I have a HP laserjet 4 connected to the LPT1 port. The printer has been
cleaned inside and out but when i install on my computer it always
gives me an out of paper error.   I have tried other printers and get
the same error connected to that port. PLease Help

I need to use NET USE command as part of a batch file. My problem is NET USE
does not physically check for its remote resources, unlike using RUN on the
start menu.
NET USE does run without any error when the remote resource is actually not

Is there anyway to manually upgrade Windows 98 to Windows 98 SE in
order to avoid using setup.exe?  Every time I try to upgrade my Win98
to Win98SE it trashes the registry rendering my computer useless.  I
tried to substitute the latest copy of my Win98 registry files.  That

Question: When I try to turn on the intrusion detection in NIS2004, I get a
"failed to save setting. please verify that your windows account is not
restricted" window and it does not allow me to make the change.
W98SE,256RAM,no windows login password set, recently did a files clean ...

I have an old machine that has a serial mouse when it is rebooted it does
not register the mouse which is a serial mouse . it says there is no driver
I think someone tried to install a PS2 mouse Windows loads but a mouse error
box freezes on screen so it may be a port thing I do not ...

how do I repair problems in ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering

I am using Win98SE system.   Had trouble with the older MSI
motherboard, so the tech shop just replaced the motherboard
with an ASUS P4P800-E motherboard.
Here is the problem - I still have some old DOS programs

WHen I go to add a printer the usb port does not show up as a choice. I
know that the port works fine because ihave a Infrared usb mouse
connected to it and i can read my webcam through it. I have tried
uninstalling and reinstalling the ports please help.

sometime ago my zip and cdrw drive stopped working.. they were both on the
same ide cable. i deduced through trouble shooting that the channel is no
longer working, which is fine. i purchased another cdrw and replaced my cd
rom with it (using the same cables and jumper ...

I do not really need any WMPs. But yesterday I was bored and decided to load
WMP9 and it's security update plus codecs. Everything went fine. All
downloaded with no glitch. Shutdown and restarted. All's well. Then started
getting VXD errors.

I've just gone about bonkers here tyring to figure out not just how to stop
this, but why it started up in the first place. I've used StartUp managers to
try and locate it to stop it from loading. I'm gone into the Folder Options
to see if I can disable it's start up somehow. But ...

After using AOL for a while, I get the message, "Open windows limit has been
reached, please close some windows before proceeding...", even though I have
only one or two windows open. When I close AOL and re-open it, it works for a
short while, then the same message appears.

where hit when I dropped a box of cigarettes on my key board and the display
immediately went black and the hard drive seemed to power down, when I
pressed a key the hdd revved back up but the screen stayed black. I tried
all types of key strokes to get the monitor back on but in ...

Hi there, group!
I hope you can help me with this one.  I've scoured the archives, and
couldn't find the answer.  And Google only found 134,000 hits...
The problem is on a friend's computer, running Win98SE.

Hi Group.
I have a problem that's just occurred out of the blue!  Yesterday, using IE
to surf and had no problems didn't d/l or install anything).  Today turned
PC on as normal started IE and got this: