I have to operating systems and need help removing one
Well what has happened was my computer was bought with windows xp
professional edition...my friend had my computer for a while and he screwed
my whole computer up by installing windows 98....So what I did was I tried to
go back to the windows xp pro edition but it did not work so I got a windows
xp home edition cd and installed it...now every time I start up my computer
it gives me an option to pick an operating system...windows xp home and
windows 98.....can some one please help me remove the windows 98 so I only
have one operating system.......
I already tried to format the drives but that doesnt work or im not doing it
correctly...the windows 98 seems to be in the C:drive and the xp seems to be
in the E:drive.......PLEASE HELP ME Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879205
windows 98 outlook express email
Hi, this discussion group is great. My email , outlook express explorer 6 , i
cannot delete none of the emails. I try to press the delete button and
nothing happens. Its there , but nothing. My emails keep coming and i cannot
delete one of them. I even tryed to delete all of them under tools but that
is not highlited or i can not use. I am not sure what to do. I have reloaded
outlook twice now , but still the same. I am fustrated . ha ha ha, thanks for
your support :) Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879202
UPDATE: Lexar "FireFly" USB Flash Drive for Windows 98se
Hi,
Thanks to everyone who responded.
The response I received from "Know1" solved my problem. I downloaded
jdusb2.zip from the link he provided (below).
http://www.lexar.com/drivers/files/jdusb2.zip
Brad
On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:35:17 GMT, Brad wrote:
>Hi,
>
> I have been using a 1GB Lexar "Jump Drive" USB flash drive ("thumb drive")
>for a couple years on my Windows 98se computer without any problems.
>
> Recently, I decided to buy another Lexar !GB, but nobody sells a
>Windows 98 version anymore. I don't want a used one so I took a
>chance on a Lexar "FireFly" 1GB (WinXP/Vista/Mac) and I hope that somehow, I
>can get it to "work" on my Win98 computer. There are no drivers for "FireFly"
>at Lexar's web site. I searched the web for about 1/2 hr, and I didn't find a
>source.
>
> Do you know a technique, or a source where I can download the driver,
>even if it's a Windows XP driver?
>
> Thanks in advance, Brad
>
> Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
> be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC. Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879187
email 98 outlook express
Where can i download the email browser for 98 outlook express, or i need a
new email browser for my emails. I am using mozilla thunderbird and i hate
it, ha ha. I just want my old outlook express back , the old one stop working
and i switched now i want to go back, to outlook for my emails but i cannot
find the download page, please help thanks soooo much Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879182
custom order of Desktop icons messed up, would restoring registry
I had just changed my screen resolution on my older win98 computer
before starting a movie to play it full screen without slowdowns when
the computer promptly crashed by locking up on the BSOD. After hitting
the reset button, when the computer booted up again, the screen
resolution was far lower than I thought possible. It was at least as low
as 320x240, if not lower. It looked like magnifier was in use, except
that the whole screen was repesented in this reduced space. With some
difficulity because the option I needed was off the screen, I was able
to adjust the display settings to fix things, but this messed up the
custom order of my desktop icons to a seemingly random order. I've spent
a lot of time optimizing them. It has persisted after a reboot. Would
restoring one of the automatic registry backups fix this? I haven't done
anything that would make any significant changes to the registry in at
least a month (aside from this problem), and figuring I turn the
computer off every night, restoring the registry shouldn't hurt
anything, or so I hope. Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879173
Windows protection error
I have Windows 98 Second edition. I made no changes to my computer in the
recent past. All of the sudden, when I boot up I get this message "Windows
Protection Error." It suggests that I open in safe mode. I am able to do
that. What do I have to do to get rid of this problem and start using my
computer in the normal mode? Thanks. Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879170
Lexar "FireFly" USB Flash Drive for Windows 98se
Hi,
I have been using a 1GB Lexar "Jump Drive" USB flash drive ("thumb drive")
for a couple years on my Windows 98se computer without any problems.
Recently, I decided to buy another Lexar !GB, but nobody sells a
Windows 98 version anymore. I don't want a used one so I took a
chance on a Lexar "FireFly" 1GB (WinXP/Vista/Mac) and I hope that somehow, I
can get it to "work" on my Win98 computer. There are no drivers for "FireFly"
at Lexar's web site. I searched the web for about 1/2 hr, and I didn't find a
source.
Do you know a technique, or a source where I can download the driver,
even if it's a Windows XP driver?
Thanks in advance, Brad
Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC. Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879139
Quirks in Scandisk, Chkdsk, Fixmbr, Fixboot
I recently had to repair file system corruption for two XP users, one
with a FAT32 partition, the other with NTFS. Unfortunately I have
little experience with XP so I struggled quite a bit. Anyway I
discovered that Microsoft's disc repair tools were flawed in several
ways.
Case #1
-------
The PC with the NTFS partition had an inaccessible registry file,
c:\windows\system32\config\system. It couldn't be deleted, copied, or
renamed, so the procedure in this MSKB article could not be applied:
How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
I attempted to run CHKDSK from the repair console of a bootable XP CD,
but the file system was deemed to have unrecoverable errors. I then
installed the drive into an external USB enclosure, attached it to a
working XP system, and ran CHKDSK from within a CMD window. CHKDSK
found many problems, including an MFT issue, all of which were fixed.
Prior to running CHKDSK, I tried to repair the drive from within the
GUI via Tools > Properties, but this also produced an "unrecoverable"
message.
Case #2
-------
The PC with the FAT32 partition could not boot. It produced a "missing
NTLDR" error. This suggested that the MBR and boot sector were
probably OK, and that the error was somewhere in the FATs or directory
structure. I booted into the repair console of an XP CD and tried a
DIR command. This produced a "could not be enumerated" error. DISKPART
was able to see the full partition (38GB), so the partition table and
MBR were apparently OK. CHKDSK deemed that the drive was
"unrecoverable". In desperation I tried the FIXBOOT command and that's
when things became extremely bizarre. A DIR command was now able to
see the C: drive, but there were no files! The partition size was
reported as 10MB (or was it 10GB?). I reconfirmed with DISKPART that
the partition table was still intact, but in desperation I now tried
FIXMBR. This command warned me that the MBR contained unknown or
damaged code, so I went ahead and allowed it to refresh the code. It
reported success but when I ran FIXMBR a second time, it still
complained of unknown or damaged code.
