I have a pc with windows 98 - several programs have stopeed responding properly (they will lock up) because of a rogue program that shows up in the program list if you press cntl - alt - del. This just started happening recently, there have been no new programs loaded (that I know of) on...

I think we can all agree that there is nothing worse than than having slow and dysfunctional computer which prevents use from either doing work or playing games. It's great when you have just bought a pc brand new out the box as it runs smoothly due to the fact that it has not been the victim of...

There is an article in the MS knowledgebase that addresses my problem, only none of the solutions suggested there seem to apply to my situation. And restoring a previous registry makes the problem go away, although I cannot say this really solves the problem, because any changes I made to my system...

I am trying to understand Ram and Virtual memory. What is the default setting and what would be the optimum settings for Virtual memory. I am running Windows 98E, 256mb of Ram, 20Gb Hard Drive and I have used about a quarter of my hard drive allocation. When I checked my Virtual memory dialog...

Yes a lot of stuff. Wow. The first one is Message: Starting a device = WDM TV Tuner Details: DISPLAY\NVTUNEP\PNP0002PCI&VEN_10DE&DEV_0200&SUBSYS_001B1545&REV_A3&000800 I know what this is, I was playing around with the TV Tuner setting for

After running a program that included 3-D graphics, Direct X9, and hardware acceleration, when I returned to the Windows desktop, I discovered that my display settings had been changed drastically. The print and icons are now so large that I can barely navigate to the Display icon in the Control...

I upgraded to SE so that we could use an MP3 player that requires SE. Ever since, we have had problems with the computer running slow, locking up, and on occasion just going black. Would running scandisk or defrag improve this? Is this something that anyone else has run into? Any...

When I click start, run, msconfig and OK the config utility flashes momentarily but no access. When I go to Windows system folder I find the msconfig.exe file but that location will not open same as with the run command. I also cannot access System Information from system tools. I have run...

Hello! First at all I have a problem that my right clicking on some .exe files only works sluggish and think maybe because of a corrupt file. Anyway,yesterday I had the problem that my Windows 98 couldn't shutdown because I got this...

avg75free_432a904.exe this is the correct version for Windows 98SE. This is the second time I downloaded it at 17MB. Bcz of my crippled modem, I used the FreshDevices DL manager, and it literally takes *hours*. Double click. I get this Error message: "This program is not a valid Win32...

(Excessive cross-posting reduced) Go he http://www.aumha.org/regfiles.htm Click the "Restore NEW Command" link on the left. Direct download: http://aumha.org/downloads/new.zip Unzip the file and follow the directions in the readme file. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems

I am trying to get a dsl line, but they tell me I need at least 64,000 KB of physical memory available to windows. I have 63,852 - I have deleted unused programs, cookies etc. and that number hasn't changed. To find the number I am going under control panel, help, about windows. Please help - my...

I have the following files in my "C:\windows\TEMP" folder. I would like to delete them. But every time I try to delete them I get the message "Cannot delete ~DF6579: Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use." Even after making...

Registry errors can affect your computer in several ways. They can cause your computer to crash frequently for no obvious reason, they can cause you computer to run slower than normal and generally behave in an unexpected way. There is no doubt that a smooth running machine makes for a happy...

I am attempting to backup my laptop's 20 GB hard drive using Windows (Seagate) backup, and it quits before completing (after about 5 GB completed). The backup drive is a USB external 120 GB hard drive with a 40 GB FAT32 partition and an 80 GB NTFS partition. I have successfully backed up a...

How do I get to the registry to search for the reference for NAVAP.VXD.

Hello, I was wondering if it was possible to have 1024 MB Ram (and use it to its fullest extent) on a Windows 98 SE OS. I have read where to edit the system.ini file to change it to like 512 to make it only use 512 (VCache) or use MSConfig. I was wondering though if there was a patch or a fix...

Everything freezes whether i'm offline or online. it happens at any time.i haveto use reset and wait for system to start up.i'm using w98.

Hi all could any body please recommend a mem mang't utility that displays what % of memory each process is using as I need to track down a mem leak? I found teakall usefull to list processes but the mem colum is blank?? Problem occured after 1. Macfee removed worm/trojon OR 2. Installing a...

Hi, How do I register my Windows 98 if I have no Internet connection? I did not recieve a postal registration form when I purchased it. I tried using a computer at a net cafe (right now) but ended up registering it instead in my name (and besides, I believe the software on this computer is...