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cd rom drive disappears when I install a new hard drive ??? by
Edward Letendre
Okay, I have a question for the experts here.
I have a dell dimension XPS D266 computer (pentium II computer, I believe).
Anyway, this computer is running windows 98. When the computer was first
setup, it had a C drive (8 gigs in size) and an NEC cd rom drive (setup as
drive D).
I recently added...
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promise ultra133TX2 pci controller card by
Edward Letendre
Okay I am having some problems with my new promise ultra 133 TX2 pci
controller card. When my machine boots up (its a ibm compatible computer
with an asus cusl2 motherboard), eveything is correctly recognized (my c to g
drives along with my cd rom drive and my dvd drive). I added a third...
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Win98SE over Win98 by
Jim
Have a laptop running Win98. I have a Windows 98SE upgrade
disk. Can I use this to make my laptop OS Win98SE without
loosing any settings?
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File backup on CD-R by
dutch711
I am running 98SE and need to reformat the hard drive. I have copied many of
the files and folders off onto CD disks. After formatting and then copying
the files back to the reformatted hard drive, they ALL show read-only attr
ibutes. Some files need to be open for writing while others should,...
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Want to add 80GB HD to Win98 by
Seanromano
Hi,
I want to add an 80GB HD to my Win98 system.
I know that 98 has problems recognizing drives bigger than 64GB, so my
question is this: Do I download the 64GB fdisk fix first, or should I connect
the new drive and then download the fdisk fix?
I have one mo The fdisk fix needs to be "run" or...
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February 8th 05 07:25 AM
by RobH
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Partitioning with a Win98 boot disk. by
west
I am trying to partition a blank 80GB hard drive with a Win98 boot disk for
a coule partitions. Even though I select Enable Large Disk Support and then
select N for use maximum space, it only shows that there is approx. 10GB of
hard drive available. I have checked this drive with other types of...
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"Overlay" Information by
Brad
Hi,
I removed a 750 meg hdd from a computer, which was partitioned into two
logical drives (520 meg and 230 meg). I installed it in a 1988 Compaq 386
computer with Dos 6.22. Bios can not "see" above 520 meg, therefore I
can not access the 230 meg partition. Is it possible to use an "overlay" ...
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February 6th 05 01:08 PM
by philo
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DVD-ROM drive not working with CD Writer by
David Sewell
Hi all,
This problem is really baffling me. I have two hard drives on the primary
controller both set as master, and I select ( via a DIY power switch) which
one I want to use before boot up. One has win xp, and the other has win
98se. On the secondary controller I had dvd-rom as master, and...
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C: Drive deisgnated as Backup C: by
blank
My brother brought me his computer which they said would not load up, even
with a Windows start-up disk. They have Windows 98 on the computer. I used
my start-up disk and got Windows to load but it would not recognize the C:
drive. When I would try to change directories to C: it would tell me it...
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On SHUTDOWN , machine will do a warm reboot instead by
john
Hello.
When I click on START/ SHUTDOWN /SHUTDOWN the machine will do a
warm reboot + not shutdown with " soft off " as usual.
Just started doing it recently.
Recent changes were adding AVG 7. + SPYBOT S+D .
Any ideas welcome ... please reply to NG.
Thanks, -JS
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February 3rd 05 09:35 PM
by glee
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Hard drive help by
stacey
Hi guys I would like to start off by saying you guys have been so helpful and
I have learned alot but I will post again what I would like to do and if I
can get a walk through I would appreciate it. I have an old computer with a
small hard drive so I want to replace with a bigger one but the...
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backup error message by
dmark83
While trying to restore my old backed up files, stored on a cd, the win98
backup wizard starts, reads and locates the file then after a few secounds
gives me an error message "The current media does not contain any backup
sets. The operation will be canceled" I looked everywhere in Microsoft for...
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How old is old?............. by
PSYCHOPIXIE
I was wondering how old does a pc need to be before it should be dumped and a new one bought? Mine is running fine(It's just 3 years old). I'm not interested in replacing the hard drive when the time comes or even for size purposes. But I do feel under pressure to buy a new pc as hard drive sizes,...
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Setting internet parameters by
Old Ed
When I change the connection settings on the internet options menu, they
revert to old (default?) values when I reboot. Is there some way to make the
parameters I set stay that way?. I seem to recall a button that does this
but I cant find it.
Thanks.
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January 29th 05 10:56 PM
by PattyL
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Compaq presario win 98 boot problem by
Karmawa
hello,
I have an old Compaq presario laptop which hasnt been used for some time.
When booting the following shows up
(after pressing f10 it tries to enter setup but then just hangs)
any advice would be greatly appreciated
thanks.
CPU=Pentium II 300 mhz
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Large Data Transfer from Win98 by
Bill
Any advice on the best way to transfer large volumes of data from an old
Win98 PC to separate new hardware running XP Home?
Neither have a network card and don't I really want to take either apart. I
realise that reduces the options but I am thinking whether there are any
utilities that will allow...
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I can't create new folders. by
Knowpig
I am running win 98/2nd edition. It seems to me I used to be able to right
click on my desktop or in a folder and have an option to create a new folder.
Now it's gone! I can't create any new folders. What have I done? How can I
undo it? I searched, but I only found one related post, and it was...
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Lost space on hard drive by
Redinthesun
Windows 98SE. Have a 40gb hard drive with 2 partitions each of 20 gb.
Formatted C: for a new installation and then deleted the D: partition
assuming they would then merge back to one again. Having formatted C: and
reinstalled windows, there is only one 20gb drive. Where has the rest of it
gone and...
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January 28th 05 04:01 PM
by James
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I/O disk error by
stacey
I had a bad mother board in one computer so I changed hard drives and video
cards to another computer with a good mother board and now I get the erro. I
downloaded a bootdisk from bootdisk.com but its not working it says to remove
all media and restart. I can't get the c prompt to come up by...
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Folders that did not restore by
cosh_jraig
Hello,
I am running Windows 98se. My Girlfriend, bless her soul, created two
password based users, for she and I, and logged in using her username and
password. She then personalized her desktop by putting a couple folders that
I had there into the recycle bin.
I asked her "are you sure those...
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