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Forum: General February 12th 08, 03:25 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 4
Views: 1,084
Posted By buffalo rider
For Franc Zabkar: Recurring Monitor Problem

I replied to your same note in the Windows 98 Display section ... please read
it. One must be careful when opening monitors to avoid electrocution.
- BR -

"DaffyD®" wrote:

Per Glen...
Forum: Monitors & Displays February 12th 08, 03:21 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Replies: 8
Views: 8,305
Posted By buffalo rider
laptops & monitor driver

Hi Gary,
I finally got to your note. Your suggestion worked !!

I went into Safe Mode, as you suggested. As you suspected for a potential
problem, I had two monitors and two display adapters...
Forum: Monitors & Displays February 12th 08, 03:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Replies: 3
Views: 7,737
Posted By buffalo rider
Recurring Monitor Problem

HI DaffyD,
I think glee is probably right ... you have a loose solder joint or a
connector that needs to be disconnected and reseated ... has a little
corrosion (from time) coating it.

I am...
Forum: Monitors & Displays January 29th 08, 04:47 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Replies: 8
Views: 8,305
Posted By buffalo rider
laptops & monitor driver

I haven't been able to do the various things you recommend yet. I will post
a response when I finish, let you (and others who might visit this) know what
happened. I have a major deadline this...
Forum: Monitors & Displays January 28th 08, 02:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Replies: 8
Views: 8,305
Posted By buffalo rider
laptops & monitor driver

Great advice, here and in the other note Gary. I suspect my problem then, is
not the 'display adapter' but the monitor ... but I may reinstall everything
as you suggest.

By the way ... I got...
Forum: General January 28th 08, 02:35 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 6
Views: 2,020
Posted By buffalo rider
help for laptop problem

Thanks Mart,
I will look at both of what you recommend. I have looked through Driver
Guide pretty thoroughly, but will look anyway. I will also try the other
site you mentioned.

- BR...
Forum: General January 25th 08, 01:51 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 17
Views: 1,961
Posted By buffalo rider
OS HDD to ext HDD.

there are a variety of ways to transfer the data ... some advantages of
learning the Ethernet way of doing it, are that Ethernet will be around for a
long time to come, learning how to do it can...
Forum: General January 25th 08, 01:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 6
Views: 2,020
Posted By buffalo rider
help for laptop problem

Hi Don, I meant the "windows 98 Display" folder to the left ... on the
discussion Group Screen ... to the left of this note you are looking at. I
posted a full description of the problem in that...
Forum: General January 24th 08, 06:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 17
Views: 1,961
Posted By buffalo rider
OS HDD to ext HDD.

Hi rod,

Perhaps you have already solved your problem and got the data transferred.
If not, here is my two cents. I have transferred data many times between two
computers, even as much as...
Forum: Monitors & Displays January 24th 08, 06:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Replies: 8
Views: 8,305
Posted By buffalo rider
laptops & monitor driver

Does anyone know if the monitor driver matters in laptops?

When we click on the 'display' icon (or function) and select
Settings-Advanced,
we have two places to select drivers.
a. Display...
Forum: Monitors & Displays January 24th 08, 05:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Replies: 4
Views: 10,046
Posted By buffalo rider
Laptop TFT ... garbled letters

Hi glee, here is what the people from that page wrote me ... per my inquiry
of a few days ago.
-----------------------
Dear "buffalo rider",
Unfortunately, we do not offer support for legacy...
Forum: General January 23rd 08, 06:47 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 6
Views: 2,020
Posted By buffalo rider
help for laptop problem

If any of you browse to the "Windows 98 Display" folder now and then,
and have experience fixing display problems, can
you take a look at "Laptop TFT . . . garbled letters"

Thanks, BR.
Forum: Monitors & Displays January 23rd 08, 06:17 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Replies: 4
Views: 10,046
Posted By buffalo rider
Laptop TFT ... garbled letters

Help please, if you can.

