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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 |
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WIN98 BASIC NETWORKING SETUP HELP!
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 |
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WIN98 BASIC NETWORKING SETUP HELP!
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 |
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WIN98 BASIC NETWORKING SETUP HELP!
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 |
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WIN98 BASIC NETWORKING SETUP HELP!
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 |
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WIN98 BASIC NETWORKING SETUP HELP!
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 |
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WIN98 BASIC NETWORKING SETUP HELP!
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 |
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WIN98 BASIC NETWORKING SETUP HELP!
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 |
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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 |
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WIN98 BASIC NETWORKING SETUP HELP!
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).?? -- 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 ... 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 |
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