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can't see data copied from one drive to another?! by jd
Have I gone stark raving mad?! took a 1.7gig drive freshly formatted and set it up as a master on secondary(single drive) copied "xyz" from C: on computer A took the drive to computer B and could not see any data. drive properties did say 266mb was used but could not see it anywhere. only some...
May 17th 05 06:59 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Need to Re-Install Windows 98 without deleting files already on PC by Tony
A relative downloaded some type of virus on the PC that would not let Explorer operate. Therefore I could not run control panel, open up my computer, etc. That person then deleted some files that they believed were the cause, and did this by the date of the corruption. Unfortunately once this...
May 17th 05 06:54 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Win 98 setup - comctl32.dll error by Jen2345
I was receiving "this program has performed illegal operation" errors and could not run any internet applications. I attempted to use the steps listed in Article ID : 298343 to repair the comctl32.dll file but it seems the file was removed but then was not extracted (was given bad file name error...
May 17th 05 06:25 PM
by ashraf zakaria via WindowsKB.com Go to last post
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Unable to Install Windows 98 SE by Ossama Elkadi
Hello, I have a Shuttle Spacewalker AV11S835 motherboard, fitted with 128MB RAM and an Intel PIII-800EB processor. My problem is that every time I try to reinstall Windows 98 SE, the AGP graphics card seems to get damaged. Looks like I already damaged two graphics cards this way. The symptom I...
May 17th 05 06:27 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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serial killer mouse to PS/2 by Bruce
I hope someone can help me here. A friend has an old pII IBM with a serial mouse and I was going to exchange it for a better wheel mouse. it started okay but would not see the mouse It kept doing that I went into settings and enabled the onboard mouse. soon as entered password it said searching...
May 17th 05 12:41 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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Missing Operating System by LotsOfAttentionNeeded
Good Day everyone-- I am in a situation where i was consistenly getting memory and error messages using win 98. I have 256 and the only use of the computer is basic internet usage. To cut to the chase, I was not able to resolve the issues causing the problem so I wanted to clean everything...
May 16th 05 10:40 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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The world is really unstable these days...... by [email protected]
We've got a lot to deal with these days. Terrorism, Recession, Weather and more. It's all got me concerned. I thought I'd tell you all about this group I found where everyday people get together and try to learn how to deal with it all. (I used to be a member, but I'm moving to an area that...
May 16th 05 04:25 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Upgrading to XP Pro by DatCat
"RJ" wrote: I have a registered copy of Win98SE and would like to migrate to WindowsXP Pro. If I want to minimize the effort to make this transistion, what are my best bets? Can I buy the upgrade version, or can I also upgrade using a full featured version? Or does the full featured...
May 15th 05 08:32 PM
by DatCat Go to last post
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How To Delete Registry Backups by [email protected]
A friends PC keeps restoring an old registry, but that old registry is bad. I have let it go ahead and do this, then cleaned out the registry, but in a few restarts it load the old copy again. How do I eliminate all the old copies, such that only the good one is available, and in doing so keep...
May 15th 05 06:08 AM
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Almost playing MIDIs by [email protected]
I had set up Microsoft Media Player to play some special MID files through my browser in a special situation and it was working quite well. (In fact, that was my only reason for buying into Windows.) One day something asked me if I wanted to install Quick Time. It was apparently very foolish to...
May 14th 05 08:37 PM
by charlie R Go to last post
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Can I run Regedit on a drive that the computer didn't boot from? by J Golden
I'll explain why. I regularly do a hard disk to disk copy backup of my hard drive. Recently, I purchased the 2005 versions of some EA Sports videogames and unistalled my previous 2003 versions. The teenagers who play them (I'm a counselor of teenagers) liked the 2003 versions better. But to...
May 14th 05 04:05 AM
by Alan Edwards Go to last post
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windows protection error by sthompson
I install windows 98 on a machine and it installs fine but when i boot it up i get this message " windows protection error you need to restart your computer c:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd: missing/unable to load" i have tryed a different windows 98 cd i have also tryed a different hard drive and...
May 12th 05 10:59 PM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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Unable to install Win 98 by BOB
I have deleted and made new partition, formatted and then try to install win 98. I have used 3 different Win 98 cd's, all the same results. This is the message I get. error loading user.exe please remove any floppy disks from your drives and press any key to restart. Then it all stops. ???? ...
May 12th 05 04:44 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Defrag problem by Richard Crosoer
Defrag stops with a "contents of drive have changed" message every 10 secs or so and restarts. I have stopped all processes in Task Manager except for Explorer and SysTray, Task Scheduler is paused. I have checked for viruses with today's version of Trend PC-Cillin. Scandisk checks OK. This is a...
May 11th 05 07:50 PM
by Mikhail Zhilin Go to last post
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Windows 98 machine boot problem due to ndiswan.vxd missing file by Martin Healy
My Windows 98 operating system can not load up properly. When you restart the machine it goes through the normal boot up process initially, then it proceeds to Microsoft Scandisk (due to not being shutdown properly the last time) and scans completely. Next the Windows 98 logo appears...
May 10th 05 07:38 PM
by Terry Go to last post
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startup problem by buffaloes inc
Hi folks I have a friend who asked me to take a look at their Win98 machine as it is having problems booting up, having had problems installing a new piece of hardware and subsequently cancelling the installation. The PC boots the initial Win98 screen and the taskbar initially flashes into the...
May 10th 05 07:32 PM
by Terry Go to last post
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the right click on an icon file has always.... by Paolo
Hi guys I ha ve this kind of problem. When i right click on a file the first line of the menu that appear is always "Notepad" and i can't have a Shortcut Bar of my installed "Office 2000 running because when i click on an icons of these Shortcut bar it will open always the Notepad file and not the...
May 10th 05 07:35 AM
by Paolo Go to last post
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unable to enter name + serial (keyboard.drv doesn't initialize) by Joe7dust
Anyone know of where I can't get an updated or replacement of keyboard.drv that will work with my Windows 98 SE 4.10.2222? I can't load any regular windows drivers or anything because "I have to enter a name to use Windows" In my bootlog.txt it shows successful loading of KEYBOARD.DRV, but it...
May 10th 05 06:19 AM
by Joe7dust Go to last post
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Win 98 Setup problem by Paola
I install win 98 from scratch but when windows is doing the personal setting when the wizard reads "Default Channel Setup" the system just shutdown. Can I have any suggestions? Thanks in advance -- Pao Pao
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May 8th 05 11:09 PM
by Bill Watt Go to last post
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Can't Install 98SE by aeromach
My friend had Win98 SE. He had a problem and so formatted the PC. Now whenever he tries to Install, the PC hangs up somewhere after or before the scandisk that 98 setup performs before installation. Even if he is able to reach the SETUP wizard, the system locks up unexpectedly or sives an error...
May 8th 05 07:07 PM
by Jon_Hildrum Go to last post
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