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Windows98 startup problems
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Where did you copy the files *to*? Simply copying the files from the CD to a folder on your HD shouldn't do anything--*unless* you overwrote existing files. If that's what you did, yes, you're...

MISSING FILE?
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 2 Comments

newdev.dll is part of the New Hardware (or Device) installation procedures. I don't know what the other file is, though it *appears* to be a device installer. I would first examine that file...

Getting error message - CMOS CheckSum Error - Defaults Loaded - CMOS battery failed
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 7 Comments

Perhaps you have! -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR pcrrcp@netzero.net "Richard G. Harper"...

Startup Applications
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 2 Comments

First pick one of these to identify what loads at boot. Next, see whether there is an option in it's menus to disable it from starting up. If you really want to rid yourself of it on a more permanent...

screen size
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 2 Comments

"START, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button". If checked, then uncheck "VGA 640x480x16", & reboot. "Control Panel, Display, Settings tab". Select as you wish from the Colors dropdown menu & the Size...

PhotoDeluxe error
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Try this: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311098 -- Richard G. Harper rgharper@email.com * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is...

SDRAM
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 4 Comments

There is no such thing as a 96MB stick of RAM. Standard sizes that are in the range we're talking about are 32, 64, 128 and 256 (and now, 512 and 1GB sticks are common.) Sounds like it had one 32...

WIN98 crashes on disconnect
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 1 Comments

http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/topics/errormsg/emresctr.asp This has a link to a large list of Fatal (& other)...

Recent Security Alert
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Microsoft updates patch security holes in Microsoft software. This patch might help in preventing a virus from infecting your machine, or it might help in preventing a virus from doing more damage...

M I Ex window
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 1 Comments

First, see below for my standard blurb on Clean Boot procedures, Antivirus and related topics. A lot that won't seem immediately important but which may be, and which lay a good foundation in any...

<UNKNOWN> caused an invalid page fault in module <unknown>
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 1 Comments

http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/errexplo.htm#ERRUNKNOWN Truly a fine collection of the <unknown>, at Leboeuf's. Although it happens at Shut Down, perhaps clean up your Startup Group... First...

Keyboard remapping in Window 98SE ?
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 3 Comments

$455.00 is shocking & goes a long way toward explaining your conundrum. Be sure to scraps the gold, platinum & uranium off the Sony, before switching. OK, then. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be...

Start Up in Safe Mode
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Well... (A) What are the last few lines output in the BootLog? (But I guess something has to be last.) http://www.aumha.org/a/bootlog.htm Bootlog...

messenger service
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 3 Comments

This is not necessarily the case. For example, you might want to use VPN or direct cable connection for certain purposes... "ppoatt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message...

SendTo
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 18 Comments

Anyway, it's working now. Better let it be. Just remember what you had to do for it. OK, then. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should...

Stuck @ CDR101: Not ready reading drive E
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 13 Comments

Just tell you are not using any of these devices for installing Windows. It needs to know this in order to install the minimal device support necessary to get far enough into the process to do a...

Hope needs help with Pentax problem
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 2 Comments

In Windows Explorer, go to one of your picture files (probably .jpg) and hold the shift key while you right-click on the file. You should see an option "Open with...". Choose whatever you like,...

Conflicts with Norton Anti-virus software- help
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 10 Comments

For those that are "receiving hundreds of daily junk spam from 'authorised resellers' of Norton SystemWORSE", or any other Symantec product, they only have themselves to blame. When installing there...

wscript.exe firewall connection
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 2 Comments

'Microsoft Windows Based Script Host' from your computer wants to connect to 24.30.206.15, port 8 c:\Windows\wscript.ex This pops up after each refresh with F5 in OE6, or after sending each post to...

ReInstall Win98SE - no modem
Posted on February 4th, 2004 | 6 Comments

Sorry to hear that, hope the new one performs well. -- Brian A. Jack of all trades, Master of none. One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn. "George Richardson"...