Forum: Windows 98

I have an older computer with xp and want to reinstall win98sc on it. How do I get rid of xp and install win98sc??

My Mother-in-law has an old Compaq Presario 4546 computer that she plays games on. Recently, she turned it on and it showed a Scan Disk error. The error message stated: "Windows not properly shut down, one or more disk drives may have errors on it. Press any key to run scan disk". I ran scan disk...

Hi, gang, There are these nice, inexpensive laser printers - the HP P1005. One can be had for about $80 and shipping. The cartridge is basically the cost of the printer, but It has been working fine for about 6 months. I got the one for my wife's paralegal, and my wife decided that she wanted...

I have an old Windows 98 computer. Years ago I put it away as I updated my computer and operating system. Recently I needed to boot up the Windows 98 to retrieve some old files and docs I still have on the hard drive. Just before the computer reaches the desktop I get an alert box with the...

Hi gang! I am going to help a friend upgrade from Win 98 to Win XP. I thought I would just copy the entire hard drive onto an external drive, then do a fresh install of XP, then install the various programs, and finally copy back the data files they would need. Just curious if there were a...

Ok out of the blue i am getting a weird dll error on start up and tried 2 dll sites and googled it and nothing - " SISSBASE.Dll can t be found . " So whats that all about and whats the fix its very annoying ! ? - thanks . .

Hello i understand that when i use Ccleaner or something like that to erase history (using w98se) a copy of that history gets booted to another section of the hard drive and gets saved and that it can be re covered with special software? Is there any way to erase that saved history short of...

I am new to this site. I run a Gateway, Windows 98 and Firefox browser. After start up I occasionally get the message the site I want can't be found but it goes there anyway or I sometimes get the message page can't be found in which case I have to re-boot. Also, when trying to send an ecard after...

Why do I have a MILLION processes running all at once... I am sure that it is slowing my comp down but I'm not sure which processes are essential to my everyday computing or how to keep the unwanted processes from reappearing when I restart windows... I've been wanting to find the answer to this...

This happened using two different computers with W98SE. One was a gateway and the other was made by Sharps Electronics. I can push a button and it diasappears for a moment then comes back. A Dell or Gateway EV910 monitors were being used. The Sharp computer has the Dell monitor right now....

i somehow messed up the tool bar on internet explorer. the buttons are hidden. is there someway to restore them the way they were? thank you

right after Windows 98 boots up an error message comes up saying: error starting program the updmgr.exe file is linked to missing export mfc42.dll:6929 and I try to run pc doctor and an error comes up saying:error starting program pcbugdoctor is linked to missing export mfc42.dll:6663 then another...

After uninstalling a program I get several error messages that tell me that a necessary item is missing. I have a recovery disk for Windows 98 but nothing happens when I insert it. I would like to uninstall 98 but I don't know how. Can anyone help me.

First off, this is an older PC (8 1/2 years old). It is the computer that I use when my wife is using our new PC. What I have: 1) Gateway Performance 550 Desktop Computer 2) Windows 98 SE 3) Windows 98 SE CD with Certificate of Authenticity & Product Key Number 4) Gateway System Restoration...

Hello everyone Ok i have a problem with my desktop, for some reason the sound died on it, and then i tried to reinstall the sound drivers and after i restarted the computer it says theres an error with explorer.exe With the explorer.exe you cannot do anything with the computer, icons are gone...

I have a Windows 98 laptop with burnable drive.. I don't even know the specs except that it's high end. Anyway, I'm ordering internet & would like to make use of this. Is it worth upgrading it's modem & such or should I just trash it??

System: Dell windows98se P3 prosessor Was wondering why when I went to my hotmail account the screen was enlarged. Wasn't like that before. After I defraged my system(1st in a year) the next time I went to the hotmail it was back to normal. Now it's back to enlarged print. Thought it...

This computer wasn't a name brand computer. They installed W98 on top of 95 but I didn't get the software. I think the CAB files on on the hard drive if that helps. The computer is pretty well messed up. Can I do anything without the software? If not, I may have all the software from...

Have not been able to defrag for over a year. Will not call tech support on the other side of the world. They don't know what their doing. Finally figures out the problem with scan disk, but can't get defrag to run without the blue screen. When it does, it will run all night in (checking drive...

Hi, This is sort of a hardware/OS question. I just bought a laptop, and went to install a WiFI card and drivers, but couldn't. I got this popup: "Only a user with administrator privileges can run this installation. Current user does not have this privilege" By the way, the OS is win 98. So I...