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Solve : Win98 installation? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I recently installed Windows 98 SE on a 350MHz Pentium II with 256MB RAM. Everything went OK, but some time later I had a problem with a device driver and decided to format the HDD and reinstall the OS. I selected 'Start computer with CD-ROM support' but after running ScanDisk it gets to the following screen and stops: <br/> <br/> 'Please wait while Setup initializes.<br/>Scanning system registry...<br/>Copying files needed for Windows Setup...<br/>D:\WIN98>_"<br/><br/>Don't choose the "start computer with CDROM" option - choose the "install Windows 98" option instead.<br/><br/>Or better yet, if your hardware is up to it, install XP instead, or have a play with a Linux installation. Thanks, but there isn't an 'install Windows 98' option. The three options are:<br/>1. Start Windows with CD-ROM support<br/>2. Start Windows without CD-ROM support<br/>3. View the Help file.<br/><br/>One thing I should correct: when I wrote my post I had it booting from the CD-ROM. Now that I have changed the boot order to boot from A: it does the same thing, but ends on 'E:\>_' since D: is now a virtual drive.One other thing, Rob. I have XP Professional installed on the computer I'm using now, but the one I'm trying to set up is only for a backup machine and it doesn't justify buying another copy of XP. I just happen to have a Win98 disc, so that's why I'm <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/installing-1046059" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INSTALLING">INSTALLING</a> it. Linux, on the other hand, is worth looking into, but I'll have to leave that till later when I have some time.You'll find a suitable bootdisk [highlight]<a href="http://www.arbt35.dsl.pipex.com/bootdisk.zip">here</a>[/highlight] that loads real mode mouse and CD drivers but no virtual drive. It also contains Delpart which is a tool to delete partitions. If you want to use this, post back before doing so.<br/><br/>For now, we'll assume the Win98 bootdisk is in use and the machine has a single hard drive and a single CD unit. Boot from the disk and use the following <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/commands-18925" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMMANDS">COMMANDS</a> in order:<br/><br/><strong>format c: /q /u</strong> <br/><strong>e:</strong> <br/><strong>setup /ie /im /is /nr</strong> <br/><br/>Setup will now run and the boot diskette should be removed from the drive. Choose custom options and only install what you want installed, paying particular attention to language used etc.<br/>You will of course need the relevant device drivers as Win98 has understandably limited native support for newer devices.Thanks for the bootdisc link. I did the format command, which did a quick format, but the next command wouldn't work - e: [enter] resulted in 'Invalid drive specification'. I tried d: with the same result.<br/>You are right to assume it is a single HDD (1 partition) and CD-ROM. It is an old PC as are all of the devices.If you are using the bootdisk that I linked to earlier, your first CD unit is loaded at V:<br/>Therefore, the sequence is as follows:<br/><br/><strong>format c: /q /u</strong> <br/><strong>v:</strong> <br/><strong>setup /ie /im /is /nr</strong> <br/><br/>If it doesn't work now, you have a faulty/dirty CD unit/disk.Setup is underway, thanks a lot! When I was looking for my CD-ROM drive before I checked drive letters up to g: but I never thought it would be v:!This why I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/said-629244" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SAID">SAID</a> to post back before using this bootdisk.<br/>I set the drive letter as high up the chain as possible to avoid any possible conflicts. Setting it at V: <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gives-763601" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GIVES">GIVES</a> room for four CD units.<br/><br/>The CD unit start allocation letter can be changed by editing the following line in autoexec.bat:<br/><br/><strong>LH MSCDEX /D:IDECD_00 /L:V /M:20</strong>"It also contains Delpart which is a tool to delete partitions. If you want to use this, post back before doing so."<br/><br/>I'm sorry, but by "this" I thought you were referring to Delpart.lol.... Reading back I can <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/see-630247" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SEE">SEE</a> that now. Sorry about that. However, all's well that ends well.<br/><br/>If you have difficulty in identifying your hardware, download and run [highlight]<a href="http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=183">Aida32</a>[/highlight].<br/>Once your hardware is set up and before any Microsoft updates are installed, you may wish to try the [highlight]<a href="http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html">Win98 Unofficial Service Pack</a>[/highlight].Don't mean to second-guess you, Backdated, but the last PC I installed the USP on quickly went insane. NP Rob.<br/>I have to say that I've never had a problem with it yet except a couple of instances of a shutdown error. I've installed it on probably a few dozen machines.<br/>The shutdown error in all cases would have been induced by the official M$ updates anyway.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 reinstall? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I'm running windows 98 on a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/compaq-423425" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPAQ">COMPAQ</a> Presario 5151. Here's what I think happened: I was getting "invalid page defaults in kernal 32" error messages so I downloaded some virus scan and scanned. It quarantined some stuff and after the quarantine all I get is this: <br/><br/><strong>Error loading Explorer.exe<br/>Must reinstall Windows </strong> <br/><br/>I have a CD with windows 95 bootdisk(or whatever it is called) but no luck getting things up and running. I feel pretty stupid and just may be, but could use the help. <br/><br/>Thanks,<br/>MIKESomeone:<br/><br/>The Windows 95 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/boot-251147" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOOT">BOOT</a> disk uses a different version of DOS than Windows 98. Try using a Windows 98 boot disk from here:<br/><br/><a href="http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm">http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm</a><br/><br/>If you have the Windows 98 CD, you should be able to start the computer with it and reinstall Windows. Do you have the CD and the product key?<br/><br/><br/>DocIf you're OK with FDisk, you can use DelPart to obliterate the partition and start from scratch. I have a bootdisk available that contains real mode mouse and CD drivers <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/plus-591752" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PLUS">PLUS</a> DelPart and other tools if you want to use it.<br/><br/>Otherwise, boot from the Win98 bootdisk to the A:/> prompt and type the following:<br/><strong>format c: /q /u</strong> <br/><strong>x:</strong> <br/><strong>setup /ie /im /is /nr</strong> <br/>Where x: is your CD ROM drive letter. Don't forget that the Win98 bootdisk installs a RAM drive at the first available slot so your CD ROMs usual drive letter will be pushed back. In other words, if it's normally at D:, it will now be at E:.<br/><br/>As always, choose a custom installation and install only what you want.pcdoc: that was a typo I have a CD that has Windows 98(not 95) stuff on it. It actually didn't come with this computer but was borrowed from a friend. I think it is called the bootdisk, but it is on a CD. I can get to the part where it asks to me "start with CD-Rom Support" but after that it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gets-1005751" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GETS">GETS</a> fuzzy. Logically I'm <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/thinking-771898" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about THINKING">THINKING</a> it should "pull" what it needs from that disk and keep going but no, it doesn't. Boot with that CDROM then and type in the format command as above.<br/><br/>Then reinstall your Windows CD and type setup. That should get you off and going.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Reformat / re install win98se? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Doe anyone have simple instructions for reformatting my <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hard-1015537" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HARD">HARD</a> drive and then re installing w98se, would like to have them just in case. I seem to recall something about if you use a floppy boot up you have to rename the cd rom drive two times at different c promts in order to have the pc read the cd drive, i must have those directions also. Would changing the boot order make so i could re install from the cd and not need a floppy? Lastly how do i know when to re install my main board, do i get a promy during this process of wait till after w98se gets re installed ? thanks a bunch . . .<br/><br/>Google turned this up:<br/><br/><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/kb/q221829/">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q221829/</a><br/><br/>Some WIndows CD's are <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bootable-7665304" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOOTABLE">BOOTABLE</a>, others not. You can get a bootdisk at <a href="http://www.bootdisk.com">www.bootdisk.com</a> if needed. <br/><br/>What kind of problems are you having that makes you consider a mainboard replacement?no problems was just wondering when i get asked to use the motherboard cd, i assume w98se cd will ask me. Also is there some free website where i get a bootable w98se cd, i had a great deal of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/trouble-344061" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TROUBLE">TROUBLE</a> using a floppy boot last time, these s no d drive so i had to type in some weird instructions at the promts to get the pc to read my drives differently usually my d drive is dvd rom and e is the cd burner but seeing how there no real d rive i had to type in some weird specials instructions at the promts to get setup to read the e drive as g drive and therefore read my w98 cd. Or i could always change the boot order and not need a floppy at all, i seem to re <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/call-412416" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CALL">CALL</a> that worked floppy free a couple of years earlyier yrs earlyier on another pc - bye for now</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Downgrade from XP Professional to Windows 98 2nd? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I have an old computer with 160 MB of physical memory and 546 MB of virtual memory. I believe I made a mistake of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/upgrading-1440178" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a> to XP Professional from 98 2nd edition. LOLZ I don't really care about losing data if I have to reformat my <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/drive-959713" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DRIVE">DRIVE</a> I just want as much memory available as possible. When I insert my Windows 98 cd on boot up my computer just boots up. How do I revert back to 98?If you don't care about losing data, then feel free to format. But I'd still back up any documents you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/need-25476" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NEED">NEED</a> first.<br/><br/>Anyway, after you're ready to install 98, go into Setup/BIOS and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/set-11758" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SET">SET</a> the boot <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/order-238912" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ORDER">ORDER</a> to boot from the CD first. You should be able to install from there.<br/><br/>Good luck 8-)Thanks! I forgot to change my boot order so it can boot from the cd. Duh!No problem.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 and XP? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Is it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/possible-592355" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POSSIBLE">POSSIBLE</a> to have Windows XP and Windows 98 on the same machine? If it is, do I have to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/make-249948" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAKE">MAKE</a> another partition or something? I want windows 98 because I've herad that it's the best OS for games, since it has so little processes running.You can easily do this but you need to partition the drive and install 98 first. WHen you install XP into a separate partition, it will create a menu of which one to use at start up. Make sure that your MB and components have drivers for Win 98. Many new <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ones-244632" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ONES">ONES</a> do not.Well in that case, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/screw-1196658" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SCREW">SCREW</a> thatAs robpomeroy once said:<br/><br/> Quote</p><blockquote>That's the spirit!</blockquote> <br/>LOLNo easy way for a good <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/project-25521" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROJECT">PROJECT</a>!Partition magic and other similar tools will allow you to partition and install another os without losing data.</body></html> | |
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Solve : No USB Support in Windows 98? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hi there,<br/><br/>I have a Dell Optiplex GX150 with no OS or CD/Hard drive. I found a hard drive with an installation of win98 on it that I tried to install on my p4 machine for dual booting. It wouldnt have it and couldnt handle the memory. So, I plugged it in to my Dell. To my suprise, it booted with no errors! What are the odds?<br/><br/>2 things are a bit wierd though;<br/><br/>1) There is no USB support. I plug in the USB whatever it is, and nothing happens. I think this is because the machine that I installed had USB 2, and this has 1.1. I have no idea what i need to remedy this, probably some file on the win98 CD (which i have) but it would need to be small enough to fit on a floppy, as the CD drive doesnt work and nor do USB sticks (duh!)<br/><br/>2) It cant display more than 16 colours and only supports a res of 640x480. I think this has something to do with the monitor I used during installation, and the monitor I used with another win98 machine with no problems was only plugged in today. This is not as <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/urgent-718241" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about URGENT">URGENT</a> as the first problem.<br/>Drivers for every Dell ever made can be found on their site:<br/><br/><a href="https://support.dell.com/">http://support.dell.com/</a><br/><br/><br/>If onboard graphics, this is it:<br/><br/><a href="https://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R18328&SystemID=PLX_PNT_P3C_GX150&os=W98&osl=en&deviceid=671&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=1&formatcnt=1&libid=6&fileid=18034">http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R18328&SystemID=PLX_PNT_P3C_GX150&os=W98&osl=en&deviceid=671&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=1&formatcnt=1&libid=6&fileid=18034</a><br/><br/>You can run Add New Hardware in Control Panel and see if that works. Dell MB's frequently have chipset drivers that should be installed for best <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/performance-11671" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PERFORMANCE">PERFORMANCE</a>:<br/><br/><a href="https://support.dell.com/">http://support.dell.com/</a><br/><br/>Of course a fresh install is best.... <br/>I cant do a fresh install; No CD drive<br/>I cant find a generic USB driver, nothing happens with anything I plug in. I think this is windows itself. I cant us the onboard graphics driver, its too large for a floppy disk<br/><br/>Unless I can find a new laptop/external CD drive (not an option at the moment) I'm stuck.Oh, it's one of those miniature ones? <br/><br/>You can't download directly to it? Or across a network? Those have built in NIC's.<br/><br/>With the combination of the right chipset drivers, the USB may start to work.lol, I cant download directly to it, I only noticed when I tried to install my wireless adapter driver from a memory stick that I noticed.<br/><br/>A network sounds <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/promising-7377625" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROMISING">PROMISING</a>, except i have no idea what to do. Or what cables. Or how <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/good-1009017" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOOD">GOOD</a> win98 is for networkingActually I just found a cable wich fits into the NIC's of both my computers.<br/><br/>Now how do I connect them?To connect directly from computer to computer you cannnot use a standard ethernnet cable, which is probably what you have. You need a crossover cable, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/available-888895" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AVAILABLE">AVAILABLE</a> at computer stores, Radio Shack, etc., about $5. Win98 does just fine with networking. You just have to set it up.Windoze98fe had a few problems with usb. There may be patches at microsoft. networking shouldnt be a problem.<br/><br/>Check the plugs side by side on the network cable. If theyre exactly the same its a straight thru cable but if a pair of wires goes to diffrent pins its a xover and just what you need.<br/><br/><a href="http://neptune.netcomp.monash.edu.au/cpe5013/Tutorial/Protocols/RJ45wiring.gif">http://neptune.netcomp.monash.edu.au/cpe5013/Tutorial/Protocols/RJ45wiring.gif</a></p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Ms Win 95 playing horror? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>My PC is a Pentium 1 it runs on Win 95 .It cannot complete its startup and only runs in safe <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mode-239384" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MODE">MODE</a>. It does not detect CD-ROM (which it used to play quite well). It can only go as far as Staring Windows 95 and go nowhere else.<br/>What shall I do? :-? First of all, it's time to get a new <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/computer-243299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPUTER">COMPUTER</a>... have you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/run-1192138" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RUN">RUN</a> Scandisk lately? Have you changed any settings in the BIOS?<br/> Quote</p><blockquote>It can only go as far as Staring Windows 95 and go nowhere else. </blockquote> Quote<blockquote>It cannot complete its startup and only runs in safe mode</blockquote> How could it get into safe mode if it doesn't get past Starting Windows 95...? Do you have any <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/antivirus-878895" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANTIVIRUS">ANTIVIRUS</a>? If you do, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/try-1428546" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRY">TRY</a> scanning for viruses. That's about all I can suggest.<br/><br/>-John</body></html> | |
