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Where to download msundel? by SlickRCBD[_3_]
I accidentally deleted something I shouldn't and emptied the recycle bin. Back in MS-DOS 6.2.2 there was an undelete command, and searching indicates that Windows 98 should have such a thing available as well or downloadable from Microsoft, but I can't find it on my system. I thought it wasn't...
June 1st 10 12:43 PM
by Steven Saunderson Go to last post
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CDR drive not accessible by Patti-M
My CD-RW drive worked just fine until a few days ago. It recognized all CD- Rs and CD-RWs , but now it simply stopped working. When the drawer is opened, the light comes on, but when I insert a CD-R or CD-RW I get the message "Q is not accessible. The device is not ready." I clicked on the...
March 30th 06 03:28 PM
by glee Go to last post
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HD help by oujokpo
I have an old pc with a faulty Hard disk. There is no way to get past the Win 98 logo. I recall that there is a command prompt that will allow me to see files which I can then copy onto another drive...I've done this before but cannot remember the prompt. This computer has now been replaced...
June 4th 06 01:36 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Next Writable address by [email protected]
Hi, I am having one question, How the hard disk will come to know the Next Writable Address. When we issue write/read command, we specify data and number of bytes to read/write. But how the hard disk will come to know the address, it has to write to /read from specify sector. Who will...
June 10th 06 11:19 PM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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"clink" sound on shutdown from newly installed notebook HDD (Seagate - ST96023A) - please help by Adam
I just replaced my notebook HDD (Fujitsu - MHK2120AT) with a new HDD (Seagate - ST96023A). But now, I am hearing a slight "clink" sound on shutdown. Is this normal?
July 12th 06 03:28 PM
by Adam Go to last post
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Windows 98 SE CD Key by [email protected]
Hello, I am going to be reinstalling microsoft 98 on a friends computer the only thing is I have a genuine cd, BUT, I have lost the cd key for it. Does anyone know if i could do it without or how to get hold of one. ???? All help REALLY appreciated Thanks Ryan
January 19th 07 08:11 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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win98se cannot see usb external drive by banjo
anyone got any ideas on how i can get it to be seen?
April 29th 07 09:33 PM
by banjo Go to last post
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upgrading a hard drive WITHOUT a working CD to reinstall the OS by SlickRCBD[_2_]
I just aquired a 60gb drive that I'd like to use to replace the C drive in a win98 system. I no longer have a working OEM CD, and a generic win98 CD would not have the proper drivers. I'm thinking of keeping the dying 20gb drive as a backup. Is it possible to temporarily disconnect the ZIP...
April 12th 08 12:12 PM
by philo Go to last post
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what is the max. size of a HDD partition under FAT32 file system? by Sen
I have a 80 GB HDD. I want to install windows 98 in it. Can I use FDISK command from the win 98 booting floppy ( I have read that for HDD 64GB, it does not display correct HDD size ) ? What should be the max. size of a partition that FAT32 can support ?
July 8th 08 03:28 PM
by 98 Guy Go to last post
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Recovering Drivespace 3 compressed disks by NormW
My daughters PC, which was running windows 98, recently died. The machine had one small hard drive which was compressed using drivespace 3. I need to recover her college research papers which are stored on this hard drive. I can take the drive out of her machine and temporarily install it on...
March 31st 06 10:12 PM
by philo Go to last post
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Error-Unable to write to disk in drive C by Joe T
I have read earlier posts with replies but doesn't seem to help me here. No new programs have been installed to cause this I feel. Just started happening!! System is as follows----Win98se, WD Caviar 120GB, 512 ram, 1.44gig speed. I have been a receiving a blue screen- "Unable to write to disk in...
December 6th 05 06:06 PM
by Zippy Go to last post
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Defrag in Win 98 restarts at 1% by BoB Brazie
I have disabled the screen saver and the antivirus software. When defragging my Windows 98 machine it gets to 1% and then endlessly sticks in a cycle of 0%-1%. Help.
March 15th 05 04:19 PM
by BoB Brazie Go to last post
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Formatting HDD - problem by Matt
I am having a problem formatting a 20GB HDD from scratch. It has had Win98 on it - I've fdisk-ed, deleted the active partition, set a new one and now when I go to format c: /s, I get 6% in and it falls over, and says: Not ready. Format terminated. Can anyone suggest what might be causing this?...
March 27th 05 11:14 PM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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reformating hard drive without floppy drive by mkskyflyer
can you use a cd-rom for a startup disk, such as the win98se cd, and how do you boot to it?
April 4th 05 12:07 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Copy verification by asur
Is there a way to tell W98 to perform copying with verification, similar to the -v switch for xcopy?
April 30th 05 05:21 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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.dll file cannot start by Moosetoo
On startup I get this message...."oleaut32.dll file cannot start. Check the file to determine the problem". Can you help please. -- Using Windows 98SE, IE6 and PC-cillin Internet Security, Sybot and Ad-Aware.
May 8th 05 05:45 AM
by glee Go to last post
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win98 FDISK upgrade by martynz
the fix to be able to install 46gig plus hard drives was only avail from tech support and they no longer supoort does any one else have a copy of FDisk for W98 later than 15 of dec 1999?? or m=know where to get one from???
June 24th 05 05:58 PM
by Lil' Dave Go to last post
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JPG/BMP/ETC Defaults? by Veritas
I had to download software for a digital camera, but it killed almost ALL my image settings and switched it to that of the camera (which was really annoying because the icons were ALL THE SAME), so I uninstalled the camera to see if the defaults would come back, and they didn't, now I just can't...
November 13th 05 04:39 AM
by AlmostBob Go to last post
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utility for safe removal of usb drives win98se? by mike
I have usb hard drives, flash card readers and thumb drives. I have ONE hard drive with a Cypress chip that behaves properly in Win98SE. I get an icon in the system tray that lets me safely remove the drive. None of the other devices cause the icon to appear. (they all behave properly in winXP). ...
December 21st 05 08:06 PM
by Reapa Go to last post
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Max Hard Drive Size Windows 98SE Supports by Ryan
Same as above, What is the max hard drive size Windows 98SE supports, based solely on the operating system. Ryan
May 14th 04 07:49 PM
by Greg Go to last post
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