i have an old laptop with win98 first ed. that i'd like to upgrade to second ed. does anyone know if it's possible to just download an upgrade somewhere? my cd rom drive doesn't work too well, so i've been looking around microsoft's website, but i can't find a download for this anywhere. thanks in...

What are the minimal system requirements for win 98. I may upgrade my computer from 95 to 98 if it is compatable.

Boot up takes over 3 minutes. What MSCONF programs can be eliminated to speed up and what programs should never be eliminated ?

I am using a licensed copy of Windows 98SE. Is there a way or how can this OS be converted from English to Spanish?

I am getting fatal exception when turning my PC off or when restarting. Also it is running slow. Any clues? "A fatal exception 0E has occured at 0028:c02a5948 in VXD VWIN32(05) + 000012D0. The current application will be terminated. Press ..." Some time pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL will...

i lost my volume icon from task next to clock need advice on how to get it put back. any suggestions will be greatly appriecated.

I run Windows 98 Second Edition. I have a subfolder that has only .jpg's and bmp's in it. I opened the folder and then clicked View Thumbnails. I saw a window of thumbnails of all of the pictures in the subfolder. This is cool BUT ... A file named Thumbs.db was created in this same subfolder....

Bonnie: B my computer had a power surge in the telephone line and the modem on my = B computer no longer works B computer works just fine - no modem You were lucky! Frequently when a surge fries an internal modem it will also cause damage to the motherboard. You might want to consider a...

Am I correct here in assuming that one CAN (simply) replace their original bootable HD, without reinstalling Windows and all the programs all over again, by either using Ghost, or (maybe?) the HD manufacturer's utilities that come with the new drive? (I'm thinking of Western Digital here) Do the...

We are currently having the error on MANY machines at work, and are unable to fix the problem. We also have to schedule a task to run every hour to fix time issues. The time is constantly getting way behind, several hours. So we are having to constantly reboot out machines, which causes delays...

I get these messages when my computor boots up. Cannot find the file 'sndsaver.exe'(or one of it's components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available. Could not load or run 'sndsaver.exe' specified in the WIN.INI file. Make sure the file...

*Continued from previous message. power cord plugs in to). Dust on the case insides isn't a concern; just get rid of the dust bunnies. Cross your fingers and power up. Hopefully everything will work properly and then your can power down and reattach the case cover. - ¯...

HELLO, I NEED HELP IN INSTALLING THE GEO DISK FROM THE PRACTICALLY NERDED SITE. FIRST, I HAVE A 98 WINDOWS. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF IT IS A FAT32 FILE SYSTEM? THE NERDED SITE SUGGESTS GETTING A ME VERSION IF YOU HAVE A FAT32FILESYSTEM. NEXT, WHERE DO I GET THE ME SYSTEM? FINALLY, WHEN I INSTALL THE...

Hello: First I would like to say thank you to all the folks here who have helped me in the past. I should have done this sooner but I had some ISP problems. 1. I have a Windows ME with 64 MB of RAM. The HD is running constantly. Any thoughts ?? 2. What are the Pros and Cons of occasionally...

hi recently, after i've defragged, my PC sometimes gets half-way through loading windows at start-up, spontaneously reboots, and then displays the 'boot menu' - I have to select 'normal', and then everything loads as it should. It doesn't always show the boot menu - sometimes windows loads OK. ...

How can I prevent a screen capture? For example, if I try to do a screen capture of a QuickTime or Windows Media Player movie by pressing PrtSc, that section of the screen is blank. So, is there an ActiveX control or something that I can embed into a web page to prevent a screen...

Can anyone tell me what's the difference between edition A and B of Windows 98? thanks

Does anyone know what the following error message means? "WSC Get Provider Path Failed, returning WSAEPROVIDERFAILEDINIT" ? This message comes up immediately after I boot up. It is quickly followed by another error message that says: "Fatal exception OE has occurred at 017F:BFF53FF0" When I click...

I am getting an error message that reads: fatal exception OE has occurred at 0028:CO2A27A8 in VXD VWIN32(05) The current application will be terminated. What does it mean and how do I fix it. Thanks

The screen keeps automatically scrolling to the top of the screen. I cannot find a solution to this. We are using a wheel mouse. The problem comes and goes. It will last a week or so then go, and come back a couple of weeks later