| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| problem launching google earth | 9/6/2008 | Flinix |
Q: I managed to download google earth's icon onto my desktop but when I try to open it I get two ...
A: a possible problem could be corrupt files. Regcure checks your registry, but registry files are not ...
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| Ethernet Adapter for Win 98 | 9/4/2008 | Flinix |
Q: I have a HP Pavilion 4430 and would like to see if I can get it operating on high speed Internet. ...
A: Well its not the adapter that isn't supported by 98, it is just the driver 'for' the adapter. Sad to ...
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| Win98 system hangs during first stat up attempt | 9/2/2008 | Flinix |
Q: I have a Win98 machine at my home. When I try to start up, it hangs at the start up screen of win98 ...
A: I have never encountered such a problem, but I do have a few suggestions. Check out "Device Drivers" ...
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| windows 95 administrator | 8/31/2008 | Kevin |
Q: granddaughter was given an old pc running windows 95, works fine but memory is full-with lots of ...
A: it will depend on how Windows 95 was setup. This password screen you have, is it a standard Windows ...
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| Power up password | 8/29/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: somehow when trying to get to my Windows password I accidently set and locked the power up ...
A: It sounds like you set a BIOS password. Unfortunately, there is no one easy way to fix this. ...
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| unwanted program removal | 8/24/2008 | Flinix |
Q: how do I get rid of a program that doesn't show up in the add/remove programs function. thanks ...
A: the simplest way to delete this program is to open Search by hitting 'Start' button and mousing over ...
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| unwanted program removal | 8/24/2008 | Flinix |
Q: how do I get rid of a program that doesn't show up in the add/remove programs function. thanks
A: When a program does not show up in the Add/Remove Program section it most likely means it is a ...
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| windows 98 pruduct id code | 8/22/2008 | Kevin |
Q: Good afternoon.I have recently passed my old computer over to my parents.*(IBM APTIVA).The sytem is ...
A: since Windows is locked out now, I'm not aware of any method to recover the product key code. ...
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| Wireless Card with Windows 95 | 8/19/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I have been trying to use my Linksys WPC11 Instant Wireless Card v.1 with my IBM Thinkpad 760EL with ...
A: when you got that wireless icon to appear, did the wireless card show up properly in Device Manager ...
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| windows 98 | 8/19/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I'm going to a friends house later today to have a look at his desktop. He says he is having a lot ...
A: Windows 98 does not really have a system restore option. There also are not a lot of good ...
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| Visioneer one touch 7600 USB SCANNER | 8/18/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I am getting this error message when I try to start my scanner, This program has performed an ...
A: did you try the following already: 1. Uninstalling the software for the scanner 2. Restart the ...
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| Vsioneer One Touch 7600 USB Scanner | 8/18/2008 | Flinix |
Q: I am having a problem loading my scanner. I am getting the error message: This program has ...
A: What the problem may be is that the drivers/software may have installed with a fault, meaning it ...
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| downloading | 8/16/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I recently switched from dial up to dsl and since i have windows 98 I hade to add a ethernet card, ...
A: I think you need to forward your ports. Since you have DSL now, you probably have a router also. I ...
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| XP and Vista dual boot | 8/14/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: I purchased a laptop with Windows Vista Home and it has a 250GB hard drive. I'd like to know if I ...
A: check this link below it contains an article that will help you u install windows xp with a pre ...
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| downloading | 8/14/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I recently switched from dial up to dsl and since i have windows 98 I hade to add a ethernet card, ...
A: where are you downloading the music from? This shouldn't have any effect on what you download. The ...
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| Replacement COA for windows 98 restore disc | 8/14/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: I have an old emachines 466i and I use my restore disc about every now and then whenever my pc ...
A: im not sure which version of windows98 are you restoring so use the link below locate/scroll to ...
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| Windows XP to Windows 95 | 8/9/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I have a large number of games that will work on Windows 95. I now have Windows XP Home on another ...
A: you might want to give the XP Compatibility feature a try if you haven't done so already. To do ...
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| IBM Thinkpad 600E - getting to windows from dos | 8/9/2008 | Flinix |
Q: I can get to dos, but windows won't boot. I can see the hard drive directory (c:) and floppy (a:) ...
A: Well all my computers which are all Windows 98 reads the boot record from IDE-0. A suggestion to try ...
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| IBM Thinkpad 600E - getting to windows from dos | 8/8/2008 | Flinix |
Q: I can get to dos, but windows won't boot. I can see the hard drive directory (c:) and floppy (a:) ...
A: Sorry for the misunderstanding, but QSTART.EXE was just an example. Your file(s) that need(s) to be ...
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| Network Card | 8/8/2008 | Flinix |
Q: Hey Flinix, I got an old computer from school. It worked fine, running Windows 2000. My friend also ...
