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Old March 29th 07, 03:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.multimedia
brenda_northway via WindowsKB.com
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Default space for a DVD player/burner

my pc is slow as heck.. takes forever for a page to load shuts down saying
shutting down due to illegal performance? i think i should have a player now
but cant find.. so can i buy one and put in on win 98se my original restore
disc says dvd on it... i want to be able to burn dvds and play them... can i
on here? thankyou.....I am greatful.. I m sure it needs cleaned up but i dont
know how......

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Old March 29th 07, 06:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.multimedia
Ron Badour
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Default space for a DVD player/burner

You have to check the system requirements for the DVD player/burner you are
interested in and see if W98SE is supported and if your hardware is
sufficient.

General W98 installation instructions:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html

If you just want to clean it up some and try to improve its performance:

To cut back on the number of programs starting at boot, check the programs
themselves for an option not to load. You might have to double click an
icon in the tray (others might require a right click) and then look for
preferences or options. If you cannot find an option, look for the program
in one of the following start up points and remove the reference to it:

Start up folder on the start menu, the load= and run= lines in the win.ini
and these registry run keys (use regedit.exe):

1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion*\Run
2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\*Run
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion*\RunOnce
4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\*RunOnce
5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion*\RunServices
6.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion*\RunServicesOnce
7.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion*\RunOnce\Setup

There is a freeware program that makes this process a lot easier to
manage: Startup Manager, http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/

You can use msconfig.exe, startup tab, to disable programs; however, by
doing so, you may lessen its value as a troubleshooting tool. There might
be some double entries in msconfig--leave those for your AntiVirus program
and load power profile alone as they are required.

If you disable an entry in msconfig or remove it from the start up point and
the program loads again after a reboot, that is an indication that you
missed an option on the program itself. If you don't know what an entry is,
check he
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm


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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
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my pc is slow as heck.. takes forever for a page to load shuts down saying
shutting down due to illegal performance? i think i should have a player
now
but cant find.. so can i buy one and put in on win 98se my original
restore
disc says dvd on it... i want to be able to burn dvds and play them... can
i
on here? thankyou.....I am greatful.. I m sure it needs cleaned up but i
dont
know how......

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