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adobe reader by teong song mau
someone please help me to answer why recently everytime when i visited this website www.bursamalaysia.com/website/documents/lccorebus.pdf my computer will show adobe reader dialog box "the file is damaged and could not be repaired"? Previuosly i did not have this problem at all on this...
December 23rd 04 02:22 AM
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Ink by Brian A.
Can you say SPAMMER? -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
March 20th 06 06:49 AM
by Brian A. Go to last post
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1 Attachment(s) abnormally show font by ÌìÍâÀ´¿Í
this is an error of my win98, please help me correct it, thank you kind person
October 16th 05 12:14 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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Correcting reduced screen size: by Robert
After running Linux in my IBM Thinkpad 380Z (only 3GB HD, but enough for purpose) I decided recently to replace it with Win98SE. This I did, successfully except that the monitor screen has shrunk to a mere 170x130 mm (from 270x200) and is stuck at 640x480 and 16 colours, whereas from the User Guide...
March 9th 05 11:33 PM
by Richard G. Harper Go to last post
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Win 98 won't go to 16 hi bit at 800x600 by snow
For some reason Win 98 won't accept 16 bit high setting and a 800x600 screen. It will do 256 colors though.Was working fine two days ago. I did a reboot several times and no go. Anyone know how to fix this and what may have happened. Any info appreciated.
May 27th 06 02:26 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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how to fix Windows problems by Monette
Hi, I have problems with start-up menu. All my display (in browsers) are all huge and I think it is because my system is on bootsafe mode...I would like to know if anyone knows how to fix this...I tried the solutions offered like open the msdos.sys. file with notepad or Wordpad and type...
September 10th 04 02:02 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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Cannot change desktop settings by pbrig
I just updated from Win95 to 98. Now when I try to change the desktop settings on my monitor I receive the message "An error accurred while Windows was working with the Control Panel file C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DESK.CPL". This occurs whether I right click Properties on my desktop or I...
April 20th 06 07:30 AM
by pbrig Go to last post
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Disable Cascading Menus by DavidB
I would like to click the mouse to cause a sub-menu to open, rather than have it open automatically when the mouse hovers over a menu item. How do I make that change?
May 5th 07 06:20 PM
by DavidB Go to last post
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windows 98 SE help system by bobr
when I key in a keyword, the typing comes in as greek characters. also if there are several sub-headings in the left hand box these are in greek characters. However, when I click on the greek the right jand box gives me the help advice in english. This has only happened recently and I don't know...
May 26th 04 07:39 PM
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Tweaking Shut Down Menu by DavidB
None of my Win98 computers have Power Management capability, yet one of them puts "Stand by" as a choice on the shut down menu. What causes the difference in these menu lists? Can I modify it to remove the "Stand by" choice?
July 4th 07 02:40 AM
by Gary S. Terhune[_2_] Go to last post
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Wallpaper by Moosetoo
Is there a way to add new wallpaper to the already existing Windows list? I have some photos that I would like to use and I can locate them through browsing, but it would be more convenient if I could put them with the other Background Wallpapers permanently. Using Windows 98SE, IE6 and Avant 10...
February 25th 05 08:50 PM
by Alan Edwards Go to last post
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Safe Mode Rearranges Icons by DavidB
Whevever I use Safe Mode, Windows 98 rearranges my icons on the desktop. Is there a way to save my desktop configuration so I can restore it when this happens?
July 3rd 07 05:53 PM
by Gary S. Terhune[_2_] Go to last post
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DISPLAY PROBLEM by LOUIS C. ROLL
WHEN I CONNECTED MY MONITOR TO THE COMPUTER I GET THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE. "IF YOU CAN READ THIS MESSAGE, WINDOWS HAS SUCCESFULLY INITIALIZED THIS DISPLAY ADAPTER. TO USE THIS ADAPTER AS PART OF YOUR WINDOWS DESKTOP, OPEN THE DISPLAY OPTION IN THE CONTROL PANEL AND ADJUST THE SETTINGS ON THE...
July 16th 04 11:59 AM
by Richard G. Harper Go to last post
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Can´t change resolution by P.Mikkonen
I'd also need help to change my resolution, because it is "stuck" to 640x480 and when I try to change it from the control panel, it just won't change. Can somebody please help me with this proble. I see that some other people have had the same problem.
June 25th 04 04:59 PM
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desktop by margie
I am helping my elderly neighbour and on start up he has a sort of brick desktop which changes to what it should be when it boots up (Blue windows background) I have noticed that where the desktop icons go they stay like brick until the icons come up yet the rest of the screen is blue. Start up is...
August 28th 05 02:08 AM
by Brian A. Go to last post
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Delayed Response after Closing IE by DavidB
When I close my last Internet Explorer window and click on another program icon (or the Start Menu), the hour glass sits there for almost a minute and one-half (80 seconds) before the requested program starts. I am running a Pentium 233 MHz with 128 Meg of Ram. Is there a setting in Internet...
July 7th 07 12:09 AM
by DavidB Go to last post
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Laptop as a monitor by goplayoutside
I'm hoping you all can help me. A friend's Win 98 system stopped booting. He brought over his Tower, but not his big heavy monitor. I tried to hook the machine up to my laptop and use the screen as a monitor, but my laptop just keeps booting to Windows. Is there a way to make my laptop work as a...
February 14th 06 01:44 AM
by Richard G. Harper Go to last post
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HElpppppppppp by abi
No any electrical thing near to my monitor but a speaker is there, but i think that speaker never cause this problem becoz from last three year i putting them in same position....there lan wire near to monitor ,it causes any flicker ?.................my cpu & monitor are 1 feet far,due to that...
February 28th 06 11:41 PM
by Brian A. Go to last post
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Cannot change display by Georgew6
Hi, I have an ATI graphics card/adapter/drivers installed. After a reinstall I cannot install the display properly. Display will not change to ATI and 256 colors. I have tried to reinstall the drivers on numerous ocassions. The display always says VGA and 16 colors. Now I found out the system is...
September 13th 06 05:19 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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fonts by dougieone
I went to display properties, settings, advanced, I changed the DPI setting way to high.. Now i can only see half of my page on everything.. I cant even go back to the bottom to change anything, its way to big to go down to advanced to try to fix.. What can i do to resolve this..... Please help...
October 1st 06 08:39 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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