Well I have solved most of the mystery (and problem), and guess I'll have to live with it for now. First of all... I have multiple user profiles and determined today that only one of them is...

Try setting it right at the root (c:\) then use "set all other folders like" the root. Make sure you click apply then ok. John Jim wrote:

I lost the volume control icon on Win 98. and have no sound. The whole audio page in control panel/multimedia is not active. I ran the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, but it freezes half way...

You can run Help.com, that is in \tools\oldmsdos folder of installation CDROM, and read about multiconfiguration Config.sys and Autoexec.bat Assuming you create and items -- here is the line to...

"melissa" <melissa @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8E5C3ED9-C7CF-447B-9942-FC8962ECFFA8@microsoft.com... If you are in the UK I could send you a copy for the cost of the P&P say...

For information on installing W98, go to: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html You can make a floppy boot disk with the Fat32ebd.exe file located on the W98 CD: ...

How you do it depends on the CD you have. Read this (twice) http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html Don't forget you need the Product Key, even if you save nothing else. ....Alan --

Chris: Sometimes the partition table of a drive gets FUBARDed so bad that none of the standard tools can sort out what is going on. Assuming there is no physical damage to the disk's surface erasing...

"Frustrated Dad!!" <Frustrated Dad!!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C0E426AA-03D9-4569-9A13-DA857F38C6F1@microsoft.com... This DOS message says system code cannot be found on...

If it comes up during initial boot process it is most likely a bios password. This can be reset by opening the case and resetting CMOS or by removing the onboard battery for a period of time (say 5...

Yep, that would be your only option. Sorry. -- Richard G. Harper rgharper@gmail.com * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not...

If you use VMWare your virtual machine will see and connect to any device that you have drivers for... "John John" wrote:

Thanks for the replies. I discovered that with the appropriate switches (especially /A) I can use "extract" to test the CAB files; did that, and then tr/ansferred some good ones with floppies.

If Device Manager sees the drive but Windows does not assign a drive letter that indicates the drive is working but the partitioning is not seen as a valid Windows 9x partition. This usually...

To add a note to Don's reply, the /s switch is what loads the system files and it is not needed. Including it can sometimes cause a problem so if: Format C: works, just use that...

I repaired some windows problems using Norton Utilities 2002 - Norton WinDoctor. When I restarted my computer, I received the following error: Explorer Details: EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault...

"Brothersid" <Brothersid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C43A0EA5-7BFD-4396-BB4B-E5B234CB7C93@microsoft.com... If the laptop is already bootable, copy or move the existing...

What version number of the utility are you using? Versions before 3.55 apparently had a bug that showed PCMCIA as disabled, judging by this IBM support document: Symptoms corrected by the latest...

Just check the minimum regirements to run Win98 and make sure it meets or exceeds them. There shouldn't be any problems. "Christopher" wrote:

First of all you want your OS to be on different partitions. So the letter in the title will not be the same. You could call them both windows. Because it would look like this. Put two OS is...