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Solve : Unable to Boot WIN95 in Safe Mode? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Installed new Epox Motherboard and AMD Athlon Processor. Formatted (FAT16) Primary Master "C" drive (Quantum Lightning HD). Attempted to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/reinstall-2983763" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REINSTALL">REINSTALL</a> WIN95 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/oem-583253" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OEM">OEM</a> "B" version. Reboot during final phase of installation resulted in following error messages. "Device IOS failed to Initialize. Windows protection Error. You must reboot your computer." Upon reboot, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/system-238321" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SYSTEM">SYSTEM</a> enters Startup Menu. Selecting Safe Mode results in the same error message! I have tried all MS related/proposed solutions except installing the "AMD" <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fix-991779" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIX">FIX</a> and installing SP1. The latter can only be installed via Windows (not via an MS DOS prompt). It is a "Catch 22" situation! Does anyone know of another solution or if possible, how to install SP! and *.exe fixit :help: file into WIN95 from floppies via an MS DOS prompt???SP1 and Win95? That does not compute. :-? The AMD fix will be required, and even that may not work depending on processor.Well... We need more info. Windows 95 was an OS for 1995, not for 2006. You won't be able to use the Athlon Processor... Windows 95 is very, very restrictive about processors/hardware (as any other OS). I am not sure you will be able to use it with a pentium II processor. Athlon? No way. He barely supported those old AMD and Cyrix processors (I forgot their names... ), from the same period as Pentium I and Pentium MMX.<br/>New Epox motherboard? How much RAM do you use? How big is the hdd? What video card? With your motherboard you should have some drivers. Have you used it? Although I suppose you couldn't... Because you have to be able to boot normally in Windows. We'll wait for more info.And even if it does ever boot, you will not be able to find drivers for WIn95. i have a fujitsu siemens v2020 laptop. the specs is 1.6GHz centrino processor and 512 RAM. is there any way to improve the video card to NVIDIA or ATI or the likes of GEFORCE? <br/>is there plug and play video card by the way one that can be attached to my laptop via USB?Bartolo<br/><br/>It's considered poor form to hijack <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/someone-25657" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOMEONE">SOMEONE</a> else's thread. Always better to start a new topic as this is a new issue. <br/><br/>Generally laptops are NOT upgradable regarding video cards as the adapter is part of the motherboard. Check on the manufacturer's web site for this possibility, but the chances are slim. No USB video adapter is available that I am aware of.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Please help me...windows 98se won't start? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I have a Dell laptop pentium III with windows 98 with two C partitions and one D partition.<br/>I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/use-241643" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USE">USE</a> one C partition for private use (the other one i cannot acces because it can only be used with a wireless card from the university). But since yesterday when it starts windows it goes black and then C:> appears and it doesn't go through. What can i do, does anyone know what the problem is? I already tried a windows 98 floppy bootdisk<br/>Greetz,<br/>RaolUse your boot disk to get into MS DOS<br/>then type fdisk<br/>you can activate your D: partition to start first instead of your C:Thanks for the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/reply-1185278" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REPLY">REPLY</a> but the D: partition contains my data,so if i want windows to load I need the C: partition right?I recommend you ignore the rather <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/random-11853" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RANDOM">RANDOM</a> response from "ITTechnician" above.<br/><br/>When you're are the "C:\>" <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/prompt-592976" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROMPT">PROMPT</a>, what <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/happensbrbr-2691586" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HAPPENS">HAPPENS</a> if you type "win"?</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98, boots but won't load programs? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I am using Windows 98 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/plus-591752" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PLUS">PLUS</a>. Yesterday I deleted my temporary Internet files and my cookies. Now my system boots up with the windows 98 screen and with the sign in window, but after sign in, nothing comes up. I press Ctr-Alt-Del to see what programs are running, at first there were none. I shut down my computer with the button in order to get the scandisk to operate upon restart. Now when I press Ctrl-Alt-Del, I get an Explorer, Rundll32 and another Rundll32. I restarted the computer and pressed on F8 and it took me to a window with a systemboard icon and a memory icon, a HDD-1 icon etc. I clicked on each and it seemed to run a test on each of them. I got an OK under each of the icons that were listed after the tests. It seems that the programs are not loading for some reason. Any idea of what is happening and how I can fix it?I suspect malware at work here, maybe a shell hijack. What happens in Safe Mode?<br/>If Safe Mode seems to work OK, post <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/back-389278" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BACK">BACK</a>. If it doesn't, try this:<br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/reboot-1179238" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REBOOT">REBOOT</a> to DOS, enter <strong>scanreg /restore</strong> and a series of restore points should appear. Pick the newest one prior to your <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/problems-13702" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROBLEMS">PROBLEMS</a> occurring and OK it.Thanks for your reply. How do I get to safe mode and post back? How do I reboot to DOS mode? I am sorry, I am not a computer guru as you can see.Continually tapping the F8 key just after boot will get you to a startup menu. You can choose these options from there. It may take a few attempts to get your timing right so be patient and try a few times.Thanks again for your assistance. I was able to get to an Easy-Setup menu that had a box that says Start up. I click on the box and nothing happens. Is this the start up menu?When I push the F8 key at boot, I get a 00301 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/error-25548" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ERROR">ERROR</a> and then it allows me to go and test as I did above.It sounds like you're getting a BIOS setup screen. Wait a little while before hitting the F8 key. You should eventually get a screen like this:<br/><br/><br/><br/>As I said though, getting the timing right can take a little practice!I found that screen. I choose Safe mode and it still just has a green screen with nothing except safe mode in the 4 corners of the screen. Do I get to the DOS prompt by choosing command prompt?How do I post back in safe mode in Windows 98?Yes, Go to the Command Prompt and type <strong>scanreg /restore</strong> then press enter, it will come up with restore points, select one which is the closest time to date when your computer was working<br/><br/><br/>SodaSodareg, thanks. The closest date is over 1 year old, is that OK?sodataxi,<br/><br/>The newest date is 04/04/05, over 1 year ago. Is that OK?Yeah, give it a try, if it wont work, it will come up with an error but should work <br/><br/>SodaSoda,<br/><br/>It looks like it worked. Thank you very much for your help.<br/><br/>Tdk99Anytime <br/><br/>Soda</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 95 problems booting system? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>My Dad has a Tiger computer that has Win95 installed on it. When he tried to boot the computer yesterday he got the message "invalid disk, replace and then hit any key". At the time, he did have a CD in and I told him to remove it and try to reboot. He removed the CD and tried to reboot, but <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/still-653256" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STILL">STILL</a> got the same message. I tried turning the system off, checked to make sure there wasn't a disk in the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/drive-959713" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DRIVE">DRIVE</a>, nothing works. My father is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/75-242067" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 75">75</a> and only uses the system for playing online solitaire...so I am trying to figure out what could be wrong without taking it in to be checked by someone <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/else-printfy-344787" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELSE">ELSE</a>. Any ideas what could be wrong?Did you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/check-25817" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHECK">CHECK</a> the floppy drive?<br/>I did check the floppy drive and there wasn't anything in there.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 Freezes!!!? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hi. I was here about a month ago with a problem with a Dell. Now I am having issues with an old Gateway. It had 98 SE in it and it wouldn't stay running. I dumped the computer and started over. I didn't have the 98 disc so I got it from a friend along with the key. Everything installed fine and I puttered on it for about an hour. The next day, (yesterday) it gets as far as the Windows 98 loading screen and freezes. I can start it in safe mode and do some stuff, but then I restart in normal mode and it freezes at the start up screen again. I looked through the "Help" <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/files-20889" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FILES">FILES</a> on here, but didn't see anything...If anyone can help, I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/would-3285927" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WOULD">WOULD</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/appreciate-882308" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about APPRECIATE">APPRECIATE</a> it. I want to just go buy a cheapy at Wal Mart, but my fiance say no for now....In the mean time I can't get my paperwork done!!!! (I work at his shop)....Thank you so much When you say dumped do you mean you reformated your computer <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/first-461760" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIRST">FIRST</a> then reinstalled it or just reinstall Windows 98 on top of the old one in hopes of just copying some files that you believe were corrupted. <br/><br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/anyways-1981745" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANYWAYS">ANYWAYS</a> since the computer is blank just erase and start over again. Also note the computer is a Gateway so I do not know if they gave you a recovery CD with gateway drivers and gateway software. If the computer is stuck frozen on the Windows 98 screen loading that could just mean that something wasnt installed properrly. <br/><br/>If the reerasing and reinstalling doesnt help can i get the system specs on the computer?I completely erased the computer and started over. The computer was given to me by my father in law. I asked for all his disks he got with it. I dumped it, and he brought me all the disks for HIS current computer...... [smiley=cry.gif] I don't know how or why people throw stuff like that away....((I have EVERYTHING for my Dell at home. I even considered using all of it for that Gateway, but that barely has any memory in it now, it's so old)). Anyway, that's when I had to get the 98 from a friend. I did have a 95 disk and installed that, then I installed the 98 over that. It asked if I wanted to keep the 95 stuff in case I needed to uninstall 98---I said no. I am heading back to the shop (home now). I will write down all the information from that computer and let you know later this afternoon. The 98 I got wasn't like a regular 98 disk. It had the folders on it and a SETUP icon. I had to put the disk in and open the D: folder then double click the setup. I wasn't sure how to make that work like a regular setup disk. I know what I am saying here, but when I read it back to myself, it sounds crazy. Sorry about that. [smiley=embarassed.gif]1) Usually those restore disks are keyed to a particular manufacturer and model. They will NOT ever work on a different system. <br/><br/>2) You do not need to install Win95 first, if you are using a Win98 upgrade CD. You just boot with it and insert the Win95 CD (or floppy) when asked to verify ownership.<br/><br/>3) Some versions of 98 will boot and install directly from a CD. Others have to use a bootdisk to start the installation. (free at <a href="http://www.bootdisk.com">www.bootdisk.com</a>)<br/><br/><br/></p></body></html> | |
| 263. |
Solve : windows 98 reboots in strange mode? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I am running a sh*tty computer with Windows 98 and recently <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/tried-7272297" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRIED">TRIED</a> to install a better mouse, with a USB adaptor, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/instead-248606" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INSTEAD">INSTEAD</a> of the awful serial one I have now. It didnt work, and even after disconnecting it, the computer starts in a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/strange-633161" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STRANGE">STRANGE</a> mood. The background is all pixelated and the display is weird, as if it were in safe mood. I tried going to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/device-11244" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEVICE">DEVICE</a> manager to solve the problem and rebooted <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/several-1203547" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SEVERAL">SEVERAL</a> times after uninstalling and reinstalling the mouse software. There doesnt seem to be any problems, conflicts, etc, but it keeps starting in this mode. Help, please!ibble:<br/><br/>Try to change the display properties:<br/><br/>1. Right-click on the desktop wallpaper and click Properties.<br/>2. In Display Properties, click the Settings tab.<br/>3. Change the colors to High Color (16 Bit) or True Color (24 Bit).<br/>4. Click Apply and OK.<br/><br/>If that does not work, open Display Properties again and click the Troubleshoot button.<br/><br/>DocThank you!</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Tried to reinstalled windows 98 SE..problem freezi? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I recently reinstalled win 98 se but when it gets to the point where is says setting up your hardware and any plug and play devices it freezes. I have turned it off several <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/times-344892" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TIMES">TIMES</a>, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/like-537196" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIKE">LIKE</a> it says to do, but each time <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/windows-22662" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINDOWS">WINDOWS</a> 98 setup starts it's always the same. I have tried other cd and it still will not go past this point. I am very new to all this but I sure could use some help! What happened requiring the reinstall? Any other problems with the machine or any specifics about it?And do you happen to have another Win98 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/installation-16361" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INSTALLATION">INSTALLATION</a> CD that you can try? Any exotic hardware installed in the PC?I was cleaning up my computer, it was running very <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/slowaonp-645927" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SLOW">SLOW</a>, so I was doing a clean install. These nothing *censored* on it, its old and slow. I managed to get windows up and running but it tell me in my device manager that I still have problems "USB open host controller - device failure and also my PCI Ethernet controller " driver not installed correctly. I've tried the update but it tell me the driver has been installed?? :-? Like I say it's old...how do I find what driver I need now ....I really appericate the help /meI have tied 2 different CD"S and it still kept freezing Quote</p><blockquote>These nothing *censored* on it</blockquote> Er... I said <em>e<strong>x</strong>otic</em>!<br/><br/>You have problems with the drivers for onboard hardware - USB and LAN. The drivers can probably be found on the web site for your motherboard manufacturer. What make of PC is it? :-[I meant to say exotic..... <br/><br/>I got the computer from someone else 3 years ago !!!!! There is nothing writen on the outside of the computer, I don't know what the name is.....Am I lost now or can I find out if I remove the tower lid?? The monitor I got last week its a NEC mulitsync M700. I know that doesn't help with the name of my computer, anyway I can find out. I'm getting so discouraged, I've been at this for 2 weeks with no help, until I found you guys.... <br/><br/>[timestamp=1146851610]/meDownlaod and run Everest and it will tell you everything about that computer:<br/><br/><a href="http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181">http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181</a>Everest won't display *censored* stuff. Thanks GX, I will let you know if it solves my problem... <br/><br/>thanks for the tip Fed..... . I'm so glad you guys keep a sense of humor Hi it's me again.. I ran Everest and it did tell me every thing about my computer. Its' a Intel Pentium...?? I have tried to start windows setup again, but now when I enter my product key for my CD, it tell me it's invalid... :-?<br/>and it stll freezes at windows setup hardware. <strong>I had the same problem. It sounds like a Hard Drive problem to me.. Try this Create a Windows 98 Floppy and Set the BIOS to boot the floppy first so it doesnt boot to the harddrive.... and then restart the computer and wait for the floppy to load and then select the optuion that says "Select with CDROM support" or something close to that. and wait untill it is done and then after the says A:/ type in C:/ and press enter and type in format c: and press enter it will ask you are you sure and you press Y it will format the hard drive and then try to reinstall win 98 if that doesnt work then try this.. Take all of the PCI cards out except the video card and try to reinstall win 98 it should work.. and after it is installed turn off the computer and put the cards ONE-BY-ONE and turn on the computer and see if it works and then turn it of and then put the next card in and etc. and see on the one that it fails on and that PCI Card would be the problem..</strong>Thanks Mak....I did what you said and now every things loads great... <br/><br/>But when I connect to the internet, I can only stay online for about 3-4 mins, then I get booted out. I restart my computer and I can connect again for about another 3-4 mins.... :-? I ran a scan and it shows no problems....what the heck is happening NOW ...HELP ME PLEASE [smiley=cry.gif]Is that a dialup connection?I have high speed internet, it says I have a problem with my USB open host controller. When I start my computer now it says installing new hardware....it searches, then it freezes again. I went in under safe mode and it tells me no USB devices... :-? I am going to download the program from major geeks and see if that can locate it. I'm not sure what I should be doing...am I making things worse? <br/><br/>P.S.<br/> It windows 98 SE & my system is Intel Pentium MMX, 200MHz</body></html> | |
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Solve : HELP! Windows 98? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/tried-7272297" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRIED">TRIED</a> to install Windows XP on computer that already had windows 98 on it. Now I can't get either windows to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/work-20377" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WORK">WORK</a>. I tried to reinstall windows 98, but it keeps on trying to install XP. This is my <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/boss-901285" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOSS">BOSS</a>'s computer so need to get it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fixed-245605" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIXED">FIXED</a>. I'm sorry, but was it completely necessary to install <a href="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2072/whyxpbad.htm">XP</a>?<br/><br/>I hope you find this guy's article convincing.More info please.. Did you first delete Win.98 or did you try to update Win.98 to XP :-? Did you format before trying the XP install :-? Have you backed up all critical files :-?<br/><br/>RSVP<br/><br/>I didn't delete windows 98. I just tried to load xp. No I didn't backup files. Sorry, more questions.<br/><br/>1. The Xp cd you used - is it the full version or an updater :-?<br/>2. Did you format the hard disk :-? If so which file system did you select, FAT.32 or NTFS :-?<br/><br/>The first thing you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/must-1702064" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MUST">MUST</a> do is try to backup critical files. If you answer "Yes" to the first part of question 2 then they're gone, possibly irretrievable, but if you didn't format they <strong><em>might</em></strong> be retrievable using a Win.98 boot disk. Is a 3.5" floppy diskette drive installed :-? <br/><br/>Please let us know exactly what you did to "load" XP.<br/><br/></p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 not installing...? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>You could also try borrowing a 98SE disk.You'd be better off witth linux. <br/><br/>A lot of those "restore" CD's don't work if the original hardware has changed - including the hard drive. Compaq and HP are notorious for this. As a matter of fact I had a Compaq come through a few years <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ago-362350" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AGO">AGO</a> that did the same thing.well, i guess i can learn some new commands for linux, I can also look into Wine as well if I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/want-1448756" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WANT">WANT</a> to play any windows games on linux.<br/><br/>Thanks for the help guys!If you have the space then partion your HDD so you can still put windows on it if you want.<br/>(If anyone ever figures out why you can't)I was planing on it, but i set aside 2 gigs, hope thats enough to install xpBarely. that's what i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/figured-7681243" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIGURED">FIGURED</a>, but i have a blank 40 gig hard drive that I can install everything else for windows onIt's always better to install Windows first in a dual <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/boot-251147" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOOT">BOOT</a> system. When it installs it overwrites the MBR. 9Not a good neighbor!)Last ditch effort.<br/>boot from floppy<br/>sys c:<br/>c:<br/>md win98<br/>change to cd drive, navigate to win98 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/directory-11615" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIRECTORY">DIRECTORY</a> and copy all files to c:\win98<br/>remove floppy and cd and reboot<br/>cd\win98<br/>install<br/><br/>Change last instruction from install to setup.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : UPGRADE FROM 98 TO XP PROBLEMS? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>i have scraped the job of trying to get an operating system on the computer that i had forgotten the log in password for.now im working with an <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ibm-12870" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about IBM">IBM</a> aptiva 2171 545 .450 megahertz pentium 3 256 mb ram.13 gig harddrive.now my problem is that when i go to download xp it goes <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/thru-3829405" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about THRU">THRU</a> the part where its getting the files,when it gets to installing the files that is where it is saying it cant read disk or find the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/drive-959713" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DRIVE">DRIVE</a>.i dont understand this since its been getting all the files from the disk.it wont install them though and ive ran the advisor to find any conflicting hardware or software or files and we have gotten rid of everything we can and it still wont install.can anyone help me?right now im running windows 98 first edition.am i missing a step?Did you format the drive, hopefully with FAT32 file system? Is the CD clean? You could <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/try-1428546" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRY">TRY</a> making a copy of the CD to make sure it is not an error with the CD itself.how do you format the drive?the cd looks pretty clean im not sure about making a copy ,but i hear that i cant take the cd back since its possible to make a copy of it.Boot with the CD in the drive. After you get to the license agreement and press F8, choose to delete all of the partitions and then choose to create a partition. When you choose OK, you will be gioven a choice of how to format the drive. Choose FAT32 and then proceed.<br/><br/>Since you sound like you bought a new product, I'll bet the CD is OK.i dont get the option to delete partitions.it keeps asking for me to insert the cd.now after all this i get an error screen at start up saying an exception has occured.It sounds like you have hardware issues. What is the history of the machine? Known problems?im not sure about the machine,got it from work.it seemed to work fine until i went to upgrade to xp.im having all types of problems with it now.it freezes up on me now and it says <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/theres-7719924" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about THERES">THERES</a> an exception and i have to reboot it.im suprised that it hasnt froze up on me yet.im thinking of going out and just getting a new computer.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : A way to bypass win98 networking password at start? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I recently got a computer but there is one problem...its from an <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/old-585313" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OLD">OLD</a> business or <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/something-25913" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOMETHING">SOMETHING</a> but when it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/starts-1224822" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STARTS">STARTS</a> the Microsoft Network prompt comes up where you need to enter a username (already one on there) and a password..is there a way I can bypass the password to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/get-11812" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GET">GET</a> into the desktop? I've also tried starting it up in safe mode and it won't start but if anyone knows of a way I can bypass this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pleaaase-2933147" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PLEAAASE">PLEAAASE</a> let me know.<br/><br/>thanksJust hit escape!</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 wants to reinstall? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hi Everyone,<br/><br/>First off--I know this is a very old computer and system (Sony Vaio Model PCVE308DS purchased in 1998), and yes I will rectify that soon.<br/><br/>The other day when turned on it showed the Windows 98 setup wizard. My son said it wants to reinstall windows and if I do that I will loose all my stuff (pictures, documents and programs). Is this true? And how can I get my stuff off the hard drive so I can save it? <br/>Thank you all so very much! TI have never seen that legitimately appear, although there are some rogue programs that want to get installation numbers or cause other <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/problems-13702" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROBLEMS">PROBLEMS</a>. What is the EXACT mnessage or, even better, please post a screen shot.Thank you GX1_Man for responding,<br/><br/>There is no error message. When the computer is turned on the windows 98 set up wizard is there---<br/>it says: User Information<br/> Name: (for my name)<br/> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/company-245057" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPANY">COMPANY</a>: (for my company name)<br/><br/> then the back next cancel buttons<br/><br/>that's all. But if I fill it out again--I'm installing windows 98 again and I don't want to loose my data.<br/><br/>Thanks, TCan you boot to safe mode (F8 before the Windows logo)? Are there files you need to save? Do you have a Windows CD or a restore CD from Sony to reinstall if needed? Was Windows 98 the original O/S on this machine? What malware protection was being used regularly?Yes Yes Yes to all. I think I can boot to safe mode--should be able to, I do have all the original disks. Windows 98 was the original OS and has been updated. And Norton was used for virus protection as was spyware. And YES that is the main problem I want to save my data and picute files.<br/><br/> Thanks, TIf you can boot to safe mode and function you can copy files to a floppy, if small enough. If networked, you can boot with a Linux Live CD and copy them to a pen drive or across a network to a machine with a CDRW drive.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.knoppix.com">www.knoppix.com</a><br/><br/>Download and burn the file as an ISO (with Nero, etc.) to make a bootable CD.Thank you so much, I think I'll wait until my son gets home from work. And I will let you know how it goes or if we have other questions.<br/><br/>Thanks, TYes, please post back. Uh oh it won't let me boot into safe mode. My son says as far as the computer thinks there is no operating system.<br/><br/>Help<br/><br/>Thanks THmmm.<br/><br/>Looks like Boot sector problem.<br/><br/>(Long time that i have done this, but any other might confirming it)<br/><br/>Boot on CD<br/><br/>Load all drives<br/><br/>Repair system?<br/><br/>You are in DOS mode.<br/><br/>CD /windows<br/>CD / System<br/><br/>Write FIXBOOT or BOOTFIX "Enter"<br/><br/><br/>Try again!<br/><br/>Sorry for any bad english!<br/><br/>// The Swede<br/>odd, ive never heard of windows 98 doing that, although, i can say i have had some very unpleasant experiences with win 98, 95, 00, millenum (only used once, never again), and xp home, i use xp pro corporate 2002 edition, works great... i dont know if re installing windows 98 is a good idea, i belive the windows site stopped providing updates, go with windows 2000, its as good as win 98, alittle better in some cases, and there are still updates for itTry booting with a Win98SE boot disk annd when you get to the A:> type in:<br/><br/>fdisk/mbr <br/><br/>and press enter. If the master boot <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/record-rakhata-ha-620613" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RECORD">RECORD</a> is salvageable that will fix it. If not, then you are looking at a Liniux solution as your only hope. Ask if you have any questions about that. it's free and it might save your data.<br/><br/>again if the files are small enough to fit on floppy disks you can copy them off there little by little.Remmeber I am just trying to save my data and pics so I can put it on a different computer (w/o windows 98 this is what is happening now:<br/><br/>When we started the wizard installation we followed thru putting in the product key code and it then went to out network login screen. When we try to log in it brings up an install microsoft directx 5.0 and asks for a setup file path---which we do not have, do not know where to get (we've looked on the web--thank goodness for a second computer). When we try to cancel we get the message: "Explorer<br/>this program has preformed an illegal operation and will be shut down:<br/> (details: explorer caused and invalid page fault in module explorer.exe at 015f:00401f31.<br/> registers:<br/> EAX=00000000 CS=015f EIP=00401f31 EFLGS=00010246<br/> EBX=00000001 SS=0167 ESP=0080feec EBP=0080fef4<br/> ECX=c1746a80 DS=0167 ESI=00000000 FS=0f4f<br/> EDX=0080fefc ES=0167 EDI=00000000 GS=0000<br/> Bytes at CS:EIP:<br/> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/8b-340067" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 8B">8B</a> 08 50 ff 11 8b 45 08 50 8b 08 ff 51 08 8b 45<br/> Stack dump:<br/> 00401ee0 0080fefc 0080ff34 00405cac 00000000<br/> 00000000 00000000 00000001 00404436 00000000<br/> 0059fc0c 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000<br/> Please see my <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/earliest-963644" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EARLIEST">EARLIEST</a> response. This is not a normal phenomenon. Direct x 5 and asking for a product key code are a BIG tipoff.<br/><br/>This installation is hosed. You need to save your data and format this drive and reinstall whatever operating system you want. This is a hopeless mess!</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 SE won't shutdown? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I have an old Windows 98SE desktop that won't shut down. It will get to the screen "It is now safe to shut off your computer" and thats it.<br/><br/>I have downloaded the "fix" from Windows Updates. Nothing. I Googled and found another fix from Microsoft downloaded it, nothing.<br/><br/>The computer is a Proteva, with Windows 98SE. I have cleaned it all up for a friend. And this is the only issue left to solve.<br/><br/>The computer was full of all sorts of nasties to begin with. But I did not delete any files while cleaning, but I realize there could be some corrupted files. But the computer works like a champ.<br/><br/>Any ideas?<br/><br/>Thanks,There was a glich with windows 98 that if you had any shared drives or printers , or if you connected to shared drives or printers , i wont shut down.<br/><br/>if you are not on a network i sugest you uninstall the file and printer shareing optionIt's been so long since I've seen a normal Win 98SE shutdown that I can hardly remember how it's supposed to work. I have a computer that runs Win 98SE, but it also does not shutdown the way it's supposed to. It skips the "It is now safe to shut off your computer" screen, which is basically the opposite of your situation. I haven't tried to resolve this because I don't use that computer very much nowdays, and, other than not displaying that screen, this causes no other problem.