I have posted this to several Win98 newsgroups, because I am not sure which one is the most appropriate. I have an older computer on which Win98 is running. This system basically crashed after an attempt to re-install a printer that was giving me a problem. I have attempted to start from my...

I am running Windows98 Second edition. No system problems. As part of a routine I ran scanreg/fix and to my surprise it hung up on Fixing System.dat. My system has been running fine and the last time I ran scanreg/fix was about a month ago. I then restored yesterday's registry and got the same...

Running on Windows98 second edition. Yesterday I changed MaxBackupCopies=12 in Scanreg.ini. I subsequently did backups from Run: scanregw and by coming up in Dos and doing a scanreg /backup. I've been cleaning up my registry. When in DOS and do a scanreg / restore the newer backups are not...

Does anyone know of a way to slipstream (integrate) the windows 98 updates into its installation?

I am running on Windows 98 Second Edition. I screwed up trying in implement cabview on Windows 98. I didn't know it was already part of Windows98. I had downloaded Powertoys for Windows 95 and installed it. That's when I started this odyssey. I subsequently Add/removed the powertoys and I've...

I have been using an old Pentium 2 machine with Win 98 SE for years.I am very attached to it.I go more than 24 hours without rebooting usually.I have an enormous number of macros and odd little apps and things that could not readily be moved to XP. I have moved my HD or a HD with a Ghost image of...

My old pc has Win98 SE on it.I just put the hard drive in it . And I setup my Bois correctly and It said Disk |/O ERROR. Remove meadia disks but there NO floppy disks in pc. But after. the when I turnd it back on nothing was on the screen of the monitor.NO beeps and nothing.the monitor is good...

I have a Dell Inspiron 3500 Laptop running Windows 98 SE. Recently I got a Internet Explorer bug that corrupted my registry such that I decided to completely reload the software on the laptop. I have everything working but the video display. I have purchased the correct driver CDs from Dell and...

I have lost the product key, for my copy of WIN98 is there anyway to get a generic one, or does anyone have one?

We leave a dos program running in full screen mode overnight on pc1. Trying to run a basic xcopy batch file at 4am on pc1 that pulls data from win98se server. when it runs... the program minimizes to the taskbar and interferes with nightly polling to the other stores. Running the program in a dos...

Windows 98 Second Edition: I just started getting a RUDNLL window on boot up that says: Error in C:\Windows\System\ShellExt\target.dll missing entry:CD Play Notify. Could you please suggest what to do to clear this up? TIA

I'm embedding Win98, How to: Disable the bootup splash screen. Always start Windows in normal mode on bootup. Remove user intervention on bootup. Force autofix scandisk on every bootup. Disable no mouse notification on bootup. Disable daylight savings time pop up notification. Auto login to...

I am trying to load a wireless adapter but don't have my Win 98 CD and it asks for it. If I skip files it says can't find Secure32.dll=net7.cab. to complete instillation. How can I get that if I don't have my CD? Thanks for any help!

How do you change one's settings so that the previous searches one makes in search field from coming back up when you type just a letter eg you mean to type in british but as you type brittney spears comes up?

I don't have a problem with knowing my product key (w98se) but, out of curiosity, I tried the often recommended way of finding it: find /i "ProductKey" c:\windows\system.dat from a DOS box, after making system.dat not hidden, not system. The string was not found, and I discovered this is...

I upgraded to Windows second edition over two years ago. I have a folder with Windows Cab files on C: drive, but I don't know if they are the ones for Second edition. Would the Second edition upgrade automatically have copied the cabs because I had this set up for Windows98? How can I identify...

Hi C, I know you are trying to help, but posting out of thread and changing the Subject to a persons name only causes confusion. Please take a few moments to read the following instruction for creating an Effective Newsgroup Post. http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm -- Regards,

My win98 recently crashed and I had to reinstall Win98. Of course Office 2000 was hosed up, but it will not reinstall. When you try to run setup, I get a dialog box 'Windows Installer Preparing to install...' but then it disappears and nothing happens. I've tried rebooting and retrying with no...

HELP!!I'm going to start pulling my hair out soon! I desperately need the product codes for Office 2000 & 98SE. Can anyone help me?

I need to re-install some software but every time I try the installation terminates after the setup box appears. It makes no difference if I use autorun,add & remove programs or run from the the start menu.Any ideas?.