What do you do when Windows does not finish starting up? I
have dos stating it is starting windows but that's it. It
will not go any further then that. I am at a loss as to
what to do or how it happened. Any help would be greatly

...that never seemed to do anything on my machinee.g. block content from the
out of date list of domain names from mvps.org :-)
...WHAT exactly should be the first line in the  hosts   file
127.0.0.1 localhost

when you push the Startbutton to close the computer there
are some options: the option STANBY has completely
vanished and I don't know where to find it again.
How can help me to find it back. Thanks in advance for

Can someone help me configure the hibernation mode for my compaq laptop?
I am using Win 98 SE, power management software from Compaq and other updates from Windows. The laptop's power management icon in System setting shows the hibernation tab, however the same is not active in ...

Help how do I get rid of it?  It keeps loading on startup,
I have my firewall set to block it but it keeps showing
up............

MY DISPLAY IS MUCH TOO LARGE! AM UNABLE TO MOVE THE SLIDER
IN SETTINGS AND RESOLUTION IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN 2 AN 16
COLORS. I HAVE RE-LOADED THE DRIVER FOR MY
MONITOR...DIDN'T HELP. DISPLAY DRIVER PROBLEM, MAYBE???  

This is my third attempt at getting a response in this
forum. Isn't there anyone out there that can help me
determine why my computer won't go into stanby on it's
own. It will start the screen saver but won't go into

I have a choice of Power Schemes to turn off monitor and hard disk after a
certain time which I can set through DisplayProperties/ScreenSaver/Settings
As I have a Home Network set-up, I wonder if turning-off the hard disk in
this fashion is equivalent to putting the computer on ...

ich weiss nicht mehr genau, wie ich es geschafft habe, auf jeden Fall
sind die Standard-Icons von Arbeitsplatz, Eigene Dateien und Papierkorb
verschwunden und es werden jetzt nur noch die Icons mit dem
Windows-Symbol angezeigt. Kann ich die Standard-Icons wiederherstellen?

This is a silly problem...but I love freecell.  It has
disappeared and I can't fix it by using the inbox repair
tool.  What can I do?

When I start windows 98 sometimes it shuts down by itself
and then of course the scandisk comes on, but after that
it goes to registry scan and restores to a previous
backup. I loose all my new files. I reinstall and during

I have an older system and am using 98SE. Cable internet on USB, scanner on USB, the two will not work simultaneously.I can only use one or the other and I sometimes need both. I am still kind of computer illiterate. Can someone please patiently help me solve this dilemma.  Thanx ...

When I shut my computer down I get an error
message "MSGSRV32"  Any idea how to stop this ??  thanks

I'm running windows 98. when I go to games and click on
solitaire, i get the message that SOL.EXE is not a win 32
file. How can I fix it so that I can play solitaire.

Can someone help me please?
I would like to put an instruction into a batch file to CLOSE a program that
is running (in Windows 98 (first edition)); what is the syntax. It will not
matter if the program icon remains in the system tray.