WIN98 BASIC NETWORKING SETUP HELP!

Hi,

I have a WIN98 (Gold?) PIII 233Mhz. DELL Inspiron 3500 laptop I'm trying to
resurrect. The network setup area (Control Panel) must have a zillion
entries in it -- well, OK, about 20 -- from TWAIN to AOL adapter to D-LINK
wired Network Card PCMCIA (DFE-690TXD) to you-name-it.

Because I ultimately will clean install my system after saving my important
data, I would like to have the **b-a-r-e m-i-n-i-m-u-m** network setup to
start all over again, i. e., Client For Microsoft Networks, TCP-IP, etc.

Will someone please guide me through how to arrange that setup after I
delete all the many entries in the current setup? I'd like to do this before
clean installing to link to some valuable Net sites -- but I can't get online
with anything at the moment! )

THANK YOU!

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister

AFAIK, 233MHz machines are either Pentium Pro, or early Pentium II - not
PIII (but that's probably irrelevant, anyhow)...

Best thing is to NOT use the Network Properties yet - but to make sure that
only the programs you currently use for networking are installed....
If you don't use AOL, uninstall it
I have no idea why TWAIN would be in networking - unless you've been
accessing scanners or cameras over the network??

Boot to Safe Mode and make sure that all hardware that has been removed from
the system no longer exists in Device Manager - remove it if it does!

Then go back into Network Properties, and remove any entries that remain
that you don't need - in the following order
Protocols
Adapters
Clients

You probably need no more than
Clients: - Client for MS Networks
Adapters:- Ethernet Controller
MS Virtual Private Networking Adapter (and maybe not
even this!)
your modem(if you use dialup networking at all)
Protocols:- NDISWAN (if you have the VPN adapter installed, only)
TCP/IP - one entry for each adapter

...and that's it - if you have AOL installed, then it'll automatically
install required adapters, etc. when you install AOL after the reformat.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

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"goobmeister" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a WIN98 (Gold?) PIII 233Mhz. DELL Inspiron 3500 laptop I'm trying
to
resurrect. The network setup area (Control Panel) must have a zillion
entries in it -- well, OK, about 20 -- from TWAIN to AOL adapter to D-LINK
wired Network Card PCMCIA (DFE-690TXD) to you-name-it.

Because I ultimately will clean install my system after saving my
important
data, I would like to have the **b-a-r-e m-i-n-i-m-u-m** network setup
to
start all over again, i. e., Client For Microsoft Networks, TCP-IP, etc.

Will someone please guide me through how to arrange that setup after I
delete all the many entries in the current setup? I'd like to do this
before
clean installing to link to some valuable Net sites -- but I can't get
online
with anything at the moment! )

THANK YOU!

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister

AFAIK, 233MHz machines are either Pentium Pro, or early Pentium II - not
PIII (but that's probably irrelevant, anyhow)...

Best thing is to NOT use the Network Properties yet - but to make sure that
only the programs you currently use for networking are installed....
If you don't use AOL, uninstall it
I have no idea why TWAIN would be in networking - unless you've been
accessing scanners or cameras over the network??

Boot to Safe Mode and make sure that all hardware that has been removed from
the system no longer exists in Device Manager - remove it if it does!

Then go back into Network Properties, and remove any entries that remain
that you don't need - in the following order
Protocols
Adapters
Clients

You probably need no more than
Clients: - Client for MS Networks
Adapters:- Ethernet Controller
MS Virtual Private Networking Adapter (and maybe not
even this!)
your modem(if you use dialup networking at all)
Protocols:- NDISWAN (if you have the VPN adapter installed, only)
TCP/IP - one entry for each adapter

...and that's it - if you have AOL installed, then it'll automatically
install required adapters, etc. when you install AOL after the reformat.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"goobmeister" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a WIN98 (Gold?) PIII 233Mhz. DELL Inspiron 3500 laptop I'm trying
to
resurrect. The network setup area (Control Panel) must have a zillion
entries in it -- well, OK, about 20 -- from TWAIN to AOL adapter to D-LINK
wired Network Card PCMCIA (DFE-690TXD) to you-name-it.

Because I ultimately will clean install my system after saving my
important
data, I would like to have the **b-a-r-e m-i-n-i-m-u-m** network setup
to
start all over again, i. e., Client For Microsoft Networks, TCP-IP, etc.

