Got problem with my old PC: firstly, when power on PC, it loads very slow, when it come to step with big blue windows logo, then it froze and stay in this condition. So I restarted, then it prompt restart in safe mode(since not finished previous loading), then I managed to load windows, and got...

I'm using a 6-year-old Fujitsu Scenic T as a machine running Linux (still 'distro-hopping' at present) but I have a Windows 98SE CD lying around I'd like to make use of. I'm not very technically knowledgeable but I know that 98 isn't simple work with a big hard drive. Could someone give me...

I am still running 98 on the wife's PC but so many secure browsers will not run on 98. What in the opinion of the users here is the best browser that still runs on 98? -- Andy Wilson

My hardwa 1 XP box, 1 98 box. XP box: Ethernet port on mobo, with cable, going to - 98 box: PCI ethernet card, with cable, coming from the XP box above. On the XP box, I just want to be able to "see" the 98 box. Then copy a few files across. That is, from XP to 98. I am a thicko. I...

A little while back I asked about the various kinds of USB cables, and in passing I and someone else said that one can't plug a USB cable from one cmoputer to another. While that's still true, they do sell, I saw at Best Buys a cable with something in the middle that does just that. It only said...

hallo what does the "SavedLegacySettings" item in HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections stand for? I was monitoring my Windows98 changes I was running a file downloader (called "USDownloader"):

Anyone know what I need to do in order to view the following video ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7806756.stm It just spins in a circle for me.

I recently purchased an optical mouse (Logitech USB) for my dad's computer. Instructions were pretty simple: plug it in! However, Windows asks for the Windows 98 disk to copy files and then says it can't find the files. I'm confused. I don't think a mouse should ever be this much trouble. ...

Hi gang. Something a little strange is happening. I am running 98SELite on a 2GHz machine with 1GB of RAM. I have the following lines in system.ini and everything runs fine (but... see later): MinFileCache=0

A little while back I asked about the various kinds of USB cables, and in passing I and someone else said that one can't plug a USB cable from one cmoputer to another. While that's still true, they do sell, I saw at Best Buys a cable with something in the middle that does just that. It only said...

windows booting process freezes when it come to windows color logo, loading progress indicator at the bottom of the window also frozen. http://uk.gizmodo.com/win98%20logo.jpg So I can only press "restart", windows restart, but it loads to Startup menu with Safe mode highlighted, then I wait a...

My hardwa 1 XP box, 1 98 box. XP box: Ethernet port on mobo, with cable, going to - 98 box: PCI ethernet card, with cable, coming from the XP box above. On the XP box, I just want to be able to "see" the 98 box. Then copy a few files across. That is, from XP to 98. I am a thicko. I...

windows booting process freezes when it come to windows color logo, loading progress indicator at the bottom of the window also frozen. http://uk.gizmodo.com/win98%20logo.jpg So I can only press "restart", windows restart, but it loads to Startup menu with Safe mode highlighted, then I wait a...

Hello I have a problem with shut down menu. The "Stand by" option has just disappeared. My sister was playing on it a day ago, but I don't really believe that she could get into bioses and such. Does anyone know what to do with it? Thank you Martin

So my stepdad was messing with my moms computer. Some how he deleted everything. There computer was running on windows 98 and now it has nothing. So I guess he needds a windows 98 startup disc because he has lost his sometime ago. I can't seem to figure out how to get one anywhere. I know the...

I need read and edit .php files which contains also non-English characters(text), both Windows-1251 and Windows-1257. Currently when I open php or text files in Notepad (or HTMLPad editor) both languages is not displayed correctly on my PC. Default language is set English (US). Not sure if this is...

I need read and edit .php files which contains also non-English characters(text), both Windows-1251 and Windows-1257. Currently when I open php or text files in Notepad (or HTMLPad editor) both languages is not displayed correctly on my PC. Default language is set English (US). Not sure if this is...

Hello I have a problem with shut down menu. The "Stand by" option has just disappeared. My sister was playing on it a day ago, but I don't really believe that she could get into bioses and such. Does anyone know what to do with it? Thank you Martin

Hello, I was wondering if there were any applications that could test (and also identify) the various components found inside a Windows 98SE based PC? I remember I once used a program called "Sandra" which told you what the components were inside your machine (such as chipsets, etc), but...

Hello people. I'm sorry to ask such a basic question, but I think I've run in to a problem, and I just want some clarification on this issue please. I am running Win98SE. I usually install DirectX from my ATI graphics driver CD - and this version appears to be 9.0a. I thought to myself - why...