I was thinking of reinstalling Windows98 SE. My older machine has 9 years of activity on it and I've migrated most everything onto my newer XP machine. I got to Windows 98 SE through upgrades from Windows 3.1 (I think) to Windows 98 then to Windows 98 SE. I thought I'd purchase a Windows98 SE...

Whenever computer is booted, a window comes up for Microsoft Interactive CD Sampler ... asks for Win98 CD to be inserted. Options given: OK or CANCEL. I tried inserting my Win98 CD and if memory serves me correctly, it only gave me information on 'purchasing' the sampler. I do not wish to have...

"The disk in drive A: is not formatted. Do you want to format it now"? Anyone know why I would be getting this message in Windows 98? I get the message on any floppy disk I try to use in normal Win98 mode. The floppy drive works fine when I'm in 'safemode', or 'Booting' from it on the same...

I have just re-formatted my packard bell 9350 which is about 6 years old & i have lost the product key & am unable to continue please advise.

Doing a clean install win98se (after fdisk and format). boot disk won't start in "a" drive but will start floppy if I b:at the command prompt. the floppy "a" drive is now responding as a "b" drive. Here's the problem: when I do a dir on the a: prompt I get the contents of a boot disk? therefore...

Hello I have urgent problem to solve. I have Widows 98 and LIte on dvd recorder. It was working for a long time without any problems , but since last week I can't record any dvd. I can read them without any problems. Liteon is ok - on my other PC it's working with Windows XP. And I have another...

Any software available for a simple upgrade from win98 to win98SE on a laptop? Don't want to uninstall and then reinstall win98SE. Thanks!!

I recently reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled windows 98. I'm having trouble recognizing my cd-rom. I tried using the original floppy in the A: drive and typing "INSTALL", but it doesn't work. Any suggestions on how to make this work and what I might be doing wrong?

2 down and 1 to go. How will I find my modems name?? I looked on there and on the micro chip it says intel. Would that be the compenies name of the modem? And would the manafacturs name be on the micro chips??? Oh and this info might help you help me: It came out of an old ACER PC that had...

I have a delightfully garbled problem: Windows 98 sees a non-existing partition! MY SYSTEM Tosh laptop, Win98 FE + Linux + NetBSD on 19GB HD, partitions as follows: C: /dev/hda1 Primary 2900MB Windows 98 + apps D: /dev/hda2 Primary 50MB DOS (bootable with some tricks, FAT16)

Thankyou PattyL for telling me how to use what you said last time. and here is what you said: On the sound card, look for a sticker with an FCC ID number. Then go to this site to determine the manufacturer of your card. http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/help.html#drivers PattyL

I can't seem to format the hard drive. Everything seem to be stuck in the Window... I didn't mean to delete the oleaut32.dll. What do I need to do? -- Lauria

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I'm trying to go from win2000 to 98,for gaming reasons.When put in the 98 disk and click on anything it says please insert cd.Can I just uninstall 2k,if so how?

i cant install programs with the msi extension it just wants to open in wordpad

Gateway Neo recovery disks used to re-install W98SE. No problems with setup. When it gets to the password window after the instal I have no mouse or keybd control. It will boot in Safe Mode OK. Keybd and mouse control all OK. So if I can have help in bypassing the Passwd window or some other fix,...

I have a question regarding a Dell Dimension XPS T500. I am trying to install an external hard drive which is a Maxtor 6 250GB drive mounted in a Metal Gear USB 2.0 external drive box. The USB drivers came with the drive unit and it recognizes the hardware but does not install the drive as...

My HP Desktop came with an OEM Windows 98 installed. It crashed so I used the CD to restore the system to its original configuration. Now it is asking for the Windows 98 product key code before it will activate it; but I have none. The computer now gives two choices. Enter the product key code...

Does anyone know how? I am a non-techie but am familiar with working PC's. I am having difficulty troubleshooting from the C:\ prompt and have been searching sites all night. Is there anyway to get around re-installing? Please adjust your lingo for someone who is not familiar with the technical...

I have installed Win98 and cannot locate my product key. My laptop has lock me out so as it is unfunctional without the key. Any help would be appreciated.