Somehow I have lost the Quick Launch toolbar. When I try to check it in the Toolbar pulldown, it says "Cannot create Toolbar". The Quick Launch folder is still there under C:\\windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. How can I get it back as a toolbar?

Please help! Whenever I start my computer up I get a message System.ini file no longer exists and windows will not work properly. I don't even know what file I got rid of that deleted that file. How do I fix this?

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 am unable to boot into Win98-SE graphical interface, and I need to restore, using Win98/Veritas backup utility (.qic files.) I can't do that with the Win XP/Veritas backup utility, which uses .bkf files. How can one get and install on Win XP the older Win98/Veritas backup utility which uses .qic...

i have had to reformat my old win98 laptop. the prob is i can not find the product key so i can not load win98 again. could you advise me what to do. thank you Russell

Hello! I need sum help. My computer was messing up the other night so i shut it down. Now it wont even restart properly. It goes to restart and wants to do something but then theres a black screen that says IT IS NOW SAFE TO TURN YOUR COMPUTER OFF. If I turn it off it just does the same thing!! I...

I have a machine that's been running Win98SE and Win98 before that for 7-8 years. Well a few days ago it just quit booting. My best guess is that the registry seems to be messed up in some way. The machine WILL boot in Safe Mode and I can see all the files/drives just fine. At this point I really...

Greetings; I recently installed an external hard drive (Maxtel OneTouch) to my machine (W98). I partitioned it into 4 drives G-J. It seemed to work fine. A few days after I started loading stuff onto it I noticed that the G drive was not accessible any longer. The next time after I emptied...

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...

Won't help asking Microsoft as the Product Key is unique to the CD supplied. If the old installation is still operational, you might try entering Control Panel \ System and search for the product key there. Or try Start \ Run \ Regedit and drill down HKEY_Local_Machine \Software \ Microsoft \...

My old win98se system has more or less behaved itself for years. Recently, after a spell of odd system crashes, it refused to boot up in anything other than safe mode. After footering about for ages, I tried a windows re-install over the old installation (not a good idea I know) which did at...

I assume you mean entering the BIOS (CMOS). At first bootup, entering the BIOS CMOS Setup requires pressing either the DEL key, or the F10 key or some other combination depending upon your PC make and model. Sometimes the very first startup screen will clue you as to how to enter Setup. After you...

Hi all, I keep getting illegal operation errors with all of my programs, the error messages appear randomly & it's driving me insane. Here's what happens most of the time - I run MS Word (for example) and a few seconds after starting, MS Word says an illegal operation has occurred and the program...

Hi. I got a request to upgrade a users PC from Win98SE to Win98SE service pack "C." I've never heard of a "service pack c" for win98se. Anyone know about this, or about how win98se updates are named? TIA

After replacing a customer's CD burner (Win98se), I entered Safe Mode and then Device Manager and deleted a number of duplicate devices which I've done before a number of times. This time I accidentally (should have known better!) deleted several USB root hub objects. On reboot into normal mode, ...

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

I need to upgrade a win98 system to 98SE? Is it downloadable?

I have a computer that has windows 95 on it and would like to install windows 98 on it. The problem is that the windows 98 is the full version, not the updated version. I would like to know if anyone knows how to un-install windows 95 so I can then install the windows 98. Thank you!

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...

On startup of computer, the Windows file folder is loading onto desktop. Is there any way to stop this from happening?