Recently, I haven't been able to use Windows Explorer. Internal routines (like "browse") which rely on Explorer don't work, either. I can launch most programs, if they have a short-cut on my desktop. But, if they're not there, I can't get at them through Windows Explorer. Recently, my system...

In english ========== I've Windows 98 1st Edition (in Portuguese). I've lost the "ODBC Data Sources" control panel. I don't know why. I just wanted to see what was the name of a data source I set when I had Personal Web Server installed. I already checked onto "TweakUI", and the odbccp32.cpl...

I'd rather have MS Office 95 or 97, but I don't, I have 4.0, so I'm trying to install it. I get a little way through the setup program and it says I don't have share.exe. Share.exe is in c:\dos\. How do I prove that to the office setup program?

Is there a way to run a program in a DOS window under Win98 and have the CTMouse (CuteMouse) driver installed? CTMouse 2.0 supports the wheel in DOS mode. When I try to load it in a DOS window, it says "device not found". I have a PS/2 Logitech mouse. The driver loads and works in DOS boot...

hi! My lap top got broken so I had to take my old one with a Win 98 ed. again. By secure mesure I used to save all datas on an external USB Hard drive, but on my old PC I can't access the HD, otherwise my usb keys, or my usb mouse are detected. I tried to find any drivers on the firm website:...

I hope this is the right section to post this question to . . . Somehow (I have NO idea how) the language on some of my windows (i.e., the window that appears when you press control/alt/delete) got changed to what looks like Danish (?). How do I change that back to English. It is not...

I tried to defrag my second hard drive and part way thru it stopped with the message that I didn't have enough memory and that I should shut down something and try again. Since I had shut down everything except Explore and Sys tray, I think I just have too many files of my wife's sewing,...

Fixing (?) a Win98Se computer with IE5.5 When I run a commercial CD (from a PC magazine) IE opens but only to a screen with the message "This page cannot be displayed"!!!!! When I select the "D" drive (CD) and "Explore" I can see all the files and folders but IE refuses to open any of them. I have...

Whenever I insert a CD into my Win 98 laptop it always launches Wndows Media Player. How can I change this so that the CD Player app launches instead? I have a older laptop (only 266mhz) and Media Player takes much longer to load than the CD Playing app that Windows 9.x shipped with, which is...

Hi, I have an IBM Aptiva 2178-840 with 128 RAM, now I tried to add more ram and bought another 128 MB. The card installs without a problem and the system seems to work fine, but just before the icons are placed on the desktop in windows the system freezes and it is impossible to do an Alt, Ctrl,...

I have developed an Application in Vb 6.0 which runs on windows 98 platform. The application prints various DataReports. My problem is that while printing the reports the printer doesnot overrides the default papersize setting of the printer. The default paper size is 8 1/2" X 11" but i have set...

I saw there were some postings about this, but they disappeared before I could retrieve them. I found out how to stop the "dial-up networking" thing from dialling automatically and thus increasing my phone bill, but I have not found how to stop it from popping up at the most annoying times. Is...

New 2007 DST starts Second Sunday in March and ends First Sunday in November. Since Microsoft no longer supports Windows 98SE does anyone know how we are going to update our time?

The errors that I keep having with this app. are from and running in the background while the back up is running. I have closed all running app. on system except explorer. I know what is for Task Scheduler. I do not know what is. It resides in temporary files, history, cookies. Also,...

When I reinstalled Win98SE, I was pleased to see that my Sony SCSI DAT tape drive was recognized (displayed in Device Manager). My euphoria was shortlived when I discovered that the backup utility still offers only a disk file as a backup destination. How do I get the backup utility to see the...

Hi Terry, The proper way to get rid of TIF's (in IE6): StartSettingsControl PanelInternet Options, and clisk "Delete Files", and check the "Delete Offline content" box. Ok your way out. Another way, if you're already in IE: ToolsInternet Options, and click Delete Files If you're running an...

I installed a Jensen USB WBT431 bluetooth audio dongle (using Bluesoleil software ver 1.6.2.1) on Win ME, and I am connecting to a Motorola DC800 Bluetooth receiver connected to a stereo sound system. The two bluetooth devices are apparently pairing using the Bluetooth AV protocol. The pairing and...

Dear NG: Win 98 SE w/all Windows updates. If I open an existing backup job or create a new one, select Options..., select the Exclude tab and then select Add..., I get the following error message: MSBACKUP caused an invalid page fault in module CDFVIEW.DLL at 0167:639095e6.

Hi. My neighbor has a problem that when he runs disk cleanup, it allows you to select which areas to clean, but then when you go to actually do this, it says "program has performed an illegal operation and will be shutdown." Then it says "Cleanmgr caused an invalid page fault in module unknown at...

I am using a Compaq Armada 1700 laptop which runs Windows 98 Second Edition. The last time I used this computer to connect to the Internet was some 2-3 months ago. Just last night I attempted to get on the Internet with it, but I was unable too. My network PCMCIA card works, but cant connect. I...