Now I'd had enough, so I installed the drive into an external USB
enclosure and attached it to a working XP system. I used DEBUG from
with a CMD window to view the drive's boot sector and was horrified to
see a FAT12 signature. For some inexplicable reason, FIXBOOT had
replaced a FAT32 HD boot sector with a FAT12 floppy boot sector!
CHKDSK was unable to repair this problem, and My Computer showed the
drive as having a capacity of 10MB (or 10GB?). I then used DEBUG to
zero the contents of the boot sector, thinking that now CHKDSK would
have a better chance to repair it, but CHKDSK now complained that it
would not operate on a RAW volume. Attempting to repair the drive from
within the GUI using Tools > Options produced no response.
Now I was getting desperate. I took the USB drive to my Windows 98SE
box and to my surprise Explorer was able to see the entire drive with
all the original files apparently still intact! SCANDISK determined
that the first copy of the FAT was corrupt, but it didn't tell me that
the boot sector was missing. It just used the backup copy of the boot
sector (logical sector 6) and behaved as if all was well. With some
trepidation I allowed Scandisk to repair the FAT, and to fix the
misreported file sizes for SYSTEM.LOG and SOFTWARE.LOG. However,
Scandisk did not replace the damaged boot sector. I had to do this
manually via DEBUG in a DOS box, by copying the contents of sector 6
to sector 0. After doing this, I was able to see the all the files in
a working XP system (in the USB enclosure), and CHKDSK reported that
all was fine. However, I was still unable to boot from the drive when
I reinstalled it in the original XP box.
So what was wrong? I looked closely at the boot sector again and found
that it was a Win9x boot sector, ie there were references to IO.SYS,
MSDOS.SYS and WINBOOT.SYS, but no reference to NTLDR. WTF! I decided
to load XP onto a spare HD that had been FDISKed and FORMATted by
Windows 98SE and sure enough XP replaced the boot sector with its own
FAT32 code, but it did not touch the backup boot sector. So XP had
created a file system that had an XP boot sector and a Win9X backup.
So what to do now? I decided to make a hybrid boot sector by using the
tail end of an XP FAT32 boot sector for the code, and the beginning of
the Win9X boot sector for the data. After restoring this patched boot
sector to sector 0, the drive booted in the original machine and all
was well. BTW, boot sector templates can also be extracted from
AUTOCHK.EXE.
As a final check, I used MBRtool to make a copy of the MBR code. I
then compared this with an MBR template that I found inside
DISKPART.EXE. There was no difference. So why did FIXMBR complain
about unknown or damaged code?
- Franc Zabkar
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98SE/ME NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Driver
I am running a triple boot system, 98SE / ME / XP Pro. I have just upgraded
with a new motherboard with an NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset. Does anyone know
of a 98SE / ME driver for this chipset or maybe a work around in order to get
these two FAT systems up and running? I am not looking to use any of the
special features of this chipset like RAID or SATA, I just want these systems
to operate the way they were originally designed with the new motherboard? I
am able to boot the systems but the Desktop looks like a Safe Mode display
and there are no Hard Drives or CD drives listed in Device Manager or My
Computer, only a Floppy Drive. I can access the two FAT partitions with no
problem as they are listed in My Computer as C & D drives. The systems run in
MSDOS Compatibility Mode and I am unable to do a registry repair deleting the
NOIDE value as there is none listed. Any help in solving the problem would be
most appreciated. Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879091
WMI 1.5?
Anybody installed this (Windows Management Instrumentation 1.5)? And
without any problems? No problems or gotchas were mentioned on the MS
download site that I could see.
Anyways, I found an app that required it I don't know what the base
version is on Windows98SE (assuming there is one, and that its even
installed).
Well, I did see a wmi.dll on this system, but the version number makes no
sense (like 5.0). Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879087
BIOS upgrades - reflashing the BIOS
Just spent an "interesting" (to put it mildly!) weekend on this project to
enable a microprocessor upgrade. I wouldn't recommend it for the
faint-hearted, suffice it to say, or you might end up with a paperweight.
:-)
You know, it wouldn't be quite so bad, except that in some cases, there is
no reverse path available (i..e, it's a one way trip) - which seems
unforgiveable, on their part!
My question is: why do these BIOS manufacturers sometimes make it so damn
difficult to upgrade/downgrade or go back to a previous version (especially
when going from one manufacturer to one its subsidiaries, or vice versa
(like Dell and Intel)?
And not only that, but even block certain upgrades with certain chips, just
out of self-centered arrogance on their part (and not due to real chip
limitations)? Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879082
Security Update for Windows 98 (KB891711)
I keep getting a pop up that this critical update is available.
When I click on the install button, nothing happens. What is
up with this? Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879061
Re: Pay Pal FRUSTRATION
Hi,
I was using Netscape 7 (over 5 years) with Java disabled. I didn't try
enabling Java to find out if that would make a difference.
Instead, I downloaded Fire Fox and used that browser.
Now I can see my balance, etc.
Why I didn't get any kind of warning with Netscape, is a mystery.
Brad
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:27:45 GMT, in alt.anger you wrote:
>Hi,
>
> PayPal made changes to their web site back in September.
>
> This is the first time I used Pay Pal after the changes and I can not see
>my balance anymore. I never had this problem before they made changes.
>
> How do you see your balance?
>
> Thanks in advance, Brad
>
> Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
> be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC. Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879049
Pay Pal FRUSTRATION
Hi,
PayPal made changes to their web site back in September.
This is the first time I used Pay Pal after the changes and I can not see
my balance anymore. I never had this problem before they made changes.
How do you see your balance?
Thanks in advance, Brad
Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC. Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879036
CD Burning
Is there a Windows 98 forum that would address a question about max write
speed bufor CDs or this better suited for a Nero or Roxio community?
--
{ : [|]=( DaffyD®
If I knew where I was I'd be there now. Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 879008
Thing that flash by at startup are not always the same?
How come with a number of windows 98 machines I have no two have the
same thing coming up during the startup process? One just starts with
a windows cloud picture windows then goes black then returns before
finally I see the desktop. Another one has some screens of text on
black mixed in sequence with the windows 98 cloud picture screen. And
I also noticed that after months of a certain text on the screen one
day it had some different information in text coming up for a few days
then I guess it went back to the way it had been. All that text flies
by so fast is there a way to freeze it and be able to actually read
all of it? Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878993
ScanDisk, lost cluster
Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart, system
start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was some
info:
File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost cluster
as free space.
Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is it
safe for hard drive?
Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
Thanks, Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878986
I love it when you try to be clever Gary but there IS no such word as "arcania"!
I love it when you try to be clever Gary but there IS no such
word as "arcania"!
--
Savagery of the relationships between people. Here, everyone is
on the make, all of them doing their damndest to take someone
else by surprise, to relieve this man of his property, to enjoy
that girl's flesh. There is no gentleness, there are only
pleasures. Eyes which already devour the easy prey offered them,
eyes which seek out the chink in the armour, the weak point, the
little patch of pale skin into which the nails can sink and
bring blood spurting out. Spying eyes, fierce eyes, sharp eyes
which loathe and wound. A look which passes summary judgment, a
knowing look, one which wants, not to understand, but to keep at
a distance, to consume at a distance. A kind of tentacle, eye-
sucker clamped to the intellect's stomach. The world is not
pure. The world is free, roamed by wild animals, inhabited by
greedy, hate-filled monsters. Loneliness, indifference: hatred.
J.M.G. LeClézio Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878982
Limited User
Hi group, how do I configure limited users in Win98 SE?
Is this possible?. For limited users I mean they cant install programs, nor
access system files.
thanks very much in advance, Carlos. Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878967
registry help,please!
Greetings,
Today, my 98 pc crashed and when I restarted it, it came up in the mode
where you get 5 or so choices, normal, safe mode,etc. The #5 "command prompt
only" was highlighted and I couldn't choose another, and all I see is the
C:\> . What command do I put in to get it started again. I put in the # 5
and "command prompt only" and got "bad command" on both. It also said to run
scanreg when it gets started. Is "scanreg" the command I use to start that?
Do I need C: only? what are the other two symbols for? Any other suggestions
are appreciated.
Jim Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878966
Ad-Aware SE Personal
Try to download the defs file from
http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878955
How to choose a motherboard?
Win98SE meets very nearly all current needs (inc. EMACS
for DOS and its DOS printer) and
some of my apps are not fully compatible with XP
(e.g. Quattro v.8 and Paradox v.7)
and I have had 3 hardware breakdowns (dead sound-on-
board circuit and two power supplies) -- so I must plan to
replace with something equally functional the ASUS P4P800S
motherboard, running Win98SE on a Pentium 4 2.8 GHz and
512 Mb RAM.
1. How do I evaluate motherboards for functionality
and durability?
2. Drives: most MBs now seem to offer only two
or three card slots. My (year 2004) ASUS has six
populated by video card, modem, TV receiver, audio
card, etc. and I should like to have as many, so as
to use the Audigy sound card (2 cards) etc.
2b. I have been assured that MBs set up for SATA
drives can also connect IDE drives.
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada) Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878945
CERT Alert - SUN JAVA - JRE 5 and 6
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Hash: SHA1
National Cyber Alert System
Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-066A
Sun Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities in Java
Original release date: March 6, 2008
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
Sun Java Runtime Environment versions
* JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier
* JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 14 and earlier
* SDK and JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier
* SDK and JRE 1.3.1_21 and earlier
Overview
Sun has released alerts to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting
the Sun Java Runtime Environment. The most severe of these
vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary
code.
I. Description
The Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allows users to run Java
applications in a browser or as standalone programs. Sun has released
updates to the Java Runtime Environment software to address multiple
vulnerabilities. Further details about these vulnerabilities are
available in the US-CERT Vulnerability Notes Database.
Sun released the following alerts to address these issues:
* 233321 Two Security Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime
Environment Virtual Machine
* 233322 Security Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment With
the Processing of XSLT Transformations
* 233323 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Java Web Start May
Allow an Untrusted Application to Elevate Privileges
* 233324 A Security Vulnerability in the Java Plug-in May Allow an
Untrusted Applet to Elevate Privileges
* 233325 Vulnerabilties in the Java Runtime Environment image
Parsing Library
* 233326 Security Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment May
Allow Untrusted JavaScript Code to Elevate Privileges Through Java
APIs
* 233327 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Java Web Start May Allow
an Untrusted Application to Elevate its Privileges
II. Impact
The impacts of these vulnerabilities vary. The most severe of these
vulnerabilities allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
III. Solution
Apply an update from Sun
These issues are addressed in the following versions of the Sun Java
Runtime environment:
* JDK and JRE 6 Update 5 or later
* JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 15 or later
* SDK and JRE 1.4.2_17 or later
* SDK and JRE 1.3.1_21 and earlier
If you install the latest version of Java, older versions of Java may
remain installed on your computer. If these versions of Java are not
needed, you may wish to remove them. For instructions on how to remove
older versions of Java, refer to the following instructions from Sun.
Disable Java
Disable Java in your web browser, as specified in the Securing Your
Web Browser document. While this does not fix the underlying
vulnerabilities, it does block a common attack vector.
IV. References
* US-CERT Vulnerability Notes for Sun Alerts -
<http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/byid?searchview&query=SUNJAVA_020608>
* Securing Your Web Browser -
<http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/securing_browser/>
* Sun Alert 233321 -
<http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233321-1>
* Sun Alert 233322 -
<http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233322-1>
* Sun Alert 233323 -
<http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233323-1>
* Sun Alert 233324 -
<http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233324-1>
* Sun Alert 233325 -
<http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233325-1>
* Sun Alert 233326 -
<http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233326-1>
* Sun Alert 233327 -
<http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233327-1>
* Java SE Technologies at a Glance -
<http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/>
* Java SE Security -
<http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/security/index.jsp>
* Can I remove older versions of the JRE after installing a newer
version? - <http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/5000070400.xml>
____________________________________________________________________
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<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-066A.html>
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MEB
http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
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PCMCIA card reader with SRAM card
I just installed a PCI adapter to use PCMCIA SRAM cards in my win98
desktop computer. Windows recognized both the adapter and the memory
card and installed new drivers. I rebooted. Control panel->System
reports the devices are there and working properly. The problem is
that the drive has not been assigned a drive letter and doesn't show
up in My Computer or Windows File Manager so I can't transfer files to
or from the card. There is no icon for it that I can see other than
one in the Task Bar that allows you to stop the drive for card
removal. It works. What am I missing? Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878930
Connecting USB to Ethernet adaptor
Hi- I am trying to attach a USB to Ethernet adaptor to get broadband on my
W98SE (this works using a normal USB-B to USB-A connection, but I need a 10m
cable, hence ethernet...).
I load the adaptors driver disk (does not do much, ie. install- but this
installed automatically on my XP).