Will someone please guide me through how to arrange that setup after I
delete all the many entries in the current setup? I'd like to do this
before
clean installing to link to some valuable Net sites -- but I can't get
online
with anything at the moment! )

THANK YOU!

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister

Thank you Noel for the help. My processor is indeed a PII -- Belarc
advisor): my bad. I uninstalled AOL 100% and now can connect to the net
through the D-Link PCMCIA card, but the connection, especially for IE6, is
hideously slow...I realize this is an old OS with a puny chip, but some
programs will zoom along, so I'm into the IE performance issues. I've pretty
much assured myself that the sys is now pest-free at all levels if I can
trust Kaspersky and CA anti-virus/malware scanners, although I cannot
download/install Trend-Micro or Panda Software free online scanners, usually
because I get an engine install error before the process completes.. The
prob is still the performance...

My question: are there any extremely reliable registry repairers that might
give the sys a boost before I clean install? Maybe I won't have to?

Thank you so much for the help : )

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister


"Noel Paton" wrote:

AFAIK, 233MHz machines are either Pentium Pro, or early Pentium II - not
PIII (but that's probably irrelevant, anyhow)...

Best thing is to NOT use the Network Properties yet - but to make sure that
only the programs you currently use for networking are installed....
If you don't use AOL, uninstall it
I have no idea why TWAIN would be in networking - unless you've been
accessing scanners or cameras over the network??

Boot to Safe Mode and make sure that all hardware that has been removed from
the system no longer exists in Device Manager - remove it if it does!

Then go back into Network Properties, and remove any entries that remain
that you don't need - in the following order
Protocols
Adapters
Clients

You probably need no more than
Clients: - Client for MS Networks
Adapters:- Ethernet Controller
MS Virtual Private Networking Adapter (and maybe not
even this!)
your modem(if you use dialup networking at all)
Protocols:- NDISWAN (if you have the VPN adapter installed, only)
TCP/IP - one entry for each adapter

...and that's it - if you have AOL installed, then it'll automatically
install required adapters, etc. when you install AOL after the reformat.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"goobmeister" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a WIN98 (Gold?) PIII 233Mhz. DELL Inspiron 3500 laptop I'm trying
to
resurrect. The network setup area (Control Panel) must have a zillion
entries in it -- well, OK, about 20 -- from TWAIN to AOL adapter to D-LINK
wired Network Card PCMCIA (DFE-690TXD) to you-name-it.

Because I ultimately will clean install my system after saving my
important
data, I would like to have the **b-a-r-e m-i-n-i-m-u-m** network setup
to
start all over again, i. e., Client For Microsoft Networks, TCP-IP, etc.

Will someone please guide me through how to arrange that setup after I
delete all the many entries in the current setup? I'd like to do this
before
clean installing to link to some valuable Net sites -- but I can't get
online
with anything at the moment! )

THANK YOU!

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister

Thank you Noel for the help. My processor is indeed a PII -- Belarc
advisor): my bad. I uninstalled AOL 100% and now can connect to the net
through the D-Link PCMCIA card, but the connection, especially for IE6, is
hideously slow...I realize this is an old OS with a puny chip, but some
programs will zoom along, so I'm into the IE performance issues. I've pretty
much assured myself that the sys is now pest-free at all levels if I can
trust Kaspersky and CA anti-virus/malware scanners, although I cannot
download/install Trend-Micro or Panda Software free online scanners, usually
because I get an engine install error before the process completes.. The
prob is still the performance...

My question: are there any extremely reliable registry repairers that might
give the sys a boost before I clean install? Maybe I won't have to?

Thank you so much for the help : )

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister


"Noel Paton" wrote:

AFAIK, 233MHz machines are either Pentium Pro, or early Pentium II - not
PIII (but that's probably irrelevant, anyhow)...

Best thing is to NOT use the Network Properties yet - but to make sure that
only the programs you currently use for networking are installed....
If you don't use AOL, uninstall it
I have no idea why TWAIN would be in networking - unless you've been
accessing scanners or cameras over the network??

Boot to Safe Mode and make sure that all hardware that has been removed from
the system no longer exists in Device Manager - remove it if it does!