<br/><br/>Does Win 98SE startup normal after a shutdown? In other words, it doesn't go through that scandisk routine? If so, I think one option is to do nothing. I actually had that problem with the same computer that I mentioned above, but that was before a formatting of the hard drive and reinstalling Win 98SE. And, I never resolved it; again, turning off the power at that screen seemed to cause no problem. So, I've had two different abnormal shutdown behaviors with Win 98SE on the same computer. <br/><br/>I wish I had a specific solution but I do not. A Google search on <em>Win98SE shutdown problems</em> or something similar will yield numerous results. Here's a Microsoft link that might be a solution: <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/S_WUFeatured/Win98SE/Default.asp">Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement</a>.Soy have you tryed shuting down the network on you PC? ie. uninstalling all the network drivers Quote</p><blockquote>Does Win 98SE startup normal after a shutdown? In other words, it doesn't go through that scandisk routine? If so, I think one option is to do nothing. I actually had that problem with the same computer that I mentioned above, but that was before a formatting of the hard drive and reinstalling Win 98SE. And, I never resolved it; again, turning off the power at that screen seemed to cause no problem. So, I've had two different abnormal shutdown behaviors with Win 98SE on the same computer. </blockquote> <br/><br/>soybean, <br/><br/>Yes the computer restarts fine. No going to scandisk first. And its not a big deal to just hold in the power button to shut it down.<br/><br/>I had Googled and found several things from suggesting to update video and sound drivers to links to Microsoft. I did install a extra link beside what was listed in Microoft Updates. This old computer had never had 1 single Microsoft Update installed in it. It still had IE 5 on it. I had to install IE 6 before the Microsoft Updates would <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/even-976335" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EVEN">EVEN</a> work. For that matter it had no AV protection at all. No malware protection, flat nothing.<br/><br/><br/>panboy, <br/><br/>The computer was not on a network, it was all by itself on a dialup internet connection. Though it did have a printer intalled on it. Which the person asked me to not uninstall it.<br/><br/>Are you absolutely sure that computer is designed to shutdown - meaning power off - automatically? My Win 98SE computer is a 10 1/2 year old computer, originally a 75MHz Pentium with 8MB RAM and Win 95, later upgraded with an overdrive processor which boosted it to 200 MHz w/MMX, along with <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/memory-11894" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MEMORY">MEMORY</a> upgrades ending at 128MB and other upgrades. But, it, and most, if not all, computers of that vintage had to be turned off manually. I have the computer and the monitor connected to it plugged into a surge protector. I just leave power switches on the monitor and computer in the ON position and turn them on and off via the switch on the surge protector.<br/><br/>The shutdown screen you're talking about was merely a notification to the user that it's <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/okay-585274" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OKAY">OKAY</a> to turn the power off now.Its a possibilty that it did not shut off by itself. I actually have not ask the owner if it did. I should ask . I assumed it may have been related to all the problems that it <em>did</em> have. To coin a phrase I have seen on here, it was pretty crappity smacked. <br/><br/>This owner said this unit was new in 98. To the best of my knowledge this is the only OS thats been on it. <br/><br/>Thanks,Well, either that computer is not quite as old as the owner said, or it originally had Win 98 (first edition) on it. Wikipedia says <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_98">Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE) was released on May 5, 1999</a>.<br/><br/>You might check the BIOS for a setting that enables or disables ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) capability. I believe <a href="http://www.acpi.info/">ACPI</a> is the technology involved in the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/automatic-888453" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AUTOMATIC">AUTOMATIC</a> shutdown capability.How would I get into BIOS on this old machine to check this setting?<br/><br/>The owner could be <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mistaken-2836516" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MISTAKEN">MISTAKEN</a> on the age. It has a sticker on it (Not anything Microsoft) that says something about being compliant with the year 2000. So it probably was built in 99.oh i dident read your frist post right , <br/><br/>if it says "it is now safe to shut down" then its ok it has shut down , and you can pull the plug or hit the power button.<br/><br/>and if your computer is ACPI then you should be able to set it so it will turn off outomaticly.<br/><br/>if you enter your Bios<br/><br/>Most machines today use the Delete key for bios. but some dont , <br/><br/>i would try the F2 , F3 and F5 buttons<br/><br/>also it should tell you what key to push at the bottom during post, eg "Press F2 to enter setup"You should see an onscreen prompt during boot like "Press Del to enter setup" or such.F2 took me into setup.<br/><br/>In the "power management settings" I did not see ACPI (I assumed this would be where to look for it, for that matter I did not see it anywhere). But I did see something called APM and it was enabled. <br/><br/>I also saw in another spot "Plug and play O/S" and beside it was a NO. Should this be different?<br/><br/>I saw at the bottom of the screen there appeared to be a setting to return things to a default setting. Is this anything to do?<br/><br/>Thanks,As for the Plug and Play OS , as far as i know it dosent do anything,<br/><br/>If your computer dosent have ACPI then it wont Ever turn it self Off, but it dose shut down , so you dont have to worry about killing your files by hitting the power button, as long as it says safe to shutdown its ok to hit the power button</body></html> | |
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Solve : Frozen settings on windows 98? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I have a friend who has a computer that uses windows 98, and he is just learning it seems the settings the pixels<br/><br/>that control the text are frozen. He has tried to move it but it will not budge. The screen is oversized and the<br/><br/>the print is also. He can't get it to return to normal screen and text size. I have tried settings and alt <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/delete-karana-436574" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DELETE">DELETE</a> and ctrl<br/><br/>and I am not very computer savy. So please if someone can help he is using it for school for his son.<br/><br/><br/>Thank you.<br/> How about some specifics on the computer itself, like a make/model number and the processor, RAM, etc.? Was this a fresh install? Did you load all the appropriate drivers, especially video drivers? Do youj have a real Windows CD if you need to reinstall? What is the history of the machine? Did it used to work right?<br/><br/>As you see, a little specific <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/info-1043778" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INFO">INFO</a> is needed. Thank you for your time and here is all the information I have.<br/><br/>S.0.#6182 , Emachine Pentium3, Ram 550MHZ, 128 Bit TNT2, Emonster. 64 MB Syn CD Ram, 256MD <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/max-546895" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAX">MAX</a><br/><br/>512kbc2cache 100 mhz Systems BUS 15GB Hard Drive Altra DMA/66, 8XDVD, DVDROM, 8X Max 56K Fax Modem<br/><br/>ITU V.90, 3DAPGP <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/graphics-17135" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GRAPHICS">GRAPHICS</a> 8mb video. <br/><br/><br/>Thanks again for you help What is the computer model number? It should be on the case, in the BIOS, etc.<br/><br/>You can also download Belarc Advisor and see if it is listed. Free at <a href="http://www.belarc.com">www.belarc.com</a>Assuming he hasn't reformatted and lost his video driver, give this a try. Right click a blank area on the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/desktop-949558" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DESKTOP">DESKTOP</a>. Select properties. Click the settings tab. Move the slider bar to a higher resolution. Click apply. If you can't see the buttons at the bottom, press the A key to apply.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 95 hard drive question? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I just installed Win95 on my old PC that I plan on using for some old flight sims. I have 2 hard drives in that system, a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/10gb-266973" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 10GB">10GB</a> and a 4.3GB. The 10GB is my "C" drive, split into <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/5-237653" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 5">5</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/2gb-1837326" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 2GB">2GB</a> partitions. The 4.3GB drive was my "D" drive when I was running 98SE and was used as storage for downloaded files. However, it's not <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/showing-642926" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHOWING">SHOWING</a> up in Win95 so nothing on it is accessible - downloaded drivers, files for sims, etc. I couldn't access it using fdisk when I formatted and installed Win95, either. Any ideas on what I can do to get my data?If you are using Win95A it can only see and use FAT16 partitions. Win95 B and C can use <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fat32-456473" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FAT32">FAT32</a>. How are the drives set up with operating system, file system, etc.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : WINDOWS 98 TO OLD ?? |
| Answer» <html><body><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hi-479908" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HI">HI</a> PEOPLE, MY SECOND <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/problem-25530" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROBLEM">PROBLEM</a> IS I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/want-1448756" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WANT">WANT</a> TO RESTART MY COMPAQ PRESIRO WITH A RESTART DISK TO MAKE IT LIKE IT JUST CAME FROM THE FACTORY BUT THERE ARE NO DISKS TO BE FOUND.<br/>ANYBODY KNOW A WAY I CAN CLEAN IT OUT COMPLETLEY THEN RE-INSTALL WINDOWS 98NE You'll need an operating system to load. If you don't have a restore disc, you need to get a copy of Windows 98 from eBay, etc. There is no "<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/easy-444822" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EASY">EASY</a>" button on the machine to do that.<br/><br/>Your <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/caps-908936" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CAPS">CAPS</a> Lock key is broken too. THANKS S.C</body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 and setting it to print? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>For some reason on my husbands old computer with Windows 98 when trying to print something off of a site <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/using-1441597" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USING">USING</a> firefox since thats what we use for a browser, it saves it and then <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/opens-586856" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OPENS">OPENS</a> it in paint where I cant see it or print it. How and where do I change that to open somewhere else so I can print <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/things-25910" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about THINGS">THINGS</a>. It isnt the printer because I trouble shot that and it prints a test page fine. :-?Save what you want to print, right click on the icon for the saved item, and click "Print" or "Open With"<br/>"Open With" will allow you to open the file with the program you specify. <br/><br/>You could also try to directly print from a website, in Firefox, click FILE, and PRINT.The problem is with Windows 98 it doesnt give me the option to open with whatever I want like Windows XP does and whenever I go to file and print it takes me to save it and then back to just opening it up to paint.What EXACTLY are you trying to print? Where is it saved? And how EXACTLY did it get there?He works on radios and goes to sites to get <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/instructions-1046362" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INSTRUCTIONS">INSTRUCTIONS</a> and the site he uses is:<br/><a href="http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/983/M0040983.htm">http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/983/M0040983.htm</a> , when u go there it has a little eye to open it and then u can get the directions as I can here on this computer with Windows XP but there u click on the eye and it downloads to the firefox downloads then when I open it it has a yellow caution from paint and says:<br/>C:\Windows\TEMP\M0040983.pdf. Paint cannot read this file. This is not a valid bitmap file, or its format is not currently supported. I cant find how to get it to open in something else where it can be seen and then I can print it. When I click the eye on with XP it takes me to the direction page in firefox and I can print it with this computer, but his is stuck on paint opening it up :-/<br/>Open Acrobat Reader in the start menu, and find the location of the file. <br/>The location of the file in this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/case-240222" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CASE">CASE</a> would be: <br/>C:\Windows\TEMP\M0040983.pdf<br/>or where ever it was saved. <br/>To change the "open with" option in W98, locate the file in question. Click to highlight the file name. Hold down the shift key and right click the file name. "Open with" will appear in the options. Select the program that you want to open the file. Make sure the check box for "always open with" (or similar) is checked. Click ok.PM I recived from the member earlier<br/><br/> Quote</p><blockquote>(Today at 2:29pm) WendyLJ has sent you the following Personal Message:<br/><br/>->*<-<br/><br/>The problem I am having is when I do all that there isnt a open with choice like with XP it just goes to paint. I tried going to options on firefox and looking several places to see if I can change it but havent had any luck <br/><br/>->*<-</blockquote> In order to print .pdf files from Firefox, she will need Acrobat Reader installed as a plugin. Otherwise, when files are saved to disk, she can follow the above instructions and select Acrobat Reader to open the files in Windows. Either way should allow printing of .pdf files (apparently the files in question).Thank u all. I got Acrobat Reader downloaded for him and that solved the whole problem but it was also great finding out how to get to "open with" on Windows 98</body></html> | |
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Solve : Win 98 Start Up Problem? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Hey <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/every-243531" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EVERY">EVERY</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/one-241053" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ONE">ONE</a> I am haveing a problem with one of my computers. every time when it starts up, a window pops up and says<br/><br/>Msgsrv32<br/>module KERNEL32.DLL AT 0167:bff7b992<br/><br/><br/> Thats not what it says word 4 word but thats the main part of what it says. after that nothing loads. the only thing i can do ctrl+alt+del. <br/><br/>Does any one know anything i can do to fix it.<br/>How about some info on the machine and what preceeded this? Can you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/boot-251147" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOOT">BOOT</a> to Safe Mode and do a System Restore to a time before this happened?It does the same in safe mode. I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/think-661001" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about THINK">THINK</a> i know how to fix it. the problem is with the kernel32.dll . i need to reinstall it through dos mode. i have the dll on a floppy. the only thing is i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/don-t-246903" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DONT">DONT</a> know what the correct command is to install it from a floppy in dos mode.You will have to boot with a Win98 start up disk and then type in:<br/><br/>copy a:\kernel32.dll c:\windows\system<br/><br/>and press enter. Now restart the machine. Does that work?<br/><br/>Please note that the above must be typed in EXACTLY as shown, spaces and all.I cant find the floppy with the dll. i would just make another floppy but the cmputer i am useing now does have a flopppy drive. it does have a cd-rw . is it possible to do the same with a cd and just <br/>change the a:\ to d:\ If you use a boot disk the CDROM may be identified as e:, so experiment with that. It should tell you as it starts to boot. If you copy from a CD it will have the attributes set as a read only file, but this might not be a bad thing.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 on a WinBook? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I was given a WinBook by one of my dads co workers, and it seems to have a major problem with it. I'm just trying to figure out if its hardware failure, or software failure and if theres any real chance of salvaging it at all. I turn it on, and after any random number of minutes <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/colors-922312" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COLORS">COLORS</a> on the screen will start to smear and glitch where the pointer is and it freezes completely. And after shutting it off and trying to turn it on again it turns on but with no picture. Can anyone please give me any advice? Its an old laptop but its good enough for what i'd want to use it for.Did it supposedly work? Do you have a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/windows-22662" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINDOWS">WINDOWS</a> CD to reinstall with (if this goes that far)? Is it any better or <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/different-951434" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIFFERENT">DIFFERENT</a> in safe mode? Is the BIOS screen legible? WIll it stay visible without this video aberration? <br/><br/>It sounds like major hardware issues. Be advised there are few user servicable parts in laptop.The bios is where you configure your boot sequence and all that stuff right? Or is that dos? I know that the computer is stable in all the areas except when you know its using windows I cant re install windows cause the later steps in the installation process involve that area of windows that always glitchs and freezes. i also tried to format my C drive but it wouldnt allow me. (im not sure if you are allowed to if thats your only hard disk with windows installed on it?)<br/><br/>When I restart it and there is no picture on the screen, usually if i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/unplug-7263597" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UNPLUG">UNPLUG</a> the laptop and leave it alone for a while it will start back up with picture again. But one thing i noticed is that this laptop does not have a cooling fan. So I dont know if maybe the problem could be over heating.<br/><br/>And in Safe mode it seems to maybe run a little bit longer before it does the same color smear glitch, i notice its not freezing. lol Its just really messed up and I notice that the screen is jumping too.How long, on average, does it take to boot into Windows? Heat/lack of cooling could be the problem, but if you're booting right into windows (assuming the boot process isn't rediculously lenghty) then the speed that it overheats concerns me.<br/><br/>It might not be the lack of cooling. The problem could be that the cooling you have isn't working.You cannot format your drive from within Windows. There are multiple tutorials on the internet about how to install Windows, but you will need a legal CD to do so. If you want to proceed, then let us know what you have to work with. Obviously you have not done this before.The computer was given to me without the original disk so I cant do anything there. <br/><br/>The average time it takes to boot is normal, nothing lengthy. <br/><br/>would it help if i provided a picture of the screen glitching?<br/><br/>Sure, do that. Without an operating system CD you are going to be stuck sooner or later. In this case it might be sooner. Here is when it first begins. I was running mc afee virus scan when it happened.<br/><a href="https://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/Necromattallica/thestartoftheglitch.jpg">http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/Necromattallica/thestartoftheglitch.jpg</a><br/><br/><br/>I move the pointer around and it smears the colors<br/><br/><a href="https://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/Necromattallica/desktoppaint.jpg">http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/Necromattallica/desktoppaint.jpg</a><br/><br/><br/>I minimized mc afee and tried to click on my computer and it froze<br/><br/><a href="https://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/Necromattallica/mcafeeminimizedandnowfrozen.jpg">http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/Necromattallica/mcafeeminimizedandnowfrozen.jpg</a><br/><br/><br/>This is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/either-967193" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EITHER">EITHER</a> a bad video adapter (not repairable) or bad drivers. If WinBook is still around you might check their website for the most recent drivers for this and install. It's worth a shot.cool, thanks. I'll try the drivers.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : uninstalling windows 98? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>norton makes my computer act possesed... oh, and for the record, the guy who program norton anti virus use to work for the microsoft company, he broke off, dont know why, and created norton, hence the fact that it is some times too good...Dead_reckon,<br/><br/>I do not know where you get all of this misinformation. Here is some detailed info about Peter Norton and his original software.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/Paradigm/Ch03/norton_commander.shtml">http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/Paradigm/Ch03/norton_commander.shtml</a><br/><br/>I don't see anything about him EVER working for Microsoft, but <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/maybe-2821687" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAYBE">MAYBE</a> you have a much better source?<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norton">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norton</a><br/><br/>Norton products have been owned by Symantec for years and have steadily gone downhill in my book. He wrote or co-wrote many books and his company had many software products. Unfortunately he didn't write them all.hey, gx1_man and soybean(<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/dat-430749" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DAT">DAT</a> link was cool n useful) thanks for the advices and help...<br/><br/>i just noticed something, since i have turned on the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/windows-22662" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINDOWS">WINDOWS</a> firewall, my <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/yahoo-748957" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about YAHOO">YAHOO</a> messenger is not connecting...<br/>i even checked the firewall settings and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/included-499087" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INCLUDED">INCLUDED</a> yahoo under exceptions, but it still is not connecting..WHATs THE WAY OUT?You might install a different firewall, such as <a href="http://www.snapfiles.com/get/zonealarm.html">ZoneAlarm</a>, and see how that works for you. Do not run two firewalls simultaneously.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Restoring Windows 98 to an earlier time? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I borrowed a notebook with Windows 98 installed. The resolution was light so I tried to change it and now I have the largest icons ever on my screen. Is there a system restore to an earlier point in Windows 98 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/like-537196" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIKE">LIKE</a> there is with XP? If so can someone please guide me through it. I certainly do not want to return the computer like it is now. <br/><br/>Thanks in advance!!!There is no system restore on Windows 98.<br/><br/>Can you change your screen resolution? <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/right-239192" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RIGHT">RIGHT</a> click on desktop and choose Properties, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/settings-771535" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SETTINGS">SETTINGS</a> and pick some higher numbers like 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768.I went to Display Properties, then settings and clicked on the screen area and moved the dial to less. Now I can't move it back to more. It's set at 640x480. That's the lowest setting and the dial will will not move at all.Then I would suggest reinstalling the video driver. What make and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/model-942" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MODEL">MODEL</a> is this? What driver shows in <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/device-11244" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEVICE">DEVICE</a> Manager under Display Adapter? What else changed on the laptop in the time you had it? Did you monkey with any other settings?I don't have access to the video driver so I'm going to have to take it to someone to see if they can fix it before I have to give it back. <br/><br/>All I know is I went to change the pixels and now I can't change it back to the original settings.<br/><br/>If it ain't broke don't fix it applies to me right about now. I should have left well enough alone.<br/><br/>Thanks again!!!!If you would post the make and model of the machine, perhaps more help could be forthcoming. We can't read minds or see it from here.<br/><br/>How about if you delete the Display Adapter in control panel and reboot the machine. What happens now.It's a Gateway Solo. How do I delete the Display Adapter?Control Panel, Device Manager, Click on Display adapter and right click, then choose delete. Before you do this what does it say?<br/><br/>Which model Solo is this? There were several made.Got to get ready to go to work. I will try to get back with you tomorrow on how to fix this.<br/><br/>Thanks</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : windows 95 missing sys files? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>:-/For Windows 95, my CD-Rom <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/lost-537630" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOST">LOST</a> it's <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/driveraeur-442990" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DRIVER">DRIVER</a> and does not work. So everything has to be done with floppys. I tried using a windows 95 start-up disk to get a driver loaded. No help there. I tried downloading the driver to a floppy and installing it from the floppy, did no work. Now when I start the computer I get the following..........................<br/>Dev\Atapi-CD.<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sys-kamada-ka-633651" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SYS">SYS</a> Missing or Corrupt<br/>There is an error in your Config.sys file on Line 4<br/>C:\Windows\Himen.sys Missing or corrupt<br/>C:\Windows\DBLBUFF.sys Missing or corrupt<br/>C:\Windows\IFSHLP.sys Missing or corrupt<br/>The following file is missing or corrupt COMMAND.COM<br/>Type the name of the Command Interpreter(e.g.., C:\Windows\Command.com)<br/>C><br/><br/><strong></strong>HELP! How do I get these files back?<br/>I want to upgrade to Windows 98. But can't without a CD Drive.<br/>Download a Win 98SE boot disk. All the CD drivers will be on it. Free at <a href="http://www.bootdisk.com">www.bootdisk.com</a>[size=16]Didn't work. Says Invalid system disk, replace disk and press any key.[/size] <br/>I can't get Windows to start, only in Safe Mode! [smiley=huh.gif]You have to go into the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bios-398764" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BIOS">BIOS</a> and get the machine to boot from the floppy drive before the hard drive. Then restart the machine with the bootdisk you made from the downloaded file in the floppy drive. <strong></strong>OK, filles transfered to Drive C. <br/>Then I get the A:> prompt<br/>Restarted without CD-Rom support. Still missing the above sys files<br/>So with the bootdisk in I copied at the A:> copy himem.sys C:\Windows<br/> copy COMMAND.Com C:\Windows<br/>And each file was copied<br/>Still doesn't start windows.<br/>scandisked No Problems with C drive<br/>Still missing CD-Rom Driver<br/>How do I load the driver for the Mitsumi Double Speed CD-Rom in Safe Mode from the Bootdisk?<br/> And where do I load it to?<br/><strong></strong>Can I do that from Safe Mode?<br/>What is the DBLBUFF.SYS & IFSHLP.SYS?<br/><strong></strong>[size=20][/size]HELP! HELP!<a href="http://">http://</a> [smiley=cry.gif] Quote</p><blockquote> the Mitsumi Double Speed CD-Rom in Safe Mode from the Bootdisk?</blockquote> <br/>This hardware is a piece of history and I'm sure most folks here have never even seen one of these. The drivers were proprietary, and frequently ran off their own <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/controller-769272" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CONTROLLER">CONTROLLER</a> card or off a supported sound card. (It would have saved some time if you mentioned this dinosaur in your first post!)<br/><br/>Did this work correctly before? Where does the other end of the IDE CD cable hook in? And no changes to the hardware since when it worked and now? Or was this just added to the machine?<br/><br/>I would suggest borrowing a later generation CD drive (8x or later) at least for the installation, and maybe permanently. If it hasn't failed yet, it probably will soon. What model is that drive? You may try doing a google search for the model number and the word "driver".<br/><br/>Just out of curiosity who else here has dealt with a Mitsumi 2x drive? Show of hands?jesus, how old is this relic you call a computer? i would kill the thing trying to use it for what i use mine...<br/><br/>EDIT: btw, COMMAND.COM is a DOS file... i remember this from having to format ole computers from the win 98 cd, D:\win98\format.com i belive was the file path...<strong></strong>I am fixing it for a friend, but it seems I'm not going to be able to fix it!<br/>So I'm going to install my old CD-Rom, NEC, and hopefully it will allow me to get to Windows from there!<br/><strong></strong>[size=16][/size]Thanks for your help. I'll Post after I get it in!But I am curious. Where did the CD data cable plug in? Don't tell me the motherboard.</body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 Cleanup and Optimization Software? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I have a Windows 98 computer that has a TON of junk on it. I do not wish to format and loose all of my data. <br/>I also know I have a terrible <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/registry-1182422" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REGISTRY">REGISTRY</a>.<br/>Is there any free, but good software I can download that will get rid of a lot of the junk, and fix the registry?<br/><a href="https://www.ccleaner.com/">http://www.ccleaner.com/</a>Most of those registry fixers cause more harm than problems solved. Be careful, very careful. Even if it's a paid <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/product-25523" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRODUCT">PRODUCT</a> it can screw things up!true. ccleaner prompts u to make a backup before changes to the registry (its kinda a no-brainer to select "ok"). also i have noticed ccleaner can bring up issues that i know i need. such as unused file extensions, just because i dont any files with the extensions, doesnt mean i wont be getting them in the future.I've never heard of anyone having a problem with ccleaner...yet.<br/>EasyCleaner by ToniArts is good but treat with care. Quote</p><blockquote>I've never heard of anyone having a problem with ccleaner...yet.</blockquote> <br/>its not really a problem, its just that my CD burning software made a database on files it can recongnize, and i just dont have ALL of those file <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/types-15918" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TYPES">TYPES</a> on my comp. heres a few...<br/><br/><br/>.idx .cue .ccd .nrg .<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/vob-3856530" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VOB">VOB</a> and so on. i just de-select "unused file extensions" under registy integrety so i dont have to see them.Ok. I didn't know that CCleaner worked on Windows 98. But I found a version that did, and it worked well. <br/>I also found a program called "Registry Defragmenter" that just rebuilds the registry for AN ENTIRE HALF HOUR EACH TIME YOU START YOUR COMPUTER. <br/>(I am going to go back, and delete it. It works, but is WAY to slow. )<br/>I have fixed all 542 issues that Ccleaner found on my computer.u <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/might-560522" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MIGHT">MIGHT</a> as well scandisk and defrag while ur into the whole "optimization thing"</body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98se begins to start, then...? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Get a real CD and your problems are solved. To GXI Man,<br/>regarding your EULA info, I had in the past gone to the microsoft site looking for updates (which are no longer available, microsoft does not support this system any more), and I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/got-23540" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOT">GOT</a> a re-cirtification thru the process. Somewhere there is a file on my computer of this re-cirtification.<br/><br/>Apparently, Microsoft has no interest in this system and doesn't care about it any more.<br/><br/>You don't see any thing offensive in your prior post? Calling someone in other words a crook is not offensive? Microsoft got it's money for selling it's product onece. Microsoft is NOT the registery of motor vehicles of computers. I bought the used computer with it's program, just like you get the keys to a used car you would buy. You're not sold the car minus an ignition and door/trunk locks.<br/><br/>The EULA mostly is saying, any one other than origional owner is not offered support or guarantees. They also don't guarantee a copy of their product to work. Ironic this doesn" mention anything about their re-cirtification process available. <br/><br/> To Patio, <br/>On another site forum someone suggested what you have. Sounds like a good idea, except that if Microsoft doesn't support the system they can't be selling any more new ones.<br/><br/> To Patio, <br/>On another site forum someone suggested what you have. Sounds like a good idea, except that if Microsoft doesn't support the system they can't be selling any more new ones. [/quote]<br/><br/>I picked one up just last month at a College Bookstore...and the price was right.<br/>Keep looking there are plenty out there.<br/><br/>patio. 8-)The only one that used the term crook is you. To transfer an opertaing system you must get the EULA, COA and hopefully the software itself. Which of those did you get? I don't think you read through the EULA but anyway you can get a copy. Just because it is unsupported does not mean it is not bound by the licensing, it is abandonware or that it is non-functional. Try eBay. Quote</p><blockquote>I had in the past gone to the microsoft site looking for updates (which are no longer available, microsoft does not support this system any more), and I got a re-cirtification thru the process. Somewhere there is a file on my computer of this re-cirtification.</blockquote> ?<br/><br/>Did you pay any money to Microsoft at that time?<br/><br/>For Win9x, if you don't have the COA and/or original media, there isn't actually any other way of confirming that you have a right to run the software.<br/><br/>Imagine if you'd bought a CD of your favourite band. You took a copy of the CD as a backup, then lost the original. You no longer have any proof that you owned the original; and I'm afraid no one would take your word for it. That reason has been used untruthfully too many times.<br/><br/>Going back to your problem, we have even <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/less-536996" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LESS">LESS</a> means of verifying the legality of what you're trying to do, and what we <em>cannot</em> do is post information that would enable or encourage anyone else reading this public forum to breach copyright laws.<br/><br/>Tucker's eBay suggestion is your best bet - you'll find media and COAs aplenty there; some legit, some not. Take whichever choice your conscience and your wallet are comfortable with.<br/><br/>There's no point railing against the intellectual property system just because you don't like it by the way. These are the rules; this is the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/law-184" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LAW">LAW</a>. If you lose something and it's not insured, you would have to pay to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/replace-karana-ka-sharatakata-622250" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REPLACE">REPLACE</a> it. You've lost something (your COA) and now you can expect that you'll have to pay to replace it. Sorry, but if you want to be legal, that is your only realistic option. Quote<blockquote>Hi and thanks,<br/>I don't have a bootable windows c-d, only files I burned to a c-d. <br/><br/>Upon booting with the startup flopy, I let it start my computer with c-d assist. At the end I get this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/message-25597" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MESSAGE">MESSAGE</a>: Device driver not found MSCD001. No valid CDROM device drivers selected...<br/> </blockquote> <br/>Try using a Windows 98SE boot disk (it has the CD-ROM drivers on it):<br/><br/><a href="http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm">http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm</a><br/><br/>Doc</body></html> | |
