I am having alot of problems as I have spyware/adware on my computer. I have tried a number of programs such as "Spydoctor" and "Ad Ware" but I am unable to remove the infected files. What can I do? I have been told to re-load Windows 98 and it will wipe everything out and I can start again.

Recently installed ADSL for one of our Senior Members on a stand alone computer using Windows 98 SE. Every time she reboots the computer she gets a box asking for her Network Logon Password, which of course she doesn't have, she clicks the box and the screen disappears and the computer loads up...

Hi, I keep getting a message on start up (Win 98SE) asking if I want to work offline and asking if I want to (try again?) to access the startup homepage. Is there a solution to this? Thanks, Sasha

Running Win98SE with all updates, MSoffice 2KPRo Receive this error several times a week, sometimes exiting the Internet, sometimes exiting Word, Sometimes exiting Excel. Changed out the RAM memory, & Scandisk and SFC come up clear.

While I am on the computer a message pops up that reads " For instant access to Internet Explorer click Yes" I do not trust this message. Am i right?

I have the following error message upon booting to Win98: Invalid VxD dynamic link call from Vsdata95(01) + 0002652E to device 0488 service 8. Does anyone know what I need to do? How do I use the Windows Setup Program? I do not have the cd. thanks

Does it make a difference if you store a Ghost image file from a 8GB partition to 25GB partion? (different cluster sizes) When using Ghost for a backup, is one method better than another when you are putting the image on another partition or HDD, as far as reliablilty is concerned? (ie:compression:...

Hello, I have a copy of Windows 98SE that the company I work for purchased many, many moons ago. Since that time we have lost the certificate of authenticity and the key code for it. We have a laptop that we want to install it onto but without the key it won't work. Is there a way to recover a...

After deleting some programs that we no longer use, my supervisor's computer will not install updates to Nortons. The error message says that the oleacc.dll file is missing. I've looked on Microsoft to try to download the file and can't find any pertinent info. Where can I find the fille and...

have just uninstalled norton 2004 anyone got any ideas on what is the best antivirus around.

when I burn a cd (photos & documents) and want to see how it turned out, I go to my computer click on the E drive which is my cd drive, I get the following message all the time.......E:\ is not accessible, The drive is not ready...................and yes I have got a cd in...

IPHLPAPI.DLL file cannot start. using Win98SE, got this error during boot up. I just clicked ok, but everything seemed to work fine except for explorer which did work fine when I restarted the pc. Another time had to restart the PC as the error wouldnt go away.

My young son tells me he was exploring the "Display Properties" on our computer that runs 98SE nad has a Geforce 256 DDR graphics card. Now I can't read the tabs on the "Display Properties" or the menus in Microsoft Word or the menus in Intenet explorer. Presumably he has made some text the same...

Two facilities which are present in Powertoys for XP are TweakUI and Image resizing. I would also like to use them on myWin98 PC and wanted to know if they are available on the Win98 Powertoys. -- Blair Malcolm

Having trouble. Get connected ok. Verifies user name and password, etc. Message: "Looking for shared folders." Message: "DCC unable to display the shared folders of the host computer. To see the shared folders, type in the name of the host computer. Enter name of Host computer." I enter the...

Having trouble. Get connected ok. Verifies user name and password, etc. Message: "Looking for shared folders." Message: "DCC unable to display the shared folders of the host computer. To see the shared folders, type in the name of the host computer. Enter name of Host computer." I enter the...

How do I remove a program (browse with avi codec) from the right click menu? Thanks, Sasha

What is Richedit 3 ? My computer says it needs this file to upgrade my antivirus ??? I have no idea what it is. Help ! Fritz

Every time I try to log on, I get the following message. RPL-ROM-ADR:0007 9520 DFEO RPL-ROM-IRQ:3 RPL-ROM-PIO:CCOO RPL-ROM-FFC:5 Boot failure, Insert boot diskette in A: I tried evrything I know of and nothing seems to get me past this notice. I'm begining to wonder is the hard drive fried?

Hi, i have been exprementing with DOS 6.22 for a couple of weeks. That was the only operating system on my hard drive. Now i want to install windows 98SE But i cant, when msdos load, i type in cd d: but the messge i get is invalid drive specification. It is a old machine. can anybody help.