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I have just reinstalled W98 SE ... got it working in basic mode ... hence i am here... but I have no sound and the display is minimal colours. The hardware profiles say there are conflicts and the drivers are not installed (unfortunately, I did not make a note of …

Ok, so here's my problem. From one of the workstations on our LAN it's not possible to print anymore to any of the network printers shared on the DC. The DC runs 2000 Server and the workstation runs XP Pro. The main printer is a sharp ar-275 but also the …

i have visual studio 6 installed on my computer. I am going to install visual studio .net enterprise edition 2003 do i need to keep my old installation before installing the new one. or can i get rid of it and still install 2k3

I stumbled upon this program called SphereXP which is basically a 3D desktop replacement for Windows XP. [url="http://www.hamar.sk/sphere/"]http://www.hamar.sk/sphere/[/url] If you take a look at the screenshots they look pretty awesome => [url="http://www.hamar.sk/sphere/sphereshots.htm"]http://www.hamar.sk/sphere/sphereshots.htm[/url] Now I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with this program? When the windows are …

i have had a computer given to me whith nothing exept a monitor and keyboard. it is asking for a boot floppy but i dont know what windows it is how do i tell :confused:

Ok as some of you might know 321 Studios went bankrupt, but I still have DVd X Copy Platinum. now does anyone know how it will work if I need to reinstall DVD X copy? because they ask you to activate the password online and since they went out of …

My Norton Antivirus detected a virus and a window popped up with an alert saying that it has been found and automatically deleted. I have tried clickin OK and the X, but the window is still there. When I restart my computer, it is still there! How can I get …

Hi. I have just recently been experiencing an annoying delay on internet explorer when I click on links and sometimes when I hit enter for a google search. For instance..once i click on a link, the IE logo starts spinning, then after about 5-15 seconds i finally get a click …

i am having a hard time installing windows 98se after reformating. I need help. i an getting help from this website [url="http://www.probz.com/win98/"]http://www.probz.com/win98/[/url]

A new MSN Messenger 7 build available from Microsoft, this version has a lot of bugfixes and Winks is back in business. View the screenshot below and download it from our local fileserver. And dont forget this is beta and not official released. Use at your own RISK More Info …

I am designing a form using Outlook 2000. i was wondering if there is anyway to add a calendar as a drop-down list when someone clicks on the date just like how they have it. If it is possible, can I have a little guidelines on how to go about …

Pleasssseeee helpppppp..... :-| Alright, I got this notebook Presario 700 for a while now. Two months ago, it ran just fine; i didn't have any problem with it. However, one time I was playing Gunbound (it's like MU online), then the notebook crashed. Since then, i could not log in …

Internet Explorer has a popup for the acces to net password. I am new to this and did not set password but Internet Explorer persistes in asking me to enter one, the popup blocks the fonction ane the page stops, cancel and ticking it of only makes it return again …

Installed new hard drive running xp, and keep getting "ntldr" message? Hard drive is 80 GB Maxtor 7200rpm t/m ultra ata/133 8mb cache. Old one crashed, Can anyone help i tried microsofts solution but will not work? What am i doing wrong? I followed instruction and ran cd provided.

I am having a problem defragging my computer. I have Windows 98SE. I have come out of everything and switched off the broadband modem etc. The only items left open are 'systray' and 'explorer'. I have attempted to do it 3 times over the last week but it will defrag …

i was installing a wireless pci adapter card to my computer and it couldnt detect it so i called tech support and they said that i might have to upgrade my bios bc i have an older motherboard, i found out all the info on my motherboard but i want …

Hi Can anyone help me please? My Volume controls have dissapeared, when accessing them via programs>>>Accessories>>>Entertainment>>>Volume Control... It comes up with the message NO ACTIVE MIXER DEVICES. It then asks me to add new hardware, which i do, then asks me to install software, which i have none. Please can …

I have a 1-Gighz Athlon Processor with 256Mb of SDRAM and a 58GB main HD and a 9.5GB secondary HD. Both are LBA, the main at 5 and the 2nd at 4. The main is set at "Master" and the 2nd is set as "slave". I loaded Win98SE on the …

I have a Win98 machine 256 Meg 30 Gig HD ... I can get a connection to my ISP ... but I am pretty sure some trojan or spyware altered the settings for how IE communicates with the Internet... after fruitless attempts to fix it I downloaded Opera and that …

Hi, when i change Color-depth in Windows98 to 32-bit, i get a rundll32 error. I use Win98 Second Edition,Ati Radeon 9600 Pro,Ati Catalyst 4.10. My board: Asrock K7VT2 ( i know,it´s crap :o ) Please help! Greets, Vradash

I have a notebook with a bad CD reader. I have a second notebook with a good CD Reader. I swapped the Hard Drives and installed 98 just to have a basic OS on the first notebook. There are no drivers (98se) for the notebook ie: no network, modem or …

I got something on my windows XP machine a while back and I can't get it off. When I boot up, a box comes up and says "file not found - lsass.exe". If I click on OK, it reboots. If I allow it to boot and then click on the …

[COLOR=Blue]I am new here and, so far as PCs are concerned, technically illiterate!! I am a retired medical doctor living in Cornwall, SW England, UK. And I have a problem, in so far as I get no response when I right click on x to show a picture which has …

I just build my own pc i was wondering is there a way i can incrase the speed on it like if theres any tips or Tweaks i can use ill post my Specs -Windows Xp Pro With SP2 -A-Top XBlade Black Case Ultimate Gaming Machine With 450W PSU - …

I have a 4 year old PC that I am giving to a friend. I had a "profesional" clean the drive and reload the system (ME). I took it to the friend and then started installing DSL software and getting her online. I had trouble and called the service provider …

Help... I tryed to install a ATI Xtasy 9200 se video caed in my computer. XP picks it up but it gives me CODE 10 ERROR. I have disabled ans uninstalled the onboard video. I have an Emachines T2796. Thank you. PS I know this

I have Installed Window XP Pro in my computer with all the latest patches and an updated Mcafee Antivirus. When I am creating a Dialer using connection wizard, the connect using a dialup modem and connect using a broadband that requires a user name and password are disable. I've tried …

Hi I Have An Intel 82845g Graphics Card. Is There Any Way To Upgrade Its Driver From The Intel Site. I Have Had Great Trouble Finging The Exact Driver I Need.

