I am trying to install Windows 98 on a hard drive that I have wiped clean and reformatted. I'm confident that the partition and format was done properly as it brought me up to the point of entering the 11 letter label. My problem is when I type the command for setup this is what is...

Hi I'd like to install W98, with a clean install - i.e. format the hard-disk, then do a full install. Reason for this is that there's an existing installation of ME, which is either a complete pile of guano as an OS (as many people have said), or is just so overloaded with registry entries/broken...

can i perform a clean install of XP Pro with the Pro upgrade CD? Will I need another OS cd to prove that I own a previous version, which I have a Win98SE cd Any articles you can point me to or suggestions on how to go about doing a clean install are appreciated Thanx

Hi I have an old Win98se HP computer which I am going to give to my Grandson. I want to do a clean install and have inserted the rescue floppy and restore disc 1 as per the instructions. I then boot up the computer and everything goes well until after the cd rom has started. A message finally...

Hi I have made Task Schedule to maintain my computer. But I would like to Task Schedule to be activated automatically just before Windows closes down. Can it be done, and if yes: how? And by the way: can my 'Recycled Bin' (not sure about the name in English) be automatically emptied at the same...

Running Windows98 Second Edition. I am not experiencing any trouble. Initially got into a registry cleanup project because scanreg/fix (running in DOS) would stall at System.dat 1%. At that time my system.dat was 9.4 Meg. I removed unused apps, Norton system works, a bunch of Adobe stuff related to...

I have an old dell with windows 98 se i'd like to clean out the hard drive and re set it to when the factoy shipped it to me, i have all the orginal programs and disk that came with it. How could i accomplish this. Thanks Dennis

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A FLOPPY BOOT DISK but You'll need a boot floppy that both boots DOS (not Windows) and enables the CD drive(s.) You can get one from www.bootdisk.com http://www.waynescomputerworld.com/cleaninstall.html] Have a nice day. C

I am trying to help a friend upsize her C: drive without reinstalling the O/S (98SE) or applications. Is there any freeware (or non-crippled trialware) that will accomplish this for us? TIA

I reinstalled win 98 se on my laptop, everything works fine but i cant get the close program dialogue box when i use alt-ctrl-del....can someone help me get this on the computer...thanks

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...

The CMOST battery in an old laptop of mine is dead. I need to be able to open & edit Word documents away from computers once a week for the rest of the month. It's not worth it to shell out several hundred dollars for a new laptop when this is the first time I've needed this one in years. Is there...

The CMOST battery in an old laptop of mine is dead. I need to be able to open & edit Word documents away from computers once a week for the rest of the month. It's not worth it to shell out several hundred dollars for a new laptop when this is the first time I've needed this one in years. Is there...

I have a computer it was locking up then a error came on after locating hard drive and cd drive that say's COMOS CHECKSUM ERROR defaults loaded then it say's press F1 to go to setup nothing happens no matter what I try can you help. Thank you tom -- tom i am

The c: drive on my computer was formatted and windows 98 installed - message keeps coming up to change color resolution to 800 but won't let me change

When my Windows 98 loads up. it scans through all the drives. then comes up with a message saying "com A Error, Please enter Setup to view Error" but when i enter setup, i cant find wot to do! Please someone help!!!!!!!

I was looking to create a custom bootable CD. I've been noticing that my floppy disk drive is on it's last leg and instead of replacing it I would like to create a bootable cd which would include all my startup disks from win 95 to win 2003. So that on any given occassion I could use my custom...

My com port is set to com3 but I want it as Com 1 How ? Ta

How can I change com ports on network and modem adapters? My modem ended up on COM3, while the serial port it should be attached to is COM2. Jim L -- Reporters complain that Guantanamo interrogators use psychological pressure on prisoners. Too bad the reporters aren't the ones those guys were...

I am trying to install win98 SE, on a 95 based computer. I have fdisked, and formatted. but it seems that it doesnt clean everything off of there. I have a dir names WININST0 400...but I cant get rid of it. the computer doesnt boot, as it says "missing OS". I can begin the install of 98, and I get...