Then go back into Network Properties, and remove any entries that remain
that you don't need - in the following order
Protocols
Adapters
Clients

You probably need no more than
Clients: - Client for MS Networks
Adapters:- Ethernet Controller
MS Virtual Private Networking Adapter (and maybe not
even this!)
your modem(if you use dialup networking at all)
Protocols:- NDISWAN (if you have the VPN adapter installed, only)
TCP/IP - one entry for each adapter

...and that's it - if you have AOL installed, then it'll automatically
install required adapters, etc. when you install AOL after the reformat.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"goobmeister" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a WIN98 (Gold?) PIII 233Mhz. DELL Inspiron 3500 laptop I'm trying
to
resurrect. The network setup area (Control Panel) must have a zillion
entries in it -- well, OK, about 20 -- from TWAIN to AOL adapter to D-LINK
wired Network Card PCMCIA (DFE-690TXD) to you-name-it.

Because I ultimately will clean install my system after saving my
important
data, I would like to have the **b-a-r-e m-i-n-i-m-u-m** network setup
to
start all over again, i. e., Client For Microsoft Networks, TCP-IP, etc.

Will someone please guide me through how to arrange that setup after I
delete all the many entries in the current setup? I'd like to do this
before
clean installing to link to some valuable Net sites -- but I can't get
online
with anything at the moment! )

THANK YOU!

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister

OUCH!
Trying to run KAV or Panda on a 233MHz machine is going to be like watching
treacle running of a cold spoon..
What's your normal background AV?...on a system like that, I'd go for a
stripped-down AVG (don't install either the email, or Office support - the
normal background scanner should be sufficient). How much RAM is installed??
(and how much has been stolen by the graphics?)

Check that you're not still using some form of proxy settings that aren't
required by your ISP (and most that are 'required' aren't actually
'necessary')

The DFE-690TXD is only a network card, not a modem, so there ain't nothin'
there that's going to limit your speed, believe me!
where the problem may be is at the other end of the wire to the card...
(what else is on the network?? - is it just that everything else seems so
much faster, because of the AV bottleneck??)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"goobmeister" wrote in message
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Thank you Noel for the help. My processor is indeed a PII -- Belarc
advisor): my bad. I uninstalled AOL 100% and now can connect to the net
through the D-Link PCMCIA card, but the connection, especially for IE6, is
hideously slow...I realize this is an old OS with a puny chip, but some
programs will zoom along, so I'm into the IE performance issues. I've
pretty
much assured myself that the sys is now pest-free at all levels if I can
trust Kaspersky and CA anti-virus/malware scanners, although I cannot
download/install Trend-Micro or Panda Software free online scanners,
usually
because I get an engine install error before the process completes.. The
prob is still the performance...

My question: are there any extremely reliable registry repairers that
might
give the sys a boost before I clean install? Maybe I won't have to?

Thank you so much for the help : )

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister


"Noel Paton" wrote:

AFAIK, 233MHz machines are either Pentium Pro, or early Pentium II - not
PIII (but that's probably irrelevant, anyhow)...

Best thing is to NOT use the Network Properties yet - but to make sure
that
only the programs you currently use for networking are installed....
If you don't use AOL, uninstall it
I have no idea why TWAIN would be in networking - unless you've been
accessing scanners or cameras over the network??

Boot to Safe Mode and make sure that all hardware that has been removed
from
the system no longer exists in Device Manager - remove it if it does!

Then go back into Network Properties, and remove any entries that remain
that you don't need - in the following order
Protocols
Adapters
Clients

You probably need no more than
Clients: - Client for MS Networks
Adapters:- Ethernet Controller
MS Virtual Private Networking Adapter (and maybe not
even this!)
your modem(if you use dialup networking at all)
Protocols:- NDISWAN (if you have the VPN adapter installed, only)
TCP/IP - one entry for each adapter

...and that's it - if you have AOL installed, then it'll automatically
install required adapters, etc. when you install AOL after the reformat.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"goobmeister" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a WIN98 (Gold?) PIII 233Mhz. DELL Inspiron 3500 laptop I'm
trying
to
resurrect. The network setup area (Control Panel) must have a zillion
entries in it -- well, OK, about 20 -- from TWAIN to AOL adapter to
D-LINK
wired Network Card PCMCIA (DFE-690TXD) to you-name-it.

Because I ultimately will clean install my system after saving my
important
data, I would like to have the **b-a-r-e m-i-n-i-m-u-m** network
setup
to
start all over again, i. e., Client For Microsoft Networks, TCP-IP,
etc.

