On my windows 98 PC, I can ping by IP address at the command prompt, but not by DNS name. When I go to IE (ver 6 SP1) neither way works. I am on a DSL connection and have tried with both dynamic and static IP's. I my laptop on the DSL connection, and it works fine. I re-installed TCP/IP and...

Hi - Does anybody know (or can direct me to a page) that explains the "standard" protocol for "dial up networking" to login to an isp? Using a text terminal, I can see that my ISP asks for 4 things: 1. username 2. Password 3. login Host 4. Select Slip/PPP/Quit from menu

When I go to a website such as Ancestry.com or the TIAA financial site and try to look at forms or documemnts that use the PDF format the screen just sits there and computer hangs. I have to power off. I have Adobe Reader 6.00 updated and use Win 98 SE. Any clues as to what is wrong?? ...

Hello there.... I want to make my computer name at the "control panel - network - identification" be invisible, so other computers at my LAN can't see my computer name. They will be see as 'unknown' if they try to scan my LAN (as if I'm offline). I mean they will not know if I'm online. Could you...

I have been using Internet Explorer 6 since it was introduced.Now I cannot use it because the error reporting tool keeps giving me the following message then closes down, " version 3.0.8168.0 of file ATL.DLL exists, but the version needs to be greater than 3.0.88449.0. Please run setup again to...

Hi, I recently download Macfee AVERT and try to scan my laptop 98SE but when the Avert start the whole window freez when the avert start to scan Explorer.exe any explanation why this happen,any help will be approciated. Thanks Nasser

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Suddenly my win98 Internet Explorer has started opening right-click-open-in new-window browsers in a minimized floating window how do I stop this and make it open in maximized stat

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I just signed up for DSL. I'm supposed to get 384-1500 download. I get 306-316. I had to install a new ethernet card. The manufacture of the card says that the 300 speed is about all my operating system can handle (I have windows 98SE). Supposedly I could increase the speed by just upgrading to a...

My PC is connected to internet via a cable modem and an internet router. Lately I experienced internet access problem when I tried to access websites with address not starting with www. E.g. when I tried to access abc.com, I will get a connection failure response that www.abc.com is not a...

Does anyone know how I can stop OE6 from auto opening at start up? Checked msconfig start up tab but there was no entry for it. Had similar problem on some Sony & Toshiba laptop computers after installed SP2 in XP. A bios fix fixed that but there is none for 98SE.

Using win98se, ie5.5 When attempting to open certain web sites, browser closes and goes off-line. Have reviewed settings and seem ok.

Hi all, any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. A friend of mine is running 98SE on a Dell Dimension XPS T700r, he's got a half meg blueyonder broadband connection and everytime he closes the last internet explorer window his computer freezes for about 2 minutes then returns to normal. If...

have four comp on small network=was told I needed a firewall==all the free ones make me lose internet access on all but my gateway comp==is there a free firewall that I can use with ics? -- chaz

My computer is running windows 98 (not SE) and it keeps crashing more or less whenever it likes. It normally crashes when I am using Internet Explorer, and asks me to send an error report. Whenever I send an error report to Microsoft they say that they don't know how to fix it. I have also...

If I try to check things in tools/internet options, and try to change things, and get a similar error IEXPLORE caused a general protection fault in module user.exe Get a similar one in outlookexpress, msimn caused a general protection fault in module user.exe

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the best place for question, if not please could you advise of a better place? My win98 machine is connecting to the internet fine on dialup on my correct number, but, after a few mintues, the incoming data transfer drops to almost nothing and webpages do no show up. I...

Not sure this is the correct group for discussion. However, here is my problem: My OS is Windows 98 2nd Ed. My PC is configured with 512 mb RAM and a 45gb hard drive. I am using MSN Premium service with DSL access. When I am brousing any web page, everything is fine until MSN Mail starts...

This forum can be subscribed to via Outlook Express under microsoftpublic.pictureit express. Why is it not listed here? Aren't the boards listed at Outlook Express just another way of getting to these boards? -- Al