If you disabled your Ethernet controller, it will still show a ? by it because you didn't install the driver. If you're really not interested in using the NIC on the machine, then just disable it in...

Have you got any peripherals attached, like a printer, or external hard drive? Make sure that only your keyboard, mouse and monitor are attached, nothing else, for the installation. Also, set your...

keep in mind that your computer might not work that well with Windows 98... That computer was "Designed for Windows XP"-- usually that translates to "Too lazy to make drivers for the other OSes"

Who's Firt getting married to! Wish them the best!

;)

I'm not entirely sure that we should be discussing this here. Windows XP Pro is designed to only accept 10 incoming connections. Christian is right-- it's like trying to tow a large boat with a Ford...

Awesome! Thanks for the followup! :D

Just a note on this whole policy bit: It's only available in Windows XP Pro. Group Policy, which controls these settings in the registry, doesn't show up in XP Home. I'd agree with the possibility of...

http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.php#0x8e

in the command prompt, type in

ipfconfig /all

and see what your IP Address is. If it's something other than 169.254.xxx.xxx, then you should be in okay shape. If it is not 169.254....., then...

Additionally, you can simply check out VNC:

www.realvnc.org

I'm in agreement with Thong_Inspector on this one. Are you sure you're using the right Windows CD key? The only time I've ever gotten that error is when I'm using the wrong key for the OS I'm...

Try this:


Ensure monitor connections are secure to the video card
Reseat the video card
Try a different video card.
Attach the monitor to a different computer, see if it gets video...

Yes, caperjack is right on this one--

Any posts that actually discuss cracking an Admin password will be deleted, without warning. Even if your motives are pure, the risks of that information...

it's in C:\ , like monte said.

You can just type in notepad c:\boot.ini After clicking on Start -> Run. That will make it open up in notepad, so you can edit it.

What version of IE are you using?

In IE 6, click on Tools, then choose Internet Options. I believe the option you want is under the Advanced tab, listed as "Enable inline autocomplete". Uncheck...

Yeah, and after you've installed the video drivers, make sure you set the system to its optimal resolution.

According to spec, it should be set to one of these resolutions:
15" SXGA+...

Also, Windows 98 is VERY particular about where it runs.

I've always been mindful to run Windows 98 on the active partition of the Primary master disk. Since this is usually designated as C:, it...

Also, run chkdsk /r on the system before running fixboot.

These errors just don't occur willy-nilly. There could be some filesystem corruption-- chkdsk /r might help on that angle.

What messages are given? I'm pretty sure that if you could give us some error messages, we could definitely help you with your issue. Have you tried the tools provided earlier?

Someone may have set the Admin password, so your best option may be to reinstall Windows. You can use an XP Home edition disc to reformat the system, don't try to do a repair on it, or use a recovery...