can someone help?

I have an old e-machine with win98 version 1 and need to update it to version 2 for wireless networking. It is not connected to the internet (hence the need for wireless network) ss I need to use a disc or whatever. Any ideas please

I have Windows 98 SE. During boot up, the computer reports there may be bad sectors, and offers to run Scandisk to fix them. But then it says that it can't run Scandisk. So, I run Scandisk manualy, with the option to test the disk surface. But Scandisk, and Norton Disk Doctor, reports...

Every time I try to defrag drive C it starts over after it reaches 3% during the "checking drive for errors" portion. This drive has not been defragged in 500 days, has over 200,000 files is 37.2 GB with 12.9 used. I had to run scandisk from DOS because it kept restarting even after following the...

Since reformat of Win98SE I have tried to reinstall driver for camera, it gets to the point of 'insert windows 98SE disc which I do, then cannot open file etc etc I have tried this numerous times. I bought another camera thinking the camera was the problem and I still get the same problem.

Last week we had a lightening strike which knocked out our cable TV. The computer continued to run OK. But I needed the A drive which I hadn't used for some time. When I tried to use it, it wouldn't read the disks, even the commercial ones. It kept giving me excuses like, " This disk hasn't been...

need help. i deleted files and empty recycle bin. how to restore files?

Both of the DVD player and the CD Burner continue to spin and will not allow the computer to start up. It is like they are stuck. Then the computer will not turn off with the power switch (I have to pull the plug.) I can push the eject button and the DVD player will open but it immediately shuts...

Hi, i have 128MB on my PC, which says alot of when it was purchased!! Only recently i have installed a meter, which measures CPU usuage and displays memory information. I noticed just by switching on my pc, and running the meter that about 70% of my memory is already gone. Within about 10-15 mins,...

Have installed Game Net/Links 2003 but unable to play the game because Microsoft Audio Compression is not installed. Have gone through the procedure as quoted in Article 310684 i.e Start/Settings/Control Panel/Add/Remove/Windows Setup/Multimedia/Audio Compression etc. but when I am asked for...

How do I create an ERD in Windows '98? Thank you!

One of my staff has a windows 98 box. This morning, after opening My Computer, for some reason, all drives letters are appearing in My Computer as if there were drives using all those letters when they are not. They appear as local hard disks. Any ideas why this might happen? -Aaron

how can i get a copy of windows 98 second edition?

Please tell me how to transfer from document to disc when write protection won't let me

For example how scandisk and format utility do. What call sequence I should do? AGAVA Software company

I'm working on a clients machine and scan disk will not load. Already ran spyware removal.

Hello, I am trying to help a friend with a major hard drive problem. We are attempting to repair damage done by the Klez h. virus on the computer. I have tried to load Norton to help us with the issue, but I keep getting the message that there is not enough space on the disk to load it. The disk...

I am running Win 98 SE, and recently, I have been getting an "Invalid File Handle" error when I have been transferring groups of files from one hardrive to another. It happens randomly, and when it does happen, I have to wind up copying the files one at a time, which is starting to become very...