None of the URL's (links) in any e-mail's from MSN hotmail work. [b]The "print view" and "help" buttons on the tool bars also are inactive.[/b] Everything else appears normal. From a couple of postings way back (which I read two days ago), some said it might be the firewall. I …

Hello, I have windows 98, IE 5.0, and have been trying to upgrade it for sometime. The reason for this being I can only browse websites from the browser that aol provides, and also, when I click on links inside the aol browser, they rarely open. A blank explorer page …

[FONT=Arial][/FONT][FONT=Courier New]undefined[/FONT] Hi... How can I fix a movie file? When I run the file, after more than hour the picture stalled while the sound continues... :cry:

Got a new machine from my mate, just got the Internet set up and it seems that the home page is set to "about:blank" and it keeps on changing back to this site, even if I set another page to default. Please help anyone

I'm trying to rehabilitate a machine for a luddite ;-). It has Windows 98 (not SE). All of the relevant patches have been uploaded from the Microsoft site. It has a USB printer that worked at one time and stopped. I have tested the printer with my laptop and it …

Hello, I administer 6-8 laptops for a large printing company’s electrical department; there about 30-35 users of these laptops i try to keep them as alike as possible (installed programs). We recently were forced to change operating systems to Win200 and Now XP, we were using Win98se for mainly legacy …

(I posted this last night & was told I should have posted it elsewhere - I hope this is "elsewhere".) Windows ME 4.90.3000, ie 5.50.4.807.2300 updates SP2; q834707;q867801; (at this moment) Seems to run very slowly (speed of computer probably) even though she has lots of ram. Using McAfee VirusScanOnline …

Hey, my computer has been restarting everytime i get into a major game..(Half-Life 2) (Bloodrayne 2)..and others..not exactly sure whats goin on but it only happens as soon as it loads up and i'm about to start playin..then bam restarts...please help.

could some one please tell me how to uninstall windows me i dont have the uninstall option :sad: running a ome version

i can download and install service pack 2 with no problem... after it is installed i can not get on internet explorer, when i click on the icon, explorer pops up for a second then goes away... also when i click on my norton antivirus it won't come up... i …

I was looking into my task manager ... and I got that my pc was using 120 MB as paging file while about 150 MB of my ram was still not used. I wonder why is it so? And if I want all of my ram to be utilized .. …

I can't open a new window when I'm on the website. It opens and then it closes. Right click to open new window....open and then close real fast. I don't know what to do! New one on me. Please help me!

i signed on hotmail & i got the message below, however i know that i'm already using IE6.0.... so what is the problem? thanks... [B][I]Web Browser Software Limitations Your Current Software Will Limit Your Ability to Use Hotmail You are using a web browser that Hotmail does not support. If …

When I try to download Slim Browser(my favorite), my screen was reversed for 180° and after 4 antivirus programs Sophos only detected a virus but when I rebooted PC the same problem was there,so now I'm looking at the screen with Monitor turnet for 180 degrees. HELP , HELP,HELP!!!

i running win xp pro w/ SP1 and i'm having trouble uninstalling a certain program. when i attempt to uninstall, it hangs on the "gathering information" screen (about half way). i let it sit over night in case it needed time but it was at the same place in the …

I downloaded Directx 9.0c, started to install. The files got Extracted. When it started copying the files, Windows Logo Program said it wasn't registered, blah blah blah, This software will not be installed. Contact your system Administrator. I clicked Ok, then an error came up saying Directx could not copy …

I've seen people here recommended using msconfig to disable services, but in a class I took, the instructor said that Selective Startup should only be used to help resolve issues -- as a diagonstic tool; other then that, Windows should be set to Normal Startup. This is why I always …

There is this computer that gives illegal operation with details like "invalid page vault in module inetcomm.dll"i.e when I try to send mails using outlook, outlook express doesn't open- it says it cant load msoe.dll.Also when I open some web pages it tells me exproler caused some page vaults ,some …

i tried to reinstall windows xp onto my computer but there was a problem, in the middle of installing it, it says that it didnt copy the right files onto the computer and theres incorrect parameters with the ASMS or something. and now when i reboot it doesnt say press …

Hi! I just bought a Win XP Professional. After using it for some time I started to notice the following problem: After finishing the starting up process normally, when I click on the broadband desktop icon I have to wait for about 20/30 seconds for the proper window to appear …

I wanted to clean up one of my drives (partition "f"), so I moved everything I wanted to keep to another partition ("h"), and deleted what I didn't want. I then tried to format the drive but got a message saying it couldn't be done (screenshots attached). I've done this …

I can log on to the internet but am unable to open the browser or pull up any web sites. I have no idea what the problem is... I have already ran the internet explorer repair tool and already determined that there are no proxy settings...are there any other suggestions? …