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yep mine is 98 upgrade not seDo you have a floppy drive ? ?
If so travel to bootdisk.com and DLoad and extract the Win98SE file to a clean floppy...
Boot to the floppy with your Win CD in and at the A: prompt type setup and hit Enter...
The install will start.
Quote from: patio on September 21, 2009, 10:24:10 AM

Do you have a floppy drive ? ?
If so travel to bootdisk.com and DLoad and extract the Win98SE file to a clean floppy...
Boot to the floppy with your Win CD in and at the A: prompt type setup and hit Enter...
The install will start.

If you're going to pay money for it you should get Windows 2000, it's better than 98 & XP and it doesn't have any Msoft validation hoops to jump through.
You probably know someone who has an unused copy for free, ask around.

Excuse me ? ? ?
Win2K = $1000 dollars ? ? ? ?

Excuse me ? ? ?
Win2K = $1000 dollars ? ? ? ?

Is there an expansion card for an older computer running windows 95 that will utilize USB capability?

Recently I had a similar PROBLEM....
I found this on eBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-PC-HIGH-SPEED-ADAPTER-USB-2-0-5-PORT-4-1-PCI-HUB-CARD-/141688538249?hash=item20fd4b8489:g:OhgAAOSweW5VdMbd
NO, I am not the seller...
WARNING!
Do NOT buy a PCI-e card. It is not the same as the legacy PCI card.

Looking at this card I think the vendor is not accurate. It looks LIKE a PCI-e card.

Sad to say, but eBay does not know how to TELL people that an OLD computer does not use PCI-e cards, only the older PCI cards work. a real PITA.

Look here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Port-USB-2-0-High-Speed-PCI-Controller-Card-Adapter-Hub-4-External-1-Internal/151314157757?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38828%26meid%3D117b99ebb2a242ce898b55783f55dd28%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D401024890701
Sorry about the long URL.
Stufdy the image carefully. I think the link above is the right card for you.On top of that good luck FINDING workable Win95 USB drivers...He would start here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/253756
and:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/173261-48-windows-drivers

You do not neccessarily need a full clone so ignore the above details...
The data ...pics music etc don't need that OS to work properly....as it's an older PC i would prioritise whats 1st and go from there just in case the HDDD doesn't survive a full clone.

You may have an issue trying to clone an old hard drive. Or maybe not.

My advice; get a cloud service and see if the old PC can gt into the internet. If so, upload the photos and documents of a personal nature.

True... the 10GB drive would have been very expensive if its an early 10GB pre-LBA. Im thinking their drive might have a date code on it of 1997-1998 when 10GB was starting to become the norm for storage capacity in new computers of the time. The Pentium 133 may have started off with a smaller 2.5GB hard drive and then that drive replaced to a 10GB are my thoughts unless a premium was paid for 10GB. Knowing the drive make/model and date code would help know if the drive supports LBA. Then there is the issue whether the motherboards BIOS supports LBA and if LBA was used or a legacy mode. LBA shows use in ATA-1 in 1994 so it could have LBA with a Pentium 133. Since the Pentium 133-166-200Mhz systems were on the market in 1994-1997.

I have used Norton Ghost 2003 with systems as old as Pentium 75Mhz running Windows 98 with 32MB RAM 1.2GB HDD, and a CD-RW drive to burn the image to CD-R. https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH107705.html
Getting that system connected to cloud storage service would be quite the challenge...I cant think of any cloud client that supports 95. Better idea would be if just backing up files without the OS, would be to create a network share on the Windows 95 system and access the share with a newer computer, but networking these old and new computer to 95 could be troublesome. The Pentium 133 probably also doesnt have any USB ports and Windows 95 is horrible for USB device support. For large file transfers in the Windows 95 days I use to use a parallel port cable, double ended male 25-pin D-SUB and laplink like software called FileVan in which the trial allowed you to transfer a limited number of files via LPT1 (printer port) of each computer at like 1200 baud. I zipped all the data to a single zip file with pkzip and then transferred the large file made up of other many files within it from one computer to the other. Then used pkunzip to decompress the data to the other computer. It took a few hours to complete the transfer over 1200 baud but it worked for 2 computers that were not Network ready and only had modems with dial-up to internet. Laplink allowed transfer over Serial which would have been faster, but laplink wasnt available to me at the time and this trial download worked for 1 time need of data transfer.

Use an adapter/enclosure for the drive and image it directly using modern software as a USB drive on another system. Anything else is just a waste of time, IMO; either the software won't support it (even Clonezilla's i386 builds require pae) or the software will make it a pain (having to burn discs via ghost).

Just take the drive out and use an Adapter or enclosure to connect it to a more modern system via USB. Then image it there.

I use and recommend Acronis...however as you stated it ain't Free...

My current Free recommendations are Macrium Reflect...or Easus ToDo...

The LBA scheme replaces earlier schemes which exposed the physical details of the storage device to the software of the operating system. Chief among these was the cylinder-head-sector (CHS) scheme, where blocks were addressed by means of a tuple which defined the cylinder, head, and sector at which they appeared on the hard disk.

Referring to the article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_block_addressingWhat is not clearly stated is that the CHS scheme can bit hard. It might not be an issue or it can. This is not ambiguity on my part. The scheme lends  to mistakes. Put another way, you need to format the drive with the machine that is going to use it. That will insure there is no alternative interpretation in the plan.

I am just trying to help.   

I shall be very grateful if anyone can suggest a solution to the following problem.

I'm trying to upgrade the O/S on my computer from the original Windows 95 to Windows 98SE.

I BOUGHT an original Windows98SE Upgrade disc which is clearly marked 'for users of Windows 3.1x and Windows 95'.  When I try to install HOWEVER I get a message, 'Your computer already has an operating system installed which cannot be upgraded by this version of setup.  You need to obtain the Windows 98 Upgrade'.  Message: SU0168.