The new hardware wizard proceeds; Unknown device-Search for the best
driver-after I specify D:\Windows 98 through browse and click next it says
windows is unable to locate a driver for this device.
I have tried updaing the driver through the Device Manager (Other
devices-Unknown Device) and through installing one of the attachments through
Windows Explorer (D:\Windows 98).
Does anyone have a suggestion? Is this a W98SE problem as I installed it
successfully on XP (as a test). The adaptor is compatible with W98SE. Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878925
Available memory after start-up
Not really a problem, but an observation.
I run TClock which apart from the date and time in the system tray has
been configured to show 'available RAM'
For a couple of years I've noticed big variations in the amount of
free memory available immediately after boot-up.
Hence I've just disabled every thing except TClock via MSCONFIG
I have 448 Meg of physical RAM. If I clean boot the PC say ten times
in a row, then after start-up, approximately:
On about six occasions I have 304 Meg of free memory available
On about three occasions I have 264 Meg of free memory
On one occasion I have 230 Meg of free memory
This is 'repeatable', but it seems random as to which figure I get on
startup. I may get two 230s in a row, but will then probably get
plenty of 304s before the odd 264 kicks in.
Just curious as to where 40 or 70 Meg can occasionally disappear to ?
With all the usual stuff (virus checker, firewall, USB monitors etc)
loaded, each of these figures drops by some 25 Meg, hence losing 40 or
70 for apparently nothing is peculiar.
Running 98SE with 'all available updates'
I have noticed on past occasions that some legitimate things seem to
get loaded even though there's no call to the EXE anywhere in the
registry.
The wonders of Windoze!
Graham Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878924
For the Geeks - Microsoft's non-Windows OS Singularity
Interested in testing Microsoft's new non-Windows OS which uses "completely
new" {non-legacy} code?
RDK 1.1 - version 6709
Singularity
http://www.codeplex.com/singularity
http://research.microsoft.com/os/singularity/
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MEB
http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
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Really Big Start up problem
Hello, everyone.
Windows 98SE pc will not start up. I get the screen Checking NVRAM (16mb
shared memory used) hit del to exit setup. That IS as far as start up goes.
. . .shuts down (electrically). I have noticed the fan inside isn't working.
(i've already taken off casing, unplugged cd rom drives (2)).
ANY ideas are so welcome and I anticipate your replies.
REspectfully,
SandyMann Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878901
Error Message
Operating System: Windows 98 se
RAM: 768
Application: Quattro (for DOS)
When trying to load the Quattro (for DOS) spreadsheet, I get the
following error message "Out of Memory". The program loads but with loss of
data.
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The start of this new Post regarding the â??Computer Failureâ?? Post was
suggested by â??MEBâ??, and rightly so, as the that earlier Post was creating
some confusion.
As was discussed in the â??Computer Failureâ?? Post, the Microtime Computer,
that I have been using for several years, has failed and I find it rather
difficult to get it operational, again. There is a Primary Master and a
Secondary Master HDâ??s installed in it. There are folders in both that have
Data that I would like to recover. A more recent Computer, a Sony VAIO,
that I am currently using, appears to have all that I would need to connect
those HDâ??s and recover the desired Data and back up the same, if desired,
on CDâ??s or Iomega Zip 250 MB Disks. The only obstacle is of possible
compatibility issues.
Some of what follows has been mentioned in various replies in the prior
Post. Some new information has been added, since.
In the Sony there is no Secondary Master, although the Primary Master has
two partitions, as â??MEBâ?? indicated and as shown by the System Information
pane of the Components/Storage Disks:
IDE Type 47, Partitions 2 total 57..27GB.
Disk 0, Partition 0, 15.63GB (shown as Local Disk C: in â??My Computerâ??})
Disk 0, Partition 1, 41.64GB (shown as Local Disk D:)
Additionally, although not sure if it might be relevant, the following was
also obtained.from the System Information panes (thru
Start>Accessories>System Information):
OS: Microsoft Windows, Version 4-90-3000 Build 3000
System Name: VAIO (Sony Corp)
System Model: PCV-RX370DS(UC)
System Type: X86 based PC
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1300MHz GenuineIntel 1296Mhz
Bios Version: Award Medallion BIOS v6.0
Total Physical Memory: 127.43 MB
Available Physical Memory: 2.07 MB
Total Virtual Memory: 2.0 GB
Available Virtual Memory: 1.77 GB
Page File Space: 1.88 GB
On the Disks pane:
Description: GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47
Manufacturer: (Standard disk drives)
Model: IDE DISK TYPE47
Media Loaded: Yes
Media Type: Fixed hard disk media
Partitions: 2
Size: 57.27 GB
Partition: Disk #0, Partition #0
Partition Size: 15.63 GB
Partition: Disk #0, Partition #1
Partition Size: 41.64 GB
The IRQ Pane listed several. The ones related to the IDEâ??s (to my thinking)
are:
IRQ 3 shows 3 times. One is for Intel 82801 BA/BAM SMBus Controller - 2443
IRQ 9 shows 10 times. Two of them pertain to the USB Ports:
- Intel 82801 BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller #1
- Intel 82801 BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller #2
IRQ 14 - Intel 82801 BA ULTRA ATA Storage Controller
- Primary IDE Controller (Dual FIFO)
IRQ 15 - Intel 82801 BA ULTRA ATA Storage Controller
- Secondary IDE Controller (Dual FIFO)
System, arrived at thru Start>Settings>Control Panel, shows this (In brief):
MS Windows ME 4.90.3000
Mfd and Supported by Sony Electr. Inc. - V32B5.0.0/ENV
Genuine Intel - Intel[R] Pentium[R] 4 CPU - 128 MB RAM
From the Device Manager Display:
CD_ROM:
- Pioneer DVD -ROM DVD-115R
- Sony CD-RW CRX140E
DISK DRIVE:
- Generic IDE Disk Type47
- Generic Floppy Disk
- Iomega Zip 250
HD Controllers:
- Intel 82801BA Ultra ATA Storage Controller
- Primary IDE Controller (Dual FIFO)
- Secondary IDE Controller (Dual FIFO)
While the Sony is booting, this appears:
Diskette A: 1.44, 3.5 in.
