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Generic installer error by witsend
I repaired some windows problems using Norton Utilities 2002 - Norton WinDoctor. When I restarted my computer, I received the following error: Explorer Details: EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in module EXPLORER.EXE at 0197:00401f31 I have reviewed this forum and already completed the...
March 6th 05 10:41 PM
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formatting a hard disc in windows 98 se by Bob Robinson
after typing format c:/s I get following message. Insufficient memory to load system files- format terminated help
March 6th 05 11:07 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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Slave drive is not recognized by Windows Explorer? by chiropter
My platform is Win 98. Until recently I had no problem to see the content of the secondary HDD (slave, Maxtor) connected to the same ribbon cable as the primary HDD(also Maxtor). Now Windows Explorer does not show the second HDD. I checked Bios which is set to autodetect the secondary (slave) as...
March 8th 05 09:42 PM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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corrupt CAB file by aurgathor
I'm trying to reinstall Win98 on my roomate's P66. A long time ago I copied the necessary files to a separate partition, so everything is supposed to be there. However, during setup I get the following: 'Setup has detected a corrupt Setup (.CAB) file.' Argghhhh....!!! Of course, in its infinite...
March 9th 05 02:41 AM
by aurgathor Go to last post
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any ideas on how to install an MS-DOS based windows version on by Mal_E
Try using a virtual pc. It should work fine then.. "John John" wrote: Hmmmm. Hard to reply to this. You can boot the OS from almost any device that the BIOS supports. Where the Operating System resides is another matter. John
March 9th 05 06:37 PM
by thunder2232 Go to last post
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win98 ignores my gateway setting by aurgathor
On my local network there are 2 DHCP servers, one good, and one bad I can neither disable nor remove as it's in a switch. I set "gateway" pointing to the good DHCP server, yet Win98 still goes to the bad one and gets its DHCP IP from there. Is there any way to tell Win98 to go to a specific DHCP...
March 9th 05 10:39 PM
by Richard G. Harper Go to last post
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Windows 98 bootup by wlb
I have an old PC running Windows 98 that I've moved to the basement for my young daughter to play games on. Somehow, she created a password protection that comes up during the boot up process but we don't know what the password is. I can't get past this password and get the computer to...
March 10th 05 12:32 AM
by Jon_Hildrum Go to last post
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Windows 98 Start up by Frustrated Dad!!
I have a PC that runs Windows 98. My son has deleted some files (he doesn't know which ones) and consequently now when the PC starts up it has an error message on screen "Invalid system disk - Replace the disk and then press any key". I've tried to reinstall Windows 98 but with no success. Would...
March 10th 05 01:32 AM
by Don Phillipson Go to last post
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Follow-up from the original poster by Chiropter
Thanks a lot for those who tried to help me. Here is the history of what happened next. First, to follow Ben's suggestion, I yesterday downloaded Max Power and tested the problem disk. To my surprise, it passed all the test and thus it appears the disk does not bear any problem as far as Maxtor...
March 10th 05 01:43 AM
by John Dulak Go to last post
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win 98 restore by Joseph Flores
my son was given an older computer and i want to delete evryting on the drive and if i can i want to be able to restart the computer with win 98 from scratch with nothing on it. can this be done? Please help. Ireally want to get this computer going for my son
March 10th 05 04:27 AM
by Alan Edwards Go to last post
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start up disk by davy Fung
i am using windows ME, my computer is 225 MMX, very slow, i recently infected by spyware, so i wanna format the whole computer, i wanna install Windows 98, but does not have start up disk, but i do have windows 98 installation disk. please help me in this weird situation
March 10th 05 01:56 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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windows98 second edition by melissa
how/where do you find windows 98 second edition to install it ?
March 10th 05 09:25 PM
by Tricia Go to last post
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determing startup mode from within AUTOEXEC.BAT by ME
Is it possible to check while booting in AUTOEXEC.BAT via DOS commandline commands, whether Windows98 got booted "normally" or "commandline only" (by pressing F8), so I can load mouse-drivers and stuff dependent of if I'm in DOS-mode or booting up Windows?! i.e.: IF EXIST %NORMALBOOT% GOTO...
March 11th 05 01:42 PM
by Mikhail Zhilin Go to last post
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Volume Control icon gone from system tray,win98,now have no sound. by mandy
I lost the volume control icon on Win 98. and have no sound. The whole audio page in control panel/multimedia is not active. I ran the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, but it freezes half way through collecting information for sound.Seems to be as puzzled as I am! I ran it to try to find out if I have a...
March 11th 05 02:00 PM
by mandy Go to last post
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Explorer folders won't stay sorted by Jim
My Windows Explorer folders won't stay sorted. I prefer to keep them sorted by Name in List view but they keep defaulting to sorting by date! I've tried resetting them in View/Folder Options/View/Reset All Folders and I've also tried setting all folders the same. The problem exists in the...
March 11th 05 02:52 PM
by John John Go to last post
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What's the deal with MS05-002 (KB891711.EXE) and Windows 98? by Dan
Nothing AFAIK. It is just a side conversation, I guess. ??? BTW, John I do have Mozilla Thunderbird working in both this newsgroup and the xp general newsgroup. I tried it and it was great. However, I just choose to continue to use Outlook Express. "Gary S. Terhune" ...
March 13th 05 03:42 PM
by Dan Go to last post
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Win98 SE reinstalled; desktop hesitation by 1966olds
I say hesitation cause its not long enough of a delay to be considered hanging. But after installing Win98SE over Win98FE and also over a separated Win98Se partition, both developed this hesitation at a point when the desktop is almost fully loaded anyway. Its only for a about 5-10 seconds, and...
March 13th 05 05:03 PM
by 1966olds Go to last post
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DIRECTX 9.0 PROBLEM? by JW
To any knowledgeable readers, I'm running a PIII 450 MgHz., with 256 Mg. of RAM, a Guillemot Riva TNT2 video card with 32 MG of memory, all using Win. 98 SE. I have upgraded my video card driver with a more recent version of the appropriate NVidia driver and Direct X 9.0. Now, any 3D animation...
March 14th 05 08:35 AM
by Martin C Go to last post
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Registry Problem by Phone dialer
Hi, I have a licensed version of windows 98 SE. After the installation when I install AGP or any other device, it ask me to restart. After restarting I get an error message saying registry is corrupted, do you wish to get the original registry configuration. If I press Yes it will work without...
March 14th 05 11:22 AM
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