Does anyone have the answer to how I proceed, please?

Thankstokyotone.......I just did a quick google check and FOUND this which may help you .....
http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/win98se.html

When you put the win98se disc in the cd drive , did it not ask you to put in the win 95 cd so it could check to make sure that you can in fact upgrade. The error message SUGGESTS you can't go from win95 to win98se.

let us know how you make out .

dl65

I'm guessing you had the FULL version of 98 SE..... The full version is for use if you erase everything on your computer and do not have an operating system installed.... The upgrade edition will allow you to simply overwrite your current operating system.

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windows 98 freezes on welcome screen and when i reset it goes into safe mode. when i go system performance, it says "compatibility mode paging reduces overall system performance" and ALSO that drive a and c "using msdos compatibility mode file sys"  please help
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130179/EN-US/Thanks for your help but tried everything on link but it didnt work. Any IDEAS?locate the c:\windows\options\cabs folder now SCROLL down the LIST......and next to the  reg32 ICON .....click the setup icon it will re-install the system..without losing any files and no disk is needed in doing this !..and a tip  always clean pc up before shutting it down<tools/internet options delete files and clear history..........its a good habit to have.....or an alternative is to type scanreg/restore after the msdos prompt and answer yes to the splash screen and the chose the last good cabinet file......

can you instruct me on how to add 98 to my OPERATING system i already have xp pro, my camera won't work with xp but it will work with 98.just to let you know i am not  computer literate at allBefore undertaking the complex project of building a dual boot machine, I would go to the camera manufacturer 's website and see if you can find a XP driver for your camera.

If this fails, you would have to build a dual boot machine. Since Win98 and XP cannot COEXIST in the same partition, you will have to allocate and format an additional primary partition where you will install Win98. (Win98 will not load from a logical partition).

Attention to detail is a must. If you are unfamilar with computers, I would suggest finding someone who can HELP you.

PS. BACKUP your XP system before starting to play around with the system partitions. A THIRD party Partition Manager  (I like PartitionMagic myself...powerquest.com) would be helpful so you can move your partitions around without destroying any of your data.

Good LUCK!Your best solution is this (click here).
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm

i want to get rid of xp,dual operating sys. to hard to figure out.don't want to lose any info so i am afraid of formatting hard drive.i don't know how to save important info for transfer to new operating sys. please help if you can. this all has to do with an outdated digital camera that works on 98 but not on xp.i need my photos and can't get them out of the camera without 98.rock.....Before you throw out XP which is a much better O/S than win 98.......Did you try installing your camera software on win xp or did you just read about it and it said it was only supported by win98 . My digital camera said the same thing ....but I installed it and it worked ....even Minolta had told me it wouldnt .....
What kind of a camera do you have ? ........
Have you tried looking for updates  for your camera software........ And another option might be for you to get a card reader ...which will plug into a usb port and read your flash card directly .....( the transfer time is much quicker as well )
Let us know

dl65  
i tried loading the software and the pc said windows nt does not support this program so i tried to let the pc find its own way but it doesn't have polaroid in its index. i found a secondary driver online that polaroid said might work but it hasn't been tested yet.once i downloaded the driver it gave me a setup file but my camera STILL wont work with this driver.i tried to LOCATE file to see if there was a exe file but the only two things i found was a note pad file and the setup file.the camera is a polaroid pdc300, polaroid gave me the address to download the secondary file but i still can't get it to work.i need my camera for ebay ant the camera worked on my other computer which had 98 on it until i totally screwed it up so i got another computer which xp prof.was the only os that i could get my hands on at that time.i was going to try and have dual os's but it would take a miracle for me to understand everything about formatting and seperating system files and i would more than likely lose something important like drivers.so i am afraid to try anything without help from more experienced pros. can anyony please help? if someone could help me to download the file and get my pc to connect the two units together that would solve the main issue that i have (camera/secondary driver file) Is it possible that the software for this Polaroid camera is "IMAGE Expert"? I have a camera that was origionally made by Polaroid but is marked "Catch". I installed the software and everything seemd to work fine. take a look for IE on the web and if you can't find it or it is similar or the same thing I cold try to send the drivers or help you find them. I wouldn't try OVERWRITING 98 over XP so eagerly as you will have issues. I purchased file recovery software which is available on the internet but is expensive (Recover My Files). I have a SMALL computer business so it was worthwhile.
For transferring your files, do you have a CD burner? Flash memory? Let us know...

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i want to get rid of xp,dual operating sys. to hard to figure out.don't want to lose any info so i am afraid of formatting hard drive...

Hello there everybody!
I need a little help: My Pioneer DVD writer is listed in EXPLORER as DRIVE D, it's also recognized in DOS mode, but Windows doesn't show CD-ROM controllers in Device Manager and sees this drive as CD-ROM READER only.
I do not know what to do to have Win98SE read and write on CD's. And what's more, when I try to make a virtual CD-ROM drive with a program called FastCD, the vitual drive replaces the D drive and the normal CD-ROM drive disappears.
Can anyone tell me what's going on with  my installation of Win98SE?
Thank you so much for any help.
sds
sfalconHello sflacon! Here's what I WANT you to do.... Go back to your device manager, find the Pioneer Drive, right-click on it, and hit update drivers. (Make sure that you are on the internet when doing this). If this does not solve your PROBLEM, then go to pioneer's website and download drivers from there. Let us know what happens...  