A: I have had this same exact problem just recently. The driver I had was on a floppy disk. Try MS-DOS ...
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| Network Card | 8/8/2008 | Kevin |
Q: Hey Kevin, I got an old computer from school. It worked fine, running Windows 2000. My friend also ...
A: can you see the network card listed in the Device Manager? Just want to confirm that it could be ...
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| Network Card | 8/8/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: Hey Saad, I got an old computer from school. It worked fine, running Windows 2000. My friend also ...
A: extract the driver that you downloaded and save them on your desktop in a new folder named drivers ...
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| IBM Thinkpad 600E - getting to windows from dos | 8/7/2008 | Flinix |
Q: I can get to dos, but windows won't boot. I can see the hard drive directory (c:) and floppy (a:) ...
A: Are you trying to boot in MS-DOS Mode? If this is the case in order to execute a command to your C ...
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| loss of sound | 8/4/2008 | Karl Zick |
Q: my brother recently bought a 2nd hand PC and has discovered there is no sound. We clicked the ...
A: Go to your control panel and then the 'sound' setup. If there is a working sound device in your ...
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| Windows 95/98 Modem | 7/30/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I own a Dell computer. When I attempt to connect to the Internet using dial up I recieve a message ...
A: were you ever able to connect using dialup in the past or this is the first time you tried ...
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| Trying to save old cpu | 7/27/2008 | Kevin |
Q: sorry for the delay, this is Magy, what I ment was the floppy didn't want to take 1gighost boot98se ...
A: for the bootdisk, did you double click on the boot98se.exe file and let it prompt you to write files ...
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| I explorer illegal operation/ I explorer executed error | 7/26/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: It doesn't happen all the time but I am trying to go to a website that I have been to before. I have ...
A: then it is a problem in your Internet explorer fault , try reinstalling it download it from ...
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| I explorer illegal operation/ I explorer executed error | 7/26/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: It doesn't happen all the time but I am trying to go to a website that I have been to before. I ...
A: your flash files are corrupted , so you need to uninstall it , then reinstall it once again ...
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| No Operating System | 7/25/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I'm Magy. Last time you recommended boot98.exe. I downloaded it to floppy, received the new hard ...
A: the floppy didn't boot? Check your BIOS/Setup to confirm that the floppy drive is the first device ...
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| scan disk | 7/25/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: .. THANKS
A: The Code that windows 98 is asking for is Windows98 Serial , which it should be written on the CD ...
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| Windows 95 Fatal Exception OE | 7/23/2008 | Kevin |
Q: When I try to start my 95 I keep getting this Error saying "A Fatal Exception 0D has occurred at ...
A: read the article at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q129605/ Look under the "Windows 95" section ...
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| trying to fix this computer | 7/21/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: we just won a hp computer in a auction and like most they deleted the operating system, I do not ...
A: did you setup your bios boot priority to boot from CD first , try doing that , and insert your ...
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| Install Interrupted | 7/21/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I was installing winddows 98 on my labtop which is a HP Compaq nc6000 and during the install at 24% ...
A: did you check the CD and see if there were any scratch marks or other damage to it? If there are, ...
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| Install Interrupted | 7/21/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I was installing winddows 98 on my labtop which is a HP Compaq nc6000 and during the install at 24% ...
A: what is the exact error you received? Look at the CD and make sure there are no scratch marks or ...
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| No Operating System | 7/21/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I'm Magy. Last time you recommended boot98.exe. I downloaded it to floppy, received the new hard ...
A: try using this one: http://1gighost.com/ed/ta/boot98se.exe Save it to your desktop. Double click ...
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| Not enough file space | 7/20/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I am trying to re-install an accountancy program (Sage Instant 2000) onto an old computer running ...
A: is this happening to other programs you try to install as well? Does that program still exist on ...
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| No Operating System | 7/19/2008 | Kevin |
Q: I'm Magy. Last time you recommended boot98.exe. I downloaded it to floppy, received the new hard ...
A: you will need to change the boot sequence in the BIOS (aka setup) to boot to the floppy or cdrom ...
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| pitcures | 7/17/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: this computer does not have a cd burner and it does not have internet acess to it i have tryed a ...
A: There are a few thumb drives that will work with Windows 98. But only some work and usually ...
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| problem fixed | 7/17/2008 | Kevin |
Q: It had told me too many follow ups again, so sorry I had to start a new question. About the problem ...
A: This is with your current setup right (still Windows 98)? For video issues, getting a video card ...
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| Modem connection | 7/16/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I am running a Windows 98FE and I have a 56k modem. My other Windows 98(this one a 98SE) also has a ...
A: The issue could be line noise on the one PC. If you have an old line connect, an extra long line, ...
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