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Solve : installing Windows 98 on 130MHz laptop?? |
| Answer» <html><body><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/quote-1175222" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about QUOTE">QUOTE</a><blockquote> Quote<blockquote> Quote<blockquote>Photoshop is going to be a word <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/someday-7661599" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOMEDAY">SOMEDAY</a>! (Isn't that right, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/rob-624411" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ROB">ROB</a>?)</blockquote> If you're saying it <em>isn't</em> a word, I think <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/adobe-12925" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ADOBE">ADOBE</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/might-560522" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MIGHT">MIGHT</a> disagree.<br/><br/>Is "America" a word?<br/><br/></blockquote> America, like Photoshop is a name. <br/></blockquote> <br/><br/>Well, then what is this?<br/><br/><a href="http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/america">http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/america</a></body></html> | |
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Solve : stop from loading into windows 95?? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Does anyone know what to do with a Win 95 machine to automatically boot into just the dos prompt without <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/loading-1076696" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOADING">LOADING</a> windows?<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/f8-456261" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about F8">F8</a> or F5 at boot before the Windows logo? Or choose to restart in DOS mode when exiting Windows? Or do you mean you want it to do that every time?<br/><br/><a href="http://winmac.mvps.org/win95dos.html">http://winmac.mvps.org/win95dos.html</a><br/><br/><br/>Here is some advanced <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/info-1043778" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INFO">INFO</a>:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w9p9723.mspx?mfr=true">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w9p9723.mspx?mfr=true</a>yup, I want it to boot to the prompt every time.I edited the above post just for you. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/thanks-665909" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about THANKS">THANKS</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/man-239694" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAN">MAN</a> You're welcome. I trust that met your needs.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 Start-Up Issues? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I have a computer running Windows 98 and i can't start-up. <br/><br/>I've disabled the password feature and I get an error saying that Explorer caused an illegal operation. <br/><br/>When I click on the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/details-246356" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DETAILS">DETAILS</a> button the first two lines <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sayaeur-637418" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SAY">SAY</a> as follows: Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module EXPLORER.EXE at 015f: 00401f31.<br/><br/>Any <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/one-241053" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ONE">ONE</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/know-534065" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KNOW">KNOW</a> what i can do about this? A reinstallation of Windows I'll <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/treat-661823" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TREAT">TREAT</a> as a last resort. :-/The most important factor is what happened prior to this? Are you sure you are free of malware? Can you boot in safe mode?Here are a few links to the Microsoft Web site, one of which might have the solution to your problem:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2006-28%2CGGLG%3Aen&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=Explorer+caused+an+invalid+page+fault+in+module+EXPLORER+EXE&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=microsoft.com&as_rights=&safe=images">http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2006-28%2CGGLG%3Aen&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=Explorer+caused+an+invalid+page+fault+in+module+EXPLORER+EXE&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=microsoft.com&as_rights=&safe=images</a><br/><br/>Doc</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : installing windows 95? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>At least you had an external drive. I had to back up to a cassette <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/recorder-620618" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RECORDER">RECORDER</a>!<br/><br/><a href="http://www.oldsoftware.com/history.html">http://www.oldsoftware.com/history.html</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pc-history.org/comm.htm">http://www.pc-history.org/comm.htm</a><br/><br/>Repairs and parts were always a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/problem-25530" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROBLEM">PROBLEM</a> for Commodores. :-/<br/><br/>oh man i remember those. Remember the floppy disks how you could make em 2 sided with a hole <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/puncher-2232069" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PUNCHER">PUNCHER</a>!! I remember laghing at the idiots in the stores buying double sided disks when there were single ones for 1/2 of the price. Quote</p><blockquote>I havent used win 95 in like 10 years!! Im so excited!!!</blockquote> Utterly baffling. <br/><br/>You might be able to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bag-768769" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BAG">BAG</a> some C64 spares on eBay. Yes, I had to get rid of my TI eventually so I could move to newer technology. <br/><br/><--------------------I wonder what its going to be like when I'm 50 , and I'm telling people of the Advent of Windows Revolutionary <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gui-469616" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GUI">GUI</a>'S and how My Massive PC was a WHOLE 266MHz They'll Be Amazed!<br/><br/>Of course the First time i used a PC it Was a 286 and was running dos, but that was in my First Year off School and the whole School had to share one Computer. It had a game on it to learn how to Spell, ... it put up a picture of an Egg and you then had to type in Egg, that would have been fine , only i couldn't tell that the picture was an Egg</body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 Skins? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Quote</p><blockquote> Quote<blockquote> Quote<blockquote>Thanks </blockquote> Did you use a skin to get your start menu and windows to appear like that?<br/><br/>GX1_Man Quote:<br/> Quote<blockquote>Yes and yes. </blockquote> <br/>How and How?</blockquote> Yes<br/></blockquote> Do you know what the software title was?<br/>(Or the skin name and the program needed to run it?) Quote<blockquote> Quote<blockquote>I already use Microsoft Windows Themes, but they are boring now. I am looking for a completely NEW look. </blockquote> <a href="http://www.vectorlinux.com/">>Completely free new look; will run on older hardware<</a>.<br/><br/></blockquote> Ok Rob. I will download Fips. <br/><br/>How do I install Vector <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/linux-1946" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LINUX">LINUX</a>?<br/>(Yes, I did read instructions. But I never really knew how to install it at all. The ISO file instructions are very hard to understand. I have plenty of blank CD's. )<br/>And how do I use Fips to make another drive?<br/>And whats this about a boot manager? <br/><br/>ROB! YOUR FIPS LINK DOESENT WORK! I FEEL HOPELESS Ergh i want say things but no make english goot <br/><br/>If you cant Get rob's program , you can try Bootit NG, but its not as good<br/><br/><a href="http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/">http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/</a><br/><br/>It can Resize Drives as well<br/> Quote<blockquote>How do I install Vector Linux?</blockquote> Can you boot from the VectorLinux CD? If you do this after you used FIPS to free up space, the installation program should guide you through the process.<br/><br/>Do backup your data first. <br/><br/> Quote<blockquote>ROB! YOUR FIPS LINK DOESENT WORK! I FEEL HOPELESS </blockquote> Oh! The home pages has moved. Thanks for the heads up. I have corrected the link in the software FAQ, so you can download it now. Quote<blockquote> Quote<blockquote>How do I install Vector Linux?</blockquote> Can you boot from the VectorLinux CD? If you do this after you used FIPS to free up space, the installation program should guide you through the process.<br/><br/>Do backup your data first. <br/><br/> Quote<blockquote>ROB! YOUR FIPS LINK DOESENT WORK! I FEEL HOPELESS </blockquote> Oh! The home pages has moved. Thanks for the heads up. I have corrected the link in the software FAQ, so you can download it now.</blockquote> Ok, when I said I don't have a single idea on how to install Linux, I wasn't kidding. <br/>I really don't know where to start. <br/>I don't know what version of Vector Linux I want or anything. <br/>I can start a Knoppix "slaxware" CD, but my screen cannot handle 1024x768 resolution, just 800x600.<br/>I can answer any question to make this easy as possible...<br/>(And I don't know what to do with an ISO file. I don't have any ISO programs. ) Quote<blockquote>but my screen cannot handle 1024x768 resolution, just 800x600.</blockquote> That could be a problem. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/many-554478" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MANY">MANY</a> of the Linux GUIs assume a minimum resolution of 1024*768, which may irritate!<br/><br/>You could start with <a href="http://ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/vectorlinux/veclinux-5.0/iso/VL-5.1-std.iso">>this<</a> VectorLinux version. Use the iceWM or XFCE <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/window-11540" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINDOW">WINDOW</a> managers for speed. They may be okay on lower resolutions. YMMV.<br/><br/> Quote<blockquote>(And I don't know what to do with an ISO file. I don't have any ISO programs. )</blockquote> Go to the software FAQ (see my signature) and download DeepBurner. You may also want to obtain <a href="http://www.md5summer.org/">>md5summer<</a> - you can then check the md5 sum of your download against <a href="http://ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/vectorlinux/veclinux-5.0/iso/VL-5.1-std.md5sum.txt">>this<</a>. If they don't match up, you know that you need to download again (otherwise you'll just end up burning yet another holographic coffee coaster)...<br/><br/>Once you've got it burnt, just boot from the CD. Quote<blockquote> Quote<blockquote>but my screen cannot handle 1024x768 resolution, just 800x600.</blockquote> That could be a problem. Many of the Linux GUIs assume a minimum resolution of 1024*768, which may irritate!<br/><br/>You could start with <a href="http://ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/vectorlinux/veclinux-5.0/iso/VL-5.1-std.iso">>this<</a> VectorLinux version. Use the iceWM or XFCE window managers for speed. They may be okay on lower resolutions. YMMV.<br/><br/> Quote<blockquote>(And I don't know what to do with an ISO file. I don't have any ISO programs. )</blockquote> Go to the software FAQ (see my signature) and download DeepBurner. You may also want to obtain <a href="http://www.md5summer.org/">>md5summer<</a> - you can then check the md5 sum of your download against <a href="http://ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/vectorlinux/veclinux-5.0/iso/VL-5.1-std.md5sum.txt">>this<</a>. If they don't match up, you know that you need to download again (otherwise you'll just end up burning yet another holographic coffee coaster)...<br/><br/>Once you've got it burnt, just boot from the CD.</blockquote> Thank you so much! Its on my priority list for tomorrow. <br/>Hopefully, I will be able to figure it all out.<br/>One quick question before I end up killing myself from confusion: <br/>Can Linux be started from DOS?<br/>Thanks<br/>Ive Seen a Few Linux Installers that can be Started from dos, but you would be Better off Booting off the Linux disk<br/><br/>After you Burn it , just Boot off fit the Same way you would A windows CDOk. Thanks, Panboy. <br/>Rob:<br/>If I get all the ISO stuff onto the disk, can I still add Fips to the disk?<br/>I am wondering because I dint want to cause any problems installing, you now, in case it does something with the Fips file, like copies it, or messes up the installation...<br/>(I wish I had Internet in my room, it would make everything easier) <br/><br/>CMLS<br/>(I need an acronym for the letters CMLS. Like DMSCB=Dead Monkeys Smell Bad... or EGBDF.... etc...if you can think of any, send me a PM)Fips it Self is a Bootable Program , You'll want to Put it on a Different Disk<br/><br/>Thats Wrong Bad Panboy!<br/><br/>I would Put Fips on a Dos Boot Disk Separate to my Linux Disk.<br/><br/>As you can't boot two Programs off one Disk(With out Writing your won Boot program), Fip's can Fit on a Floppy so i don't see this to be a problem.<br/><br/>[edit][timestamp=1153217219][/edit] Quote<blockquote>Fips it Self is a Bootable Program , You'll want to Put it on a Different Disk<br/><br/>Thats Wrong Bad Panboy!<br/><br/>I would Put Fips on a Dos Boot Disk Separate to my Linux Disk.<br/><br/>As you can't boot two Programs off one Disk(With out Writing your won Boot program), Fip's can Fit on a Floppy so i don't see this to be a problem.<br/><br/>[edit][timestamp=1153217219][/edit]</blockquote> Well, the only problem is that I don't have a computer with a floppy hooked up to the Internet. <br/>I will see what Rob says...You can Make a Dos Boot CD with Nero , Nero Come with a Version of "Nero Dos" you can Used for making boot CD's it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/aslo-1986017" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ASLO">ASLO</a> has the Ability to use an image of a Boot Floppy and Convert it in to a Boot CD, Ill see if i can Find some Help Doc's for this<br/><br/>I think there may also be a Boot Disk image For CD's on Robs Webpage, or in the BootDisks Topic.You don't need a boot disk for the FIPS stuff. Just boot to DOS. Get FIPS on that machine by whatever means you have available - plonking it on a CD (all on its own... aah...) would be fine.<br/><br/>I wouldn't recommend attempting to add FIPS to a Linux CD. You'd need to extract all the Linux files from the ISO, add in FIPS and burn your own bespoke <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/compilation-925722" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPILATION">COMPILATION</a>. Not worth the hassle.<br/><br/>Good luck downloading FIPS. I can't get a response from the FTP server. You might need to google for a mirror. Quote<blockquote>You don't need a boot disk for the FIPS stuff. Just boot to DOS. Get FIPS on that machine by whatever means you have available - plonking it on a CD (all on its own... aah...) would be fine.<br/><br/>I wouldn't recommend attempting to add FIPS to a Linux CD. You'd need to extract all the Linux files from the ISO, add in FIPS and burn your own bespoke compilation. Not worth the hassle.<br/><br/>Good luck downloading FIPS. I can't get a response from the FTP server. You might need to google for a mirror.</blockquote> FIPS is on the Vector Linux install disk. <br/>I have the image on the disk now... its all well. I used "Sonic Record"<br/>One question:<br/>will the Linux installation allow me to install on the drive I want it to? (Allow me to select the drive I want it to install to...)<br/>Yes.</body></html> | |
| 287. |
