hello i rebooted the pc and the task bar disappears after startup. i
tried restoring the explorer.exe changing the shell= in system.ini but
i have the same problems any ideas?

I am unable to access sign-in or registration pages. I
have already cleared the cache, and made sure that scripts
are enabled. I even tried renaming "hosts" to "xhosts".
Please somebody help. Thanks. DM

My original post appears below (Aug 18 2004 2:18pm) re
wanting to eliminate LogOn box requiring password.  I
followed instructions per Brian A. but got stopped (see
below).  My LogOn box no longer appears, but am I in for

I installed the mvps hosts file quite a while ago.  You said
in one post that it updated weekly, but I'm not clear on the
concept... does it update automatically or do I do it
manually?  

New ideas wanted!!!!
I have had several people try to help with uninstall of
zipmagic. It is interfering with other .jpg viewing
programs.

Any advantages over Win98?  Why bother?

I get the following message when i start my PC "user.dat not found" ....what
does this mean and is there someway to fix this?
Thanks

What is the easiest / best way to downgrade from Win 2000
back down to Win 98?
This is a Compaq Presario 5000.

Trying to install mouse driver for Logitec mouse....found
driver in Windows Update but now asking to insert 'Windows
98 Second Edition CD-ROM' which my broker says she
absolutely cannot find.  Old mouse is shot.  Have to get

I have some software which will not work in XP so i am
staying with 98. Is there a patch to be able to use the
USB 2.0 ports with 98?. I cannot seem to find one on the
Microsoft website.

Getting a message after installing virus scan program that
I am missing the above file.  Any solutions.
Thanks

How can I determine which devices on my PC use the Windows Universal
Plug and Play component?  I run Windows 98 SE.
My firewall alerted me to a scan on port 5000, saying it was likely to
determine whether there was a trojan horse on my pc or whether I was

I am going to reinstall windows 98 on my computer b/c it
crashed is the windows 98 second edition all i need i had
lost the windows cd but found this one will this work to
reinstall windows 98 from the manufactures way it was

I am trying to figure out what is the best possible location for the Windows 98 swap file on this computer, which has one 80 GB hard disk. I was setting the computer up last summer, and I read through the following stuff on PCGuide.com:
http://www.pcguide ...

I cannot get the defrag.exe to run.  The program opens &
the just sits there.  Any suggestions befor I spend $35.00
with Uncle Bill?
Thanks