What will happen to my win 98SE if i delete User.dat.  I
recently checked it and it tabulated at more than 2000
pages of text.  Will the system rebuild a new one for the
system to use?  Please email me responses to

We are about to adopt children -- aged 5 - 10.  
One of the things we need to learn about quickly is "kid proofing" our
computer.  
1)  How best to protect business and personal files so they can't be

When I right click on a file and choose properties, the
archived box is checked.  The file created date is
mm/dd/yy hh:mm, but the last accessed is only the date.  
Is there a way to have the last accessed date formatted

I supposedly have a 60 gig hard drive but am confused by several
things.
If I go to "my computer"  it reports as follows
    Total size    Free space

Need help to update my windows 98.
I keep on trying to update it but when I clik in update it
does not works it stays doing nothing for hours.
Any suggestions?

I have Win98SE and have been using the inbuilt <ftp> from the command screen
to access a (an) ftp server.  This stopped working recently (the response
"Unknown host ... ") and I contacted the administrator.  Something has been
changed at the other end and it seems that Win98 will ...

How do I lock the setting for "view hidden files".
I don't want normal users to change this setting and see
my hidden files. I want Administrator to be the only one
to change this setting.

I have a computer that comes up with all kinds of error
messages once I get to my desktop.  the first was
Explorer caused and invalid page fault in module
CTLGEA.DLL at 018F:61c05319.

Would anyone know why the new CD burner I just installed
will play CDs but is not recognized as being there when I
attempt to burn a CD?
Thank you

How can I realise when was the PC with OS Windows98 shuted
down?
Thank you in advance.

I'm using Win 98 Se. I went to the Microsoft Windows Update site and cliked on "Scan for Updates".  It displayed a message something like:  "Microsoft Windows is scanning for available updates...0%'.  It stayed that way for 15 minutes and the 0% didn't change.  I tried 3 times ...

I recently reinstalled my daughters 98se on a new HDD.  I
keep getting an error at boot after I get the windows
desktop that says" msvcp60.dll file is linked to missing
export file mscrt.dll_lc_collate_cp ".  I have no clue as

I have an Acer laptop with Win98SE & IE6.When loading
windows I get a stoppage that says I need huanobby.vxd to
carry on but I can carry on by clicking any key.Does
anybody know what program this file belongs to.thankyou  

I have just built a IBM 600E and when it starts windows 98 is showing as a
small window in the display screen and I can not seem to change it. Any
ideas.
TIA

On a software program the login screen, which always
displayed properly, now does not show any graphics but
instead shows a solid green colour, with the graphics only
showing as little white boxes with red crosses. It is not