I am having a problem with my laptop.
I was using my laptop then I shut it down after finishing my work.
When I started it the next time it wouldn't start !
It would stop at win98 SE  logo and that is it!

---Please note also posted in Outlook Express General --
Anyone foresee any problems upgrading to XP Pro from 98.
My friend uses Outlook Express, and would like to keep
settings/E-mails/Addresses etc.

Some of pc with Windows 98 SE installed with DS client get disjoined from my
company domain after some time.
It's work fine for a couple of days after i join the pc to domain, ie. you
can share folder, printer services, internet proxy, shared services on

After booting and about the middle of scan, this message appears: ScanDisk
detected an invalid long filename entry on this drive but was unable to fix
it. To fix this problem run Scandisk for Windows. After OK, ScanDisk
continues and completes scanning.

Maybe this is the wrong spot sorry, I  can not use www.charter.com  ,
everytime i try to use the email or check services in my area, i get "cookies
not enabled".  I  have deleted cookies, cleared temp folder, changed settings
to low, have put site in trusted site.  I  have not ...

,My w98se cannot bbot up. It will freeze after "Memory testing: 131072k ok"
and the cursor is no where to be seen. What can I do next? Can I use another
pc win 98 boot floppy? (pc used by young ones playing internet games, NAV2005
updated regularly). Many thanks for uour ...

In the find box (files and folders) how do I delete the numerous unused files
that appear in the drop down window under find?

Hello!  I have recently encountered something totally new to me, and am
hoping someone out there can help me.  
I have a Pent-II 400, 16 mg RAM, Windows 98, Second ed I believe, tho I
can't check it at the moment.  I took out the CMOS battery to use it to

I am new to this group. I have a Pentium3 450mhz processor and am using
windows 98. I recently have been trying to remove a major Spyware infection.
I hope most of it is now gone. It seems as if the maon culprit was
CoolWWSearch. When I discovered the problem the Start Button on ...

I'm trying to reinstall Windows 98 and the reinstall process won't accept my
product key.  I enter the exact key from my CD case and it doesn't work.  
Bummer.  What can I do?

My reinstall of Win98 and all patches brought to life those pesky
floaters containing a combination of "save", "print", "email" and
"folder?" icons/buttons whenever you roll the cursor over an image.
How can I *permanently* swat those critters?

Once upon a time I managed to put a Google (and other sites) button on
the IE command bar (the one with File Edit ...). I can't find the
instructions any longer. Any ideas?
[The button does exactly the same as clicking the site url in the

Hi All
While installing an old copy of Corel Word, it also installed an Inbox on my desktop. I think this is Microsoft Messenger.
Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it. It doesn't show up in msconfig's startup listing and I can't find the "exe" file which launches it. Clicking ...

First I should probably explain the situation.
I'm running two hard drives on this machine, an 80 GB (primary) and a 40 GB.
The primary drive has an approximately 24MB boot partition that I use for
dual-booting Windows XP Home Edition and Windows 98 SE from.

Gary,
Since you are the only MS MVP that I've noticed is replying to messages
in this newsgroup, I'd be very grateful if you were to read my postings and
what others have said in the threads.  Do you have any ideas about this?