Diskette B: None
Primary Master 61492 GB, UDMA 5
Primary Slave: None
Secondary Master: CD_ROM, UDMA 2
Secondary Slave: CD_ROM. UDMA 2
and
Serial Port: 3F8
Parallel Port: 378
Dram Type: RDRAM
SPD on Modules: Yes
Data Integrity: NON-ECC
Looking at the jumper selection area of the Sonyâ??s HD. I see 2 rows of
pins. There is a jumper on the leftmost pair of pins (top & bottom) closest
to the Cable connection and another jumper between the top&bottom pins at the
opposite end, or the end closest to the power cable.
The storage HD from the failed Computer has similar layout, but the only
jumper is at the last top 2 pins closest to the power cable. Again, I assume
that it might be OK to connect this HD on the freed up connector of the Sony.
As mentioned, the HD, referred by me as Storage HD, had been configured as a
Primary Slave in the Computer that had failed.
I allowed my curiosity to see if, by connecting the existing Primary Master
HD to the end connector of the cable, I might cause any problem. All went
well. I was further tempted to connect the storage HD from the failed
Computer, but I did not, hoping to first get your ideas about doing so.
The label on the storage HD shows its ID as:
IBM OE - Model: DTTA-351010 E182115 HG
P/N: 00K4091 10.1GB - MLC: F02573
CHS: 16383/16/63
LBA: 19.807.200 Sectors
Hopefully, this will mean something to you, â??MEBâ?? or anyone else able to help.
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SOUND ICON IN THE STARTUP!
I took out the sound icon (the one you use to open up and adjust the sound
properties and mute things as well) out of startup near the clock and I don't
know how to put it back in there near the clock. I've looked all over and
can't seem to find it at all. Can you please tell where to look and how to do
it and get it back near the clock again.
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rebooting from boot log disc
I have a Gateway CPU it had windows 98se version installed before I dumpped
it. I have misplaced my reboot floppy. I tried to download a boot disc
download from my other computer ( XP ) to a disc but that didn't work, The
Gateway has a CD-Rom drive. I went to the bios screen but I don't know to
much about that screen. I really wanted to install windows ME on this
Gateway, but at this point I'll just be glad to get the windows 98se version
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Large Word files and 98SE
Word and Win98SE problems
I am currently working with a number of large .DOC files, typically
400 pages, lots of photos and diagrams etc. They are between 5 and 60
Meg in size (I know I'm a glutton for punishment, but I didn't create
these files)
There are two interesting problems:
1) One 50 Meg file always opens in around 10 secs when it is double
clicked. Another file of a similar size takes around three minutes to
open. In each case the PC was clean booted from cold.
2) I can copy small files from drive to drive with no problem. With
an 8 Meg DOC file it takes a little longer - typically 20 seconds. But
with a DOC file greater than about 10 Meg:
On copying and pasting:
a) Nothing happens for around a minute
b) Then a dialog box appears stating 'copying - 3 mins left'
c) After about five minutes, still '3 minutes left'
d) After about ten minutes either it has completed, or its changed to
62,432(etc) mins left, or the PC has locked up.
Now if I rename the big file to a .TMP it copies in seconds.
Any ideas welcome.
(I've disabled virus checkers etc for these tests)
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How to get rid of mouse cursor when no mouse installed?
I'm writing a demo program for a win98 system.
The system has no keyboard or mouse. It boots to the
application and just runs.
Problem is that if I remove the mouse, I get the dialog
box that complains that a mouse was not found. If I click
"don't show this again"...some trick with no mouse or keyboard,
the message does not appear again, but there's a mouse cursor
smack in the middle of the screen.
I want to be able to attach a mouse for diagnostic work, but
need the mouse cursor GONE when there's no mouse. Hidingit won't
work, because there's an on-screen popup keyboard that sees the
mouse location on top of it and won't go away.
Is there some magic incantation to do this?
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FindFast, how to get RID of it?
Everytime I reboot this insidious program comes back.
ctrl+alt+del, End Task, and it's gone.
But isn't there some easy way to stomp this thing out?
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router problems
i have windows 98. im trying to get morpheus to connect but it want because
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Microtime - Win98SE - computer diagnostics and repair
Discussion was originally entitled Computer failure - 02/19/2008, poster
BAP, in this discussion forum. The discussion spread to two other computers
and issues with those, their systems and other. I have split that discussion
into new separate discussions with headings for the individual
potentials/issues. Please keep these discussions separated.
Background, the Microtime computer had been running Windows 98SE until the
computer started to fail. Presently diagnostic routines are being run
through to attempt a recovery. The keyboard is erring out and has been
tested by using other keyboards which also fail, and the computer apparently
never gets to the POST screen.
Suggestion was placed to create a AUTOFLASH boot floppy to attempt to
re-flash the BIOS.
"BAP" <BAP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:07352F95-BB00-4FB9-A0BC-8C28FE419DA7@microsoft.com...
| "MEB", a strange thing happened after I moved the Computer and Monitor to
| another location. I reconnected everything, powered them up and,
| surprisingly, it did re-start. However, like before, the Monitor light
from
| 'green' changed to 'red' and the tower would make a clicking sound and
no-go.
| And, like before, I had to coordinate the timing of powering up the two
| components in order to get the system to boot properly. However, on the
first
| successful boot, like before, the CD and Zip drives were not seen,
although
| they responded in accepting and releasing the disks. Currently, however,
it
| just boots up to a point where it warns that the Keyboard is not attached
and
| that's it. I tried another keyboard, but...no-go.
| If I want to pursue it, I will need to disconnect all the cables, dust up
| all that I can, re-cable all and see what happens.
| Thank you, "MEB", but I am not sure about it all.
|
Oh, okay, then if you decide to attempt this at some future date there may
be something else to try.
As you appear to get an initial finding of the peripherals except the
keyboard on POST you might try to refresh the BIOS with a BIOS flash for
that motherboard. This would be accomplished with a floppy disk created to
automatically boot and flash the motherboard. At this point it appears that
this may be a potential fix as there have been findings related to
successful use of this technique to reset corrupted BIOS due to electrical
issues, spikes, etc..
First, if at all possible, remove the CMOS battery for about 10 minutes to
completely remove any old settings, re-insert after checking whether it is
still good [generally 3+ volts] replace if needed [likely CR2032], and run
the floppy flash disk. Remember to re-set any Bios settings if this appears
to initially correct the issues.
| **** ***** Are you referring to a Startup Diskette created by the OS in
place?
| The wording 'floppy flash disk' is not familiar to me.
Yes, or one from bootdisks.com or some place.
