OK, now I'm hoping to get an answer *other than* re-
formatting my hdd.  For no apparent reason (no recent d/l
or installation of new software, etc.), I powered up my
old Gateway workhorse and got the following error msg:

Had to reformat hard drive.
Tried to load Windows 98.
Comes up with error message "Explorer page fault"
Details.  Explorer.exe@0167:0041F31

I cannot get windows to boot up (other than safe mode) and
it tells me this - "Compatibility Mode Paging reduces
overall system performance" for all my disks.
I tried the microsoft site and it seems that the

When upgrading my win98 pc to xp,
it worked first time round.
I then deleted the contents of the c: as xp was on the d:
(same disk).

I am unable to access the cd drive.  A message comes up
with not accessible and device not ready yet if I put in
a cd if I go to eject if will eject.
When scan happens if if being read.  Any ideas.

While running a disk defrag the screensaver popped up and
froze the computer.  (This happened at some point while I
was away from the computer asleep.  I won't defrag without
watching again!)  The only recourse was to restart the

I want to download a large webpage from the Internet to
one or more floppy discs. How can I have the system alert  
me when one disc is full and then prompt me to insert the
next disc?

I have a computer running Windows 98.  It had a 20gb HD
in it, but as ive started to do some video editing with
my DVD burner, I thought it might be wise to get a little
more disk space.  I got the specs for my current 20GB and

Im having a problem with my floppy drive.  It will not
work in windows. I looked at the device manager and it
said "Drive A is using MS-DOS compatibility mode file
system." How do I change this to use disks in windows. It

I purchased a used laptop running windows 95.   Since the
laptop does not have a CD rom, I need a diskette to
install windows 98. where can I get one?????

Disk defrag does not run. Program opens and animated icon
shows that defrag is running but the percentage
defragmentation completed does not increase. Pleas help!!

Here's my problem:
After upgrading a Win98 SE system by putting in a new
motherboard (Intel D845GVSR) and processor (Celeron 2.6
GHz), confirming installation and functionality of all the

I just got a new HDD running Win98. I need to import the fonts from my old
HDD on my old comuter onto my new HDD. How can I do that. When I tried it by
importing new fonts in the control pannel I do not see the drive. Also I
tried by sharing the fonts file but only a small part of ...

I keep getting the same message when trying to copy files"
either from the cd or disk drives.  "the system cannot
read from the specified device" or "drive not accessible"
what can I do?

I had a working cdrw in one machine and installed it in
another.  Windows does not recognize the burner as a
burner but as a cdrom.  I have a 2nd cdrom and it works
fine.  Now my cdrw is not listed under my computer at