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I might have deleted windows! by Mark
When upgrading my win98 pc to xp, it worked first time round. I then deleted the contents of the c: as xp was on the d: (same disk). The problem i have now is that, the "drive is not ready" error comes up. I insert the win 98 boot disk (as it tells me to do), and it tells me the HD has no...
July 12th 04 06:10 PM
by Zippy Go to last post
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unable to access cd drive by [email protected]
I am unable to access the cd drive. A message comes up with not accessible and device not ready yet if I put in a cd if I go to eject if will eject. When scan happens if if being read. Any ideas. Thanks muchly
July 12th 04 11:58 AM
by Richard G. Harper Go to last post
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Defrag Killed My Hard Drive! by Randall
While running a disk defrag the screensaver popped up and froze the computer. (This happened at some point while I was away from the computer asleep. I won't defrag without watching again!) The only recourse was to restart the computer. That failed to happen as Windows would not load up. I...
July 11th 04 08:34 PM
by w_tom Go to last post
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downloading a large file to several floppy discs by allan
I want to download a large webpage from the Internet to one or more floppy discs. How can I have the system alert me when one disc is full and then prompt me to insert the next disc?
July 11th 04 08:31 PM
by StevenRoy Go to last post
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Only one HD can use DMA? by Michael B
Hello, I have a computer running Windows 98. It had a 20gb HD in it, but as ive started to do some video editing with my DVD burner, I thought it might be wise to get a little more disk space. I got the specs for my current 20GB and found a 60GB HD that is the same make rpm, all that jazz. The...
July 11th 04 05:34 PM
by Gerald Ross Go to last post
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A: drive by Jack
Im having a problem with my floppy drive. It will not work in windows. I looked at the device manager and it said "Drive A is using MS-DOS compatibility mode file system." How do I change this to use disks in windows. It also will not let me format the drive. What should I do? HELP!!!!!!!! Thank...
July 11th 04 02:19 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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installation of Windows 98 by [email protected]
I purchased a used laptop running windows 95. Since the laptop does not have a CD rom, I need a diskette to install windows 98. where can I get one?????
July 11th 04 02:15 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Defrag by Kardah
Disk defrag does not run. Program opens and animated icon shows that defrag is running but the percentage defragmentation completed does not increase. Pleas help!!
July 10th 04 10:59 PM
by StevenRoy Go to last post
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ESDI BIOS read failure? by StevenRoy
Here's my problem: After upgrading a Win98 SE system by putting in a new motherboard (Intel D845GVSR) and processor (Celeron 2.6 GHz), confirming installation and functionality of all the chipset drivers (including integrated Intel Extreme Graphics and USB 2.0), I believe I've been able to...
July 10th 04 10:41 PM
by StevenRoy Go to last post
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fonts by AJS
Hi, I just got a new HDD running Win98. I need to import the fonts from my old HDD on my old comuter onto my new HDD. How can I do that. When I tried it by importing new fonts in the control pannel I do not see the drive. Also I tried by sharing the fonts file but only a small part of the fonts are...
July 10th 04 10:20 PM
by StevenRoy Go to last post
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making copy makes head ache by tdslf
I keep getting the same message when trying to copy files" either from the cd or disk drives. "the system cannot read from the specified device" or "drive not accessible" what can I do?
July 10th 04 12:57 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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Windows is not recognizing my crdw by velma
I had a working cdrw in one machine and installed it in another. Windows does not recognize the burner as a burner but as a cdrom. I have a 2nd cdrom and it works fine. Now my cdrw is not listed under my computer at all. What can I do to resolve my problem?
July 9th 04 11:09 PM
by CJT Go to last post
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defrag takes 3 hours and still running by bill williams
Hi, I have 98SE with a 4GB disk (C:). I have run defrag several times, and it gets to about 26% after about 3 hours, and then seems to get stuck. I have run it in safe mode, and windows mode (with all apps, including AV and firewall shut down) with same result. What is going on here? thanks bill
July 9th 04 10:30 PM
by Lil' Dave Go to last post
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hd swap by BM
i have data on a hd that i cant access without doing a new hd setup that destroys all data. what are my options for getting this data off somehow? even if it is a hard way? i was "thinking" about putting the HD in an exteral HD case, (is this recommended?) and using USB 2 or firewire elsewhere to...
July 9th 04 08:55 PM
by Lil' Dave Go to last post
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Unwritable boot sector by Lee Byler
I have installed a Maxtor 60 gig HDD in my Micron desktop, and set it up with two partitions of equal size, as my BIOS was limited to 32 Gig partitions. I installed the new drive as the primary master, and the old one as the primary slave. I installed Win XP on the C: partition, formatting it to...
July 9th 04 08:53 PM
by Lil' Dave Go to last post
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CdROM by JohnO'
I have 2 CD ROMs when the disk has been in either machine for an extended period of time I get a change in Windows Explorer showing 2 drives of the same name (ie..G:12345 and G:Sys) if I change the disk to the other drive H: G: will remain like this until H: displays the same error then G: is...
July 9th 04 06:37 PM
by JohnO' Go to last post
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Loading Win98 fail, no OS by Zaki
I am facing a computer where I cannot boot the system. I started by using Win98 startup disk then went on to c: drive I DOS files no Windows 98 or Data files. When I typed FDisk it shows the 2GB of space is intact from 40GB. The system has SMART BIOS any help is highly appreciated. Thanks in...
July 9th 04 05:51 PM
by Zaki Go to last post
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Driver for Dell 64MB USB Flash memory for Chinese Windows 98 SE by Al
Anyone got or know where to download the driver for a (Dell) USB 64MB Flash memory drive for Traditional Chinese Windows 98 SE? Al.
July 9th 04 02:08 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Installing Windows 98 SE in SATA Hard Drive by [email protected]
Is it possible to install WINDOWS 98 Second Edition in a SATA Hard Drive? If it is possible, then is the method same as used in a Parallel ATA Hard Drive? If not, what is the correct method of installation?
July 9th 04 07:02 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Scandisk data error while reading cluster 419202 by N Dias
Hi, everytime I start up my computer, Scandisk runs upto 48% and then stops. I then receive the following error: "Scandisk encountered a data error while reading cluster 419202". What should I do to keep this occuring every time? Thank you for your assistance.
July 8th 04 03:52 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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