Hi! I have a problem with a machine running win98.  I am
unable to ping certain internet addresses yet I can still
get to those addresses in IE.  It is causing problems
accessing those sites from actual programs though.

Hello,  my mother has an older Compaq with Windows 98 first edition.  About
a month ago, she got a message that a new version of Messenger 6.2 was
available. She downloaded it and lost her ability to have voice chat or
transfer files with me. I use Windows XP with Messenger versions ...

Hi,
Since I stopped understanding the Microsoft licensing system years ago
I'm hoping somebody here understands it.
I've got two old desktops sitting here, an IBM and an HP. Both were

I see that my previous post was a bit long and complicated.  I just wanted
to make sure I provided any and all necessary details.
What it boils down to is that using IE 6.0 on Windows 98 SE, something
changed:

i HAD SOUND, but now I don't.  Can anybody help me.  I am
running windows 98.  Where can I download new drivers for
sound????  Please help.

when i turn my computer on i am getting a message saying:
.DLL file, MSAN1.DLL, was not found
i can not do anything with my computer now.
what is the sollution?

i get this message when i turn on my computer.
i am then unable to do anything.
it is also saying you have performed an illegal operation.
what can i do to remedy this problem?

Can anyone tell me what msbb.* is and what it does?  When
I log on to the i'net I get the illegal notice and this
and kernel32.dll are the modules indicated and msbb is
what caused it.  Also, what are hot keys?  The spyware

i down loaded a sit file (screen saver) now i cant open it
or view it it comes up in picture it but wont open it sez
its not a picture file

Am aware that 98/98SE has ability to setup various hardware configurations.
What I'm looking for is how to setup various software configurations.  That
is do like selective startup, save this as a configuration, and retain the
ability to do a regular startup.  Something that would ...

I seem to be in a Catch22. My 81 year old mother is
getting a fatal error when she starts her W98 PC. I
recently installed a CD-RW /DVD drive and it has caused
this problem. When I research it in the Knowledge Base it

I need to look up the processor speed on a computer. I
have windows98se.  Cannot for the life of me find where
it is listed. Thought it would be in system info. It is a
Intel Celeron processor.

have a no-name USB flash drive but my Windows 98 Second
Edition doesn't seem to be able to install it.  Any
suggestions??
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I am running Win98 on an IBM Thinkpad.  I would like to
set up security on it such that I am the only one who can
access the computer.  Used to be you could put a master
password in the setup function that loaded on startup, but

When i open a document it takes 2-3 minites before it has
opended. Any ideas as to why this happens