quoting: Why do you need to reinstall? If you computer is just slow or acting funny, always fixable. Well anyway, yes you can backup the registry. and backup the start menu, desktop, my...

quoting: There are generic CD rom drivers on the net for DOS. Make a bootable floppy with the CD rom drivers, and mscdex.exe on it. Put fdisk and format on it also. Boot the disk, format the...

Search your disk for any file named PCMGEO or for any file containing text PCMGEO and see if you can detect from the file properties or location etc what it might be referring to. -- Jeff Richards MS...

This is for a W98 product code: The W98 ProductKey is generally found on the Windows user manual, the certificate of authenticity, a sticker on the PC or a sticker on the sleeve or jewel case the...

Hi Alan, The Accessories group is nothing more than a collection of short cuts. If you like, I will email them to you so you can drag them to the proper location. -- Regards, Bert Kinney...

"Marv" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:34e901c471a3$4e8714e0$a401280a@phx.gbl... That rules out bad RAM, have you tested the HDD with the manufacturer's diagnostic...

Michele Dondi wrote: In the colors case it's easier just to note the numbers of what it is and do it manually; for instance I just remember my first 3 of the 6 numbers there which are 141; 125; 90;...

I added more memory to an old computer under Windows 98 and now the computer doesnot recognize the internal modem or the printer. The printer is a Canon F30 Multi-Pass. The internal modem is old so...

Where did you get the idea XP can't read FAT16. "Tom" <tommage@aol.comNOSPAM> wrote in message news:20040723094327.16070.00001474@mb-m21.aol.com...

Thanks, that is what i thought. Teach me to clean up my stuff. I have the startup disk for the old system but that won't work. I will start calling people to see if somebody I know still has one.

The option tells the modem how to default to certain regional specific settings so it meets local regulations and is properly matched to the local telephone system. Items include number of times to...

Use the PC you are posting from: You can make a floppy boot disk with the Fat32ebd.exe file located on the W98 CD: tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd or you can download one here: ...

US customers can contact Microsoft at: 1 800 642-7676. They will issue retail and OEM product keys after verifying data located on the W98 CD. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: ...

Whenever I reinstalled windows 98, I used my restore disk to uninstall windows and then istall again. Well it worked and everytime that I Turn the computer on it asks fo the operating system cd-rom...

"Carol L" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:261e01c47045$0440b3a0$a601280a@phx.gbl... Read this MS KB article Carol http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289727 rgds Li'l...

i get this error on startup: 0028:C02C0FBD VXD IOS(04)+ 00002031 i'm running win98se and have looked at the two solutions that are similar to this about the sb16.vxd file and the iomega backup, but...

You should have gotten a restore or W98 CD with your computer; however, it is obviously too late at this point. Do a find on: win98_24.cab and if found, note its location. The W98 cab files may be...

users, a screen should appear promting you to set up user name, password. etc. hope this helps.

First of all I dont know how to post back in the same segment so I cut and paste the previous poledit.exe is not istalled and since I cannot open settings, I cannot access control panel to install...

Susan, This is a public newsgroup and you have listed your phone number for the world to see. When using the newsgroup internet interface as you have, Streets and Trips questions are answered in...