I have Windows 98SE, been running fine for 2+ years.
This problem came up all of a sudden.  When I try to access the floppy
drive from Windows Explorer, it hangs.  The floppy light goes on for
about 5 seconds then goes out.  Sometimes I can bring up Task manager

    I have happily run Windows98SE since 2000 with few problems.
It was easy to understand and when it was not I found this group very
good source to correct the problems.  I had to retire the old pC and
of course new one is WindowsXP.  I find this new oS kind of like a

I have a friend who would like his computer not too ask for his user name at
startup?
There is no password, just have to hit enter.
thanks

I'm using Win 98SE and with all updates.  Recently I have noticed that with
the screen saver used, blank screen with single word scrolling across the
screen, after some while, perhaps a couple of hours with no use of desktop,
the PC goes into a sleep mode which will not ' wake' up.  ...

My pixels seem to be stuck on the lowest stting.  When I go in to change them
and hit the apply button, then restart....it stays the same!  Hope someone
can help me!

I get an error message, "this file does not have a program associated
with it for performing this action",  everytime I try to open a bimap
or jpeg picture.  All the icons have changed on the picture files also,
and I have been unable to change them back..  I have gone into My

My HP M50 monitor is starting to make noise, like water running
through distant house pipes, after certain usage. If I shut down for
30 minutes or so, it goes away when I startup but will return at some
point in time if I stay on for an hour or more. There does not appear

I am running Windows 98 First Edition. What, if anything, should I do about
the following Software Updates which Microsoft System Information shows are
on my system:
Windows Second Edition - Q249863, Q249973

I am having a problem with shutting down my windowns 98 box.  After I select
'shut dodwn' from the start menu, it shuts down fine, then it will boot right
back up.  Any help is greatly appreciated!

my friends browser has been hijacked. here is the log file from hijack this.
can anyone please tell me which to keep and which to delete?
tia
Brian

i've got a aopen com5232 aah pro combo drive. i'm trying to get burning
software to recognize it as a recorder. nero express won't see it. it just
brings up the image recorder. easy cd creator says there's no recordable
devices on the system. i tried these with both windows 98 ...

I'm having trouble resizing my taskbar. I get the double arrow when I drag
the pointer over the taskbar's border, but when I tell it to resize (click on
& drag the border down, and it appears at the desired position in shadow),
nothing happens. The icons are huge, 1cm+, and ...

I recently started receiving the message that there is an error loading
explorer.exe and that I must reinstall Windows. That message keeps popping
up. My son was away at college and was home for the holidays. I assume he
accidentally picked up something from the internet. I am ...

Is there a log of programs removed using add/remove in win98SE?
tx,
john

What's the difference between the two. Is one better,  faster, more stable,
or more powerful then the other?