Solve : Formatting windows 98? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I just <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/got-23540" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOT">GOT</a> a second hand computer but need to format it (windows 98). I have the rite floppy disks but need the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/right-239192" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RIGHT">RIGHT</a> ms-dos coads. I realy need to know because I want to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/use-241643" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USE">USE</a> my computer (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/instead-248606" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INSTEAD">INSTEAD</a> of my neighbours). Please help me!!!By coads do you mean CD? If so, then check on eBay, garage sales, etc. and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/get-11812" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GET">GET</a> one with a valid COA number to install. <br/><br/>After you get that let us know if you need instructions.</p></body></html> | |
| 288. |
Solve : 98se goes blank? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I had a friend call me today about her computer. Iasked her what the problem was and she said that the screen goes blank after she boots up.Her computer is a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/dell-12895" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DELL">DELL</a> and she said that her sister install a firewall anti-virus, and spyware program.she said thats when she started to have problems.She can boot into <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/safemode-2259293" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SAFEMODE">SAFEMODE</a> and i told her to delete the programs and reboot. Shedid that and is still having problems.She couldn't tell me what programs that was put on it all she knew was that it blanked the monitor and and she couldn't boot normally.Does anyone have any idea as to what could cause this.<br/><br/> thanks,<br/> bmacgurk :-/ We would need to know the operating system, and what the Dell CD's that came with the machine say on them exactly. If there are <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/noneaonaoeaooea-244620" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NONE">NONE</a> then there is a bigger problem.<br/><br/>It is very hard to treat a computer problem third hand like this. As you don't have the machine and no one seems to know specifically very much, she may be better served taking it to the shop.Reboot and hold down the Ctrl key while booting. From the menu select "Command prompt only". At the C:> prompt type <strong>scanreg/restore</strong> then select a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/date-11316" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DATE">DATE</a> prior to the problem starting. The system files and registry will be restored to what they were on that date. Reboot normally.2k_dummy, <br/> Is this for a 98se system to restore it to a previous date because the op in question is a 98se on a dell optiplex gx1p . got ahold of my freind and she tried what you said to do and she went back to the 7-16-06 date and it said restore <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/failed-2080748" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FAILED">FAILED</a>. She tried another date and that failed to.As i was typing this she called and said while in safe mode, a window appeared about the firewall that was installed an said the she couldn't connect to the internet until your firewall was configured. i told her to disable the firewall for now. Also found out that the anti-virus is mcafee that was installed. so i do have some more info at least.Any thing else you can suggest for me to tell her to do?<br/><br/> thanks,<br/> bmacgurk<br/>See reply #1. Up there.</p></body></html> | |
| 289. |
Solve : have win 98 problem? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>i am missing the SYSTEM.INI file from my computer. I have tried booting with every <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/option-25810" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OPTION">OPTION</a> available. I have a hp pavailion. I can't find the system recovery or application recovery discs for my computer. I down loaded a boot disc for 98 but it did not do anything. How did this whole file come up missing? That is critical for Windows function and it grows as more programs are loaded, system settings change, etc. so you can't borrow someone else's. I fear you are lookng at a reinstall. :-/First try this.<br/><br/>You might even be able to rename the System.bak or .nnn file using a bootdisk (bootdisk.com).<br/><br/>Good luckmy sister was uninstalling some unused programs and deleted that file on an accident. I got a boot disk from bootdisc.com, but the computer won't read it. i put it on a cd, and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/changed-913862" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHANGED">CHANGED</a> the bios settings. Try rebooting and hold down the ctrl key while the system boots. A menu should come up. Select <strong>Command prompt only</strong>. At the c:&<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gt-249387" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GT">GT</a>; prompt type <strong>scanreg/<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/restore-1187258" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RESTORE">RESTORE</a></strong>. Select a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/date-11316" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DATE">DATE</a> prior to the disaster and restore the backup that was in effect on that date. Reboot.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Can I upgrade Win98 first edition to SE?? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>This <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/could-410026" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COULD">COULD</a> be the dumbest <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/question-25051" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about QUESTION">QUESTION</a> you've ever answered, but I just really need to know if I can do anything with my obsolete WIN98 operating system (none of my programs are compatible, they need <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/minimum-561095" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MINIMUM">MINIMUM</a> of WIN98 SE) - yet I don't want to spend any money right now . The other option is, bite the bullet and buy a new computer....I know, I know! But I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/thoughtaeur-708914" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about THOUGHT">THOUGHT</a> I'd ask, just in case....<br/><br/>Thanks!Microsoft made a FE to SE upgrade that you might be able to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/find-11616" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIND">FIND</a> on eBay, but a version of SE could probably be had for about the same $.<br/><br/>There is no legal and free way to do it however. Technically you don't need to buy a new computer, just an operating sysem.Thanks for the advice, much appreciated! What programs run on 98SE but not 98?</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Hibernate option in Win 98?? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Is it possible to have an Hibernate option in Win 98? I mean is there any patch or fix or update in which that can be done?It depends on the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/computer-243299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPUTER">COMPUTER</a>, which you did not specify, and power <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/options-238333" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OPTIONS">OPTIONS</a>.Yes i do have Power options on my PC/Keyboard. But i've never seen Hibernate options anywhere other than XP.What make and model, and is this the keyboard that came with it? WHy do you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/want-1448756" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WANT">WANT</a> it to hibernate? Is it a laptop?This is my Office PC, so i guess it must be assembled. I need the Hibernate option for faster start-ups and shut-downs... my 98 takes way too long.<br/>I just need to know whether 98 has the hibernate option or not!!! Quote</p><blockquote>It depends on the computer, which you did not specify, and power options.</blockquote> <br/>Go into control panel and double click the power management <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/icon-248595" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ICON">ICON</a>. If a hibernate tab is displayed click it and set it up. If no hibernate tab is displayed, your computer does not suppoert the feature.No mine doesnt have. But what kinda feature does the Computer require to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/show-236642" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHOW">SHOW</a> this, you mean a Driver?The BIOS in the computer must be capable of supporting Hibernation. Your BIOS apparently does not support it. You might search for some info on your particular motherboard to see whether it is supposed to support Hibernation. But, it's doubtful, since you don't see a Hibernation option in your power management panel.Oh, but i thought that Hiberation was a feature of only XP, dint know it was available on 98 and all.Nope, read this: <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/windows98/usingwindows/work/articles/908aug/hibernation.asp">http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/usingwindows/work/articles/908aug/hibernation.asp</a><br/><br/>Again, this is probably a hardware limitation with your computer.Oh awesome, i think i got more info than i needed. Thanks a lot for the support guys.</body></html> | |
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Solve : Updates for Windows 98? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Does Microsoft still offer <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/updates-25804" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UPDATES">UPDATES</a> for Windows 98?did you go to <a href="http://www.update.microsoft.com">www.update.microsoft.com</a> and see what it says?? You can get updates to the point the product had support <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/stopped-3078245" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STOPPED">STOPPED</a> in July of 06.When I try to update, This screen appeared:<br/><br/><br/><br/>I looked at their <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/forum-25637" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FORUM">FORUM</a> and FAQ but could not find what caused the error or how to fix it.<br/><br/>What should I do?<br/>Just practice safe online computing - which means anti-virus, anti-spyware tools, firewall, not downloading music from sources such as limewire, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/etc-251218" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ETC">ETC</a>. - and don't worry about not getting anymore updates for Win 98.I thought windows 98 needed to be updated. I will not worry about it if it is not important.<br/><br/>Thank you for your help.Get the IE6 SP1 update from the Windows site. Then all of the 98 Updates should work as they used to.Thank you GX1_Man.<br/>Internet Explorer 6 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fixed-245605" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIXED">FIXED</a> the problem. Glad you are all fixed and thanks for posting back.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Broadband on Windows 95? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I will shortly recieve a 486 laptop running Windows 95. It has minimal specs and only 8mb ram. Is it possible to use broadband with it?<br/><br/>Also, I may not be able to free up my current modem, so will my spare 28.8kbps modem work with a broadband connection (Yes, I know, it will be verrrry slow)Your ISP or modem will probably list some minimum requirements.Is that "spare" modem intended for a laptop or is it simply an external modem that can be used with any <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/computer-243299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPUTER">COMPUTER</a>?<br/><br/>To use a 28.8kbps modem, you'll need to setup a dialup Internet connection for your ISP in Windows 95. Does your ISP provide dialup numbers? <br/><br/>Even though using that modem would yield a very slow Internet connection, that laptop would have difficulty handling a DSL line at full DSL speeds. Web browsing would be choppy/jerky. Still, an actual DSL connection might provide a much faster web browsing experience than the 28.8 modem. <br/><br/>However, if you were able to actually use the DSL connection on that laptop, you need to consider other things. Can you find firewall software that will run on it? I rather doubt it. And, what about spyware removal software and anti-<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/virus-727836" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VIRUS">VIRUS</a> software that will run on it? I suggest forgetting the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/idea-770073" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about IDEA">IDEA</a> of using that laptop on the Internet except perhaps as a backup computer for Internet access via the 28.8K modem in case you can not get online with your main computer.I'm not going to use this as a serious machine, I just want to see if I can do it. <br/>I dont know if my ISP gives a dialup number, I'll have to get my dad to dig out a bill and check which service he is subscribed to.<br/><br/>So technically its possible, but unadvisable. Am I more likely to get a virus booting true DOS and browsing with Arachne? I would guess so, but just checking.If you don't use it for email, that will reduce the risk of viruses. And, I would guess running DOS and browsing with Arachne is less risky, as <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/far-459491" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FAR">FAR</a> as picking up malware/spyware, than using Internet Explorer. But, I'm really not sure about this. I'm not familiar with Arachne.<br/><br/>I use Earthlink as the ISP underlying the DSL service which actually billed to me by my telephone service provider, EMBARQ (formerly Sprint). I can go to Earthlink's website and find a dialup number for my area and use it to connect with a dialup modem.</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Reinstall Windows 98? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I used to have Windows 98 on this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/old-585313" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OLD">OLD</a> laptop that only has 16 RAM and 192 MHZ processor, and the system was totally infested with spyware and viruses, and since the computer barely moves without all that crap it was VERY slow with all that crap there. So I installed Red Hat 7 on it but the internet didn't work. I couldn't reinstall Windows 98 because it has no floppy drive, and the Windows 98 disk isn't bootable. Now I remembered that Nero has an option to make a bootable disk, and I made that bootable disk with Windows 98 on it too. The disk boots into DOS and when I type "format C:" it says "Invalid drive, or format not supported." Another odd thing is that the drive thats autimatically selected is A:\&<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gt-249387" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GT">GT</a>; and when I type "dir" it gives a short list of files that are obviously only the bootable part on the CD. I also tried "format A:-Z:" and for A and B it said "Insert target diskette into drive A/B and press ENTER when ready..." Also, when I try to change to the D drive (cd D:) <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/nothing-581732" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NOTHING">NOTHING</a> happens, it just goes back to "DR-DOS A:\>_"Is this a copy of Win98 ? ? A real Win98 CD is bootable and would be able to do what you need...<br/><br/>patio. 8-)It doesn't boot on that laptop for some <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/aeuroereason-239555" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REASON">REASON</a>, just like a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/lot-770427" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOT">LOT</a> of other bootable stuff like Linux live CDs, but anyway, I got it to work.How ? ?<br/><br/>patio. 8-)</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Windows 98 Crashes, freezes and is messed? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Okay so I have this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/computer-243299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPUTER">COMPUTER</a> which I salvaged in my room, it has Windows 98, 3 Gigs of Memory, 64 MB of RAM and a crappy video card. Generally a bad computer in general, but all I really want it for is MSN and Word. So anyways, it was running okay, crashing occasionally and freezing if I ran too many programs etc... (btw, if <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/anyone-380251" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANYONE">ANYONE</a> can reccommend a solution to the crashes and freezes that'd be great). So one day, I boot the old girl up and I get a error message saying: Msgrv32 followed by MSGRV32 caused a segment not present fault in module SETUPX.dll at 0002:00005701, this message is followed by a lot of computer code and script which I dont understand but will be more than happy to provide, if it helps you solve my problem.<br/><br/>This message pops up everytime I start up the computer now and always just before the windows starts (so I have the background, but no icons, no start menu etc..), and when I click on CLOSE or the X in the top right the computer like cancels start up. It just sits on that screen, and when I hit CTRL <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/alt-858499" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ALT">ALT</a> DELETE, it shows no programs running. So it hasnd <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/frozen-466150" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FROZEN">FROZEN</a> per se, but its just not moving lol. Can anyone help me with this problem? I would really appreciate it, because I want to have a computer in my room and not deal with like trying to get a chance at the family unit. <br/><br/>Thank you very much for any help you can provide me.It sounds like a reinstall is what this machine needs. Do you still have your Windows and Word CD's?I tihnk so, but I dont know how to reinstall or anything I'm a complete noobie at these things Make sure you have the CD's and we can go from there. That machine should be usable with Windows 98.Thanks, I have <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/2-236987" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 2">2</a> CDs, one labelled Windows 98 OEM and the other just Windows 98 followed by a whack load of letters and numbers, like a password or code or something. I also have the startup floppy.Have a good read here:<br/><br/><a href="http://www.windowsreinstall.com/win98/install98stepbystep1/indexfullpage.htm">http://www.windowsreinstall.com/win98/install98stepbystep1/indexfullpage.htm</a>Thank you very much, very helpful!</p></body></html> | |
