Hi, After a system settings change that requires a computer restart or when I select Start/Shut Down/Restart, the computer will not restart: Diskette Drive gets interrogated, but the display remains black with no further progress. I have to turn off the computer by the tower switch and press...

Can't convert with free version of Foxit Reader, works well to read the new format pdf's, but does not convert to text free-pdf-to-word-converter.exe 588KB Free PDF to RTF Converter 1.5 seems to reorganize the simplest of pdf's For example a numbered list of text ends up with all the numbers...

Tried three of flv players: ?? Flash Movie Player Riva something all come up with a postage stamp sized screen that is NOT adjustable. Anybody out there make a great flv player that is FULL SCREEN? Works on Win98FE

Some of the below may not have relevance in 9X, make sure to check the actual related articles. adobe -- shockwave_player Vulnerable software and...

Question for all you Windows 98 die-hards: how do you keep up with the Web and watch videos with W98? I have W98 on my old desktop and also in a virtual machine on my XP laptop; Firefox is my browser. When I go to a YouTube page I get this message: "Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or...

Microsoft has released a new version of mshtml.dll. Apparently there was a problem with the one they released as part of the IE update roll-up MS09-054 (974455). Do not download/install this file if you haven't yet obtained and installed the MS09-054 rollup. The direct download link for...

Once again looking for a good FLV player for 98. Seems as FLV technology develops newer FLVs won't play. Yes I have VLC. Usually plays everything but just don't care for it. Have Winamp too. Only plays SOME FLV's with FFDSHOW. Would like a small standalone package. Tried ANVSOFT v2 this morning...

The following are registry entries that make websites think that you are running higher versions of IE or something other than 9x/me. Save the following three registry entries to their own .reg file, and then merge one of them into your registry as needed. The first one sets the default setting,...

Some of the below may not have relevance in 9X, make sure to check the actual related articles. adobe -- shockwave_player Vulnerable software and...

Microsoft has released a new version of mshtml.dll. Apparently there was a problem with the one they released as part of the IE update roll-up MS09-054 (974455). Do not download/install this file if you haven't yet obtained and installed the MS09-054 rollup. The direct download link for...

The following are registry entries that make websites think that you are running higher versions of IE or something other than 9x/me. Save the following three registry entries to their own .reg file, and then merge one of them into your registry as needed. The first one sets the default setting,...

modem question and modem string wanted Is it ok to have an isa modem and pci modem installed at the same time? I have a dual boot system. 98se and xp. 98se and puppy Linux live cd does recognize my ISA modem (cl-md56xx

I just downloaded "office 97 eraser" from the microsoft website. When I went to install it, it told me that several system files were out of date. I said OK to updating. BIG Mistake. Now, when I try to use the "find target" for a shortcut, or "open containing folder" in Find File, it doesn't...

Tried three of flv players: ?? Flash Movie Player Riva something all come up with a postage stamp sized screen that is NOT adjustable. Anybody out there make a great flv player that is FULL SCREEN? Works on Win98FE

Is there any software out there that would allow me to ghost a win98 machine?

I just downloaded "office 97 eraser" from the microsoft website. When I went to install it, it told me that several system files were out of date. I said OK to updating. BIG Mistake. Now, when I try to use the "find target" for a shortcut, or "open containing folder" in Find File, it doesn't...

I realize this may be a difficult question, but does anyone know of a way to change the Windows logo key assignments that are given by default in Windows? I'm not talking about disabling the Windows keys, but changing the assignment of a particular Windows key combination. In Windows 98, there are...

Question for all you Windows 98 die-hards: how do you keep up with the Web and watch videos with W98? I have W98 on my old desktop and also in a virtual machine on my XP laptop; Firefox is my browser. When I go to a YouTube page I get this message: "Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or...

Hi good ppl,,, I have a question to ask, and it will be a memory-taxer for both. When I came here a while back regarding my connection being constantly cut off, and other things. Question is: did I mention anything about the fact that my cd-rom player was not playing my music cd's? It didnt...

Hi,, On advice from PCR, I am starting this new thread. About 3 months ago, I got an error msg from my prefered software (jad) saying it could'nt play (playback) the music c/d I put in. It was out-of-the-blue to me as I have never had a problem playing music c/d's before. I checked Every...