Will someone please guide me through how to arrange that setup after I
delete all the many entries in the current setup? I'd like to do this
before
clean installing to link to some valuable Net sites -- but I can't get
online
with anything at the moment! )

THANK YOU!

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister

OUCH!
Trying to run KAV or Panda on a 233MHz machine is going to be like watching
treacle running of a cold spoon..
What's your normal background AV?...on a system like that, I'd go for a
stripped-down AVG (don't install either the email, or Office support - the
normal background scanner should be sufficient). How much RAM is installed??
(and how much has been stolen by the graphics?)

Check that you're not still using some form of proxy settings that aren't
required by your ISP (and most that are 'required' aren't actually
'necessary')

The DFE-690TXD is only a network card, not a modem, so there ain't nothin'
there that's going to limit your speed, believe me!
where the problem may be is at the other end of the wire to the card...
(what else is on the network?? - is it just that everything else seems so
much faster, because of the AV bottleneck??)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"goobmeister" wrote in message
news
Thank you Noel for the help. My processor is indeed a PII -- Belarc
advisor): my bad. I uninstalled AOL 100% and now can connect to the net
through the D-Link PCMCIA card, but the connection, especially for IE6, is
hideously slow...I realize this is an old OS with a puny chip, but some
programs will zoom along, so I'm into the IE performance issues. I've
pretty
much assured myself that the sys is now pest-free at all levels if I can
trust Kaspersky and CA anti-virus/malware scanners, although I cannot
download/install Trend-Micro or Panda Software free online scanners,
usually
because I get an engine install error before the process completes.. The
prob is still the performance...

My question: are there any extremely reliable registry repairers that
might
give the sys a boost before I clean install? Maybe I won't have to?

Thank you so much for the help : )

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister


"Noel Paton" wrote:

AFAIK, 233MHz machines are either Pentium Pro, or early Pentium II - not
PIII (but that's probably irrelevant, anyhow)...

Best thing is to NOT use the Network Properties yet - but to make sure
that
only the programs you currently use for networking are installed....
If you don't use AOL, uninstall it
I have no idea why TWAIN would be in networking - unless you've been
accessing scanners or cameras over the network??

Boot to Safe Mode and make sure that all hardware that has been removed
from
the system no longer exists in Device Manager - remove it if it does!

Then go back into Network Properties, and remove any entries that remain
that you don't need - in the following order
Protocols
Adapters
Clients

You probably need no more than
Clients: - Client for MS Networks
Adapters:- Ethernet Controller
MS Virtual Private Networking Adapter (and maybe not
even this!)
your modem(if you use dialup networking at all)
Protocols:- NDISWAN (if you have the VPN adapter installed, only)
TCP/IP - one entry for each adapter

...and that's it - if you have AOL installed, then it'll automatically
install required adapters, etc. when you install AOL after the reformat.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"goobmeister" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a WIN98 (Gold?) PIII 233Mhz. DELL Inspiron 3500 laptop I'm
trying
to
resurrect. The network setup area (Control Panel) must have a zillion
entries in it -- well, OK, about 20 -- from TWAIN to AOL adapter to
D-LINK
wired Network Card PCMCIA (DFE-690TXD) to you-name-it.

Because I ultimately will clean install my system after saving my
important
data, I would like to have the **b-a-r-e m-i-n-i-m-u-m** network
setup
to
start all over again, i. e., Client For Microsoft Networks, TCP-IP,
etc.

Will someone please guide me through how to arrange that setup after I
delete all the many entries in the current setup? I'd like to do this
before
clean installing to link to some valuable Net sites -- but I can't get
online
with anything at the moment! )

THANK YOU!

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister

Thank you again!

Normal bkgrnd scanner is eTrust v6.0 and latest definitions (from CA).
Because I am on a biz trip until I can again see the Belarc Summary late
tonight, I'll guess at the RAM: 64-128Mb. I use a cable modem conx which is
blazing with my other, desktop sys (granted about 500x more powerful : ) I
have nothing else on the network. As you suggest, it is probably the AV
bottleneck. I have no experience with AVG, and will take your suggestions to
heart. Still puzzled why I can't get the Trend and Panda free online
scanners to load -- they have proven very reliable, granted with other sys,
in the past. I suspect that I have Registry corruption, so I should probably
be investigating any super-reliable registry repairers before I take the
plunge with the clean install.