[glb]Flame[/glb]what happens if you unistall fast cd..........does your dvd drive come back......the cd side........conflict of programs maybe........Thank you guys for trying to help!
The Pioneer DVD drive doesn't show in Device Manager (Win98SE did not recognize it!?!), only the DOS mode can
"see" the drive.
I have been to Pioneer's site to download the driver, but when I try to execute the exe file, it advises me that the device (the DVD-ROM) is missing!? Because Win98SE refuses to "see" it.
I tried to uninstall the program FASTCD, then the CD drive appears as letter D (but only a CD drive, instead of a DVD drive as it should) and in the Device Manager there's no mention to it.
However, if I put a CD into the drive, I can see the files in Explorer and even copy them. Then if I reinstall FastCD, the letter D is assigned to the virtual drive and no CDROM drive anymore.
Thank you again for worrying about this issue.

rgds
sfalcon
try deeper burner......for dvd......cloning..

Hello, I use windows 98SE.

I have this PROBLEM: when I try to correct a letter in any screen I am using to write, when I correct the letter the next one is deleted.

e.g. if I wrote

book

and I want to correct with capital B, I put the cursor before the b

|book

TYPE B, and the result is:

Bok

the next letter is deleted.

What is the problem?.

Please don´t tell me to reinstall, it is not an answer and it does not work.

Thanks!.If this is what I think it is, your answer is simple. While in Microsoft Word, or Notepad, whatever word PROCESSING system you use, hit the insert BUTTON on your keyboard. Then try tryping normally.

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Why is the cursor before the letter you want to DELETE?
 Try cursor after letter then backspace and type in new letter. Quote

If this is what I think it is, your answer is simple. While in Microsoft Word, or Notepad, whatever word processing system you use, hit the insert button on your keyboard. Then try tryping normally.

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I had the above game on one of my old computers using Windows 95 as
the operating system.  The above game is a 16 bit DOS subsystem and a computer guru fixed it so I could play the game by using a shortcut icon. I don't know how he set it up, but I inadvertently deleted it and I still have the floppy and don't know how to get it to play on my Windows 95 operating system.  I know it won't play on any more recent versions of Windows     HELPFIRST off the game is probably not deleted...only the shortcut...

Find the Folder that CONTAINS the game and look for an .exe FILE...

Right clik the .exe and select create shortcut...then DRAG it to the desktop.

All this can be done in Windows Explorer.

Can anyone tell me how to upgrade from Windows ME to Windows XP.
Thanks,Put the XP CD in the CD drive and reboot.

The Windows ME CD you give e to ...
your second cousin, if he lives in Nebraska.Some more information...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316941This is my problem.I just reformatted my HP desktop that has Windows ME, and I download the Malware Bytes PROGRAM to desktop,but when I went back to desktop and opened it and clicked on run,Message came up "This program requires Windows NT version 4.0 or later".Will I have to upgrade to Windows Xp in order for this program to open,or what do I do?Also do you know where I can download Free Windows XP home edition and burn on a CD?
Thanks,If you are still running ME you will need protection apps that will run on WinME...

There is no legal DLoad of any retail Windows products and we don't assist with piracy here.

patio.Well sorry I ask,but I've already found several dowloads for the Windows XP Home Edition dowload that is legal,and what do you mean by Protection apps for Windows Me/Please explain1) He means anti-malware apps that are compatible with ME
2) I'd LOVE to see links for those legal XP downloads Quote

Well sorry I ask,but I've already found several dowloads for the Windows XP Home Edition dowload that is legal

Basically I was just wondering, at what point did Windows require special installation procedures to install DOS games?  I have several fairly NEW computers which either they are a pain to install and don't always reliably play or my newest one they won't install at all.  Im LOOKING around for a 486 computer to put on an old DOS version of windows because they played well on it.DOS games never ran well under windows...I guess I'll just TRY Windows 95 & 98, it seemed like there were no problems running them back then.You could try using DOSBox on your existing machine. Works great for playing old DOS games that don't run properly in Windows on XP/Vista.Windows 95 would be the best version of Windows (that can run a moderately recent computer) for running DOS games. Windows 95 can run almost any DOS program fairly well. Windows 95 can also boot in DOS Mode (98 can too) specially for running DOS programs. Windows 3.1 and 98 would also work for what your doing but I would choose 95. I'm actually about to set it up for my own DOS games.

Quote from: Wikipedia article on Windows 95

Windows 95 was designed to be maximally compatible with existing MS-DOS and 16-bit Windows applications and device drivers

Windows 95 incorporated MS-DOS into a consolidated operating system...

DOS games never ran well under windows...

They ran slower, which allows me to sometimes win. 

Hi guys.

I think I got myself in big trouble here. I recently installed 98SE on my old PC.
Yesterday I installed the official RCA Lyra MP3 player driver from my CD.

It WANTED to reboot to finnish installing the driver. I let it. When the OS rebooted it displayed a new hardware install window. I successfully installed the RCA Lyra and one other device. But failed to install "Unknown device" and a "USB mass storage device". It then gave me the blue screen of death saying "A fatal exception 00 has occurred at 0028:C1C2E683 in VXD DiskTSD (3) + 00001E13. The current application will be terminated.

* Press any key to terminate
* press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer"

When I click a key to terminate my computer seems to freeze at loading my blank desktop and black screen (no taskbar, icons etc.). I cannot get into Windows.

I don't understand why this happened. The driver was a good one certified for 98SE (ME etc.) from a manufactures CD.

Can somebody please help me?Not the first time I've seen manufacturer's drivers not function under Win98SE.   Sometimes this is due to believing Win98 is exactly the same as Win98SE.  They are more different than the name implies.  However, Win98SE is far superior.  Sometimes Win2k drivers will work.
Since you can't boot Win98SE, temporarily remove the device and then uninstall the software. Quote from: Computer_Commando on October 08, 2009, 05:34:16 PM

Sometimes this is due to believing Win98 is exactly the same as Win98SE.  They are more different than the name implies.  However, Win98SE is far superior.

Since you can't boot Win98SE, temporarily remove the device and then uninstall the software.

Sometimes Win2k drivers will work.

1.  So the driver thinks i'm running 98?
2.  I removed the device and I can get into 98 now. How do I remove the driver? I uninstalled the entry "Lyra digital audio player" from the add/remove programs.
3.  I don't think I have 2K drivers, I believe my driver on the CD is a all-in-one driver for 98SE, ME and 2K.

1.  No.  The driver is NOT for 98SE, since it didn't work for you.  It's always possible that the device is defective.  Can you test it on an XP or later box?

I had similar issues with a Sandisk Flash Drive, didn't lock computer, but would not function.  Same computer with triple boot, functioned perfectly in Win2k & WinXP.

3.  Once in a while I find some third party or other drivers.  Try www.driverguide.com

...Which should I try first?

92 yr young mother has 90's HP computer, locked in dos screen. Won't boot windows. Any help appreciated. What prompt does it show on the screen after booting " "

A: or C: ? ?

If C: type in CD\Windows and hit Enter...at the C:\Windows prompt type in Win and hit Enter.Thank you so very much I will try that this afternoon. Prompt was c:
THANK YOU AGAIN. JDTBring us good news...and Welcome !  For Patio, Thank you so very much. Your advice worked well. Computer was SET to start Dos only. Apoligize for delay in POSTING this reply but family Med. emergency TOOK priority.

JDTYou're more than Welcome...best wishes for the medical ISSUE and stop by anytime...
Someone's always here....

what to type for cd rom to be recognized in autoexe. bat &config.sys 98se mitsumi fx22 PRIMARY slave. Read  the formula on your WEB site still unsure what to type!   quote  three components  Device=C:windows/HIMEM.SYS      Dos=HIGH,UMB, dEVICE=C:Windows\emm386.exe NOEMS Can you state you specific problem?
From your POST it seems that you somehow LOST your CD Rom drive. Is that so?
Normally Windows 98 requires both FLOPPY and a CD to install. Is that how you installed it?You may also want to post a copy of your autoexec.bat and config.sys files...
Do you have a driver floppy for the CD drive ? ?
What OS is installed on this machine ? ?

I just found out that Windows 98 has to be installed in DOS but Windows 98 SE can be installed without booting from DOS.  Am I right to assume that that would make Windows 98 the last DOS based Windows?No. Windows 98SE was DOS based.So was MERight. XP was the first MS OS not built on a DOS kernel. Quote from: Allan on September 22, 2009, 12:59:00 PM

Right. XP was the first MS OS not built on a DOS kernel.

I don't think that's what Amats meant. Technical xp, vista, and win7 are all based on dos. I think he meant something like weather or not 98 was the last windows that relied on dos for so much that it had to be installed with it.

What? Neither XP, Vista, nor 7 are "based on dos". They are all built on an NT kernel.

Dos is at the core of all windows. Dos uses many files to run the os and if you don't have dos then you don't have a running os. If windoows did not need dos to run then it would not be built in and then many of the people on this forum would not be on this forum because there would be no need to talk about something that was not even being used.

Dos is at the core of all windows.

Dos uses many files to run the os and if you don't have dos then you don't have a running os.

If windoows did not need dos to run then it would not be built in

and then many of the people on this forum would not be on this forum because there would be no need to talk about something that was not even being used.

I have Pentium II processor 233 mhz, Dell mother board, 40 GB HDD, 64 MB RAM.

I am trying to install win98. Installation goes smooth from CD and after booting from the hard DRIVE after copying all the files, the installation says updating the hardware, the installation does not continue.

I tried to install Win Me OEM Version but the result is same. I changed RAM, HDD but the problem PERSIST.

Please HELP.How's it look inside the COMPUTER?  Is there dust...Are fans spinning?Yes everything is working fine. Fan is spinning and I cleared all the dusts from inside. I even took out all the parts and tried it without the cabinet. but same problem persists..

please help...find a flash light and take a close look at the motherboard...  Check to see if there are BAD capacitors like shown here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

I seek disk #1 of the 8-disk (3.5" floppies) installation set for WINDOWS for Workgroups 3.11.

I had to replace the HARD drive on my OLD Dell PC, but can't re-install WFW cuz of a corrupt install disk.

I'd appreciate any leads.

DaveYou can find plenty on Ebay.PM me with your EMAIL ADDRESS.

CD-ROMS & DVD-ROM's require no drivers to function.  If you want to burn CD's, you need burning software.

They do in Win98...

You will need to travel to Panasonics site and see if they have Win98 drivers...
If that fails do a search for OakRom CD drivers which may do the trick...

OakRom drivers are for DOS, not Windows.

HuH ?

can't i just install Nero cd burner if win 98 has the driver?

Trying to put together so that old PC will not use dial up, instead now will use this METHOD. I put the download able version of install wizard onto CD-r. OPENED CD and unzipped folder and was able to run install but after it asks what region I am and i select U.S. it stops after that. it asks me if i want it in this folder and i accept and that is it.... 1.  Old PC.
     a.  Make and model number of PC, if BRAND name; otherwise make and model number of motherboard.
     b.  USB support level; e.g. USB 1.0, USB 1.1, USB 2.0?

2.  Operating System.  What operating system is the old PC using; e.g. Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows Millennium Edition (ME)?

3.  Driver.  Where did you get the driver?

I am using Windows 98SE and Office 2000 on this computer. I was editing a WORD .doc. Problems developed with Office 2000 on this computer so I COPIED the Word .doc to anther computer with Windows 98SE and Office 2000. This file opens as READ Only so I cannot edit it. What should I do?CHECK *.doc file's read only attribuets from property of the file. Uncheck if checked.

