The task schduler tried to start defrag last night. I think it tried all night but didn't run fully but the hard drive was clicking furiously all night and this morning. Now when you reboot, it runs scan disk and boots to the start screen (seemingly normal) but then the computer locks up after it...

Something has changed with my laptop. When I reboot after it has been off for awhile, like overnight, it tries to boot from the floppy drive and I get "operating system not found". Changing the boot option to the hard drive does no good. If I install the System Disk 1, change the boot option to...

Hi. I'm considering a new larger HD, and I understand Win98 has issues with HD's as large as what I need. I'm hoping to buy a 160 GB drive. Some of what I've read says I'll only be able to use 137 GB of it, right? So is that a limit for the drive, or can I get around it by partitioning the...

This morning, I was cleaning out a few of the unused files in my computer and I fear that I may have corrupted one of the necessary files to properly run my computer. When I restarted it, I received a message reading: Searching for Boot Record from Floppy..Not Found Searching for Boot Record from...

Had problems reinstalling Windows after virus damage and uninstall operation. Tried this discussion group but no help. Finally successful and here's how. 1. Returned hardware back to original condition, A:=floppy, C:=hard drive, D:=CD drive. (I should have followed article #188127 before I had...

I have an Integral 64MB 1.1 Flash Drive. No Problem on Windows ME and Windows XP. But cannot get it to work with Windows 98 SE. Can anyone advise. I have downloaded and installed the UHCD.sys update. No suuccess. Please reply to email. Thanks in anticipation if anyone can advise.

Is ther a way to have a recovery Hard Drive As a SLAVE. And Save the driver names and be able to restrore Windows98 SE with out the CD-ROM just by using A Hard Drive as a SLAVE? In case windows Crashed or somtging I would like to have a recovery HDD.(Just like my mom's HP.But she has Win XP...

I have just recieved a message on my start screen telling me that my hard drive is going to fail.I'm running norton utility's and my sensors are confirming this as well.I have backed up my files on a rescue disk(floppy) and also burned important files onto a cd.My question is have I done enough to...

Hello Newsgroups I am mainly familiar with Win2K and WinXP installs, so when I get a Win98 box to fix, I am oftened stumbled. The case: I had problems fixing a virussed Win98 box, and tried all the obvious ways to remove the virus manually and with tools, but in the end the only practical way...

New NU-Tech dvd burner can't see a blank disc. Its too early to give up on the burner. Are the some settings that I need to change? I using a 4-year old Pentium 3 system with Windows 98SE.

I've been helping a friend in my village with Pc training and general clean-up of her PC. She's elderly and has accumulated a lot of random shortcuts etc on her desktop (through typical shakey finger trouble). No problem cleaning those away. However - I've also found a folder called 'hibernat'...

(Also in XP section in error, sorry). Docs being saved to floppy, 2nd disk used for 2nd batch. 1st disk put back in and message appeared 'disk not formatted would you like to format'. Yes selected. Disk had 14 documents on, cut and paste from the My Docs folder. Recycle bin empty, and docs...

i get this message "while initializing this device UK" what does that mean ond how can i fix it? please, respond to cathyhuney at yahoo.com thanks

i get this error message at start ukd device and machine stalls what is tis and how do i fix it? thanks

We have a Win 98 desktop machine with a Antec card reader with proprietary pci card in a slot. We need to read ATA Flash cards and were able to several months back. We can't figure out what got deleted or changed to make it cease to work. The drive still beeps when we put in a card. Card services...

Hi all, I am having problems with my defragment. I used to be able to defragment before I had to reboot and re-download recovery disk. Since then unable to defrag. I keep getting the message...error in c drive.Please use skan disk to correct etc... I do this and scan disk runs through and...

Everytime I reboot computer, the settings in CDROM optimization access pattern (Win 98 My computer(right click)-Properties-Performance-File System-CDROM) resets to no read-ahead from my setting of Quad-speed or higher. Why?? Virus?? I have not installed anything new on my system except a...

Can anyone help!!! I have a sony vaio...I have been having problems with my programmable power key (PPK) and hotkey setup.. I have tried to re-install the function but everytime I do it says error. When I reboot my computer it now says ppk error driver open ! What does this mean and how can can...

when i bought my compaq presario it came with some games but now they wont load. my e drive is full but i cant delete anything cause it is read only files. ever heard of this before and how i can fix it. i put the disks in and they dont do anything but i can play a cd.

Currently i am using 4 GB Hard disk.......................and now i want to upgrade this to 80 GB.so what i want to know is ? can i go with the mother board which i am using currently or whether i have to upgrade my mother board?...................waitng for the reply.Thank you.