I apologize for not being better prepared with more specific info while away
from home...I do not wish to violate any of the goodpost rules : (

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister


"Noel Paton" wrote:

OUCH!
Trying to run KAV or Panda on a 233MHz machine is going to be like watching
treacle running of a cold spoon..
What's your normal background AV?...on a system like that, I'd go for a
stripped-down AVG (don't install either the email, or Office support - the
normal background scanner should be sufficient). How much RAM is installed??
(and how much has been stolen by the graphics?)

Check that you're not still using some form of proxy settings that aren't
required by your ISP (and most that are 'required' aren't actually
'necessary')

The DFE-690TXD is only a network card, not a modem, so there ain't nothin'
there that's going to limit your speed, believe me!
where the problem may be is at the other end of the wire to the card...
(what else is on the network?? - is it just that everything else seems so
much faster, because of the AV bottleneck??)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"goobmeister" wrote in message
news
Thank you Noel for the help. My processor is indeed a PII -- Belarc
advisor): my bad. I uninstalled AOL 100% and now can connect to the net
through the D-Link PCMCIA card, but the connection, especially for IE6, is
hideously slow...I realize this is an old OS with a puny chip, but some
programs will zoom along, so I'm into the IE performance issues. I've
pretty
much assured myself that the sys is now pest-free at all levels if I can
trust Kaspersky and CA anti-virus/malware scanners, although I cannot
download/install Trend-Micro or Panda Software free online scanners,
usually
because I get an engine install error before the process completes.. The
prob is still the performance...

My question: are there any extremely reliable registry repairers that
might
give the sys a boost before I clean install? Maybe I won't have to?

Thank you so much for the help : )

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister


"Noel Paton" wrote:

AFAIK, 233MHz machines are either Pentium Pro, or early Pentium II - not
PIII (but that's probably irrelevant, anyhow)...

Best thing is to NOT use the Network Properties yet - but to make sure
that
only the programs you currently use for networking are installed....
If you don't use AOL, uninstall it
I have no idea why TWAIN would be in networking - unless you've been
accessing scanners or cameras over the network??

Boot to Safe Mode and make sure that all hardware that has been removed
from
the system no longer exists in Device Manager - remove it if it does!

Then go back into Network Properties, and remove any entries that remain
that you don't need - in the following order
Protocols
Adapters
Clients

You probably need no more than
Clients: - Client for MS Networks
Adapters:- Ethernet Controller
MS Virtual Private Networking Adapter (and maybe not
even this!)
your modem(if you use dialup networking at all)
Protocols:- NDISWAN (if you have the VPN adapter installed, only)
TCP/IP - one entry for each adapter

...and that's it - if you have AOL installed, then it'll automatically
install required adapters, etc. when you install AOL after the reformat.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"goobmeister" wrote in message
news Hi,

I have a WIN98 (Gold?) PIII 233Mhz. DELL Inspiron 3500 laptop I'm
trying
to
resurrect. The network setup area (Control Panel) must have a zillion
entries in it -- well, OK, about 20 -- from TWAIN to AOL adapter to
D-LINK
wired Network Card PCMCIA (DFE-690TXD) to you-name-it.

Because I ultimately will clean install my system after saving my
important
data, I would like to have the **b-a-r-e m-i-n-i-m-u-m** network
setup
to
start all over again, i. e., Client For Microsoft Networks, TCP-IP,
etc.

Will someone please guide me through how to arrange that setup after I
delete all the many entries in the current setup? I'd like to do this
before
clean installing to link to some valuable Net sites -- but I can't get
online
with anything at the moment! )

THANK YOU!

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister

Thank you again!

Normal bkgrnd scanner is eTrust v6.0 and latest definitions (from CA).
Because I am on a biz trip until I can again see the Belarc Summary late
tonight, I'll guess at the RAM: 64-128Mb. I use a cable modem conx which is
blazing with my other, desktop sys (granted about 500x more powerful : ) I
have nothing else on the network. As you suggest, it is probably the AV
bottleneck. I have no experience with AVG, and will take your suggestions to
heart. Still puzzled why I can't get the Trend and Panda free online
scanners to load -- they have proven very reliable, granted with other sys,
in the past. I suspect that I have Registry corruption, so I should probably
be investigating any super-reliable registry repairers before I take the
plunge with the clean install.

