I have a desktop computer running Win98SE. A month ago, a bug developed and my IE and MSN Messenger web browser app kept crashing. I copied over contents of My Documents to my second Maxtor internal hard drive (D:) which is connected to an IDE board in my computer. I reformatted my primary...

Hi everyone, I'd like to find out from those win98se users who are using HDDs of over 120gb capacity. I have a Seagate Barracuda 160gb HDD which I've been using fairly happily until the last few weeks when FAT corruption occurs a bit too frequently for my liking. Firstly I've tried the following...

I learned that I need to upgrade from an OEM version of 98 to second edition or milleneum in order to run some new software to sync my cell phone. Is this worth while, or am I buying more problems than it is worth? If worth the effort, how do I go about upgrading? Thank you, Scott

When I click on any .txt file in Explorer I get error message: C:\My Cannot find this file Please verify that the correct path and filename are given The C:\My is supposed to be C:\My Documents\File folder\file.txt. If this is the problem how can I change the C:\My to C:\My Documents? In...

I recently installed a new SATA hard drive in my computer along with my existing ATA hard drive. I want the SATA drive to be my primary boot drive. However, if the ATA drive is the boot drive, the system will not boot but if the SATA drive is the boot drive, the system will boot but the SATA drive...

Hello, I have a weird issue with my father's old Toshiba Satellite laptop/notebook with old Windows 98 SE (all critical updates; OEM). He seems to have problems saving Word 2000 SP-3 (all updates) documents to an USB flash drive/stick (Lexmar 1 GB; FAT32; E: drive). He had it opened and saved on...

I /had to/ download install microsoft "jamondo.exe" keyboard language enhancer to view a particular webpage. Now, each time Seamonkey is started, the keyboard "EN" icon appears in the system tray. What command/plug-in starts this function and how do I stop seamonkey from doing this? I have...

Okay, I have a question for the experts here. I have a dell dimension XPS D266 computer (pentium II computer, I believe). Anyway, this computer is running windows 98. When the computer was first setup, it had a C drive (8 gigs in size) and an NEC cd rom drive (setup as drive D). I recently added...

I have a brand new 60GB 7200RPM Maxtor hard drive, running on a motherboard that supports ATA100 max, Does any of you know whether a defrag is needed? TIA, jkb

Thought I had investigated what had to be done, but unfortunately I am now stuck. In short, I have put in a second hard disk with its own controller card. The computer sees the disk ok, partionioning the disk made win98 see the disk and its capacity ok. Formatting the disk went ok, but win98...

I am in need of further assistance in bringing the above system back to life after the Hard Drive was wiped. At this point I have succeeded only in getting a C: prompt after FDISK, FORMAT /S, & Partioning Drives. I have no problem reading the floppy A: drive. In order to install the OS I will need...

run msconfig click on the startup tab disble all item by clearing the check box. restart the windows. If the problem solved enable the item one by one (do not enable unwanted programes on the startup) the point where the problem appear again disable those item permanantly. -----Original...

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My operating system does not recognize the second hard drive. The drive was working ok, but now when I start up it is not showing up in Explorer or My Computer. I am having problems with C drive but don't know if that is related to the second drive problem. The C drive gives a message on startup...

Hi everyone, I have a problem with a portable usb 2G micro hard drive. I use(d) it a lot and now it has decided to stop working. Worst case and most likely cause is that its a problem with the interface electroncs rather than the physical disk. The problem for me is that the store will happily give...

I had to format my PC last week, and now my PC doesn't allow me to mount compressed 'floppies' anymore - the CD I used to install Windows 98 doesn't seem to have those files! How can I get Drivespace 3 back? I need the files on those compressed disks, and don't know anyone with a Win98...

Following on from a previous question regarding FDISK problems with large hard disks (a problem which was extremely quickly sorted by a couple of very helpful chaps), I have run into more similar difficulties. Although my 2x 250gB hard drives have now been successfully FDISK'ed as Drives C, D, E...

I feel dumb asking this, but I haven't done a hard drive upgrade on a Windows 98 system in a LONG time. I remember that like MS-DOS, it was possible to simply install the new C drive as a D drive and copy everything from the C drive to the D, then change the jumpers so the new drive is now a master...

I have an S-1675CDS laptop that's fairly old. I can read any cd that is created by a professional company but cannot read a cd that is created by me or anyone that sends a cd to me. I get the error: "D: is not accessable. The device is not ready" what is happening? Any help is appreciated.

I am having difficulty loading WIN 98 OS to a used DELL Latitude CPx. The hard drive had been wiped and I am starting from new. Can anyone help with the sequencing of loading this? I have a WIN 98 Startup disk and the Operating System CD. I tried loading after booting with the startup disk and...