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after install certain apps can't boot, vfat complaints, system halted by Margo Guda
I'm running into this regularly now. I install something new, or update an existing application, and reboot the system. It gets to loading windows, then either hangs, or gives me the message, on a blue screen, that the system cannot find a VFAT component (missing or corrupt) and the system is...
June 22nd 04 07:08 PM
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Performance issue in 98se by Sabrina
I was always wondering to why my system runs so much faster on Windows XP then on Windows 98se? I love Windows 98se to death, but the problem is that I can't run a lot of programs on it or my computer will be slow. On my computer I have a celeron 700 processor, 512mb of ram (with cooling), a...
June 22nd 04 02:10 PM
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computer uses all resources by Brett
even while the computer is not in use the resources decline until the system has to be booted. anyone have an idea whats up? thanks....brett
June 22nd 04 03:22 AM
by glee Go to last post
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System performance by John Brazeau
I have a 500mhz pen111 gateway system with 256meg of ram, I recently hooked up to high speed cable connection and installed a macafee firewall, my system now is freezing up at times when using the high speed connection. When checking my system performance I'm getting a reading of 68% resources...
June 22nd 04 03:13 AM
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can't get Yahoo and a few more sites by randy
I am using Win 98 and dial up service Netzero. I don't know where the problem lies, either with my computer or netzero? I don't understand how I can get on- line and be able to see certain sites but not others. I have no trouble going to hotmail, but am unable to go to Yahoo. This has been...
June 22nd 04 12:47 AM
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Purple 8000 by John Callaway
My computer is an IBM PC 300PL Win 98se os, 500 mhrtz pIII processor with 256 mb ram. Since I restored my registry from the dos command prompt I have noticed a purple number 8000 in the lower right side screen during boot up. Does any one know what this is? JPC
June 22nd 04 12:13 AM
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slow by I second that!
yep I second that idea with AVG 6.0 .its free or get an ungrade for 7.0. Good luck! You can also disable incoming checks which is what's slowing the system down. "glee" wrote: AVG 6.0 Free Edition: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems ...
June 21st 04 11:11 PM
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Windows 98 SE by
I have a home computer with Windows 98 SE - my system freezes up almost everytime I try to type an email using Outlook Express, type a Word document, and sometimes when I am using Internet Explorer. Does anyone know what is causing this? Should I buy Windows XP upgrade, and will that correct the...
June 21st 04 10:37 PM
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Errors in Shutdown by SLIMJIM
Everytime I shut down I get error message(blue screen) A fatal exception(0E:page fault) has occurred at0028: c029f948 in VXD VWIN32(05) + 000012D0 Please Help..Thanks
June 21st 04 07:36 PM
by Mary Fitzgerald Go to last post
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How to fix the size of an extra desktop toolbar by Margo Guda
I like the desktop toolbars that can be docked to the side of the screen very much, but how can I make it so windows remembers the size they have? On one machine, somehow when I rebooted the size I wanted was retained, but on another machine I can't make the size I want stick. I have tried closing...
June 21st 04 04:50 PM
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Boot Error by HRC
Upon Bootup of my windows 98 machine I get the following error which causes the machine to freeze and not boot any further: Checking memory for viruses ... OK 128 unknown error code 5
June 21st 04 10:23 AM
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Startup Explorer failing by NEED HELP! AGH!
Everytime I stsrt up my PC with WIN 98 SE Explorer comes up with an illegal operation then nothing runs right on the pc and if i click close in the error box it shuts down. very sad. kinda ****es me off a whole lot cause the whole family has to use this pc so i hear about it not once but 4 times a...
June 21st 04 03:42 AM
by glee Go to last post
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Win98SE Freezing by Colin
Windows freezes when minimizing or Maximizing Windows. If switching between windows, again it freezes??? Anyone have any ideas on where to look
June 20th 04 03:30 PM
by Colin Go to last post
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defrag problem by eshine
I am running Windows 98SE. I am not able to defrag! This has been going on for many months and my computer is getting slower and slower. When I start the defrag procedure, I get as far as the window showing the drive I want to defrag, I click "start" and then everything freezes. I have to crash...
June 20th 04 10:31 AM
by Gerry Cornell Go to last post
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shutdown by stuartmwoods
My PC won't shut down. When I click on , it just restarts. Any suggestions?
June 20th 04 06:29 AM
by Bert Kinney Go to last post
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Can't defragment by Jenni
Hi all I can't defragment my hard drive. Scan disk runs with the maintenance wizard fine then disk defragmenter starts but stops shortly after saying some other program is stopping it from running. System file checker ran with no problems detected. Windows 'working in backgroud flag' is constantly...
June 20th 04 04:12 AM
by glee Go to last post
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Scan Disk/Defraging by Stan
Just recently when I run Scandisk or try Defraging my computer it freezes up on me. With the scandisk it goes for about five minutes, then freezes. With the defraging it will go to about 10% and the same thing happens. Everything just freezes up and I have to reboot my comp. This is very...
June 20th 04 01:26 AM
by Gerry Cornell Go to last post
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shutdowns by LeAnn Stiens
My computer shuts down and reboots for no apparent reason. This happens about every 10 minutes and most frequently noticed when I am using Yahoo IM.
June 20th 04 01:16 AM
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Performance Data Helper DLL by David
cmdinfo.exe is a nice tool for programatically finding the Patch / hot-fix level of Win2k, WinXP, NT4, but needs a pdh.dll for win98...where to get that?
June 19th 04 10:13 PM
by David Go to last post
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Virtual Memory by Jean
I am trying to understand Ram and Virtual memory. What is the default setting and what would be the optimum settings for Virtual memory. I am running Windows 98E, 256mb of Ram, 20Gb Hard Drive and I have used about a quarter of my hard drive allocation. When I checked my Virtual memory dialog...
June 19th 04 09:55 PM
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