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I am trying to copy large files from one PC to another. The 3.5 DS HD disks are too small, so I tried to use a 700MB CD-R. When I try to copy, the CD drive says that there is no disk in drive or the drive is not ready. Any help would be appreciated Thanks, Marty

Deleted files on Floppy & Hard disk -remnants ? ================================= 1) When you delete a file from a Floppy disk -what information is left about that file ?? I know that the data may remain for the file, unless it is wiped or overwritten ? What about the Fille name, does...

Hi from Oz (aust) Ron, I just come from your site after mulling through the tips etc.......cool stuff! Couple of questions if you dont mind. 1)in the tip on taking away the text from desktop shortcuts, you say to type in 0160 then hit enter, and then to do it again using alt key 0160...

I am reformatting hard drive for a friend on an HP system running Windows 98. When I put in the system recovery disk I get an error: "Can't ready read drive M." M being the CD-ROM drive. The drive appears to be functioning ok. Any insight would be helpful. Thanks. Ryan

Hi, I removed a 800MB hdd, with two partitions (two logical drives), from one computer and put it in an older Compaq 386 computer. Both computers have the same MsDos 6.22 systems. The 386 can access all the space in "C:" drive, but when I try to access "D:" drive, I get an "invalid drive...

I am getting a "non-system disk or disk error - replace and strike any key when ready" at start-up when there is no disk in the floppy or disk drives. What else would cause this?

I had to reformat my harddrive and reload win 98. When the load was somplete and it rebooted a message comes up saying Windows protection arror. You need to restart your computer. "C:\system\vmm32.vxd: Missing/unable to load" What is wrong with the computer.

My Mother in Law's PC loads up until the wallpaper appears and then locks up. It does this in Safe Mode as well. She did not make a boot disk while the PC was working. I have my old Windows 98 CD although I am running ME now. Is there a way that I can make a Windows 98 boot disk from my old CD?...

For whatever reason(s), I am unable to boot W98 due to being unable to read FAT. After attempting to "fix" the problem to no avail , and before sending the computer to outside tech assistance, I was wondering if I can install the 98-system hard drive as a secondary drive to another computer with XP...

I am having two problems with my CD drive, 1) many times it does not eject, I have to restart my computer to be able to eject. 2) I pasted videos on cd and it worked fine but I started my computer and put in the cd there is nothing on my cd this happened already twice. Solomon

I have an older IBM computer with Windows 98SE. I will be replacing it soon with new computer/XP but need to reformat and reload Windows 98 before passing it on to an aged relative with minimal requirements. I have many self- created errors that can only be corrected with re-format and reinstall. I...

Any lead would help.

Is it possible to get a replacement for my windows CD for 98 second edition?

I'm unable to burn CD-R using Iomega Predator USB on my Thinkpad 600x that is running Win98SE; the only result is message 'no disc' in the drive, even though a blank CD-R disc is in the drive. Is some setting wrong or a driver missing in Win98SE. I've downloaded and installed Iomega's driver for...

My disk defrag never gets beyond checking for error let it run 8 hours. Any suggestions? alos I don't know how to look for replys on this message board any help there would be appreciated

1. Can the floppy disk drive be dropped from a PC and CD drive be used instead? 2. How do you make a startup CD disk? 3. Is the startup disk simply a DOS startup or is it OS sensitive?

I have a copy of Win 98SE OEM, but the product key is lost. How can I obtain it from Microsoft?

I've been doing some trading between two computers. One has a P1 and the other is P3 so I wanted all the best stuff on the P3. So I put the 80G HD and the CD-RW drive into the P3. I also bought a router to put internet on the two computers. Now the P1 has the 15G that came out of the P3. When ...

When my computer is booting up or being rebooted; I get an error message 02B0 diskette A: I then have to press the Esc button. Does anyone know how to rectify this problem? Help!