Thank you Andy.

Can I use a cable with an ethernet connection on my Wxp and a usb connection on my W98se computer to link then together, and is such a cable available? :confused:

Yes, with scan disc. I don't know how to skip the scan.

After scan disc checks C drive for errors. No error messages, just a blank scree with a - flashing in the top left hand corner.

I used safe mode and it quit responding after checking Drive C for errors.

I had some work done on my old computer and now it will only boot up part way and stop. Since it has a lot of info on it that I want to access and is the only machine I can print from, I would like...