Or you can save the file with a different name using save as command from word and after that deleting read only .doc file.
 Thanks very much. The properties of the Word file had the erad only box checked but I had to use Explorer to un check the box. I can now GET back to the editing, thanks to you.

My brother inn law just got a old game that was designed to run under WIN 95 on a 486.  I can't get it to run on XP.  It's Third Reich.  Is there an EMULATOR or any tricks to get it to run?HTTP://www.dosbox.com/Thanks!

hi as i said in my fist post Games i wanted to divide a file. could i transport the file from one computer to ANOTHER using the 9 pine cable.

P.S read Games by comda first to understand this> Quote

hi as i said in my fist post Games i wanted to divide a file. could i transport the file from one computer to another using the 9 pine cable.

It's 4mb. I wanted to know is there some way i could split this file so i can transfer it through floppy?

Only if it's a DOS game and not an installed Win game.

I wanted to contact Patio and say that I did follow the INSTRUCTIONS given, but when I tried to open the game I received an ERROR 22 message, which said "Unable to open the image FILE for the opening.  Anything I can do about that? Do you THINK the ORIGINAL files have been corrupted? If this is relating to another thread you should post in that thread.

I know they were mounted in or around 98 but i cant remember what sys i used to do it.  Is there anyway to unmount them using xp?  I am curious as to what is on them and a little worried what i will find.  I was really young and stupid back then.  Not sure why you're using the terms mounted...etc. ...
If you have a working floppy drive just put them in and OPEN Explorer...
You'll know soon enough if the data is STILL there or not. Quote

was really young and stupid back then.  Grin

Not sure why you're using the terms mounted...etc. ...
If you have a working floppy drive just put them in and open Explorer...
You'll know soon enough if the data is still there or not.

Windows Explorer...

Or just find the A: drive in My Computer and double-clik it...

Windows Explorer...

Or just find the A: drive in My Computer and double-clik it...

You can read the floppy in Windows 98.

i just RELOADED a 40GB hd with Win ME as my secondary puter..everything came up fine, did scandisk and defrag, since i hadn't TOUCHED the puter in over a year..afterwards windows appeared to start then i got this, "COMCTL32.DLL will not open, u shud check file"...i have tried everything with no luck...any ideas...Microsoft doesn't generally use "SLANG" to REPORT errors.  Does it really say "COMCTL32.DLL will not open, u shud check file"?not WORD 4 word...imagination...give us the actual error message and you might receive actual suggestions...apparently not..a complete reload got rid of it for right now...dont know how long it will last this time...maybe the drive got too hot? M A Y B E..........

I cannot install windows 98se over my windows 98.It asks for a windows 98 UPDATE to be installed first. Is there an easy way to install windows 98se? Or,must I get 'this' windows 98 update?
I am a complete novice,so can you explain in GREAT detail.

Many thanks.Do you have the full version cd of 98se - do you have a floppy drive?I have a floppy drive and the 98se set up disc.To every one I am MR becky. If you could help me with my INSTALLING WINDOWS 98SE problem, i would be very grateful.i assume you want to keep all your data etc? because you could just format a BOOT off the disk then install if u didn'tMicrosoft doesn't consider it an upgrade.  You'll have to format and start from scratch.Thanks Commando.Why am I asked to use a 98 windows upgrade or update disc to install windows 98se.I thought it would automatically install. I am a REAL amatuer,can you describe the format procedure.

Many thanks.Thank you kablam.
Can you tell me how to format a boot off disc..............as you have gathered,I am a real novice.
Many thanks.

I have an old HP (266Mhz, 288M RAM) that I reformatted the HD and reinstalled Win95 on.  It won't recognize the CD drive.

I downloaded a Win95 boot disk that WILL make it recognize the CD - used that to run win95 setup again.  

After running setup again, then rebooting from HD, I get a lenghty error message that says multi-function device (Std Dual PCI IDE Controller) has some child devices using 32-bit DRIVERS and OTHERS using COMPATIBILITY mode drivers.

It's an NEC CDR-273 CD, and I have CDR273.exe as the driver, but havent put it on C:\windows or TRIED to use that file in autoexec.bat or config.sys....

Seems like this should be an easy one, but I've been chasing it 3 days now.  I can get to the CD (but not Windows) from a Win95 disk, but not from Win95 on the HD...

Help?? Thanks in advance!!

I use a BILLIARDS game called Poolmaster that I bought when I was running WINDOWS 95.

I recently bought a new machine which came with Windows XP Home.

When I try to run the billiards game on XP the mouse doesn't show up.

Can anybody tell me how to get the mouse to show up?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks ahead.
John FooteIs the game compatible with Windows XP?

[glb]Flame[/glb]Thanks for your efforts.

Since YESTERDAY I GOT the problem solved. I found that the program had been updated to accomodate XP and I got a copy of it.

Thanks again.
John_Foote

I am using windows 98 with internet explorer 6 service package 1 and internet tools with windows mulitmedia player 7.1.  I can play cd ok but cannot do internet radio audio streaming. the player says that it is steaming the leds on the dsl modem indicate that I am recieving streming but I hear no sound. I have reloaded media player and also internet explorer. the pc is compaq armada 700 laptop. Also if I connect to a web page that has a audio file on it it plays just fine so I am assumming it has something to do with just streamngfireman:

Try removing the Mute settings:

1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Multimedia applet.
3. In Multimedia PROPERTIES, click the Audio tab and make sure "SHOW volume control on the taskbar" is checked, then click OK.
4. Double-click the volume control on the taskbar.
5. In Volume Control, make sure Playback is checked, then click Options > Properties.
6. In the Properties dialog box under "Show the following volume controls" check all that are listed.
7. Click OK and OK.
8. Back in Volume Control, remove the checkmark from all Mute checkboxes, and adjust the volume slider for each to at least the middle setting.
9. Close Volume Control.
10. Close Control Panel.
11. Restart your computer and test the volume, now.  

