How can I create more disk space? I've got tons of memory
but can't add a new printer because message tells me not
enough free disk space.
 thanks, Denis

Various viruses have hurt my friend with win98.
We want to;
1 save the important
2 Complete reformat

What is happening to my disk is a well known issue related to cluster size.
I'm not able to run scandisk on a 18.5 Gb HD of a Compaq Armada M700 laptop
running Windows 98 SE. The error message is:
"ScanDisk could not continue because your computer does not have enough

The computer will access a CD that is in the computer when
you start it up.  If there is no CD in the computer at
startup, it will access the first CD that is put into the
computer.  But if you try to remove one CD and put in

I was attempting to fix a problem where my computer would
stop responding just after logon. During the
investigation, I found that config.sys and autoexec.bat
were entirely empty...(no commands were present) I tried

i am receiving an error message, that states non-system
disk or disk error, replace andd strike any key when ready.
what function key can i press to overcome autoexec.bat and
config.sys to boot up as in windows 95.

Can I download one?????

I need to install windows 98 to a specific partition...how
would I go about doing that??? As much as I hate microsoft
(hard time avoiding using the linux/geek terms for windows
and MS)...I need windows for some stuff...and this comp is

A floppy disk that has files saved on it froom within
Windows 98Se can not be accessed using windows xp. When
this is attempted the xp machine reports that the disk
needs to be formated. The properties for the disk shows

To fix an unrelated problem, OEM Tech Support recommended
reinstalling Windows 98SE.  After several attempts to get
the problem fixed (with several reinstalls), the second
hard drive now fails to be recognized.  The D: drive

I installed a 100Gb disk, but only 3.17 is showing.  Do I
need a special driver or some other patch to get win98 to
realize the actual size of the disk?

I have just bought a 90 gig hard drive. When I installed
windows 98se it only sees 32gig, why is that and is there
anything short of a full operating system up grade i can
do to utilize the whole 90 gigs. Thanks for any insight.

i've tried to defrag my system in safe mode several times
i shut everything down, disk cleanup, scan disk (through
fix errors), then try to defrag. after 14% get
error  "error defragmenting drive c. windows could not

What purpose do the IDE 3 and 4 slots serve on motherboards? I have a master
and slave HD's on IDE1, a DVD writer and a DVD player on IDE 2.
I assumed that I could put my old CD writer on IDE 3 or 4 but I am told by
expert friends "That

Sorry
for the confusion - I was lazy in copying my route in my
last newsgroup message -
indeed it was exactly the route described that I pursued