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Hi everyone. I cant open my attachments in outlook express 6. When it gives me the option to open or save them I click on open and a blank box opens with the subject but no picture or text attachment. I use Norton and zonelabs so maybe these could be …

I may have inadvertantly removed a shell file. now my computer woun't boot. I have to keep starting it over and over then if I'm lucky it will start in safe mode then evenually shut down before I can do anything with it. It was reading a some kind of …

iv had help from this website before this is like the same thread. im getting errors after i go to fdisk after i go through all the questions. after it restarts there is an A:> i forgot what drive to type in i tried format C , D, E, F …

Im recieving this homepage at startuphttp://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Internet+Explorer&fr=ieas Ive tried adaware, spybot and still no luck. Im using Internet explorer 6. Windows 98 se.

Hi, here is my problem. My kid loaded a program which also installed QuickTime and Quickviewer. Quick Viewer made itself the default viewer for all my photos. I was able to remove QuickTime and Quickviewer, removed all registry traces left with regcleaner and restored the file association with my photo …

I started taking CISCO classes last year, and last week I got to take home a legacy PC to fiddle with since our school was making room for some new machines. When I used it at the school, it worked fine. :mrgreen: When I got it home I realized that …

I am running Windows 98se. Some time back I had bought a USB webcam. It was working fine until recently when all of a sudden my USB controller in my Device Manager suddenly vanished without notice. I have tried installing the USB drivers many times now, but it is not …

OS: WIN 98SE Location: my Office WE are doing this program (I'm sure that your kid has heard of it) caleed Accellereated Reader and STAR. WEll, we transferred the students from one schoo to another (6th to 7th) and now when I try to export the files, I get this …

My friend runs a Windows ME computer. One problem - There are no toolbars available in Explorer view. OK if I select the default 'Open' view to browse folders - the toolbars are available. This is probably a regedit change - any ideas, people? :sad: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=32#[/url] Sad

Hi...I'm hoping this is in the right spot. I recently acquired from my older sister her old digital camera and a ge card reader (Ge JasHO97936). The camera can't plug directly into the USB port because of some damage to it's output, so I have to use the reader to …

Hello Guys! Can I ask a "beginner question"? Is defrag supposed to last 3 days? I had to cancel my last one because it never ended, it went on and on, night and day. . .is there a way to "speed it up"? Will it last longer the more I …

I have a Hewlett Packard 656c printer and having problems with my usb. It will not detect it. I have downloaded my software. When i insert my usb cord to my printer it wont work. Im using Windows 98 SE. Please help!!

I am a user of W98se. I have problems during shutdown from pc Startup menu. It does not work. Pc remains running, and only button shutdown works, but during start up a Scandisk is performed. I have done some trials eliminating processes and I have checked that eliminating STIMON, shut …

im trying to format this computer so i tried setting it to boot from the cd rom first and i relized that i dont have that option in the bios. So i tired putting my xp cd in anyway and no luck same thing with the 98 boot disk

"I know nothing, nothing!" :) OK, here goes: When i run Noadware on my just-acquired used PC with 98 all sorts of old illegal porn site (ad?) URLs go by. How do i get rid of these? The usual purging only disposes of recent files. Also, wheni try to post …

Hi folks, Where I can find free pdf printers other than GhostWord and pdf995 Please advise. TIA B.R. satimis

Hi! Does anyone know of a "Safe" (I got hit with adware after downloading something so that's what I mean by safe, a place that doesn't attach unwanted barnacles to its software) for free ware in the creative realm (paint programs, animation programs, etc.) Thanks!

what do i do?config sys error on line one.dll error trying to open up camera,digital.help please

I've got a Win98 PC here (i do computer repair in this area) and for some reason it will not detect a PCI modem i'm attempting to install - nor any PCI modem for that matter (I've tryed different ones) It does however detect a network card, so the PCI …

Hi, I have a compaq presario laptop with ME. It's been working fine until the other day. I booted it up, but the screen resolution is like safe mode. It is pixely. I have right clicked on desktop,gone to properties, gone to settings, changed the colour quality to 256, 16 …

Modem error 630. Modem not recognized. Modem diagnotics Com port 3. Device Manager has no port3 only 1 and 2. This modem has worked before. It is in windows me. Have tried removing modem, restart computer but the system still auto installs it to com port 3. Hope someone can …

I'm aware of the security concerns however I whenever I shutdown Internet Explorer my history and previous searches is cleared as well as the passwords I use (ie, Yahoo Email). I want these things to stay available even after I shutdown my computer. Any suggestions would be extremely appreciated and …

Hi everybody I have a problem with 3cmlink. I work under windows 98, when i'm on the net, suddenly my screen is freezed, I make "ctrl+alt+del" to see if there is any "not responding", i always see, 2 times 3cmlink, if i close one of them, i can work but …

I have an Athlon machine with Win98SE on it. It was working fine till recently. However now, on booting it is sometimes giving a "Disk boot failure" message and sometimes it is booting normally. What could be the problem? Is my hardisk failing?

I am in school right now doing an assignment for my computer repair/networking class. I need to network my computer to another students computer and I curently have windows 98 installed on it. I don't know why but my computer isn't recognizing my CD-Rom drive and when I try to …

Hey; I recently upgraded my Quicktime and it installed a shortcut in the bottom right of my toolbar. I don't want the shortcut there but I cant seem to get rid of it........how do I do that? Thanks

Hi folks, My WinME box failed to startup. I followed the "Step by Step Confirmation". It hung on "msmouse.vxd". I tried "Y" as well as "N" (Esc) without a solution. It happened since 2 days ago but I was luck to get it started with ""Step by Step Confirmation" procedure. …

One thing I've always hated about 98SE is how when you restart it, any windows you had open before you shut down are reopened upon startup. Is there a way to turn this feature off?

Hey guys, I have spent about a week now trying to install Windows on my old machine, which originally had Windows 95 installed. The problem is, I can get into installation through the setup.exe commands when the PC boots up, but after it asks me if I agree the Microsoft …

Hmmm, yes I know WinME....prone with problems :lol: Hi All, The problem I (well a friend) has is, when viewing files in Windows Explorer the Left Pane does not show all folders, infact it is just a grey/gray boxed part of Explorer. I have tried Microsoft KB with no luck …