Regards,
Doc
 thanks doc but I had already checked that but thanks anywayFireman:

Were you ever able to listen to streaming audio on this computer?  If so, what changed prior to the sounds of silence?  (Did you upgrade to version 7.1 from version 6.0 of Media Player?  Did you install RealOne Player, Winamp or QuickTime?  Did you add a new sound card or use Windows Update to upgrade DirectX?)

Let us know.
DocI use to be able to stream until I upgraded interntet exporer to 6.0 after I discovered that I could not stream I then upgraded to media player 7.1 with no results. I then downloaded real player and I can stream with that.Fireman:

Do you have Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)?  To check your version of Windows 98, go to your Desktop and right-click on the "My Computer" icon. Look at the General tab where it says "System: Windows 98." If the next line is a version number (such as 4.10.1998), you are running Windows 98. If the next line says "Second Edition," you are running Windows 98 SE.

DocI am running windows 98, I also reloaded windows to see if that would help but it did not.try updating audio codecs.........or try windows media player NINE?I updated the audio codec and still does not work according to what I see on microsofts web media 9 will not work on windows 98Fireman:

U R correct; Windows Media Player 7.1 is as high as one may go with Windows 95 or the first edition of Windows 98.  It may be that some streaming audio requires a later Media Player version than 7.1.  Try contacting the Web site administrator of a site with which you are having trouble listening to their streaming audio broadcast.  Ask her what is the earliest version of Media Player that the site supports.

To troubleshoot further, try running the DXdiag tool to see if your DirectX is the problem:

1. Click Start > Run and type dxdiag in the Run box and press ENTER.

2. In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool under "System Information" note the version of DirectX installed and let us know.  For example, Windows 98 SE on one of my systems has "DirectX 6.1a (4.06.03.0518)" listed.  

3. In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, click the tabs, one at a time (beginning with the DirectX Files tab), and take note of any problems found that are listed under Notes.

4. At the Music tab, click the "Test DirectMusic" button and follow the instructions.

5. If that doesn't help, then click The Troubleshoot button at the More Help tab.  Follow the instructions of the Windows 98 Troubleshooters wizard.

If the Web site supports Media Player 7.1 and the DirectX Diagnostic Tool does not find the cause of the problem, let us know.  Perhaps adjusting the settings of your firewall (if any) or running the Windows 98 System File Checker utility may help.  One of us will suggest what to try next.    

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I think I ran a program called ErrorGuard, and after I fixed my errors and restarted my computer, my language moniter and volume CONTROL thing disappeared from my system TRAY. Then I realized I had no sound at all. I went to control panel and then multimedia but the when I was in the audio tab, everything was grayed out. I can't do anything with my audio. I did a backup of my registry right before the ErrorGuard scan, but I want to know if I can fix this before I erase some of the stuff the windows updates installed.  It sounds like your sound card DRIVERS were deleted... Go to your sound card manufacturer's webiste and download the latest drivers, and install them to get your sound back...

[glb]Flame[/glb]How do I find out what my sound card manufacturer is? I looked in the device manager and I found something under audio that sounded like a audio card, but it shows me all the drivers for it.Nevermind, the thing I found in the device manager was my sound card, and I reinstalled the driver. The sounds works great. Thanks a BUNCH.

My 6 year old son is geting pretty good with the computer, but he did something that I have no clue how to repair. When I start up the system it goes through the normal process, I login, but all that COMES up is my desktop wall paper (No desktop icons, tool bar, nothing!!) I hit clt + Alt + del to see the status and all that is running is Explorer and SOFT. So I shut down and restart in safe mode. When safe mode is running the system works and I can see all of my desktop, so I KNOW it has not been completly deleted. This is realy strange and I have not encountered this before.

How do I restore my system???

Thanks for your help!!!Sounds like he deleted some Windows files.... Let this be a lesson... NEVER leave children alone with computers... Although you think that he is computer LITERATE, he is too youg... Once he hits the age of 12, then I say that he could be computer literate...

[glb]Flame[/glb]yes, u want to be seing explorer AND systray, systray is your taskbar and start button (very important) ask your kid if he delete anything or if he went into your harddrive, ( you can download a free program from microsoft called
"tweak UI",
that will allow you to hide "my computer","recycle bin, and such...No, I don't think he deleted anything. There are settings in Windos XP that let you hide all the icons and the taskbar.
If you press on Windows key, does the start menu appear? Have you moved your mouse to the edges of the screen, perhaps the taskbar is set to "hide"? Move your mouse right on the edges of the screen, like you want to put the mouse out of the screen.
Right click on your desktop works?

this is what i see in dos (im using win98se)
when i boot.I just installed IIS\SQLserver2k and m$ transaction server
and symantec/sun java cafe compiler,
only i did not reboot after the compiler install, and i went ahead and installed IIS right after it when i reboot i get this error.


