I have installed Spybot on my elderly neighbours computer. I have Ad-Aware SE personal on mine, I use Windows XP. Neighbours computer has minimum memory. Can ad-aware run on Windows 98 and does it do what spybot does or more???? -- Thanks. margiegirl

I'm looking for help editing a text file. Where the date changes between rows I'd like to insert an extra line. The first row of the file contains 'Sep 1', so will the second, third and so on. Then on maybe the 10th line the date changes to Sep 2 and so will the next and the next and so on.

I have a Compaq presario 1274 laptop. For some strange reason, my add/remove software button is gone. Also the recycle is gone. I have no idea how this happened. Does anyone know how to get them back into my computer?

I have removed some program from my computer using add/remove programs, but when I look thru the list again the program name is still there. When I try and remove again it says that the file cannot be found and it will ask me do I want to remove it from the list for some of the items. Other items...

Hope someone can help me out here.There appears to be a program running in the background of my machine.Every 10mins or so it executes(dl.exe and dlm.exe) and tries to connect me to a particular webpage.It has also set its self as my homepage.When i try to access add/remove programs or even...

Hello....I running Windows 98 and notice something listed in my Add/Remove Programs called "Savings from Ebates"...is this some kind of spyware, hijacker or adware that has taken over my computer and how do I get rid of it.....can't seem to make it perish.....any assistance is greatly...

i have just installed windows98 upgrade and cannot add windows programmes. a message box apprears saying insert cd rom, i do and it wont accept. help!

Did I delete a file I shouldn't have, and where do I go to get it back? I can no longer 'uninstall' anything. When trying to remove a program, i get a dialog box titled "SMS Installer Uninstall" with the message 'Couldn't Open INSTALL.LOG File.' Where do I go to get one, or how do I create one?...

I got a secondhand laptop that has a Windows 98 operating system. I tried putting on my Windows 2002 Word & Works and it worked. There are a few quirks but I've solved them. Actually, I was afraid of removing the operating system. I have the Windows 2002 operating system CD but I've never...

I know how to add programs to the Start button's menu into Programs. How do I add a program to the top part of the Start button's menu. You know, above that line. Where Windows Update now is (also a bunch of AOL stuff, which I deleted). Thank you.

Greetings! Had to re-install Windows 98 a couple of nights ago and as I restore my work I find that all documents, spreadsheets, etc. that I created have survived. However, the address book software has not retrieved all of my contact info. Would the re-installation of Windows 98 SE have

tool internet options give a promt which blocks me and advises me to go to the admin. This is a home system original owner. How do I get this removed?

i cannot get this to download........any ideas?

how to erase and prevent this link from importing itself onto my computer. sometime after i go online, an icon is on my desktop, it is in my start up programs, and reappears even after repeated deletions. is related to using IE? thanks christopher skye

Problem: I've been trying to install a D-Link W-122 wifi USB adapter on an old Thinkpad w/ a Windows 98SE OS. It's my boss's computer so I can't update the OS. The computer doesn't have a CD drive and I don't have an external one to connect to it. I don't have the installation disk, but I did...

How do I get rid of Adware? I have a fake tool bar that has taken over my system. It won't go away by right clicking and unchecking it, or by deleting it from add/remove programs. Help!

I did get rid of this curse but! I will begin with how to get rid of what is them. According to Symantec (norton) anti virus, click the start button, go to programs, look for GAIN* and then "about GAIN" then click "supported product or service". Write down the names of the GAIN- enabled programs....

Hello...I am running Windows 98, Second Edition and have adware/spyware that will not go away. I keep my Norton Antivirus updated and have ran Adware 6.0 and Spybot Search and Destroy and some other freeware spyware removal programs. The name of the adware or spyware is adware.mybar and...

HELP!!!!!!!!! I have tried all that I can, all programs, and all deleting and safe mode ways. I can now not open my windows to brows my computer. I can get on the net thrugh IE but I have a IE hijacking homepage. If I try to save something from the net, the computer freezes. It does this more...

I have an alarm sound, which sounds like an ambulance siren, go off. It seems to be when windows hangs the alarm goes off. If I shut down programs that aren't being used this sometimes takes the sound away. It's not a heat alarm, as I first thought it was.