I gave my sister my old computer and she has really
messed it up.  It's and NEC computer and I thought I
could pu the master recovery CD in and just restore the
computer back to when it came out of the package.  The

My Windows 98 second Edtion CD is cracked and damaged; I
cannot access the product I.D. # as Microsoft has
requested so that I can send a messege straight to them.
I need a replace ment; what do I do to get in contact

We still have Win. 98 and bought a new flat screen.  When I changed to resolution to enlarge the screen I enlarged it too large to fit on the screen.  Now I when I go into Properties - Settings and try to change the screen resolution it won't allow me to see the bottom of the box ...

I use windows 98 and I plan to format my hard drive and I know there are
codes like \c for check for bad sectors and \u for unconditional format but
I do remember that there's a menu that shows all the formatting options and
I think that I'm supposed to access one of the programs ...

I just upgraded from Windows 98 to Windows 98 Second
Edition.  Previously, when I cleared "Temp" folders, I had
the following items included that I understood should not
be deleted:  "_ISDel.exe, aprxdist.exe, Setup.exe"

I've been looking at boat sites and somewhere in a
downloaded picture, a problem came in.
When I open ANY picture (bmp, jpeg, etc.) then right click
to see the properties, there is a link to a <<FREE PORN

I got an error :
During the start of setup
Setup was unable to write to the temporary directories
and cannot continue.

I gave my sister my old computer and she really messed it
up.  I am trying to clean it up and I put in the master
recovery CD to reinstall windows and all other programs.  
The problem is, the computer is about 5+ years old and I

When online (only online so far), at different times and
different time frames, the Windows help screen will pop-
up for no apparent reason.  I didn't push the button for
it too.  Then, immediately, the Windows help screen will

*Original message and reply is below*
I followed the reply exactly. I am now able to start the
computer in normal mode with no problems and the internet
is working. Now my problem is that the computer is

I reformatted a hard drive for someone, then reinstalled
Win 98 Upgrade (using 95 as a confirming CD).  When he
hooked it up, he said it was grainy.  We checked the
Control Panel - Display, and there was only choices of 2

This pertains to the Firewire problem where there is a
Texas Instru host controller that replaces the Radius 1394
Host Controller. I read Microsoft's instructions on
replacing the host controller. However, the driver Radius

I am posting this update in hopes that it may help someone else along
the line. My original post was:
        "When my son tries to start his computer he gets an error
message saying "Data error reading drive c, Abort, Retry, Ignore

I want to wipe all programs off my computer and download
just the ones I need. I want to start from scratch.  Any
ideas how I wipe everything out at once?  I tried going to
the add/remove hardware but it doesn't take away some of

My name is Legion for I am many. Can I assume that the anonymous handle can
be used by any number of folks? If so, how do you know which anonymous is
posting and/or who you are responding to? Can't MS or OE  just block any
posts from 'ananymous? An across the board message rule of ...