PATH C:\RESKIT;%PATH%
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVDX.EXE /startup
SET BLASTER=A220 I2 D3 T4
LH C:\WINDOWS\AU30DOS.COM
Set tvdumpflags=10
PATH=%PATH%;"C:\Program Files\Mts"
set path=c:\win\program files\sunJava\bin\Un_Leash\c:\program files mts
homedrive=c:
C:
C:
C:
C:

too many parameters


(i forgot to reboot after compiler install) so i uninstall compiler, and i still have this in my autoexec file regarding  the dam java thing. so i opened up in NOTEPAD, and changed it to say,

PATH C:\RESKIT;%PATH%
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVDX.EXE /startup
SET BLASTER=A220 I2 D3 T4
LH C:\WINDOWS\AU30DOS.COM
Set tvdumpflags=10
PATH=%PATH%;"C:\Program Files\Mts"

then i reeboot, and it now says :

PATH C:\RESKIT;%PATH%
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVDX.EXE /startup
SET BLASTER=A220 I2 D3 T4
LH C:\WINDOWS\AU30DOS.COM
Set tvdumpflags=10
PATH=%PATH%;"C:\Program Files\Mts"
C:
C:
C:
C:

there are still these 4 c: references, when viewed in dos, but  not in note pad.
I assume that this too many parameters thing has to do with  the 60 chars long filename thang right?






btw, no i do not have a backup as i am very stupidly forgot)
and reformatting is out of the question, as i have like 3 grand worth of software on my HD thats irreplacable.
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I just got an old laptop that I don't know much about. When I turn it on, the WIN98 logo flashes on for a second, then the SCREEN goes black, with the C:\>
prompt.
Is WIN98 installed?
If so, how do I get it started?
If I need to reinstall, can someone suggest a link on "how to".
Thanks.If you got this system used then regardless of what OS is on it, you'll want to format and start fresh.  You never know what files the PREVIOUS owner had or viruses etc.Hi pauls,

u can type DIR at C:\> to show u what are the files n folders  on ur c drive.

By default, win98 files are inside contained a folder named windows.

Cheers

pauls:

Sounds like the MSDOS.SYS file is configured to boot your PC to DOS.  Try this:

At the command prompt (that is the C:\> prompt) type:

WIN

then PRESS Enter.

That should start Windows 98.

If you need help editing MSDOS.SYS to boot to Windows 98 instead of DOS, let me know.

Regards,
Doc

i am also known as steven osmon. can anyone HELP me. just look under steven osmon for my other post. computer WONT start up. no drives found. wont do ANYTHING NEED help.

helpBetter to stay in one thread and use one user name. Doing otherwise just causes confusion.

Hello all,
I desperately need some help here..to stop pulling my HAIR out.
I feel i have totaly stuffed all my settings up..

1. everytime i change settings in the bios and save and enter the settings..
they do not save..

the settings return on rebooting..OR i have to push F1 to enter with default settings to be able to get into windows at all.

the batter has been changed twice..
the date is always wrong and i have to reset it each time

and NOW i cannot even get into windows or into SAFE mode
as it comes up with error loading mouse driver and turns itself off..

Is there some way that i can enter windows or the cdrom drive or the A drive via the dos propt(do not KNOW the commands)
to either boot up from a boot disk in A or to reinstall windows from the cdrom drive??

i have a compaq recovery disk, but it will not recognise that or a boot disk..

when i turn on the computer it just comes up with the COMPAQ screen and then enter set up or f1 for default settings..

so i cannot get the boot disk or cdrom to work..

pretty please someone guide me through this..

WAITING anxiously for a reply..
thanx
gemma


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everytime i change settings in the bios and save and enter the settings...they do not save...the settings return on rebooting..OR i have to push F1 to enter with default settings to be able to get into windows at all.

the batter has been changed twice...the date is always wrong and i have to reset it each time...

Is it possible to upgrade windows 98 to 98se USING the FULL installation version, or would I have to do a clean install.Clean install... The only way that you could only upgrade it is if you have the upgrade CD... At LEAST I think it's that way...  :-/

[glb]Flame[/glb]I'm pretty sure Flame is right.  

But . . .

If you want to give it a try, boot to Windows 98 & PUT in the installation CD.  If the upgrade feature is not available, the installation program will stop & pop up a message that says that you already have an operating system & you cannot upgrade with this CD.

Just do not put the CD in before you start your computer, wait till you are at the Windows 98 desktop.

Regards,
Doc

Ive lost and need to reinstall the file 125777.exe in WIN 98. ANYONE know where I can get this file and any SPECIAL directions for INSTALLATION?
Thanks

Ok, here is my dilemma--my Gateway computer crashed a while back, took it to the shop....He installed ZoneAlarm on an already very slow system.  I hated it.....Anyway last night I decided to get rid of it and disabled it.  When I did that I also was clearing some shortcuts from my desktop (lots of different spyware PROGRAMS).  Anyway, I shut down the computers and started it back up, now Window 98 is gone.  I have my disk and access to product key if I can get to screen with start button.  As of now it goes directly into Win setup mode.  How do I get to my start button....help!!!!Can you get into Safe Mode?  It's starting to sound like you have to do a Windows re-install.I am not sure about safe mode and I am not home infrom of my computer.  Seems like the first thing I see on my screen is some basic computer info in upper left hand corner, then it asks if I wants to reboot using cd-rom or hard drive(I think), I put my disk in and set up begins, I get to the part of product key and I dont have it.  I have found a way to get it but I NEED to be able to get to the start, run redegit....( i'm sure you know what I am talking about there).  Man, I am at a loss of what to do.....thank you for any help you can give me....Oh! Sweet panic!
If you didn't mess with any of the windows files, it should continue to boot normally after you get the "Boot from CD", Boot from Hard Disk" message. Normally, when this is displayed, there will be about a 10 second delay and the boot PROCESS will continue if you do nothing. Or you can use the up/down arrows to highlight the hard disk and press enter. The message is displayed because CD-ROM is selected as the first boot device in the BIOS setup.I dont think I touched any Win files.  My only problem is being about to get to where my product key is in the system.  Without it I cant do anything, just setup to that POINT....man, my husband is going to be MAD!  Thaks you guys for these answers, I'm going to try everything.

Is there a way to disable the cancel button/esc key FEATURE so that it is mandatory to use the password feature on the user login screen?  I really don't want my kids to be able to access the COMPUTER without help since they are needing supervision.