The problem: My laptop screen, the letters are legible, but fuzzy, rather
than crisp as they were before I upgraded to Windows 98SE. Images also are
not crisp. How do I...
Forum: Monitors & Displays January 23rd 08, 06:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Replies: 2
Views: 9,173
Posted By buffalo rider
No display driver works after upgrading from Win95

You might want to try one of the driver websites.

www.driverguide.com is one such site. You need to become a member (which is
free). After you are logged on you can look for a driver for your...
Forum: General January 3rd 08, 06:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 38
Views: 3,500
Posted By buffalo rider
Windows 9x/98SE, Me Updates/Patches/Downloads

hmmm . . . not my day. Here is the rest of the note from Gary ...

I have a two CD set I send to people that has all the Updates for Win98,
Win98SE and WinME. Write to me for instructions (I ask...
Forum: General January 3rd 08, 06:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 34
Views: 2,701
Posted By buffalo rider
Windows 9x/98SE, Me Updates/Patches/Downloads

hmmm . . . not my day. Here is the rest of the note from Gary ...

I have a two CD set I send to people that has all the Updates for Win98,
Win98SE and WinME. Write to me for instructions (I ask...
Forum: General January 3rd 08, 05:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 38
Views: 3,500
Posted By buffalo rider
Windows 9x/98SE, Me Updates/Patches/Downloads

oops, forgot to include the note. Here it is.
BTW ... the responders are right that you need to be running from a Windows
9x machine to get the catalog. Windows XP machines redirect and won't,...
Forum: General January 3rd 08, 05:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 34
Views: 2,701
Posted By buffalo rider
Windows 9x/98SE, Me Updates/Patches/Downloads

oops, forgot to include the note. Here it is.
BTW ... the responders are right that you need to be running from a Windows
9x machine to get the catalog. Windows XP machines redirect and won't,...
Forum: General January 3rd 08, 05:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 38
Views: 3,500
Posted By buffalo rider
Windows 9x/98SE, Me Updates/Patches/Downloads

Hi BMillikan ... I had a similar question about two days ago. Here is a copy
of a useful reply ... that can save you a lot of time. He has CDs with all
the patches and updates, sells for cost...
Forum: General January 3rd 08, 05:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 34
Views: 2,701
Posted By buffalo rider
Windows 9x/98SE, Me Updates/Patches/Downloads

Hi BMillikan ... I had a similar question about two days ago. Here is a copy
of a useful reply ... that can save you a lot of time. He has CDs with all
the patches and updates, sells for cost...
Forum: General January 3rd 08, 05:45 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 16
Views: 1,879
Posted By buffalo rider
Updates for Windows 98 - where?

Hey Gary, that would be terrific. Yes, please send me instructions. I would
like your CDs.

I had the W98 updates at one time on my XP machine, thought I had written
them to CD, but did not...
Forum: General January 3rd 08, 05:35 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 16
Views: 1,879
Posted By buffalo rider
Updates for Windows 98 - where?

Hi philo, You are making assumptions about what I am doing and this is why
your suggestions are presumptuous and don't make sense. I am already running
IE7 (on a Windows XP machine) ! This is...
Forum: General January 1st 08, 03:21 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 3
Views: 857
Posted By buffalo rider
help with upgrade

philo's suggestions are right . . .

if you are migrating to Windows XP, then (in order of importance)
1) make sure your hard drive is 20GB or more. Windows XP will use
about 12GB once...
Forum: General January 1st 08, 03:14 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 16
Views: 1,879
Posted By buffalo rider
Updates for Windows 98 - where?

Thanks PA Bear, I will try that. Maybe it will work. I tried going to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
and Microsoft reroutes me to a v6 update page (v6 is Windows XP) because the
computer I am...
Forum: General January 1st 08, 03:07 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 16
Views: 1,879
Posted By buffalo rider
Updates for Windows 98 - where?

Thanks John, but the site you mention is for 98SE. I need updates for 98.


"John Dulak" wrote:

buffalo rider wrote:
Does anyone have the URL for Windows 98 updates on the Microsoft...
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