An autoflash disk has only the basics [command.com, io.sys, etc.] and you
create an autoexec.bat to *auto run* the commandline for the flash program.
Make sure the autoexec and config sys contain nothing else, e.g., no
drivers, no directions, NOTHING except the command line necessary to flash
the BIOS.
As you're having difficulty with the keyboard, you will need to make sure
the boot block is also refreshed, and is included with the BIOS flash. Check
on the MB site for the flash tool, its command line needs, AND the proper
flash bin [or whatever it uses]. Most have a support forum so if necessary,
ask there if the particular flash contains the boot block and was not
indicated on the info for the download.
Again, make sure the autoexec then contains the command to
refresh/overwrite the boot block as the defaults may NOT include this
function, in addition to the standard updates that might be included within
the BIOS update.. MAKE SURE that the computer you make this autoflash disk
on is NOT configured to boot from the floppy to negate the potential of
flashing the wrong computer with the wrong BIOS.
After creating the autoflash disk, make sure the target computer IS
configured to boot from the floppy and has been reset to defaults [which it
will be if you removed the battery], then run the autoflash disk.
NOTE: Another suggested command line addition is to save the old BIOS prior
to the flash in case of continued issues as some sites will look at these
files and attempt to diagnose the issues. Also, make a written note of what
the present BIOS version and subversion is.
| >
| > "BAP" <BAP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:65B9F4E9-5C45-4457-A217-125260337642@microsoft.com...
| > | ***"
| > | MEB", regarding the KEYED lock, there is one, but I have no key for
it.
| > | Besides, how can it suddenly lock itself out? There is a center post
and
| > an
| > | outer ring with two small cut out slots...left and right. The arrow on
the
| > | center post points to the right one.
| >
| > The reason for asking is, on very rare occasions, if this KEYED lock
was
| > connected to the motherboard it may short out causing a physical
lockout.
| > That was the function of that keyed switch: to defeat startup.. Might
check
| > inside to see if the wires running from it are attached to the
motherboard.
| > Note however, that several manufacturers reversed the electrical aspects
of
| > the switching [dead/break circuit [power disconnect or chip short
{removable
| > wiring}]; ON to complete circuit {must be connected}= intermittent
| > disconnect {corrosion or other}= computer errors]
|
| **** The wires from the KEYED lock are attached to the motherboard. I sort
| of made sure that the connectors were firmly in place. I did not attempt
at
| cleaning anything, yet. No change.
| ***
Okay, as I said, it was something I that I hadn't thought of in awhile
largely because these are found on OLDER computers.
You could attempt to temporarily disconnect it to see if that changes
anything.
BAP: ****
I tried that, but still no luck. I also shorted the contacts where the wires
would be placed, but sill
no-go.
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BAP:
| **** I set all the drives to Auto on the CMOS setup pane and saved the
| changes.
| At boot time, the system detected and identified the Secondary Master (the
| Storage Disk from the failed Computer) and the CD-ROM Disk, as the
Secondary
| Master. However, after booting, only A: , C: and D:(CD-ROM) showed up.
| ****
That should have made it accessible,, to make sure we don't run around in
circles now that we are addressing two or more computers, and several makes
and models of hard drives:
1. IF the *bad* hard disk was set as MASTER it is in conflict with either
the original drive if still in place or the CDROM if on the same cable, as
both are apparently configured as masters. When sharing a cable only one
drive can be a master, the other MUST be a slave [not getting into cable
select issues]. Check the jumpers on the drives and set properly.
BAP ****
The hard disk from the failed computer was set as a secondary Master and, as
such, it has been performing well. Unfortunately, that is the Computer that
has failed, namely, the Microtime.
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2. What OS are you using on that computer and the make and model of the
computer OR its motherboard and/or BIOS [let's call it by its make from now
on]?
BAP ****
The OS was originally W98. A friend gave me an upgrade to W98SE. That, when
installed, did not appear to cause any problems, except that I could not get
it to accept USB cards. In time, the 10GB HD started acting up and I decided
to purchase an larger HD. That was a 40GB Maxtor. The software that came
with it caused many problems. I managed to follow instructions and set
jumpers and cable connection as specified. The original HD became the
Secondary Master. Most of my Data are there. There was no problems with all
for long time. It was rather peculiar, however, that, whenever I inserted a
Boot-disk to boot up from, the system would place me in Secondary Master.
The
Primary was nowhere to be found. There was a lengthy Post about this problem
that involved many of your expert helpers, a year or two back. Gary, PCR,
Harvat, but mainly Blanton, to name a few. Bill concluded that there was an
overlay. The outcome was that, in
order to boot up successfully, I had to hold the CTRL key during the booting
cycle and select Boot from Floppy. That would put me in the Primary Master.
***
MEB:
3. What is the size of the C drive that is found [is it the actual drive]?
****
BAP: If you are referring to the Microtime, that is the one I just commented
on.
The Risys was about 4GB. (I need to check on that).
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MEB:
4. Can you access the disk from DOS now? What version of DOS are you using
[type ver at the command prompt]?
****
BAP: I will need to do that, but not on the Microtime.
MEB:
If * Microtime - computer repair * start that with answers to these
questions:
1. Do you have an old Mono/CGA/EGA/VGA ISA [8 or 16bit] video card/adapter
laying around?
2. Do you have a different case or power supply?
3. Did you check the motherboard CMOS battery?
4. Are you completely shutting off this computer?
5. Did you change out the cables as suggested?
6. Did you, when it started that one time, go into the BIOS and set Ignore
All Errors.
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Sony VAIO - WinME - hard drive usage and data recovery
Discussion was originally entitled Computer failure - 02/19/2008, poster
BAP, in this discussion forum. The discussion spread to two other computers
and issues with those and their systems and other. I have split that
discussion into separate discussions with headings for the individual
potentials/issues. Please keep these discussions separated. BAP indicated
that a discussion would be created for this computer, but I do not find it,
so...
Background, the Microtime computer had been running Windows 98SE until the
computer started to fail. Presently diagnostic routines are being run
through to attempt a recovery. This VAIO discussion concerns data recovery
from the Microtime's hard disk.
Issues are:
1. ME is the first operating system to include *Restore Points* and newer
access routines.
2. The Microtime hard drive was previously determined to have a boot manager
installed upon it. A work-around was apparently used on the Microtime
computer] to bypass that manager [see Microtime discussion for reference].
