When i did a control alt delete today it showed me two things that i've never
seen before...
"xyeaaoey" & "tcht"
Anybody have any idea what these things are, why i got them & how i can get rid

when I start up, it says i am missing vfixd.vxd.  I have
not done anything to not have this anymore, except do a
windows update.
How can I fix this?

after loading norton systemworks pro 2004 the desktop icons
will not stay were moved to before shutdown. they always
move about in a random fashion on each restart. checked
every thing i know, but no help. a 2nd user on this system

I re-formatted my hard drive and re-installed software.
Previously I could arrange the desktop shortcut icons any
way I wanted--mainly with similar programs in consecutive
order, plus mine in one part of the desktop and wife's in

When I switch on the computer, the time/date is the same
as when I last switched it off. It is not updating whilst
the computer is off. Does anyone know why?

Hi .. .  any or all help/advise will be appreciated.
MySystem:  Win98 4.10.1988 SP1
.   .   .   .  .   IE 5 5.50.4807.2300
. Processor: AMD-K6-2

I bought a USB device and received confusing information regarding how to
use files located at a URL. The first time I plugged it in, it asked me to
load a driver. I don't think I ever loaded a driver and I did something
wrong because:

Shutting down win98se doesnt show "Its safe to turn off
ur computer" message and logo. Is there any registry
correction or whatever for this.
Thanks

Need help
When trying to load "Driverguide Toolkit and WinDVD6, I get the error
message described in the subject. When I go to the Microsoft Knowledge Base,
I get article 256881 which says that I should not have leading zeros. How do

When I load a blank CD into my Q drive Windows can not
detect the disk, however when I load a CD computer game
into the Q drive it will work? How do I fix the problem so
that I can save my files onto a blank CD?

i installed a new hard drive on my computer, reinstalled
win 98 and it runs okay, except i cannot change the
resolution and i only have mono and 16 colors. can any
one tell me why this is and recommend a fix? i'd

i was cleaning out some old programs in My Computer and i
think i sent the windows program to the recycle bin. then
my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt turn on.
it went to a black screen that reads:

Hi I installed Msoft/Atari Combat Flight Simulator on my
machine. Now it wont shut down completly...it procedes
through shut down screen process than freezes on a black
screen. only way to get out is to hit the power button.

In the process of deleting windows TEMP files came across WEBPOOLFILEFILE
(no extension) that resists deletion.
first time i ever seen this
what caused it to appear and how can it be eliminated, please

can we chat sometime via email? I am in ON Canada...I
think you could help a lot with my inquiries??
livnlearn@hotmail.com
for any more tips on speeding up my system..have a hard