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when i click on display and then settings, my computer freezes by Bruce Reid
my computer freezes whenever I try to go to the settings tab in control panel/display. This is a problem because I want my colors higher.
June 10th 04 04:43 AM
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Failure on display driver update by Pam
Prior to installing new colorimeter hardware I made the mistake of following the instructions and attempting to update my video display adapter. I have ATI xpert 128 - the update failed, at least partly my own fault for failing to spot the instruction that said remove the old driver first. result...
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August 2nd 04 10:00 PM
by Brian A. Go to last post
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Desktop icon and Quick Launce icon missing by Eileen Stevens
I recently had to reboot my PC and when I did Word icon was missing from both desktop and Quick Launch. Can someone please tell me how to put Word icon onto desktop and quick launch
July 6th 04 12:07 AM
by Brian A. Go to last post
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Display settings are messed up by Alan
I have just installed windows 98 on my computer (compaq Presario 1210 notebook) and the only display options are 2 and 16 colors. how can i change this to 256 or higher?
June 21st 04 03:35 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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win98 reinstall leaves screen display smaller by half by paul dillard
i had to reinstall win98 on a dell laptop and the video is now nearly half as big as normal. how can i restore display to "normal" size? many thanks... paul dillard
June 29th 04 02:31 AM
by Bert Kinney Go to last post
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Quick Launch Toolbar won't display by Bruno
I am having the exact same problem. Quick lunch toolbar disapeared. When trying to set it up again I get the message "cannot create toolbar". I followed the the microsoft knowledge base article 273785, but the registry key does not contain the entry "classic shell". It ends at Explorer. I also...
May 29th 04 03:29 PM
by Brian A. Go to last post
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Fatal exception by David Lambert
I have tried to transfer photos from my digital camera to my computer, but keep getting a fatal exception message. It reads ' A fatal exception OE has occurred at 0028:FF054203 in VXD USBSTOR(01) + 0000163'. Does anybody have any ideas on how to rectify this?
May 29th 04 03:50 PM
by Brian A. Go to last post
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Monitor screen flickers by Ron Badour
Sounds like it may be failing. Can you try the monitor on a different system and a different monitor on yours? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
May 26th 04 08:34 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Can't upload image to wallpaper without enabling Active Desktop by LB
When I select a .jpg from my files to use as wallpaper, I get a message that says I can only use the image if I enable Active Desktop. I don't want Active Desktop enabled . . . and I used to be able to load any image without this happening. How can I get around this?
May 30th 04 05:30 PM
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QuickLaunch and Desktop icons by Brian Quigley
A friend has a mess of icons in his QuickLaunch bar, some more than once. The same shortcut icons are on the desktop. When I try to help him clear the QuickLaunch area, the corresponding icons also disappear from the desktop. We can't replace the QuickLaunch icons that are required, including Show...
July 2nd 04 05:19 AM
by Brian Quigley Go to last post
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Windows 98 16 colors only display by Sheila
I have the same problem as Crystal. (see copy of email below) Also, now everything is huge and wider than the width of the monitor, so it is beyond where I can reach it with the mouse. I have a 17" monitor. I went to this site (http://www.s3graphics.com/) and it says "earlier drivers are obsolete",...
September 28th 04 09:39 AM
by Joe727 Go to last post
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display by wizard
i only have 2 to 16 for display suggest a web site i can download 256 or higher my mail is thank u
May 27th 04 11:35 AM
by Joe727 Go to last post
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cd rom not working by tmm5899
i try to put a cd into the cd rom drive and it does not start the cd player what can i do to fix this problem feel free to email me i have a new email address it is it is checked more often then hotmail.
February 28th 06 08:15 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Problem with display settings by h.eckstein
I Had to reinstall Windows 98 op system on my mother's Gateway computer (monitor VX900) and now the monitor display settings "stuck" at 640x480, and I am unable to change it. Any suggestions how to fix this. Thanks!
June 22nd 04 12:56 AM
by Joe727 Go to last post
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problem changing display resolution by
I have a Dell laptop running Windows 98. In the display properties box, when I can change my resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768. But instead of repainting the icons smaller and squeezing more onto a fixed expanded desktop, the icons remain the same size, and the desktop just "expands" beyond...
December 24th 04 08:19 PM
by Al Go to last post
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256 colors by flower64
Hi I recently reformated my hard disk and reinstalled win98se. I cant chose 256 colours the highest available is 16. I have tried to update driver but it says the best one is installed. I cant find my driver disk that came with my computer and i dont know what brand the drive is. Please help....
June 15th 05 01:44 AM
by Brian A. Go to last post
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Ping MVPs & other folks who help here by Joe727
Hi - it's a bit off topic but I would like your advice and comments. I have an ATi 9000 Pro 64MB video card in one computer and a GeForce 4 440MX - 64MB in another. Both are DirectX 7 compliant. I play the Medal of Honor game series, and want to buy the Pacific Assault edition which was released...
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December 19th 04 05:03 PM
by Brian A. Go to last post
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SVGA Driver by Ian Stevens
Hi there, I just re-formatted my hard disk and re-installed 98, and now am having real trouble getting my display to register anything above 16 colors. before the re-install it was - I think - displaying true color, and I foolisly forgot to make a note of the display adapters driver. Windows...
September 12th 05 11:29 PM
by Gary S. Terhune Go to last post
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Changing windows Start Screen and Shut Down Screen by Javad
I saw some persons who had changed the appearance of their windows Start screen or Shut down screen. For example when shutting down, instead of seeing the message of "Windows is now shutting down" I saw a "Good Night" message with a beautiful picture. I asked one of them about how he did this. He...
November 27th 04 05:36 PM
by Bert Kinney Go to last post
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SVGA suddenly gone by Paul Klinkman
It all started with me loading a driver for an HP T45 printer. Didn't work. I got rid of the printer and manually erased directories referring to the printer. Then I tried to uninstall-reinstall the printer driver. Now windows couldn't find the printer driver at all. At this point I reinstalled...
August 15th 05 06:38 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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