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Installing Win98 over Win2000Pro by Christie
Hi everyone. I have an old laptop that I am giving to my 5 year old. It originally had 98 on it, which was then upgraded to 2000 Pro. I want to go back to 98. I have the disk. How do I do a clean install of 98 and get rid of everything that's on there now? Thanks for any info!! Christie
December 21st 04 11:42 PM
by Alan Edwards Go to last post
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Windows doesn't complete starting at times by T. Duprex
At times my computer doesn't complete starting Windows when I turn it on. I am running Windows98 Second edition. This problem began occuring just five days ago. At first it happened once or twice, now it is happening more frequently, almost every time I turn the system on. When I turn on the...
December 20th 04 11:15 PM
by Bill Watt Go to last post
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Big problem, and I don't want to reinstall win98 SE. pls read. by C
When trying to open mydocuments an error said: "Error loding Explorer.EXE. you have to reinstall windows. And "I" don't want to do thar, I want to avoid that and fix the the problem. And I do have another win98SE PC, do you think I'm able to replace Explorer.EXE on here with the one on the other,...
December 20th 04 04:59 AM
by C Go to last post
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Windows98 Sartup problem by James McNulty
When I try to do a normal boot I get the following error message: 'While initializing device NDIS: Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer.' It will start in the safe mode only. Anyone know of a fix? Jim McNulty
December 19th 04 07:47 PM
by Andrew Shaw Go to last post
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Need CD by [email protected]
I bought an Intel(R) PRO/100 LAN+Modem56 CardBus II (mbla3456) OEM, but I really need the CD. Any suggestions? Jim L -- Reporters complain that Guantanamo interrogators use psychological pressure on prisoners. Glad somebody's doing their job.
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December 19th 04 12:29 AM
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audio problems by merkinp
I recently installed W98SE on a new computer. I had a CD with many of the drivers required for the on-board video and audio. The video seems to be ok following the installation, but the audio has problems. If I put an audio CD in the CD player I get audio output but if I go the the 'sound' icon in...
December 18th 04 06:55 AM
by Bill Watt Go to last post
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largest 98SE hard drive? by John Smithe
What is the largest size hard drive that 98SE will support? TIA
December 18th 04 01:12 AM
by Jon_Hildrum Go to last post
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Explorer Crashing by Bill Morris
keeps crashing on shell32 any ideas? TIA Scott
December 17th 04 05:56 AM
by Scott Go to last post
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Spontaneous reboot by Don Phillipson
The day after reinstallation of Win98SE (on 2.2 Gb Pentium 4 with 512 Mb RAM) there was a spontaneous reboot while connected on line (phone line) with running: Internet Explorer v.6 RealPlay Magix Audio Cleaner (recording software) I fear possible hardware problems in this PC (new in June) e.g....
December 16th 04 03:13 PM
by Don Phillipson Go to last post
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CD Backups by Francis Cunningham, Jr.
Hi, How do I make the Ballon in the lower left appear to inform me there are files to be copies to the CD. This used to happen, but now it doesn't. How do I set this back up. Frank
December 16th 04 04:48 AM
by Richard G. Harper Go to last post
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Missing system files by John
On boot up I get the messages c:windows\filename is either missing or corupted. With XP I know you can repair your windows installation but I was wondering if you run the set up process of windows 98 will it reinstall everything or will it just repair what has been corupted any help...
December 16th 04 01:43 AM
by Bill Watt Go to last post
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windows protection error by Barry Angus
Hi Not sure if this is the right newsgroup, but any help appreciated. On starting up a PC , we get the usual dos windows loaded, it then give the following error message:- "While initialising Device VKD, Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer". I checked the FAQ on...
December 14th 04 11:02 PM
by Barry Angus Go to last post
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Connect + login + ? by [email protected]
My modem is now recognized (by some utilities). Via a My Connection dialup, I now get a connect, and my ID and password are accepted, but then it sort of hangs in limbo. I never get the popup saying I am connected. Updating "watchers" fire up and look for new stuff, but shut down when they can't...
December 13th 04 08:04 PM
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Unable to install WIN98 SE by Dan-O-FLA
New P4 Celeron computer - I get through installing all setup files from CD but the computer hangs when it reboots (before loading hardware drivers). The error message says: "Invalid VxD Dynamic Link Call to Device 3, Service B. Run the Setup program again to correct this problem." I've done the...
December 13th 04 04:28 AM
by Bill Watt Go to last post
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Modified startup screen by
Hi, 'Something' has added a logo to my startup screen (i.e. the backdrop to the logon prompt). It is of a different resolution to my desktop (so my monitor has to click between startup and desktop). I want to remove it - does anyone know how?
December 12th 04 11:06 PM
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system always restart after loading modem by tim
i have this problem, that the system always restart 3-4 tiemes after the modem icon appears.(according to my ISP provider, the two square boxes on the bottom right corner). i have uninstalled and reinstall the modem driver but the problem still. however i observed the following: on the...
December 12th 04 02:35 PM
by Don Phillipson Go to last post
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no words / writing for the folders by Lsu Edu
Is there a solution for windows explorer? She said when she opens windows explorer and clicks the plus signs there are no words / writing for the folders. Only icons. Have you a solution? Thanks!
December 12th 04 06:15 AM
by Bill Watt Go to last post
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AudioHQ related files by chungacs
I have win98se running in a Celeron 433 pc with 384 MB ram . Whne opening Ctrl Panel, i get this pop up message: "The required audioHQRes.dll or AHQcpRes.dll cannot be found. Reinstall AudioHQ related files." Ignoring the message opens up Ctrl Panel alright, but what causes this message to...
December 11th 04 10:24 PM
by Patti MacLeod Go to last post
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automated install including msbatch.inf by Gary Roach
i'm trying to automate the installation of 98se. i'm using the following command line: setup /is /nr /IW a:\msbatch.inf it prompts me for a user name, even though one is provided in my msbatch.inf file. it also asks me to accept the license agreement even though i used the /IW switch. finally it...
December 11th 04 08:33 PM
by Gary Roach Go to last post
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Unwanted log-in box by Javad
BlankTo prevent Windows from prompting you for a password at startup: 1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network. 2. On the Configuration tab, click Windows Logon in the Primary Network Logon box, and then click OK. 3. When you are prompted to restart...
December 11th 04 06:23 PM
by Robert Go to last post
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