I apologize for not being better prepared with more specific info while away
from home...I do not wish to violate any of the goodpost rules : (

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister


"Noel Paton" wrote:

OUCH!
Trying to run KAV or Panda on a 233MHz machine is going to be like watching
treacle running of a cold spoon..
What's your normal background AV?...on a system like that, I'd go for a
stripped-down AVG (don't install either the email, or Office support - the
normal background scanner should be sufficient). How much RAM is installed??
(and how much has been stolen by the graphics?)

Check that you're not still using some form of proxy settings that aren't
required by your ISP (and most that are 'required' aren't actually
'necessary')

The DFE-690TXD is only a network card, not a modem, so there ain't nothin'
there that's going to limit your speed, believe me!
where the problem may be is at the other end of the wire to the card...
(what else is on the network?? - is it just that everything else seems so
much faster, because of the AV bottleneck??)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com

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Thank you Noel for the help. My processor is indeed a PII -- Belarc
advisor): my bad. I uninstalled AOL 100% and now can connect to the net
through the D-Link PCMCIA card, but the connection, especially for IE6, is
hideously slow...I realize this is an old OS with a puny chip, but some
programs will zoom along, so I'm into the IE performance issues. I've
pretty
much assured myself that the sys is now pest-free at all levels if I can
trust Kaspersky and CA anti-virus/malware scanners, although I cannot
download/install Trend-Micro or Panda Software free online scanners,
usually
because I get an engine install error before the process completes.. The
prob is still the performance...

My question: are there any extremely reliable registry repairers that
might
give the sys a boost before I clean install? Maybe I won't have to?

Thank you so much for the help : )

Goob
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"Noel Paton" wrote:

AFAIK, 233MHz machines are either Pentium Pro, or early Pentium II - not
PIII (but that's probably irrelevant, anyhow)...

Best thing is to NOT use the Network Properties yet - but to make sure
that
only the programs you currently use for networking are installed....
If you don't use AOL, uninstall it
I have no idea why TWAIN would be in networking - unless you've been
accessing scanners or cameras over the network??

Boot to Safe Mode and make sure that all hardware that has been removed
from
the system no longer exists in Device Manager - remove it if it does!

Then go back into Network Properties, and remove any entries that remain
that you don't need - in the following order
Protocols
Adapters
Clients

You probably need no more than
Clients: - Client for MS Networks
Adapters:- Ethernet Controller
MS Virtual Private Networking Adapter (and maybe not
even this!)
your modem(if you use dialup networking at all)
Protocols:- NDISWAN (if you have the VPN adapter installed, only)
TCP/IP - one entry for each adapter

...and that's it - if you have AOL installed, then it'll automatically
install required adapters, etc. when you install AOL after the reformat.
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"goobmeister" wrote in message
news Hi,

I have a WIN98 (Gold?) PIII 233Mhz. DELL Inspiron 3500 laptop I'm
trying
to
resurrect. The network setup area (Control Panel) must have a zillion
entries in it -- well, OK, about 20 -- from TWAIN to AOL adapter to
D-LINK
wired Network Card PCMCIA (DFE-690TXD) to you-name-it.

Because I ultimately will clean install my system after saving my
important
data, I would like to have the **b-a-r-e m-i-n-i-m-u-m** network
setup
to
start all over again, i. e., Client For Microsoft Networks, TCP-IP,
etc.

Will someone please guide me through how to arrange that setup after I
delete all the many entries in the current setup? I'd like to do this
before
clean installing to link to some valuable Net sites -- but I can't get
online
with anything at the moment! )

THANK YOU!

Goob
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The best registry repair I know is "SCANREG /FIX" from a DOS boot -
registry 'fixing' utilities are worth the weight of the gold they're boxed
in
Seriously - run scanreg, and see what it does - I suspect not a lot.
If you *have* to run some kind of registry repair tool, then DO NOT let it
autofix anything! - there are too many ways for them to screw up, and all
need to be check with the MkI Eyeball.
If you had serious registry corruption, you'd have a lot more serious
problems than just slow browsing.

Most likely causes of problems with online scanners is ActiveX - it's a bit
of a bugger sometimes! - but we'd need to see exact error messages for that
(and it may give pointers to other things).
One thing that comes to mind is the HOSTS file - in WIn9x, once this gets
above a certain size, it can cause slowdowns similar to what you're seeing -
do you have a HOSTS file here (it MAY be hidden, and marked as a System
file, so make sure that Folder properties are set appropriately).??


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"goobmeister" wrote in message
...
Thank you again!

