I downloaded and installed a more recent version of IE (5.50.4807.2300IC) with lots of help and advice from you lot.  According to microsoft update site, I need 19 critical updates/service packs-most to do with security, 43 win 98 and 98 SE updates, and 1 driver update (modem).  ...

I am really new to this and need some help.  I am working on a win98 system
and was doing some spyware cleanup and was running into some difficulties at
reboot.  The first one is a LBA message occurs when I boot in safe mode, I
don't know what to do.  FYI I have a C & D drive.  ...

Is it possible to remove "View as Web Page" from the start menu without any
other loss of functionality? I once tried that setting and when I unchecked
it, I noticed that Windows Explorer had become extremely sluggish, even with
a more than adequate computer (I resolved that problem ...

Is there any particular advantage, benefit or use to updating MDAC? I have no
idea what that is, but I see there are a series of updates for it, currently
at 2.8, I believe. Thanks.

I'm dealing with a problem trying to "share" a printer using the
following:
1 - Desktop, WinXP Home - connected to router
2 - Laptop, WinXP Home - connected via wireless card

hola:
the problem is the machine stop recognizing the keyboard & mouse the win98
loads cool, even the screen saver activated after a short time
The machine is a Compaq Presario 5000.

At least once a day when I move my mouse(MS PS2 optical) the system
freezes/hangs and the mouse cursor freezes where it was.  I can sometimes
Ctl-Alt-Del my way to a restart but often have to power off.  Has anybody
else seen this and have any recommendations?  Thanks.

Anyone running eTrust EZ Antivirus or EZ Armor, whether you've paid for it or
whether you have the Trial version, should immediately download and install the
latest version, "EZAntivirus, r7". Get it here:
http://crm.invision.net/ca/redirect.cfm?linkID=368

all my desktop and computer icons now have the calculator icon
and when i click on them they just pop up the calculator, even
though under properties they are all pointing to the right extension
and when i try and change the picture of the icon that doesn't work

Every startup, it would display message about JAVAW error message.  Anything
I can do to fix this?  Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dennis

Frequently when using the computer I will move the mouse(MS PS2 attached
optical) and the system will freeze - can't move the mouse cursor and none of
its buttons work.  Usually after hitting Ctr-Alt-Del 2-5 times the system
will restart(often running scandisk but not always).  ...

Often when you acquire a new program, the setup causes it to automatically
load at startup and appear in the taskbar (toolbar?). I can't remember the
name of the file where I can unselect the startup and how to get to it.  I
want to speed up the startup process by eliminating some ...

hi can anyone help me here.i am using windows 98se but when i try and start
up my machine i get the messages...
searching for boot record from floppy not found
searching for boot record from cd-rom not found

May as well test RAM...
http://www.simmtester.com/PAGE/products/doc/docinfo.asp RAM tester
http://www.memtest86.com/ RAM tester
Here are possible software causes. It can also be a virus. Does it

Help! All of a sudden my cd-rom does not work!  I don't know much about
computers so any suggestions as to what could be wrong & what to do would be
very appreciated.
The computer was Designed for Win 95, but I'm running Windows 98.  The front