3. The fromer Microtime hard drive may not be being accessed properly on
this VAIO computer and may be causing porblems with other drives.
What the discussion still needs:
1. The model number of the VAIO.
.
-------------- ISSUES --------
BAP
E. The Sony has Windows Millennium Version 4.90.3000.
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5. What does *fdisk /status* from the DOS prompt show?
****
BAP
On the Sony, it shows that Disk 1, has a total of 58644MB, Free 1, Usage
100%
C: 160002
D: 42641
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BAP
| **** An additional note regarding the good Computer that I am currently
| using...Sony VAIO. 'My Computer' shows that it has a Local Disk(C:), a
Local
| Disk(D:), a Compact Disk(E: CD_ROM), a Compact Disk(F: DVD), along with A:
| and an external Iomega 250 ZIP Drive. When I opened the case, I was
surprised |to see the presence of only one HD connected to the first
connector (not the end
| connector) of the cable. The end connector was open. The Primary HD has
15.5GB | capacity. The Secondary has 41.6GB. The CD-ROM and the DVD Drives
are on
| another cable.
| Any ideas?
| Thanks!
| ****
MEB - Okay, from now on refer to discussions related to that computer as the
VAIO[model]
It appears you have one hard disk partitioned into two, Windows will SHOW
them as separate
drives.
****
"MEB", I saw that the HD was partitioned, as you said, by looking at the
System Information pane of the Components/Storage Disks, in brief:
IDE Type 47, Partitions 2 total 57..27GB.
Disk 0, Partition 0, 15.63GB
Disk 0, Partition 1, 41.64GB
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MEB:
Here are potential issues when connecting a drive to the secondary
connector on IDE0/channel1 - IRQ 14 [use SYSTEM > Device Manager > Hard Disk
Controllers > Primary IDE Controller > settings and resources to view].:
*****
Sorry, I can't seem to find my way around to get to that pane.
MEB - you are running ME which will have that in a different area.
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MEB:
1. The present drive [apparently 60 gig] is partitioned with C {the primary
boot partition} as a
15.5 gig drive, adding another drive would move the second partition
presently being seen as the
41.6 gig drive D to drive E. The new hard drive would have to be configured
as a slave and the
first hard drive as master with their jumpers or errors and potential disk
corruption could occur.
There could also be a hidden partition involved for SONY specific recovery
or other, so it may be
larger [an 80 gig drive perhaps, though that won't presently affect what we
are discussing], what
is the actual model and make of that drive?
There MAY potentially be a hard drive conflict if the drives are not
compatible. What are the two drive's makes and models?
2. The two drives on the second channel [CD and DVD] will be moved to drive
F and G, but only IF the OS has not had its drives limited to only see
drives up to drive F: limited by either the driver settings, system
settings, or something like TweakUI which modified the registry or an
inclusion in the system.ini or config.sys [lastdrive=*]. If this is the
case, the lost/un-recognized drive will still cause errors even though it is
not listed in Windows, it is still holding memory and CMOS/BIOS addressing
which Windows may try to assign to other needs, or may cause conflicting
system device issues..
3. The Iomega drive adds potential issues to the mix if it has been set to
always use some specific drive letter or IRQ, and/or if [as sometimes
happens] it is incompatible with this older drive you are attempting to
access.
4. A drive overlay may be part of the issue, but beyond that, we may also be
running across a disk or disks which have had Drive Space or Double Space
[or another drive compressor] used.
5. Perhaps its time to do - fdisk /status - [DOS prompt] on the disk(s) to
see what that shows [using one of the working computers with the target
drive properly configured as master or slave.
BAP:
****
You must be referring to the most recent Computer, Sony.
Currently, the drives shown are: A:, C:, D:, E: CD_ROM, F: DVD and G:
external ZIP Drive. All work well, except the DVD. It does not see DVD disks
created and finalized by a an RCA DVD Player/Writer. It will see commercial
DVD disks, but there appears to be a software glitch and won't play them. I
am not too interested, at this point, to get involved with that problem. I
can easily disconnect both, the Zip and the DVD disks, if that would make it
easier to get the HDs from the failed Computer long enough until my data is
recovered.
More on this on the New Post titled 'Disk Recovery' (RE: Computer Failure )
which will concentrate on the Sony Computer. The Microtime is not
functioning. The oldest, the Risys, might have a chance at accepting the
HD(s) of the Microtime, but it does not give me a way to transfer the Data
to
other Media other than to Floppy Disks. The Sony might be the most
promising,
unless there will be compatibility issues.
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Risys running Win31 - 98SE disk recovery
Discussion was originally entitled Computer failure - 02/19/2008, poster
BAP, in this discussion forum. The discussion spread to two other computers
and issues with those, their operating systems and other. I have split that
discussion into new separate discussions with headings for the individual
potentials/issues. Please keep these discussions separated.
Background, the Microtime computer had been running Windows 98SE until the
computer started to fail. Presently diagnostic routines are being run
through to attempt a recovery. This discussion concerns data recovery from
the Microtime's hard disk and potential issues with an older computer, BIOS,
and Windows 3.1/DOS limitations..
The Microtime hard drive was previously determined to have a boot manager
installed upon it. A work-around was apparently used to bypass that manager
[see Microtime discussion for reference]
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MEB:
3. What is the size of the C drive that is found [is it the actual drive]?
BAP:
****
If you are referring to the Microtime, that is the one I just commented on.
The Risys was about 4GB. (I need to check on that).
****
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batch commands work in Win XP but not 98
Why do the following commands result in garbage stored in tractest.txt
for Windows 98, but puts the date and time headings into the file
"tracetest.txt" for Windows XP as I want? Can these statements be
changed in some way so that the date and time are stored in the file
properly?
date >> tracetest.txt < nul
time >> tracetest.txt < nul
I have a batch file that puts the date and time in the header of a
section of a file prior to running a test. I need to identify the
date and time that the test is run. Each time the test is run, the
date and time are placed in the file and the test and the results are
stored in the file appended to the results of the last test run. This
works just fine for Windows XP, but creates a long file filled with
garbage characters when either of these statements are run for Windows
98.
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98 errors -VPICD, V86MMGR, 386enhanced
Have seen a few errors at different times lately when booting / rebooting
after system lock-ups.
'While initializing device VPICD: Windows protection error.'
'While initializing (installing??) V86MMGR: error cannot
install 386 enhanced MXSD'
Not sure if it said installing or initializing.
Not sure I got the MXSD part correctly - MVXD? or some
variation.