Normal bkgrnd scanner is eTrust v6.0 and latest definitions (from CA).
Because I am on a biz trip until I can again see the Belarc Summary late
tonight, I'll guess at the RAM: 64-128Mb. I use a cable modem conx which
is
blazing with my other, desktop sys (granted about 500x more powerful : )
I
have nothing else on the network. As you suggest, it is probably the AV
bottleneck. I have no experience with AVG, and will take your suggestions
to
heart. Still puzzled why I can't get the Trend and Panda free online
scanners to load -- they have proven very reliable, granted with other
sys,
in the past. I suspect that I have Registry corruption, so I should
probably
be investigating any super-reliable registry repairers before I take the
plunge with the clean install.

I apologize for not being better prepared with more specific info while
away
from home...I do not wish to violate any of the goodpost rules : (

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"Noel Paton" wrote:

OUCH!
Trying to run KAV or Panda on a 233MHz machine is going to be like
watching
treacle running of a cold spoon..
What's your normal background AV?...on a system like that, I'd go for a
stripped-down AVG (don't install either the email, or Office support -
the
normal background scanner should be sufficient). How much RAM is
installed??
(and how much has been stolen by the graphics?)

Check that you're not still using some form of proxy settings that aren't
required by your ISP (and most that are 'required' aren't actually
'necessary')

The DFE-690TXD is only a network card, not a modem, so there ain't
nothin'
there that's going to limit your speed, believe me!
where the problem may be is at the other end of the wire to the card...
(what else is on the network?? - is it just that everything else seems so
much faster, because of the AV bottleneck??)

--
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"goobmeister" wrote in message
news
Thank you Noel for the help. My processor is indeed a PII -- Belarc
advisor): my bad. I uninstalled AOL 100% and now can connect to the
net
through the D-Link PCMCIA card, but the connection, especially for IE6,
is
hideously slow...I realize this is an old OS with a puny chip, but some
programs will zoom along, so I'm into the IE performance issues. I've
pretty
much assured myself that the sys is now pest-free at all levels if I
can
trust Kaspersky and CA anti-virus/malware scanners, although I cannot
download/install Trend-Micro or Panda Software free online scanners,
usually
because I get an engine install error before the process completes..
The
prob is still the performance...

My question: are there any extremely reliable registry repairers that
might
give the sys a boost before I clean install? Maybe I won't have to?

Thank you so much for the help : )

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister


"Noel Paton" wrote:

AFAIK, 233MHz machines are either Pentium Pro, or early Pentium II -
not
PIII (but that's probably irrelevant, anyhow)...

Best thing is to NOT use the Network Properties yet - but to make sure
that
only the programs you currently use for networking are installed....
If you don't use AOL, uninstall it
I have no idea why TWAIN would be in networking - unless you've been
accessing scanners or cameras over the network??

Boot to Safe Mode and make sure that all hardware that has been
removed
from
the system no longer exists in Device Manager - remove it if it does!

Then go back into Network Properties, and remove any entries that
remain
that you don't need - in the following order
Protocols
Adapters
Clients

You probably need no more than
Clients: - Client for MS Networks
Adapters:- Ethernet Controller
MS Virtual Private Networking Adapter (and maybe
not
even this!)
your modem(if you use dialup networking at all)
Protocols:- NDISWAN (if you have the VPN adapter installed, only)
TCP/IP - one entry for each adapter

...and that's it - if you have AOL installed, then it'll automatically
install required adapters, etc. when you install AOL after the
reformat.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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NG's
"goobmeister" wrote in message
news Hi,

I have a WIN98 (Gold?) PIII 233Mhz. DELL Inspiron 3500 laptop I'm
trying
to
resurrect. The network setup area (Control Panel) must have a
zillion
entries in it -- well, OK, about 20 -- from TWAIN to AOL adapter to
D-LINK
wired Network Card PCMCIA (DFE-690TXD) to you-name-it.

Because I ultimately will clean install my system after saving my
important
data, I would like to have the **b-a-r-e m-i-n-i-m-u-m** network
setup
to
start all over again, i. e., Client For Microsoft Networks, TCP-IP,
etc.

Will someone please guide me through how to arrange that setup after
I
delete all the many entries in the current setup? I'd like to do
this
before
clean installing to link to some valuable Net sites -- but I can't
get
online
with anything at the moment! )

THANK YOU!

Goob
--
ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister