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cd rom drive disappears when I install a new hard drive ??? by Edward Letendre
Okay, I have a question for the experts here. I have a dell dimension XPS D266 computer (pentium II computer, I believe). Anyway, this computer is running windows 98. When the computer was first setup, it had a C drive (8 gigs in size) and an NEC cd rom drive (setup as drive D). I recently added...
February 16th 05 01:55 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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promise ultra133TX2 pci controller card by Edward Letendre
Okay I am having some problems with my new promise ultra 133 TX2 pci controller card. When my machine boots up (its a ibm compatible computer with an asus cusl2 motherboard), eveything is correctly recognized (my c to g drives along with my cd rom drive and my dvd drive). I added a third...
February 16th 05 12:01 AM
by Edward Letendre Go to last post
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Win98SE over Win98 by Jim
Have a laptop running Win98. I have a Windows 98SE upgrade disk. Can I use this to make my laptop OS Win98SE without loosing any settings?
February 15th 05 11:19 PM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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File backup on CD-R by dutch711
I am running 98SE and need to reformat the hard drive. I have copied many of the files and folders off onto CD disks. After formatting and then copying the files back to the reformatted hard drive, they ALL show read-only attr ibutes. Some files need to be open for writing while others should,...
February 12th 05 04:49 PM
by Don Phillipson Go to last post
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Want to add 80GB HD to Win98 by Seanromano
Hi, I want to add an 80GB HD to my Win98 system. I know that 98 has problems recognizing drives bigger than 64GB, so my question is this: Do I download the 64GB fdisk fix first, or should I connect the new drive and then download the fdisk fix? I have one mo The fdisk fix needs to be "run" or...
February 8th 05 08:25 AM
by RobH Go to last post
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Partitioning with a Win98 boot disk. by west
I am trying to partition a blank 80GB hard drive with a Win98 boot disk for a coule partitions. Even though I select Enable Large Disk Support and then select N for use maximum space, it only shows that there is approx. 10GB of hard drive available. I have checked this drive with other types of...
February 7th 05 08:33 PM
by Mikhail Zhilin Go to last post
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"Overlay" Information by Brad
Hi, I removed a 750 meg hdd from a computer, which was partitioned into two logical drives (520 meg and 230 meg). I installed it in a 1988 Compaq 386 computer with Dos 6.22. Bios can not "see" above 520 meg, therefore I can not access the 230 meg partition. Is it possible to use an "overlay" ...
February 6th 05 02:08 PM
by philo Go to last post
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DVD-ROM drive not working with CD Writer by David Sewell
Hi all, This problem is really baffling me. I have two hard drives on the primary controller both set as master, and I select ( via a DIY power switch) which one I want to use before boot up. One has win xp, and the other has win 98se. On the secondary controller I had dvd-rom as master, and...
February 6th 05 02:44 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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C: Drive deisgnated as Backup C: by blank
My brother brought me his computer which they said would not load up, even with a Windows start-up disk. They have Windows 98 on the computer. I used my start-up disk and got Windows to load but it would not recognize the C: drive. When I would try to change directories to C: it would tell me it...
February 4th 05 10:48 PM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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On SHUTDOWN , machine will do a warm reboot instead by john
Hello. When I click on START/ SHUTDOWN /SHUTDOWN the machine will do a warm reboot + not shutdown with " soft off " as usual. Just started doing it recently. Recent changes were adding AVG 7. + SPYBOT S+D . Any ideas welcome ... please reply to NG. Thanks, -JS
February 3rd 05 10:35 PM
by glee Go to last post
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Hard drive help by stacey
Hi guys I would like to start off by saying you guys have been so helpful and I have learned alot but I will post again what I would like to do and if I can get a walk through I would appreciate it. I have an old computer with a small hard drive so I want to replace with a bigger one but the...
February 3rd 05 02:57 AM
by AlmostBob Go to last post
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backup error message by dmark83
While trying to restore my old backed up files, stored on a cd, the win98 backup wizard starts, reads and locates the file then after a few secounds gives me an error message "The current media does not contain any backup sets. The operation will be canceled" I looked everywhere in Microsoft for...
February 1st 05 03:12 AM
by SFB - KB3MM Go to last post
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How old is old?............. by PSYCHOPIXIE
I was wondering how old does a pc need to be before it should be dumped and a new one bought? Mine is running fine(It's just 3 years old). I'm not interested in replacing the hard drive when the time comes or even for size purposes. But I do feel under pressure to buy a new pc as hard drive sizes,...
January 31st 05 05:08 PM
by Steve Miller Go to last post
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Setting internet parameters by Old Ed
When I change the connection settings on the internet options menu, they revert to old (default?) values when I reboot. Is there some way to make the parameters I set stay that way?. I seem to recall a button that does this but I cant find it. Thanks.
January 29th 05 11:56 PM
by PattyL Go to last post
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Compaq presario win 98 boot problem by Karmawa
hello, I have an old Compaq presario laptop which hasnt been used for some time. When booting the following shows up (after pressing f10 it tries to enter setup but then just hangs) any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks. CPU=Pentium II 300 mhz
January 29th 05 08:34 PM
by AlmostBob Go to last post
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Large Data Transfer from Win98 by Bill
Any advice on the best way to transfer large volumes of data from an old Win98 PC to separate new hardware running XP Home? Neither have a network card and don't I really want to take either apart. I realise that reduces the options but I am thinking whether there are any utilities that will allow...
January 29th 05 12:37 PM
by Lil' Dave Go to last post
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I can't create new folders. by Knowpig
I am running win 98/2nd edition. It seems to me I used to be able to right click on my desktop or in a folder and have an option to create a new folder. Now it's gone! I can't create any new folders. What have I done? How can I undo it? I searched, but I only found one related post, and it was...
January 28th 05 06:47 PM
by Bert Kinney Go to last post
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Lost space on hard drive by Redinthesun
Windows 98SE. Have a 40gb hard drive with 2 partitions each of 20 gb. Formatted C: for a new installation and then deleted the D: partition assuming they would then merge back to one again. Having formatted C: and reinstalled windows, there is only one 20gb drive. Where has the rest of it gone and...
January 28th 05 05:01 PM
by James Go to last post
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I/O disk error by stacey
I had a bad mother board in one computer so I changed hard drives and video cards to another computer with a good mother board and now I get the erro. I downloaded a bootdisk from bootdisk.com but its not working it says to remove all media and restart. I can't get the c prompt to come up by...
January 27th 05 01:40 PM
by Lil' Dave Go to last post
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Folders that did not restore by cosh_jraig
Hello, I am running Windows 98se. My Girlfriend, bless her soul, created two password based users, for she and I, and logged in using her username and password. She then personalized her desktop by putting a couple folders that I had there into the recycle bin. I asked her "are you sure those...
January 26th 05 12:03 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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