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Mar - 18 Mar 2004 07:10 GMT

I actually have two problems;
1) When I turn on the computer, I have to insert my start
up disk 2 to 3 times before the system will run. Is there
a way that I can fix this problem?
2) I have been trying to use different products online eg.
chat, and in order for me to use these products I need to
upgrade my computer to 98. Is there any way that I can get
around that since there is no downloads to 98 through this
system that I have found?

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Bill Starbuck - 18 Mar 2004 11:49 GMT

>1) When I turn on the computer, I have to insert my start
>up disk 2 to 3 times before the system will run. Is there
>a way that I can fix this problem?

This behavior is probably a sign that a hardware component has
developed a tiny crack in the circuitry. The defective part might be
the motherboard.

I suggest that you just leave the computer turned on 24/7. If the
problem is due to a crack in a circuit, maintaining the computer in a
warm state will eliminate the problem and it may enable the computer
to continue working for a while longer.

Since you are still running Windows 95, I speculate that your computer
might be as much as nine years old, in which case it is probably not
worth repairing. One can buy a new computer for only a few hu7ndred
dollars and a motherboard (installed) could cost you nearly that much.

>2) I have been trying to use different products online eg.
>chat, and in order for me to use these products I need to
>upgrade my computer to 98. Is there any way that I can get
>around that since there is no downloads to 98 through this
>system that I have found?

Win98 is a separate product, not an upgrade. You can search the
Internet for it. The prices I have seen seem to be around $100.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)

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Jeff Richards - 19 Mar 2004 06:33 GMT

Your machine should be booting from the hard drive, not from the startup
disk. What stops the machine from running if you don't insert the disk? Is
there a message?

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> I actually have two problems;
> 1) When I turn on the computer, I have to insert my start
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> around that since there is no downloads to 98 through this
> system that I have found?

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