This is a Win 98SE with all the updates. Evidently the soon to be ex-husband got on this machine and did as much damage as he new how. I have repaired everything and reinstalled Win 98. Removed a ton of spyware. No viruses. The only problem left is dialog boxes move to the taskbar unless you have...

I am having a hard time using a USB memory stick with Windows 98. Will not find a driver. It a Dell Memory Stick. Thank you in advance. Eddie

Does the Word 97-2000 Converter, wrd97cnv.exe work for Wordpad which came with Windows 98 SE, or is it just for the full blown Word program. Second, I searched for it on the download site but it couldn't be found. Does it have another name? Thanks -- hwhamilton

I got the following error message: Invalid VxD dynamic link call to device 3, service B. Your Windows configuration is invalid. Run the Windows Setup program again to correct this problem. What is "device 3, service B"? There is an MSKB article that says that this exact error message is due to...

Hi I've recently had one account but deleted it, because I was sick of logging in for no reason. I was under the impression that deleting it means that Windows 98 starts right up without having to sign in... but the logon box still pops up? Anyone got any ideas? Thanks Daniel

im running win98 and i loaded some backup settings, when windows rebooted explorer had a page fault and now it happens every time. i created an undo file before making changes but i can only access my computer thru dos, i dont know any commands or how to find the file on that os, or how to load...

When I boot my machine, it stops with this error. Conflict I/O : 2F8 CPU Soft Menu CPU is unworkable or has been changed. Please recheck. Any suggestions for correcting this problem.

When I start my 98 machine I hear 4 or five beeps or different length then it locks up. The screen is black. Tried starting with trl key down, Ctl Alt Del, but nothing effected the start-up sounds and lock up. I did delete a database the other day, but I had shut down normally. I did delete some...

I often use win 98 boot diskette. However, I am swithing to a portable computer which does not have a diskette reader. How do I create a boot cd? Will appreciate your suggestions. Thanks -- Posted using the http://www.windowsforumz.com interface, at author's request

Which reg key should I attack to stop my ISP's connectoid from always wanting to dial out. I switched dial up ISP lately and find now that if I try to read the NG's offline, my sign on box pops up wanting to connect. I've already changed the settings in IE to "never dial a connection" but it keeps...

I am using a Compaq Presario 1277 laptop with Win98. When booting up, I see the following error: Not enough contiguous disk space exists to create the suspend to disk file. Anyone know how to get rid of this?? (it doesn't seem to affect anything, it's just annoying to see it!) Things I've tried,...

Has anybody tried this version of Real Player (version "RealOne, ver 2")? This version apparently came out before the latest (and more bloated) current version, Real Player version 10.x. So I was wondering if anyone had tried it out. I'm still using the older Real Player version 8, which works...

I'm running win98 SE and this file is always present in the cookies folder. I have deleted it by doing a find file search but it returns. It appears to be a windows file, so what does irt do?

Hi! I've recently acquired a registry monitor and I see that this activity keeps going on constantly every couple of seconds even when the system...

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general as I do from time to time, it's AWFUL ! Not many of them can speak English very well, and not many of them know what they're talking about, ...either :-) regards, Richard

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/20/technology/circuits/20game.html?ex=1107184519&ei=1&en=1e1566f2efc17d08 Note: I was unable to add to the topic below and so I started a new topic.

Occassionaly I need to format the hard disk and re-instal back W98 system due to virus, software & other problems. There is one web page link I found very useful to help me re-instal back the W98 system given by the Microsoft Technical Engineers called "W98 Restore.htm" W98 Restore __________ ...

My wifes machine runs Windows 98 and started up recently with DISK BOOT FAILURE - INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER. I tried inserting the system disk in the CD but the system would not read the CD. It went straight to the A: drive after not detecting several items on the opening screen. I hit...

Is there a way to edit the prgrams that startup automatically when windows first boots. I have tons of crappy programs that startup when WIndows first boots (aol, kazaa, winamp, mcaffee, and all kinds of junk I dont need). I know there has to be a file somewhere than can edit what prgrams...

Hi My disc is completely wiped on a computer, I mean it has been nuked with dareks nuke and boot. I have a windows 98SE start up disc, but it won't format. Can anybody tell me what instructions to give it at the command prompt when I boot it from the 98installation floppy?