Thanks in advance!
HeatherWindows 98 is weak when it comes to security. There is no EASY workaround that I know of, but have you considered setting a password in the bios?  Hello again, I thought you may need the "how to". You need to go into your computer's BIOS set-up. As the computer STARTS up, keep hitting the DEL key (for most systems but could also be F1, F2, F10 or ESC keys, depending on your computer and system set-up).
1) Highlight the 'Supervisor Password' option, hit enter and enter your password. You will be asked to confirm this password.
2) Then highlight the 'BIOS Features Setup' option, press enter and scroll down to the 'Security' setting. Change this from 'setup' to 'system'.
3) Exit BIOS (F10) and save the changes as you exit.
When you restart your computer, you will be prompted for your password before you even get to the 'Starting Windows....' message. Your computer is now inaccessible to anyone who does not know the password. The only way to DEFEAT it involves opening up the case.

I have an OEM copy of W98 SE and would like to buy a CHEAP license to INSTALL the same on another computer.  Can I buy a W98 standard edition license and use that number with my W98SE OEM disk or will it not accept a standard edition license number?  Thanks for the help.Call microsoft.They dont really support 98 anymore.You can actually install 98 on another machine and use it.I would,nt worry about the licensingThank you very much for responding.  If there are no copyrights in effect I would love to use what I have without purchasing another license, but I"m a consciencious one and want to be legal.  Do you or others KNOW if it would be legal?

If it's not legal to use the license I own, I'm just looking for assurance that the OEM Second edition copy I have will accept a standard edition licence that I can buy for $27.  Thanks again for the help.Les Miller......you have a legit cd with Win 98 SE OEM on it and a product key for that disk .....RIGHT ...... Then install it on the machine .......

dl65  Thanks for responding again and so quickly!  Yes I have a legit W98SE OEM copy, but the license for it is in use on another computer that will continue to be used simultaneously with the other system I'm BUILDING.  That's why I assume that to be legal I need another licence.  I was just unsure if a Second edition disk would accept the standard edition licence I figured I would buy.

:-/

DAUGHTER somehow killed machine - have formatted C to re-load win98 but at 30% it says I have interrupted installation and cannot load some .cab files (error 65).

Any hope for me?

ThanksHow large is this hard disk? (Memory capacity) Also, has this CD been USED before? Also, is this an original Windows 98 CD, or a burnt copy?

[glb]Flame[/glb]My first PLAN of action if a CD doesn't load is to clean the CD and try again - Greasy marks on CD's have halted several of my installations

Help me Please!!!!!!!. I have a PENTIUM III Win 98 System and when i boot it up , after the Win98 loading SCREEN, just before it loads my Desktop, It goes into an MS-DOS MODE screen as 'win 98 Extended Memory (XXS) Support' 'Write exit to return to windows'. I Type 'exit' and it just reboots itself. I can run the system in safe mode and in my COMPUTER properties it says there is a problem in recognising something to do with either "autoexec.bat" or "config.sys". I can edit either one in the MS DOS MODE but i dont know how to fix it. EXPERTS i need your advice................ Desperately. YoShiMove autoexec.bat and config.sys from c:\ in a directory. Your computer will act as it does not have autoexec.bat and config.sys.
Tell US what happens next.

While installling a Canon printer(BJC1000) driver,I GET the following message: "Rundll32 caused an INVALID fault page in modue(unknown) at 0000:10005c9c." COULD not GO further in INSTALLING the driver.

Jerry72

Is it possible to download updates for W98 that would upgrade the system to 98se.
I'm trying to connect a wireless ROUTER already in SERVICE on 2 exsiting COMPUTERS running XP. But to my dimay all the usb adapters I have found will not work on W98 first edition only W98SE

THANKS Skidplateno U gota buy the upgrade. try ebay. ive seen them go cheap before.Thanks, thats what I figured.no problem.

ok so i have just a regular 98 but i GOT a 98se revovery disk i put it in and notihng happnes becuase my windows 98 wont start so i WANT to recover with windows98se but i put that disk in and notihng happensCause they are two different OS's. NEED to get a copy of EITHER 98 or a full 98SEhold down the f5 KEY on boot...unless you have formated/fd/disked the drive??is this related to your other problem!

is this the cd for all windows 98 computers that lost there cd for there computer, will this cd work for every windows 98 computer tahst what im wondering.Dylan......If you have an original win98 OEM disk and have the product key for it ......it will work just FINE...as long as your doing a clean install.

dl65  what if the original disk is a windows 98 se and i ahve a windows 98 will it just install it to SE?will this work?? heres the link please look at it! http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41884&item=7135416594&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW#ebayphotohostingDylan.....Well , " what if the original disk is a windows 98 se and i ahve a windows 98 will it just install it to SE? "    
If you have an original win 98 cw with product key it will work.
If you have a win98SE OEM original disk with product key , it will work .
A win98 disk will not install as win98SE .....

Remember you must format your hard drive befoer installing the NEW operating system ( whichever ONE you choose )   You will require a win 98 boot disk .

Does this answer your question ?
LET us know .

dl65  
yes it does thanx, but when do u enter the product keyand did u take at look at that link i gave you will that work and where do u enter the product key?Dylan......when you are installing the new operating system ....it will load and during the install process you will be asked for the product key ...........So you enter it and only then will the installation continue .

dl65

I had my 30GB harddrive CRASH on me.I fdisk it then reformatted it.I started installing the win98 se and it come up with error packed file corrupt.Does anyone know what this means.I would appreciate any help in getting windows installed on this harddrive.      
                rubyleaAfter you Fdisked it did you create a new partition and set it as ACTIVE?
What did you use to format the Hard Drive after Fdisk?
Might NEED a different copy of the 98SE disk.
Whats the MAKE of the hard drive...!It is a maxtor diamond plus 8 30gb harddrive-- rubylea