i.e. it's a bloody pain in the butt. Any guess as to what I can do to fix this ? thanks mlialm

When I connect to internet via dialup 56kb modem win windows 98 se My pc hangs please give solution. Through The same modem I get phone dialler and hyper terminal reply to

Hi I've a spare win98 machine, and I want to use it as a proxy server/junkbuster/webwasher for my home lan. I've used Squid/Privoxy combo before on a win nt machine but Squid sin't supporte don Win98. Can anyone point me to alternatives for win98 Thanks

System info - Win 98SE, ZoneAlarm, AVG, Spybot S & D, Adaware, Spyware Blaster & Guard, Cable Modem Problem - every once in a while my internet connection drops. The lights on the modem are on but no one is at home. If I restart the computer I will be able to get back on the internet but after a...

I have just networked my laptop and PC together and it is working perfectly. On my PC, I have XP Home and the Microsoft/SP2 firewall in operation. My laptop is running 98SE as its quite an old laptop and only a 5GB HDD at the moment. One of my mates said I don't need a firewall on the laptop as...

I've got an old computer that I'd like to get Internet on, but it runs Windows 98 First Edition, and therefore doesn't have support for Ethernet cards (only dial-up). Anyone got any ideas on how to help? Thanks, ~inkedskin108

New to newsgroups, currently using OE6, researching other apps like 40tude etc. Question is re groups that share non-text materials -- mp3s, images, etc from alt.binaries.whatever -- are there any SOPs to avoid malicious items (please assume I'vr graduated from Advanced Beginner Security...

When I click on a url that opens a page in a new windows, the new window displays as a half screen page. I have to either drag the screen edges to expand it or press the maximise button. If I drag the edges, then sometimes further new windows open fully, sometimes they dont. Does any one know of...

Hi all, You anyone suggest a "Packet filter" for Win9x. Not an application aware firewall. Just a simple packet filter like Windows firewall that comes with XP. TIA Robbie

None of my usual websites work where Java is involved. When I go to the link suggested to learn about Java changes, I find nothing to help me. It all seems to be oriented to developers and business uses. I'm wishing I hadn't bothered to upgrade. Any suggestions?

Today I "looked in" on one of my fav' web sites to catch up on the forum, to be able to read the posts I have to move the scroll bar at the bottom of the page, (very annoying), I can't remember having to do this before. Can I configure the page to remove the scroll bar and read the whole...

In downloading ZA's update (free one) I noticed several hours later that I could not access the internet..When I click on IE or any internet website icons on desktop I get this error message: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library (X) Runtime Error Program: C:\Program files\Internet Explorer\...

I've had a small network in my home for two years fairly trouble free. All boxes are Win98SE with NICs connected to a hub with CAT5E. One has a modem and ICS installed. The ICS box dials up the ISP and the others simply launch IE. Starting last week the clients can not browse, chat or e-mail....

Recently we have noticed that when we connect to the internet as soon as our homepage opens up a second internet explorer window opens and goes straight to a porn webpage. I have tried to find out howe but to no avail and was wondering if someone can mzaybe suggest how to fix this? Thanks

A couple of weeks ago IE6 simply stopped keeping a record of the sites I've visited. Nothing shows up in the history pane, and links on a web page stay as normal (blue) links, and are never shown as visited. IE 6.0.2800.1106 on Win98SE. I've tried clearing away much older history, clearing the...

Can I safely delete all the files in Windows/temporary internet files? There's subfile entitled Content.IE5.

Hi all, Could someone explain the steps I would need to take to setup print sharing over the internet between a Windows 98 machine (connected to printer) and a Windows XP home machine (needs to access printer)? Basically I need to be able to provide a user with the ability to VNC into the XP...

I am trying to serve a game from a computer on my home network. The computer is running Windows 98 se. I cannot seem to open a port so that clients can log-on to my game. I think my ISP is blocking the ports. For example, I disabled the software firewall and put the computer in the DMZ of my...

My apologies if this message was posted twice. I am trying to serve a game from a computer on my home network. The computer is running Windows 98 SE Unfortunately, I cannot open a port. Perhaps, my ISP is blocking them. To see if I could open a port, I disabled the software firewal and put the...

Hi, How do I register my Windows 98 if I have no Internet connection? I did not recieve a postal registration form when I purchased it. I tried using a computer at a net cafe (right now) but ended up registering it instead in my name (and besides, I believe the software on this computer is...