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after install certain apps can't boot, vfat complaints, system halted by
Margo Guda
I'm running into this regularly now. I install something new, or update
an existing application, and reboot the system. It gets to loading
windows, then either hangs, or gives me the message, on a blue screen,
that the system cannot find a VFAT component (missing or corrupt) and
the system is...
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Performance issue in 98se by
Sabrina
I was always wondering to why my system runs so much
faster on Windows XP then on Windows 98se? I love Windows
98se to death, but the problem is that I can't run a lot
of programs on it or my computer will be slow. On my
computer I have a celeron 700 processor, 512mb of ram
(with cooling), a...
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computer uses all resources by
Brett
even while the computer is not in use the resources
decline until the system has to be booted. anyone have an
idea whats up?
thanks....brett
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June 22nd 04 03:22 AM
by glee
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System performance by
John Brazeau
I have a 500mhz pen111 gateway system with 256meg of ram,
I recently hooked up to high speed cable connection and
installed a macafee firewall, my system now is freezing
up at times when using the high speed connection. When
checking my system performance I'm getting a reading of
68% resources...
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June 22nd 04 03:13 AM
by Lefty
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can't get Yahoo and a few more sites by
randy
I am using Win 98 and dial up service Netzero.
I don't know where the problem lies, either with my
computer or netzero? I don't understand how I can get on-
line and be able to see certain sites but not others. I
have no trouble going to hotmail, but am unable to go to
Yahoo. This has been...
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June 22nd 04 12:47 AM
by randy
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Purple 8000 by
John Callaway
My computer is an IBM PC 300PL Win 98se os, 500 mhrtz pIII processor
with 256 mb ram. Since I restored my registry from the dos command
prompt I have noticed a purple number 8000 in the lower right side
screen during boot up. Does any one know what this is?
JPC
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slow by
I second that!
yep I second that idea with AVG 6.0 .its free or get an ungrade for 7.0.
Good luck! You can also disable incoming checks which is what's slowing the system down.
"glee" wrote:
AVG 6.0 Free Edition:
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
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Windows 98 SE by
I have a home computer with Windows 98 SE - my system
freezes up almost everytime I try to type an email using
Outlook Express, type a Word document, and sometimes when
I am using Internet Explorer. Does anyone know what is
causing this? Should I buy Windows XP upgrade, and will
that correct the...
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June 21st 04 10:37 PM
by
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Errors in Shutdown by
SLIMJIM
Everytime I shut down I get error message(blue screen)
A fatal exception(0E:page fault) has occurred at0028:
c029f948 in VXD VWIN32(05) + 000012D0
Please Help..Thanks
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How to fix the size of an extra desktop toolbar by
Margo Guda
I like the desktop toolbars that can be docked to the side of the screen
very much, but how can I make it so windows remembers the size they
have? On one machine, somehow when I rebooted the size I wanted was
retained, but on another machine I can't make the size I want stick. I
have tried closing...
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Boot Error by
HRC
Upon Bootup of my windows 98 machine I get the following error which causes
the machine to freeze and not boot any further:
Checking memory for viruses ... OK
128 unknown error code 5
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June 21st 04 10:23 AM
by HRC
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Startup Explorer failing by
NEED HELP! AGH!
Everytime I stsrt up my PC with WIN 98 SE Explorer comes
up with an illegal operation then nothing runs right on
the pc and if i click close in the error box it shuts
down. very sad. kinda ****es me off a whole lot cause the
whole family has to use this pc so i hear about it not
once but 4 times a...
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June 21st 04 03:42 AM
by glee
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Win98SE Freezing by
Colin
Windows freezes when minimizing or Maximizing Windows. If
switching between windows, again it freezes???
Anyone have any ideas on where to look
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June 20th 04 03:30 PM
by Colin
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defrag problem by
eshine
I am running Windows 98SE. I am not able to defrag! This
has been going on for many months and my computer is
getting slower and slower.
When I start the defrag procedure, I get as far as the
window showing the drive I want to defrag, I click "start"
and then everything freezes.
I have to crash...
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shutdown by
stuartmwoods
My PC won't shut down. When I click on , it just
restarts. Any suggestions?
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Can't defragment by
Jenni
Hi all
I can't defragment my hard drive. Scan disk runs with the
maintenance wizard fine then disk defragmenter starts but
stops shortly after saying some other program is stopping
it from running. System file checker ran with no problems
detected. Windows 'working in backgroud flag' is
constantly...
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June 20th 04 04:12 AM
by glee
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Scan Disk/Defraging by
Stan
Just recently when I run Scandisk or try Defraging my
computer it freezes up on me. With the scandisk it goes
for about five minutes, then freezes. With the defraging
it will go to about 10% and the same thing happens.
Everything just freezes up and I have to reboot my comp.
This is very...
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shutdowns by
LeAnn Stiens
My computer shuts down and reboots for no apparent reason.
This happens about every 10 minutes and most frequently
noticed when I am using Yahoo IM.
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June 20th 04 01:16 AM
by CJT
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Performance Data Helper DLL by
David
cmdinfo.exe is a nice tool for programatically finding the
Patch / hot-fix level of Win2k, WinXP, NT4, but needs a
pdh.dll for win98...where to get that?
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June 19th 04 10:13 PM
by David
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Virtual Memory by
Jean
I am trying to understand Ram and Virtual memory. What is
the default setting and what would be the optimum settings
for Virtual memory. I am running Windows 98E, 256mb of
Ram, 20Gb Hard Drive and I have used about a quarter of my
hard drive allocation. When I checked my Virtual memory
dialog...
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