And one about dangerously low resources.
Tried a couple of SCANRE /RESTORE dates from prior to errors but still got
the VPICD error on this last boot.
W98 with 2 drives - First is just Windows and other programs - only 2 out of
6 gigs used
Second is just files, fotos, vids - about 80
out of 95 gigs used.
Second has been as high as 90 out
of 95 without problems.
Its usually in the 70-75 out of
90 range
Have start up sequence set to display Normal, Safe Mode, Command Promp
Only , etc menu with 30 second wait period.
Ocasiionaly Normal doesn't load and it goes back to the menu with Safe
Mode hilighted but can usually choose Normal again and complete the
start-up.
Nothing out of the ordinary with SpyBot, Ad-Aware, SpyWare Blaster or
AVG scans.
Nothing new in Add/Remove Programs list or ALT/CTRL/DEL list
Thaught I'd post this first while this rig seems to be working OK and will
start searching for solutions / references.
Any ideas what to do next?
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Changing small letters back to proper Capital letters in .doc
HELP!!!!
I have a 40 page .doc story document that is all caps. I wish to
change it into regular type print, small letters.
However, it's easy to use the format change in Word, but how do I
change all the letters that should be capitalized back into caps?
Letters like I, or proper nouns, or even the first word of every
sentence.
Don't tell me to manually change everyone. There must be some easy
way to go back and forth between all caps and regular print.
What is it?
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Re: NEW COMPUTER SITE
why people always assume that every time one post a link its spam
my website http://www.jrcps.com is spam when I try to do the opposite
by helping folks out. Is ashame that the internet as been proceived
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Free Windows XP Registry Cleaner Download
Making use of a good quality registry cleaner is absolutely essential
for you to ensure that your computers registry maintains a healthy
state of operation. Lets take a look at three simple reasons why
registry cleaners are so important.
1. Fix PC Errors
The first reason is clearly to fix up your pc registry problems. When
you install and remove software from your computer it causes residuals
to be left behind on your hard drive which ultimately results in your
registry becoming partially corrupted or erroneous. I'm sure the last
thing you would want to see is that "Blue Screen of death" when you
know that you have to reformat your computer.
2.Money Saving
I am sure lots of people have had to reformat their computers several
times within the space of a couple of months as a result of registry
problems. Using a registry cleaner can reduce this greatly. For people
who are computer illiterate it could mean having to send your computer
to a repair technician which could end up costing you a small fortune
for a problem which could actually be repaired automatically for a
couple of dollars. Don't forget that the technician himself will
probably end up repairing your registry with a registry cleaner which
is an annoying thing to know. I think the problem with a good portion
of people is that they are generally too scared to use this type of
software as they think they will destroy their computers if they don't
use it correctly. That should be a problem of the past though as most
registry cleaners today are all automatic and have default settings
which allow them to repair all that is needed....
Registry Repair: http://groups.google.com/group/regrepairsbv Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878763
xmforgert caused invalid page fault please help
when i try to use morpheus i get xmforgert caused invalid page fault in
module 32.dll at 0167:bff98 adb.how do i fix this problem please help Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878750
Opening Opera web pages on my computer
This is sort of a general question in Windows 98, so if this is the wrong
group I'm sorry.
A while ago I changed the default browser in my Win 98 computer from IE to
Opera. At around the same time, I think, all the web pages saved on my
computer changed their icon to the Opera icon from the IE icon.
But now I see that when I click on one of these saved web pages, it doesn't
open the document, it just activates the Opera application.
If I hold shift and right click the html document's icon, and choose the
Open With dialog box, and choose Opera, the same thing happens: the Opera
application gets activated, but the document does not open.
However, if I use the Open With dialog and choose IE or Firefox, the
document opens normally in IE or Firefox.
How can I simply open the web page in Opera?
Alternatively, can I assign the html file type to open in IE or Firefox,
even while leaving Opera as my default browser?
Thanks.
Larry Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878746
Microsoft Slapped by EU With $1.35B Fine
Here is what Micro$oft has been up to lately regarding their desire to
abide by the rule of law and the respect of the courts.
Now explain to me again why we should abide by Macroshaft's EULA's.
What a joke - no, what a fraud of a company.
Their best years are clearly behind them.
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http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/02/microsoft-slapp.html
Microsoft Slapped by EU With $1.35B Fine
By Betsy Schiffman February 27, 2008
The European Commission stands to make a tidy profit off Microsoft's
objectionable business practices. The commission fined Microsoft a
record ?899 million, or $1.35 billion, for failing to comply with its
previous 2004 antitrust ruling (in which the company was fined the
equivalent of $613 million).
The commission found that Microsoft unreasonably charged third-parties
for access to documentation that would allow them to develop
compatible software for Windows-based computers.
Essentially, Microsoft now has to pay more than double what it would
have four years ago for its unwillingness to comply with the
commission's previous order. Still, for Microsoft it's just the cost
of doing business.
"The company previously said [the fine] could be as high as $1.5
billion, so from that standpoint, it's better than what it could have
been," says Sid Parakh, an analyst with McAdams Wright Ragen. "The
more important thing going forward are the two remaining cases."
An equally important question is how this ruling bodes for the
Microsoft-Yahoo deal. If it's taken Google nearly a year to clear its
acquisition of DoubleClick with European regulators -- and it hasn't
closed yet -- will Microsoft have better luck clearing the Yahoo deal?
"The acquisition of Yahoo would certainly be closely looked at --
especially at how it will affect the consumer," Parakh says. "But it's
hard to say how the commission will respond. At this point, it's fair
to say that Google is the big market share leader in search. But you
never know what aspect of the deal will be scrutinized by the
commission."
Other costs for behaving badly:
Microsoft agrees to pay Sun Microsystems $700 million to settle an
antitrust case, and an additional $900 million to resolve patent
issues. (April 2004)
Microsoft ordered to pay Eolas $521 million in a patent infringement
case related to Internet Explorer. (March 2005)
Microsoft agrees to pay IBM $775 million to settle an antitrust case.
(July 2005)
Microsoft agrees to pay RealNetworks $761 million to settle an
antitrust case. (October 2005)
Microsoft agrees to pay $179 million to Iowa consumers and businesses
in a class-action antitrust case. (February 2007) Tag: Microsoft and Yahoo met to discuss merger Tag: 878705
Senior executives from Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc met on Monday to
discuss Microsoft's takeover bid for the company