Hi, when i right click on the desktop, and click on properties, nothing happens. why is this and how do i get rid of this problem. Also, in the control panel, i do not have a display icon (amongst many other things), how do i egt it back. regards and thanks in advance.

Hi, i am working on a computer where the double clicking is disabled. how do i enable it - registry key? Also, on the same computer, when i right click on the desktop, and click on properties, nothing happens. why is this and how do i get rid of this problem. Finally, in the control panel, i do...

Hi, I think it's not the classical win98SE shutdown problem. I already ran the shutdown supplement and checked that the fast shutdown is turned off. Whenever I try to restart/shutdown the desktop icons disappear, the system freezes for almost three minutes and then proceed to restart/shutdown. I...

Please don't tell me "there are test groups for this purpose". I posted a message on this group three times - it does not come though. I posted a test message on three different ....test groups, and it does come though. Beats me what's happening . . . .

Since my recent move, my Samtron monitor has decided to go pink on me every now and then. Not red, just a deep pink, for no apparent reason. The first time, I wiggled it a bit. The monitor, that is. It came back. It acted up again and took more than a wiggle - I had to give it a firm tap....

Am running W98SE. Time and date was wrong every time computer turned on. Had new battery put in and now the problem still there. What else can I try to correct this?

Hi, when i on my computer, after loading the operating system, it asks me for a network password. how do i get rid of this from loading up? Also on the same computer, the double clicking is disabled. how do i enable it - registry key? I tried going into folder options etc, but that...

=?have just uninstalled norton 2004 anyone got any ideas on what is the best =?antivirus around. =?--- We have had good protection on four platforms (Win98, XP-home, SuSE 9.0) with AVG6 behind a good Netgear R614 router for over 2 years now. Ciao, Ack. ---

Hi, Just a quick question about the Windows 98 startup screen. You know the one when you turn on your computer and the screen has the large Windows logo with the light blue background (with a few clouds) and the words "Microsoft Windows 98"...anyways, I sure you know what I'm talking about. Can...

A friend has a Win 98 system that I am sure has many viruses and worms. The viruses have disabled their antivirus software. I brought my copy of Norton Sytemworks on CD to help, but the viruses don't let the CD load. I can't boot from the CD also, even though I should be able to. What can I do to...

I am having a lot of problems with my computer. I have spyware/adware on the computer and I have tried so many programs to remove them such as "Spydoctor" and "Ad Ware" but I am not having much luck as the spyware/adware keeps coming back and I cannot delete the infected files. I also have Norton...

I have a USB stick drive but it requires WIN 98SE. My laptop says it is WIN 98. How do I upgrade or is there an update I can use? -- Jerry

Jerry: = I have a USB stick drive but it requires WIN 98SE. My laptop says it is WIN = 98. How do I upgrade or is there an update I can use? Check to be sure you do have the old version; I can't recall the numbers currently but W98SE will have ".2222" in it. Your USB stick will also require...

Hi, i am currently using a workgroup with pc's usign 95,98 and xp. the workgroup works fine, but my only problem is; 2 of the pc's can see the server in network neighbourhood, but the server can NOT see them? why is this and why does this happen to only those 2. reagrds and thnaks in advance.

When you get a response to a question i can't read it, i get a little box in the right hand corner with an answer but how do i read the whole message, all that's shown is a couple of words, so how do i pull it up.

Dear Windowers, I have had a problem with my Win98se. The menu icons in the windows upper right corner (minimize, resize and close) have changed into strange icons. Also many programs, like MS office applications (Word, Excel) can not find their fonts anymore. I would like to know if somebody can...

When I go into troubleshooter and click on a subject(eg modem help) the right pane is blank after I hit display button. I ve tried downloading the softfix from mvps.org but it still does not work. What else can I do to either fix troubleshooter or replace it. Thanks Tom

How do I get windows explorer to display a different folder other than My Documents upon start up.

have win98se, my coumputer comes up with error message c:\window\system\shlwapi.dll not found, and also that explorer.exe and that i need to reoad windows, also that shell32.dll. can i use the recovery disk to fix this problem, i have tryed to extract the explorer.exe file to no avail.....any help...

I just used a Microsoft Update disk to update from Windows 98 to Windows 98 Second Edition. When I rebooted, the system came up in blue screen and said that there was a problem with the registry and was using a previously saved registry to boot with. The OS came up and seems normal. The system...