Forum: General
February 28th 10, 09:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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WinZip 8.0 running v. slowly
If it can be done it's only because someone has chosen to publish the
connection. The only place that connection must exist is with the ISP who
created the e-mail account on their server. ...
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Forum: General
February 28th 10, 08:52 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,681
How to install WIN 98 after XP (another idea)
In my case. an old (but very good) slide scanner that runs off the parallel
port, a plotter that cuts stencils, a MIDI device that uses the joystick
port, and a digital control module.
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Jeff...
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Forum: General
February 27th 10, 02:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Views: 3,681
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Forum: General
February 27th 10, 02:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,681
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Forum: General
February 27th 10, 01:59 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Views: 6,424
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Forum: General
February 27th 10, 01:59 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Views: 6,424
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Forum: General
February 24th 10, 08:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Views: 3,681
How to install WIN 98 after XP
Don't install W98 to a partition or disk. Instead, install it into a
virtual machine using the Microsoft VM
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Jeff Richards
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"Drazen"...
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Forum: General
January 21st 10, 09:37 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,339
scandisk errors
Do not configure Scandisk to automatically fix anything. If there are
problems, you need to know about them - you do not want them silently
disposed of. The 'fix' usually doesn't fix it the way...
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Forum: General
January 17th 10, 09:48 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,680
Disable "Found New Hardware"
You may find it useful to select "Disable in this hardware profile" for the
devices that did not install properly, as this prevents future attempts to
re-install them if the OS detects they aren't...
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Forum: General
January 17th 10, 08:21 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Views: 1,397
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Forum: General
January 13th 10, 05:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 103
Views: 10,777
Defrag problems
"Aster" wrote in message
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Is there good hard disk diagnostic utility without stressing harddrive?
No. At...
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Forum: General
January 13th 10, 05:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 103
Views: 10,777
Defrag problems
"Aster" wrote in message
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Is there good hard disk diagnostic utility without stressing harddrive?
No. At...
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Forum: General
January 12th 10, 01:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,955
ScanDisk test
It means that the file system is just fine. Scandisk does not test the
disk, only the file system. If you included the Thorough option it means
that Scandisk can read and write to all the data...
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Forum: General
January 12th 10, 01:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Views: 4,986
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Forum: General
January 12th 10, 01:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,986
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Forum: General
January 12th 10, 01:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 103
Views: 10,777
Defrag problems
"Jim" wrote in message
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Hi Glen,
I know you are long since past this post, but I was curious about why this
is so...
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Forum: General
January 12th 10, 01:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 103
Views: 10,777
Defrag problems
"Jim" wrote in message
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Hi Glen,
I know you are long since past this post, but I was curious about why this
is so...
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Forum: General
January 12th 10, 01:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 103
Views: 10,777
Defrag problems
"Aster" wrote in message
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Also, according to microsoft, the volume must have at least 15 percent
free space...
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Forum: General
January 12th 10, 01:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 103
Views: 10,777
Defrag problems
"Aster" wrote in message
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snip
Also, according to microsoft, the volume must have at least 15 percent
free space...
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Forum: General
January 12th 10, 01:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 103
Views: 10,777
Defrag problems
I don't think Scandisk Thorough is worth bothering with at all. It stresses
the hard disk, without really giving you much feedback about what it found
or fixed. A good hard disk drive diagnostic...
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Forum: General
December 31st 09, 12:53 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Views: 2,033
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Forum: General
December 31st 09, 12:50 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Views: 7,254
Won't load OS
W98 can boot quite OK without those files.
If those files don't need to be there, but it is an incorrect startup file
that is trying to load them, then a registry restore would replace the...
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Forum: General
December 25th 09, 08:38 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,950
Installer created an extra stuff
I imagine that it would be quite OK to delete the folders that do not refer
to your OS. If you are unsure, rename them and run your system for a few
days to confirm that they aren't required for...
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Forum: General
December 24th 09, 12:19 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,alt.windows98
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Replies: 64
Views: 7,454
Windows Media Player 10 for Windows 98
There is an excellent example of some "testing" he
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?format=multiple&id=512005
(skip to the bottom unless you want to trawl through all the abuse).
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Jeff...
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Forum: General
December 22nd 09, 10:27 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,628
Replacing network adapter
The adapter may be configured for full duplex, but in any case you are not
using speeds anywhere near the system capacity.
Unless you have some network diagnostic software that can provide the...
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