where can i obtain ca number that i need to install windows 98 second edition the cd was sold to me through a thrift store with not case?

apparently my old Win98 does not have the USB root hub drivers to make the Belkin Wireless Network Adapter work. Seems the drivers are on Win98SE but I cannot find my old copy. Anywhere to get these files or work around. When I install the Belkin program I get an ASD with system halted, lead line...

Did you install the promise 378 ATA driver? I had 1 Seagate 160 SATA drive on the promise controller and it worked fine until I bought another. Switched to Raid driver and changed to raid in bios and has worked like a charm in Windows XP SP2. "Lars-Erik Østerud" .@. wrote in...

trying to boot up 98se, just when windowpane screen pops up a seconds later I get kicked out of windows and back into dos. the following message appears: rem ***** the following line was added by add_path ***** set PATH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:PROGRA^1\ZIPGEN^1\ Any suggestions? Thanks

I can burn bootable CD's using Nero and the Win98 startup floppy. Can you burn a bootable CD taking the contents of the Back Up files Win98 allows you to store? So in the event serious data loss you can boot up with that CD and restore the OS and files/settings/drivers from the 700MB disk. What...

I need to renstall windows 98 on a older laptop but i lost my Key code and it wont install with out it. I cant get my computer to start up so i start it up on the windows 98 diskand when i get into setup it ask for the key code and i lost it. Is there any way i can get the keycode off the disk. Or...

I have formated the hard drive. I insert my Microsoft boot disc & Windows 98 CD-Rom. I select "1. Start Windows 98 Setup from CD-ROM". Then the I get the following:" This driver is provided by Oak Technology, etc..." But once I get to this line " Device Name : OEMCD001" nothing else happens. ...

Was using Windows 98 SE with all updates, 256 ram Sorry about the cross posting from win98-gen-discussion Due to a huge error caused by installing BT broadband soft/hardware and following their advice (scanreg/restore) I decided to do a clean re-install of win 98. I backed up copies of all my own...

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 have this problem, that the system always restart 3-4 tiemes after the modem icon appears.(according to my ISP provider, the two square boxes on the bottom right corner). i have uninstalled and reinstall the modem driver but the problem still. however i observed the following: on the...

Hey guys I have a question for you. Probably sounds kind of silly but does any one know where I can get a copy of a Windows 98 startup disk? The reason I am asking is because when ihooked up my computer it gave me an error message saying : "Insert bootable media disk to begin set up" Do I need a...

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...

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Installing Win98SE on a Toshiba laptop. The installation locks up at "Setting Up Hardware and Finalizing Settings" Restarted several times but hangs. Is there a work around or fix that I can do? Toshiba Satellite 2060CDS TIA Tim

My system applet is not showing up in control panel in Windows 98SE. I have sysdm.cpl but it says it lacks a valid PE signature which, presumably, is why it is not showing up. I installed the OS from a genuine Microsoft disk which cost me $200. Presumably the original is in one of the cab files...

Hi, Can Windows 98 run two processors as in a dual-processor motherboard or do I need Windows NT, 2000, or XP? Thomas

I am fixing my neighbor's HP PC and she cannot locate her orignal recover CD. Luckily I was able to use an "old" Wind98 upgrade and formatted her hard drive. My problem now is that I have tried to update the monitor driver so that I can load up her PeoplePC Internet software but it won't load until...

Is there a log somewhere that records installed software details, dates etc. For instance, if a user has downloaded and installed a Tetris game or similar. Ideally a list of changes and when they occurred would be useful. TIA Phil

We've got a lot to deal with these days. Terrorism, Recession, Weather and more. It's all got me concerned. I thought I'd tell you all about this group I found where everyday people get together and try to learn how to deal with it all. (I used to be a member, but I'm moving to an area that...

I am attempting to build a win 98 computer to run all of my old games which will not work under win xp compatibility mode. everything was going ok and then i got an error message. it shut down and when i restarted it, it said "quit one or more memory-resident programs or remove unnecessary...