Waz up y'all, first I will start off by telling you that this is my third attempt at trying to post this today. The first time i received a prompt that Microsoft Discussion was having problems this morning and to try again later. I tried agan later and after much time spent trying to word this...

When I click on history & try to access a web site from the history sidebar, I get " cannot find the file www.xxxxxxx. make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available " What do I do to correct this?

Every time iI turn on my computer I get the message "Unable to initalize the virus scanning engine database" can anyone tell me what this is and how to correct

I understand how to disable items shown in the startup list (run, msconfig, startup, regedit, etc., etc.); however, how do I permanently remove them from the listing under startup? Once these items are disabled and removed from directories or the registry, they are still listed as potential startup...

I randomly get a blue screen with the message "Disk error. Cannot write to disk in drive D. Data might be lost or corrupted. Press any key to continue." I continue with no corruption or data loss. There is no eror code. 2 HDD C is master, D is slave. Installed all W98SE startup and shutdown...

im having problems installing 98 on to my computer

On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:23:19 -0700, "jtvich" wrote: Does anyone know how to block people from installing software on win98 machine like a limited account in XP? Thanks. I'd like to know how to delete a limited account in XP. I set one up accidentally...

Hello, I run SETI@home on a Dell machine running WindowsME. I'd like to be able to set my machine to scandisk and defrag during the night while I'm away from the computer. I've been using ScanDefrag, which shut down my non- essential programs, ran the tools, then restarted the computer. Lately...

I have Win '98...am no longer able to play DVD's. It was there when I had Win '95...is there a download? Or do I need to buy something? I'm pretty computer "dumb" so, I need a good/easy explanation. Thanks! Granny

Did a fresh re-install of Win98SE. Installed necessary drivers, utilities, internet applications at the same time while downloading security updates from WindowsUpdate. For those apps that need a reboot right after instalation, I complied. Finally when I clicked on Windows Explorer, I could...

A friend of mine running windows 98 says that she has lost her system tray and that both systray.exe and explorer.exe are no longer listed in the running tasks box. Does she have any options short of reinstalling the os?

When I boot up a window box comes upwith CANNOT FINDTHE FILE SVCPACK.EXE (OR ONE OF IT'S COMPONENTS) MAKE SURE THE PATCH AND FILENAMEARE CORRECT AND THAT ALL REQUIRED LIBRARIES ARE AVAILABLE. THEN ANOTHER FILE COULD NOT LOAD OR RUN SVCPACK.EXE SPECFIED IN THE WIN.INI.FILE. MAKE SURE THE FILE...

I keep getting the following OE mesages on my PC what do they mean and how can I fix my PC to restore it to proper working order; 1.at 0028 : C 1638 44C in VXD MCSCAN 32(01) + 0004841C. The current application will be terminated, 2. at 0028 : CO 2987A8 in VXD VWIN 32(05) = 00012DO. the current...

I seem to be having a problem with directx. I have downloaded the redistributable file and installed, but none of my games have sound. Winamp, WMP, etc. all work. All sounds outside of full screen games work perfectly. Any ideas? lildrummerboy

HI IM RUNNING WIN 98 SECOND EDDION ON BROADBAND I WAS ON INT/EXOL 5 BUT I GOT A DISK WITH MY BROADBAND FOR INT/EXPL6 BUT I CANT GET THIS BOX SAYING I HAVE TO RESTART INT/EXPL OR TO SEND OR NOT SEND THEN IT COMES UP TO CLOSE AND MY HOME PAGE COMES UP PLS CAN ANYONE HELP ITS DRIVEING ME MAD THANKU

In the last few days my computer has been freezing up during and after it finishs loading all the programs. I thought it was the Gamma on the video card so i restored defualt no change i thought it was the Cd-rom checking for a cd- so i removed the cd rom from the cd player thingy no change. Any...

I've forgotten how to take icons out of it. TIA Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Can all files in the Windows(r) 98 "TEMP" subfile be safely deleted without harm to computer function? I attempted to delete some .exe files here and was warned by the computer that something awry could occur. Wouldn't it be safe to remove .exe files once applications are installed? Thanks, CNJ

I'm using Windows 98. When I click on a PDF file on the internet I get nothing? Help? Adobe works offline when reading files from my documents... but will not 'turn on' in windows. Thanks

When I select "View as web page" in Windows Explorer, the object count in the status bar disappears. When you change from one folder to another, the count appears very briefly - just a flash really, then its gone. Is there a way to keep the object count visible when viewing folders in Windows...