I got a PC from the HSN...Proteva. I took off the back-up by misstake. Now to reinstall Window 98 it wants me to give my windows 98 ID....I've tried everything. This is above the bar code is CMP-13457...below is Proteva Custom 98 PC with W02239-6130-064-100-HSN 29-10-80. What am I to do? Any help...

Hi, when I shutdown my PC, it freezes at the final screen that says windows 98, it is now safe to turn off your monitor. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? Thanks

hi, i have windows 98 and i had to re install my hewlett packard programs and now the screen pops up with product key #...i have a certificate of authenticity but it has a product id#.not key?..can anyone help me please:):):):

after reinstalling windows 98se on a compaq laptop that i had it on previously (and ran into this problem before i just didnt think to write it down) i get the error message 'Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer .. C:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd: missing/unable to load.' Any...

hi all, trying to setup an old machine, I inherited it, it's got an older socket7 ASUS P5A-B motherboard, I upgraded the bios to 1010, (the latest for it) and installed win98se. It worked okay for a while, but just let it sitting and it eventually died - black screen, wouldn't reboot. Let it...

I AM TRYING TO SETUP MY WIN 98 SE, but it always says: Standard Mode: Fault in MS-DOS Extender. what does this mean? what shall i do? can anybody help me?

I have a Gateway 2000 purchased on '97. Originally, the computer had Windows 95, and later someone installed Windows 98 SE Upgrade. Now, I need to reformat my computer, so I need help in the procedure. Some people tell me to just intall Win 98 and others say to install Win 95 first. I need step...

I am trying to free up some space on my laptop. Can you tell me what the subject file is and if I need it?

Is there a method to repair/reinstall W98 files without having to reconfigure the entire computer?

Windows Update has foiled my system. For some reason the installation failed and after restarting the computer, I was only greeted by a black screen with no cursor. I decided that I might as well reinstall 98SE again from a boot disk, and now that's getting hung up at the last step with a fatal...

I've decided to go from windows xp back to windows 98. I reformated, and repartitioned for FAT32 and am running the setup. But when i run the scan it says "windows setup requires 734" what does that mean and how can i fix it?

My brother's system crashed, so. . .my other brother wiped out the hard drive. I now have the pleasure of fixing their mess. I have been working on this for almost a week, and everything I try works up to the point of setup of Windows 98 version 2. When I get to this point the *#%! system gives...

Can anyone out there help me please. I am trying to install my Wireless Lan PCI card and it tells me i am missing file mnsp32.dll. Any chance of a download cheers Jim Campbell

I am trying to upgrade on a laptop from 95 to 98SE. I am getting an SU0018 error message telling me that maybe there are too many files in the root directory of my startup drive or my startup drive letter may have been remapped. First, I don't even know what the root directory is or my startup...

Hi all, I'm stumped by this one. I have just built the following system: Abit NF7-S Athlon XP 3200+ 2*512 Crucial 512MB DDR400 Maxtor Diamondmax 9 120GB HDD

I have an IBM Aptiva with windows 98. I used the recovery disk to restore my computer. Now when it comes up it asks for the "Windows product key #". I lost the book that came with the computer that had the number on it. Now what do I do? Any ideas.

When I bought my HP desktop, Windows 98SE was pre- installed. I am now trying to install a USB to Ethernet adaptor, and the install software keeps asking me to load the Windows98SE CD for it to pick up a load of .dll and other files. Since I never had this CD, does anyone have any ideas where I...

I've apparently been "virused," and my PC keeps losing its configuration. Support helped me restore a backup by going into DOS, step-by-step configuration, and selecting a backup date to employ. I failed to write down the steps for doing this, and now I'm back in the same boat. Does anyone know...

I have a bits and pieces computert that screams on w95 and want to upgrade to w98. I ony have a w98 install cd and setup says i need a upgrade cd su0168. I went to ms and looked up su0168 and was told to restart in dos and type the following ren setupx.dll setupx.ol1 and ren setupx.dll setupx.ol2....

Does anyone know how to upgrade Win98 to Win98SE? I have some software (Linksys remote access) that requires second edition or better and I'd rather not jump beyond SE right now. Trouble is that the only upgrade seems to be from 95 to 98SE, not from 98 to 98SE. Advice? Thanks.