An old laptop with Win95 I upgraded with Win98 Second Edition "Upgrade" CD. However, when I next try to update Win98 with my Win98 Second Edition "Updates" CD, I do the following: 1) Insert CD 2) Click "Add/Remove Software" 3) Click "Have Disk" on "Windows Setup" tab in Add/Remove Software...

I am connected to the internet by cable. Recently I found that when I do disk maintenancem the Maintenance Wizard system can no longer scan the disk, or defragment the disk. Is there a fix for this. It won't be long before the system just runs down, because I can't do maintenance. If you know of...

I canonly get through to the start up first screen giveng me options on normal msdos and so on ( the first 5 ) it then says Cannot complete as these files are missing; c;\window\himen.sys c;\window\dblbuff.sys c;\window\ifshlp.sys

I see the S.M.A.R.T option is available during bootup but it is unchecked and not running. How do I enable this option to run? Running WIN 98 SE

I am trying to follow the MS support error message number 296636. It tells you how to extract the file from the cd to your hardrive. I have tried many times but keep getting the invalid switch message which tells me there is something wrong with the command or my typing. Thanks Below pasted from MS.

I bought the above mentioned drive last week, and downloaded the Win98 drivers (M20.zip) from PNY's website. I unzipped the file and ran the ..exe with no apparent problem. However, when I insert the flash drive, W98 detects is and tries to find the drivers, but can't find anything that is...

I just upgraded an aging Micron computer with a 60 gig HDD. Because of Bios limitations, I had to set up two partitions in order to stay below the 32 gig ceiling. (yes I tried Dynamic Overlay that came with the drive, but had nothing but problems) My other HDD is 8 gig and also has two partitions....

Hi I just purchased a 2.5" HDD enclosure for use with an old lap top drive and am not having much luck getting it to work. According to the instructions with the kit I was supposed to go to the Microsoft web site to down load a driver, but that page is no "longer available", is there anything else...

I have a Win98SE with a new motherboard. When I click on the floppy icon it freezes, not even the CD drive will open. I have run SFC, and replace the floppy with another. What else can I check

I have an IBM thinkpad A20m with windows 98 Second Edition 4.10.2222 A Recently my system became extremely unstable. I cannot run defrag. and I get the following error message ALOT Fatal exception error has occured at 017F:BFF2DE73. The current application will be terminated. Press any key to...

A couple of nights ago whilst on the internet, a message flashed up on screen stating "d drive not accessible". I later found my D drive is locked out,I cannot access it at all. When I checked the properties for both C and D drives via my computer,the C drive details popped up within a couple of...

Somehow during my rebuild of my system the Icon that shows up for my CD drive now has a D-Link corporate logo icon that it mus have picked up when I was installing a network card. This is the icon for the drive that you see when you open "My Computer" and click on to open up the files on the drive....

I have Windows 98 Disk with the code number QRTTH-74X9C- 4PXDP-4XKT7 & Windows Me with the code numbers TYGBY- PCYCC-PRWHD-CF6FH. 98 is Second edition X04-14310 & Me is X05-60892 The code numbers are not right there needs to be another 5 group on the end which I dont have I though that I wrote...

Can you tell me how to dump a hard drive and re boot for windows 98? Lots of bad things going on in there and need to start fresh. Thanks for your help

Scan attempts prompts message to close utility disk. Can't find.

I have a floppy disk that cannot be read and I want to destroy the disk. I have pulled apart the case and cut up the film part of the disk. Is the data stored on the film only? I was told not to touch the round disk in the middle when handling the disk. Is information stored there as well?

I have a libretto 50ct, with a removable pcmcia floppy drive. I can use boot disks on a:\ in dos mode, but I receive the "A drive not accessible" in windows. I can find the floppy drive controller when in safe mode only, and have not been able to fix the problem using toshiba's floppy drivers....

trying to install canon bj-4300 printer,error mgs file missing dmcolor.dll...insert disk 2 of win 98....software installed on computer when received...no disk. when?where?or how i can locate missing file? please help...thanks

My computer is under an extended warranty with the manufacture, not with Microsoft. However, it has gotten a viruse. The computer will start to boot, when it gets to WIN 98, there is errors. I never made a start up disk because I thought that I would have warranty. Well, just because I have...

I am trying to make a second bootable disk. I XCOPIED all the data from the first to the second. I switched positions of hard drives and tried to boot. However, I keep getting the message:"Type the name of the Command Interpreter...". I used the bootable floppy and tried copying the sys files using...