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Solve : WIN 98 SE HELP? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>i have windows 98 se <br/><br/>when i downlaod a file and save it in my hard disk <br/><br/>it gets <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/deleted-947557" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DELETED">DELETED</a> after restart <br/><br/>cann smeboby help me plz <br/><br/>icannot even install my sound <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/card-769007" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CARD">CARD</a> <br/>vanishes after resart<strong>See if you have Deep Freeze or Some type of freezing program that might be doing this.. look at the right hand corner at the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bottom-401202" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOTTOM">BOTTOM</a> and see if you can see a bear or a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ice-238768" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ICE">ICE</a> box.. thats all i can think of. maybe someone else has another solution</strong>When did this start happening? Recently? Long time problem?<br/><br/>Are you running <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/antivirus-878895" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANTIVIRUS">ANTIVIRUS</a>, antispyware software...if so, what? <br/><br/>What kind of file(s) are you downloading?<br/><br/>Have you done a "search" for the downloaded file after you've rebooted?<br/><br/>More information would be very helpful if we are to help you.<br/><br/>Alan <>< i am using deep freeze for about one ad a half months<br/><br/>and i forgot my password <br/><br/>i am using win 98 se and i want to install my sound card <br/><br/>Each time i nstall it it gets deleted <br/><br/><br/><br/></p></body></html> | |
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Solve : Need Windows 98 Boot CD? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>I have an older <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gateway-471194" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GATEWAY">GATEWAY</a> 2000 Solo laptop, model no. SOLO 2300.<br/>Processor is Intel 233 MMX<br/>HDD: 3.2 GB<br/>RAM: 32MB<br/>single partition on hard drive<br/>CD ROM drive.<br/>NO floppy drive.<br/>The problem I am having is this:<br/>I had Win98 installed. I upgraded to W2k, but am dissatisfied with the performance, understandable, given the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/system-238321" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SYSTEM">SYSTEM</a> specs., but now I want to downgrade to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/98-malyana-ka-rinae-samajhata-para-hasatakashhara-236807" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 98">98</a> again, and can not get a good bootable CD to start the system with. I made a boot disk using NERO, and it boots the system just fine, but won't let me format the drive. When I open my 98 setup.exe file, it refuses to complete setup. <br/>I need an ISO of a windoze 98 boot disk, so I can use fdisk, and format to get this system running again. When I boot from the Nero made CD, it starts Caldera DR-DOS. The fdisk and format don't work like the MS versions do.<br/>Please help, I have tried everything I can think of.<br/><br/>photowrenchHere's a start for a bootdisk:<br/><br/><a href="http://www.bootdisk.com/">http://www.bootdisk.com/</a><br/><br/>Alan <>< <a href="http://www.ntcompatible.com/How_do_I_create_a_bootable_Windows_98_CD-ROM_t23157.html">http://www.ntcompatible.com/How_do_I_create_a_bootable_Windows_98_CD-ROM_t23157.html</a>Purchase a legitimate Win98 CD and this should solve your dilemna as they are bootable...<br/><br/>patio. 8-)I have a "legitimate" copy of 98, but it doesn't contain a copy of "format" that I can locate.<br/>Funny how a real copy of win98 will boot, but my "backup" CDs wont..... Quote</p><blockquote>I have a "legitimate" copy of 98, but it doesn't contain a copy of "format" that I can locate.<br/>Funny how a real copy of win98 will boot, but my "backup" CDs wont.....</blockquote> <br/>A legitimate copy of anything MS ever produced contains the format tool...stop dancing around the issue.Then please explain why, when I boot my laptop from the so called legitimate copy of windows 98 second edition, (which is now working properly) I still can not format my hard drive. I get " Bad command or file name" ? It makes no difference whether I type the format command from a:, c:, or D:, I still get the same response.<br/>And, by the way, patio, my dance card is full!<br/><br/>Thanks for any "legitimate" help from anyone.What command are you typing ? ? I'm unclear how this is not working for you....at the DOS prompt, typing format c: /s <br/>this confuses me also, as I dont find it on any of my copies of win98, either the legitimate one or the copies that I have, and yes, I do have a copy that I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/purchasedaeur-1172765" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PURCHASED">PURCHASED</a>......<br/>but then I burnt a copy of format.exe from my W2k machine, and when I execute that one, it tells me this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/program-246414" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROGRAM">PROGRAM</a> can not be run from DOS......<br/>the biggest problem here is that I dont have a floppy on this laptop.<br/><br/>Thanks for the response back......OK, I finally located format.com on the win98 disk, and now the drive on the laptop is formatting. For future reference, format.com is located in the WIN98 directory of the win 98 CD. <br/>Issue resolved, <br/>Thank you to all who responded.<br/><br/>photowrench</body></html> | |
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Solve : I just re-loaded Windows 98SE, System Prop-message? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>What's the motherboard in this thing?You can get the drivers you need at the below website.Membership is free.<br/><br/><a href="http://list.driverguide.com/list/company454/index.html">http://list.driverguide.com/list/company454/index.html</a> Quote</p><blockquote>What's the motherboard in this thing?</blockquote> <br/><br/>ASUS P3C-E<br/><br/><br/> Quote<blockquote>Posted by: street1 Posted on: Today at 7:35pm <br/>You can get the drivers you need at the below website.Membership is free. <br/> <br/><a href="http://list.driverguide.com/list/company454/index.html">http://list.driverguide.com/list/company454/index.html</a> <br/></blockquote> <br/>I have got them all but the video. It acts like its not taking them.OK, I'm feeling pretty stupid right now. I broke the cardinal rule of "giving all the information" by not. But I am ready to take it on the chin and move on. I'm a novice, what can I say.<br/><br/>I discovered <em>late</em> last night that this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/computer-243299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPUTER">COMPUTER</a> has two hard drives in it. I was doing the low level format on the Seagate drive. When info it gave during the process, disclosed this.<br/><br/>The primary hard drive is up in the top of the chassis, I had not even seen it. It was up by the two cd rom drives. I was just seeing the lower one which was the Seagate Barracuda. I was just not looking for two hard drives when I was seeing the one at the bottom of the stack clearly. Now I know why I was seeing a different capacity of drive space (higher) that was not <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/matching-11928" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MATCHING">MATCHING</a> the Seagate's info. This has two cd-rom drives in it, a zip drive floppy, standard floppy and the two hard drives, and some device that has a speaker on it, mounted in the front of the chassis. Its packed.<br/><br/>In my defense, it has big round plastic sheathed cables running everywhere in the case. No ribbon cables. You can't see crap.<br/><br/>Anyway the primary master drive is a IBM DLTA-307030, 30.7 GBytes. The primary slave drive Seagate Barracuda ST-320430A, 20.4 GBytes. These are <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fed-456873" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FED">FED</a> I'm assuming by the PCI controller I see mounted in a PCI slot on the motherboard. Its marked, PCI Local Bus, Ultra 100, Promise Technology, which by the way I do have the driver for.<br/><br/>What is the point of two hard drives and can I just remove one to make life easier? I have no idea which of these I loaded 98SE to. Which of the two hard drives should I keep and make the primary master drive? <br/><br/>Then I can start from scratch again. <br/><br/>Thanks,Unplug the Seagate and set the jumpers on the IBM to standalone...you will have to unplug the IBM also to do this...<br/>Re-boot with the (98 CD in the drive and the setup procedure should run...<br/>After installing 98 you can then plug in the Seagate ( jumpered as slave ) After changing the IBM jumper to Master with slave present and you should be good to go...<br/><br/>patio. 8-)<br/><br/>p.s. i would also unplug the ZIP drive until you have completed succesfully installing Win98 and then plug it in power up and install it's drivers. The native Zip drivers in Win98 were quirky.<br/><br/>p.s.s The correct cabling for hard drives is the master goes at the end of the cable and the slave takes the middle connector, not the other way around.<br/><br/>FTM you are 1/2 way there...keep up the good work !If you had run Everest it would have shown both drives. Quote<blockquote> p.s.s The correct cabling for hard drives is the master goes at the end of the cable and the slave takes the middle connector, not the other way around. <br/></blockquote> <br/>This is how its wired.<br/><br/> Quote<blockquote>If you had run Everest it would have shown both drives. </blockquote> <br/>Before or after trying to re-install?<br/><br/>I have it on there now and Belarc Advisor and they show neither one, it only mentions the drive <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/system-238321" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SYSTEM">SYSTEM</a> as being FAT 32 and it must be from the IBM because it matches its capacity. They identify nothing brand and model wise.<br/><br/><br/>I do remember seeing the Seagate in Everest and Belarc before the reinstall though, (I had the Belac Advisor and Everest on beofre trying to re-install) Not sure about the IBM. I was trying to make heads or tails of it all.<br/><br/>Could I still just loose one and and only use one harddrive?<br/><br/>Thanks,Yes.Is either hard drive better than the other?<br/><br/>I realize the IBM has more capacity. But the computer is a 800mhz P3. <br/><br/>256mb of PC800 memory upgradeable to 2gb I believe. <br/><br/>But she could buy a new computer for what that memory <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/costs-25578" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COSTS">COSTS</a>. <br/><br/><br/>And hey, I really appreciate the help I'm getting here, and sticking with me. <br/><br/>I'm trying!!!I just physically pulled the IBM hard drive. The bottom cover is missing on the case. I can see a circut board and chips.<br/><br/>Is this bad?<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Not at all...sometimes quite common in some hard drives.<br/><br/>Just make sure you handle the drive by its sides when possible...and by all means...make sure you're grounded by touching the exposed metal on the computer case.Just checking back in.<br/><br/>I used the IBM hard drive since it was bigger. <br/><br/>Fdisked, formatted, loaded 98SE. Got the drivers back in for the video, sound, USB hub, ATA controller PCI cards. <br/><br/>This was quite educational I will say. But that is good.<br/><br/><br/>I still don't understand the point of using two hard drives though.<br/><br/>Most people use a second HDD for a few reasons...<br/>Storage<br/>Backups<br/>A home for large files or directories, such as pics videos and music.<br/>Extra space.<br/><br/>patio. 8-)<br/><br/>p.s. Way to stick with it ! !</body></html> | |
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Solve : Max hdd size Win 98se? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>Quote</p><blockquote>I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/need-25476" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NEED">NEED</a> to wait a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bit-239224" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BIT">BIT</a> before i try it again, it didn't like my SLI Configuration and was just slow.<br/><br/>Will you post your <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/results-2643" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RESULTS">RESULTS</a> for all to see?</blockquote> <br/>Sure...for a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/small-1212368" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SMALL">SMALL</a> fee... <br/><br/>patio. 8-)</body></html> | |
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Solve : computer tries to boot with windows 98 but I have? |
| Answer» <html><body><p>This is very strange, I have xp pro on a homemade computer. My son plays video games on it nonstop, but thats another story Yesterday it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/suddenly-654932" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SUDDENLY">SUDDENLY</a> started tring to boot on windows 98. Now at one <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/time-19467" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TIME">TIME</a> I did have 98 on this hard drive but that was years ago and it has been formated many times <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/since-644476" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SINCE">SINCE</a>. The processor, memory and mother board have always ran on xp.<br/><br/>Of course it cannot find any 98 files for they are not there. I booted it up on a old norton disk and it ran normal. I ran the virus scan from my yahoo browser and the spyware detector. Then I went to microsoft and updated the latest patch.<br/><br/>Restarted and back to 98 again :-? I do not know how to do the registery my skills are more rip out boards and start over lol.<br/>Help<br/>FrigeWhat makes you think it is booting to 98?<br/>Using Windows Classic Desktop?It never gets that far, just a black screen with white type that says something about windows 98 having problems finding files... Any disks in any slots?I know there is not a cd, But I will check for floppys as soon as I get home.I checked and there are no disks. I can get it to start by hitting escape right as it boots and choosing hard drive cLet's save ourselves some time. <br/><br/>Download, unzip, install and run Everest Home Edition<br/><a href="http://www.comcen.com.au/~fed/everest.zip">http://www.comcen.com.au/~fed/everest.zip</a><br/><br/>Select <strong>Computer&<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gt-249387" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GT">GT</a>;Summary</strong> from the left hand screen.<br/>Right click in the right hand screen & select <strong>Copy All</strong><br/>Paste the details in here.Here ya go<br/><br/>Field Value<br/>Computer <br/>Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional<br/>OS Service Pack Service Pack 2<br/>DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)<br/>Computer Name CHICKENSLAYER<br/>User Name Dad<br/> <br/>Motherboard <br/>CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2200 MHz (11 x 200) 3200+<br/>Motherboard Name DFI LANParty UT nF3 250Gb (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/lan-536494" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LAN">LAN</a>)<br/>Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce3 250Gb, AMD Hammer<br/>System Memory 512 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)<br/>BIOS Type Award (08/27/04)<br/>Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)<br/>Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)<br/>Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)<br/> <br/>Display <br/>Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (256 MB)<br/>3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce FX 5200<br/>Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 730B (Analog) [17" LCD] (HMEY504384)<br/> <br/>Multimedia <br/>Audio Adapter Creative SB0350 Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card<br/>Audio Adapter nVIDIA MCP2-S - Audio Codec Interface<br/> <br/>Storage <br/>IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller<br/>IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller<br/>IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller<br/>Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive<br/>Disk Drive WDC WD400BB-00AUA1 (37 GB, IDE)<br/>Disk Drive WDC WD1000BB-00CCB0 (93 GB, IDE)<br/>Optical Drive _NEC DVD_RW ND-2500A (DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:32x/16x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)<br/>SMART Hard Disks Status OK<br/> <br/>Partitions <br/>C: (NTFS) 38154 MB (18668 MB free)<br/>D: (FAT32) 95370 MB (76377 MB free)<br/>Total Size 130.4 GB (92.8 GB free)<br/> <br/>Input <br/>Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard<br/>Mouse HID-compliant mouse<br/> <br/>Network <br/>Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2 - Packet Scheduler Miniport (192.168.1.64)<br/> <br/>Peripherals <br/>Printer HP Deskjet F300 series<br/>Printer hp psc 1310 series<br/>USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - OHCI USB 1.1 Controller<br/>USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - OHCI USB 1.1 Controller<br/>USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller<br/>USB Device Deskjet F300 series (DOT4USB)<br/>USB Device HP Deskjet F300<br/>USB Device USB Composite Device<br/>USB Device USB Human Interface Device<br/>USB Device USB Printing Support<br/> Quote</p><blockquote>Computer Name CHICKENSLAYER </blockquote> <br/>LOL i just had to comment on the name. my comps name is BOB. 2 HDs and booting to the wrong one.<br/>Tell your bios to boot to c drive & save the changes.<br/>If the changes won't stick after a re-boot then you need a new battery.<br/>CHICKENSLAYER? <br/><br/>You must have something 98 related on the other HD.</body></html> | |