The spool32 and ddhelp files come on when needed. What are these and can
I safely turn them off.
Using a process explorer the spool32 file has a high priority,thus using
cpu time.

I have an assembled PC with TB810E motherboard with intel 810E chipset and
533Mhz celeron processor. The OS is win98SE.When I attach USB minidrive from
IOMEGA the system hangs. After removal of the minidrive system function
properly. Also If I connect Iomega external CD writer to ...

can anyone tell me how i can find out what drivers i need/ information about
components in my recently purchased 2nd hand pc.
i have limited knowledge but was hoping running the winmsd command might
work, it didn't

Anyone else encountered this or know what to do?
Suddenly mouse/cursor becomes incredibly skittish, the slightest
movement setting it careering all over the screen, apparently
right-clicking (possibly double-clicking & dragging) on everything it

It appears that several software programs have become
corrupted.  Viewing the files in Windows Explorer, all of
the subdirectories are labeled with random characters
like:  #|XbgH*^ or 9Trg!`> or )-kUXyw.  I cannot delete

Yes that was the file. I just told windows it was fine as I read that
was common for that to be picked up afterwards. I guess I could give it
a go though but I always get confused with extracting a file from
somewhere. I will follow your instructions and see what happens :)

I noted in a thread about USB 2.0 _hubs_ that Win98SE
is a "bare minimum" for supporting USB 2.0.  Would
that advice differ for a USB 2.0 _card_?  Unlike the
querier in that thread, I really would like to take

I develop a UPS device it belong to USB HID class and Power subclass, once
this device plug on system, and you shudown windows later, it cause windows
hang on screen "windows is shuting down" for one minute then actually
shutdown completely. if I unplug it before ask windows to ...

My Aunt who is a novice computer user, got a virus which has corrupted
portions of her win98 operating system.  She does not have a boot disk. nor
CDROM funtionability.  I live 3 hours from her, so I cannot do "hands on".  
Her WIN.INF files are missing so she cannot download a ...

Why is it that many of the web sites do not show the actual pictures of
the objects instead [AD-SIZE]  replaces the picture?

I'm not sure but I have opened up the box thingy before to replace the
cd rom and fit more ram so I will have a look.  An easier option may be
just to hassle the manufacturer as I found them very helpful. The pc is
a 3 year old (roughly) compaq deskpro.(yukky beige colour!!) ...

I have a system that is running Win98SE,  Sometimes, the cursor does not
respond to movement of the mouse, sometimes cursor will not move, sometimes
moves vary slowly.  Each episode last several seconds, but can't seem to
correlate anything in particular that might be making this ...

My pentuim II sometimes doesn't start properly and stops in booting just in
between. I have to restart it manualy and then I am prompted to start windows
in different modes with safe mode selected with default. help needed, thanks
a lot.

my monitor on my laptop went to have size. tried to reset and nothing
happened.can someone help me with this.  Thank You

Trying to install Windows 98 on an older PC.  CDROM is not working w/ generic
drivers in startup files.  General instructions are to use manufacturer
drivers if CDROM runs from sound card and won't work with generic drivers.  
That's the situation for me, but I can't find info on ...