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New PC, 98 with old BIOS
Posted on April 9th, 2008 | 17 Comments

Sorry, I got going on a sidetrack. Totally missed the VPC reference. Try Franc's link. Otherwise, I have a full set of Updates for Windows 98, 98SE and ME on CD. I ask $3. Email me at...

Clean install Win98se problem
Posted on April 9th, 2008 | 6 Comments

Try typing "RELOADHS.BAT" at the command prompt. If that doesn't help, you might try reposting at one of the following: news:alt.sys.pc-clone.packardbell http://forum.packardbell.com/en/ Ben

Desktop pictures
Posted on April 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Thank you Franc B.W. "Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message news:jfggv3dacdcjm30or1hc1rmm6rdodchkee@4ax.com...

system applet does not show up in control panel
Posted on March 26th, 2008 | 1 Comments

It should be in WIN98_25.CAB It shows up in a search if you search *.cab for text containing sysdm.cpl ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.com/index.htm

"Disk I/O Error" "Replace the disk, and then press any key"
Posted on March 19th, 2008 | 10 Comments

lbrtchx@gmail.com wrote: As others have said, you don't need to (in fact the usual opinion is that an upgraded-to-XP system is worse than a straight-to-XP system). Probably the CD (or CD...

"missing" .vxd files
Posted on March 19th, 2008 | 10 Comments

Franc Zabkar wrote: Nor did I. Well, the machine has shown no sign of any hard disc problems; a quick Windows reinstall made it OK, and it's not given any (of that sort of) problems since. (We're...

HP photosmart C5280 and win98se
Posted on March 17th, 2008 | 0 Comments

is there a driver for this all in one printer/copier/scanner that works under win98se? -- Dilbert Firestorm Opus is my Hero!

Cloning C: in Win98 ....
Posted on March 16th, 2008 | 8 Comments

On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 03:58:59 -0600, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote: Hi Philo, Good utility, although I'm pretty sure it must be run in a DOS Window ( command line ) and not in real DOS or it...

Can a hard drive be physically damaged due to power loss at startup?
Posted on March 15th, 2008 | 15 Comments

On 28 Feb, 18:33, DJW <d...@hotmail.com> wrote: Power failures or cycling to all HDD media is a major issue in causing data loss and HDD damage. The head stack assembly can impact on to the...

Windows Explorer jams if I delete a few hundred files
Posted on March 11th, 2008 | 6 Comments

You want to somehow execute a routine after a freeze, automatically? Not in 9x, I don't think so. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "TE Chea" <4ws@gmail.com> wrote in message...

Did clean install and things did not go smoothly?
Posted on March 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments

DJW wrote: From that, I assume you used a standard W98 CD (hopefully SE), as the manufacturer's own one would have had the necessary drivers (and _usually_ would have loaded them with minimal...

Can I restore Windows 98 from an USB external CR-rom drive?
Posted on February 29th, 2008 | 29 Comments

John Dulak wrote: Thanks. -- J. P. Gilliver | Tel. +44 1634 203298 Essex home for sale, £59,950: see http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/home/

Cannot manage swap file
Posted on February 20th, 2008 | 1 Comments

"Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message news:uM29UAxcIHA.4016@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... I've never seen this option in the Windows 98 version of msconfig. Try "Control Panel",...

Windows protection error
Posted on February 6th, 2008 | 10 Comments

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:eJ5iPs4XIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Thanks for the complete link. As an update to the original problem that, as you know, I have been...

Transfer Stuff
Posted on February 4th, 2008 | 2 Comments

You can copy data (documents, photos, and so forth) simply by copying to floppies if they are small, or by slaving the old hard drive into the newer machine, as Don suggested. However, programs are...

Pagemaker 7.0 Errors
Posted on January 30th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Claude, you gotta find a more appropriate forum than Win98.Setup. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "Claude Balls" <claudeballsjr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in...

Windows 98 Start up Problem
Posted on January 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments

If Philo's suggestion does not help, look at the possibility of a virus, trojan, spyware, etc., being loaded at boot and causing the problem. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2008 "Meltel"...

The Day My Computer Died
Posted on January 27th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Well, Miss American Pie is getting long in the tooth, but perhaps we could still get the band back together for another rousing rendition... -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP...

Windows 98SE Product Keys
Posted on January 24th, 2008 | 16 Comments

DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. DO NOT DO THIS. IT IS ILLEGAL IN THE UNITED STATES. IT VIOLATES THE MICROSOFT LICENSE AGREEMENT THAT YOU AGREE TO WHEN YOU...

Win 98 install MDIS error
Posted on January 21st, 2008 | 11 Comments

Aha! In all these years I never knew about that useful freebie. My own dilemma was solved by reinstal from scratch from a Win98SE CD with the later NDIS.VXD. (There turned out to be at least four...