A recent attempt to use my scanner resulted in an error message "Stiaspi.dll not found. Please reinstall driver." Attempts to do just that return a message "Error in getting the TWAIN data source." I have checked the connections and not found a problem. The problem originated from the time my son...

what's the path of recycled bin in windows98? thanks m.

My friend has an old Micron MPC Pro Q pc running Win 98. He's on dialup ISP. His modem quit the other day, and we're trying to put a replacement in. Once we physically get the new one in, is it as simple as going through the "add hardware" Win 98 routine to finish the install (plus running...

"The disk in drive A: is not formatted. Do you want to format it now"? Anyone know why I would be getting this message in Windows 98? I get the message on any floppy disk I try to use in normal Win98 mode. The floppy drive works fine when I'm in 'safemode', or 'Booting' from it on the same...

hi, i'm trying to recover passwords on my pc such as logon paswords and email passwords. i know there is a file held within the pc that list which passwords are which but i don't know where to find this. can anyone please help me on this. any help isappreciated. thank you.

Can anyone help me figure out why I am getting a window pop up that says Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Program C:\Program Files\internet explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE and then it says abnormal program termination. At the bottom of the box it says OK When this box pops up you can't do anything...

Hello, When I visit the website noted below and try to view an image, I get a blank page where the image is supposed to be. I know other people can view images on the same website and they don't see a blank page. What could be causing the problem and how do I solve...

Can you explain a bit better what you mean? When you say that you can delete it, it sounds as if it's a shortcut or a file. Is "M$" really it's name? -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "smicker" wrote in message ... ...

While using my Family Tree Maker software for my genealogy research, when I try to open it I get the above message and my database comes up in a foreign language. I have contacted Family Tree Maker Support and I have been told this is a Microsoft issue with windows 98. How do I correct this...

Hi, On my computer I originally had Win95C and a few years ago I upgraded to Win98SE with a upgrade disk. I don't have a Win95C disk so when reinstalling Win98SE can I use any old Win95C disk bought from say ebay as qualifying product? Also I don't know whether this is relevant but after looking...

I had DirectX 9.0b on my system when I accidentally installed DirectX 8.0 BDA. Will the installation mess up my system? Did DX8.0 BDA replace DX9.0b? I'll greatly appreciate someone's help. Thanks, Cherub

Please HELP! When I try to shut down I get the following message: "An exception OE has ocurred at 0028:FF0482A1 in VxD U2AWDM (01) + 00001E41. This was called from 0028:00000030 in VxD- --." How do I fix?! Please help: THANKS SO MUCH!

I have the following error message: Unable to load the dynamic link library: msnp32.dll The system cannot find the file specified. Does anyone know how to fix this or where I can get this file?

I am running Win 98 SE and have connected a digital camera through USB. Windows has recognized the camera and I am able to record video through the software which came with the camera, so i know the camera works and the connection to the computer is ok. My problem is when I try to aquire photos...

Hi Win 98SE and IE6 - after a download completes the download window starts flashing. This can only be stopped with Task manager end task and sometimes only with a shutdown. Antivirus and spyware checks done - IE6 reinstalled Any suggestions please. David H

In Windows Explorer- Under the heading "folders" I click on "c" drive & the folders & icons appear on the right. Most of the folders & icons appear in good color. Some of each appear faded and have a dotted outline around them. I have been noticing some "glitches" but have worked around them...

Hi All! I don't know if this is the right forum for this question or not, so my apologies if this is misplaced. My Spyware deleted olepro32.dll...which I need! I found it on my Windows 98 disk and have it on my desktop. Question: Where do I put it? Any help would be much appreciated.

Is there any way to nudge the Windows 98 OS so that it can use OpenType fonts? Thanks....

i am having problems with my computer i'm running win 98se and after i type my password my computer says error with explorer and it freezes. please help

Thanks for the previous help...for some reason I couldn't post a reply to an anwer?!!!! Anyways, checked the scan Reg and found the two following with the offending DLL (ab) (Default) "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM|PBPNDI.DLL (ab) Threading Model APartment I can't delete the first one, and the second...