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help by KSDeyette
I had windows 98 on my work computer when I got hired, and found a windows 2000 disc in my office. i tried to install it and then realized that I needed a cd key code number, which was not with this disc. I then asked for help, and a friend un-installed the windows 2000 thing, at least i think...
February 21st 06 01:35 PM
by dadiOH Go to last post
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Ned to Get Rid of Logon Dialog Box by J. P. Willis
From time to time, the logon dialogue box pops up asking for a password. The computer is used by one person so I have no lgon setup. How do I get rid of this box? Which files may be permanently removed to go around this nuisance? I expect never to need two or more logons, always it will be...
February 18th 06 05:04 AM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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98 hangs at setup by rick56
I am reinstalling Windows 98 SE after partitioning and formatting the C: drive. I had successfully flashed the bios to "see" the 30GB hd. Before the old bios only saw 8GB of the drive. At the point where the Windows 98 setup screen appears and I click continue, the progress bar goes to 11-13%...
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February 17th 06 08:19 AM
by Bill Watt Go to last post
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How install Chinese font? by Cactus
There is two version of Chinese font. one is Simp-font for PRC-windows. other one is Trad-font for TAIWAN-windows. these two font have 75% same glyphs(in unicode its is same). I can not install Trad-font on PRC-Windows. Trad-font is design for Taiwan-windows version.
February 16th 06 02:05 PM
by Jan Il Go to last post
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formatting and reinstall by treg
I have about a 98 maybe a 99 systemax pc. I would like to reintall windows98 and do formatting. I can install windows98 but don't know how to format. Could someone please take the time to take me through the proccess of doing this in laymens terms as possible. It currently has windows98 installed...
February 15th 06 08:08 PM
by treg Go to last post
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Passwords by [email protected]
I'll see if I can sneak in here without the angry guy noticing. How can you "get at" passwords. It seems that the only way to set a password is if you already know what is currently set. If you forget your password or, as in my case, have a password that seemed merely showed up at install, and...
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February 15th 06 03:52 PM
by dadiOH Go to last post
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Monitor goes blank by Ken G.
Rcently while my XP machine was being repaired I hooked my old 98se machine up to the LCD monitor for the XP. Now that I've gone back to the original crt monitor for the 98SE machine, it shows the normal start up proceedings but when it gets to loading windows itself, it must be looking for the LCD...
February 11th 06 12:30 PM
by Richard G. Harper Go to last post
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IDE Enhanced vs. Compatible Mode by Don Phillipson
Advice please for quick and dirty solution. How relevant is the BIOS setting for IDE drives to Enhanced or Compatible mode ? I am reinstalling 2 HDD and 2 CD drives for improved spatial layout and easier cabling -- thus have read carefully the manual for the ASUS P4P800 SE motherboard, and...
February 10th 06 09:12 PM
by Noel Paton Go to last post
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Problems Defragging by Laurence Browne MK
I ran defrag. Got a message saying couldn't defrag because of errors. Ran thorough scandisc with fix errors ticked. Tried defrag again and it still said I had errors. Any suggestions?
February 9th 06 02:19 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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USB root hub drivers needed.. by TKinHawaii
apparently my old Win98 does not have the USB root hub drivers to make the Belkin Wireless Network Adapter work. Seems the drivers are on Win98SE but I cannot find my old copy. Anywhere to get these files or work around. When I install the Belkin program I get an ASD with system halted, lead line...
February 9th 06 02:31 AM
by TKinHawaii Go to last post
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initializing greek language by Kazz
How do I set up greek language into 3windows word? I have windows 98 and office 2000 but have no idea how i can change the language so as the type up my greek lessons. Can anyone help please?
February 7th 06 02:51 PM
by kaz Go to last post
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Hard drive too big for bios. by ***** charles
Hi all, I just tried to install an 80G hard drive in an older clone computer that has W98SE installed. The bios only "sees" 33G of it. I booted to partition magic and it only saw 33G of it. Is there any way I can set this drive up as the C: drive with W98SE installed on it? without either...
February 6th 06 06:30 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
4 1,215
Network Neighborhood by killjoy
Whilst setting up my home wifi network I have managed to set up some 'unwanted' connections. When I expand the tree under Entire Network there are elements listed there I want to remove but I cannot see how.
February 5th 06 07:55 PM
by glee Go to last post
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Drive connectors by Don Phillipson
I plan to move up or down the two hard drives and two CD drives in my Win98SE PC, currently crowded together with the data cables in a weird tangle since otherwise not long enough . . . (also an undocumented feature of the ASUS P4P800 SE main board, which crowds together the IDE and floppy...
February 4th 06 11:22 AM
by Jonny Go to last post
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Zone Alarm not installing? by ***** charles
Hi all, I downloaded the latest free ZoneAlarm onto a W98SE machine. When I run the installer, I get the error message that validation failed for C:\windows\temp\vsinit.dll and another message about c:\windows\temp\glb40b2.tmp file. There is also something about a root certificate. So my...
February 4th 06 03:06 AM
by Jonny Go to last post
3 1,285
Old lotus and Win98 by bg
I have an old copy of Lotus123 V2.2 that I want to run within windows 98. If I boot up in dos mode, lotus runs, but if I boot to windows and use a dos prompt, lotus goes directly to some search function so that calling up the lotus menu by using the "/" key will not work. Obviously the...
February 3rd 06 09:20 PM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
2 1,169
why won't write-behind stay disabled? by Olive
I've used Control Panel/System and regedit to disable drive write-behind on windows 98 but it always turns itself back on. After about two or three days it goes back to write-behind enabled. How do I disable drive write-behind for all drives (internal and removable) and make drive-behind remain...
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February 3rd 06 01:56 PM
by cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user) Go to last post
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CD ROM not accessible by glee
(cross-posting to unrelated groups reduced) Does it give this error no matter what disc you try in the drive? Have you tried an audio CD in the drive....will it play? Boot up with a startup floppy disk with CD-ROM support, note the drive letter it assigns to the CD drive, and try doing a DIR...
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January 31st 06 09:34 PM
by PCR Go to last post
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Annoying problems starting 98 and with WiFi on 1st Ed by news.microsoft.com
I am running this old IBM i1400 steamer which I THINK had first edition loaded It continuously (40% of the time) gives me "Windows Protection Error You Need To Restart Your Computer" error messages just after the splash screen. This can only be corrected by going into safe mode and restarting...
January 30th 06 09:22 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
7 1,309
Ddhelp / IE by killjoy
I want to reinstall DIRECTX as I have a Ddhelp error when accessing some sites with IE. Normally I get round it by using Firefox instead. Unfortunately one of the sites which throws up the illegal operation is Microsoft's which doesn't like Firefox, which means I cannot update the Direct X. Help
January 29th 06 10:31 AM
by killjoy Go to last post
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