I have an old computer with Windows 98 Standard Edition. When I execute
WUPDMGR.EXE (Windows Update from Start menu), Internet Explorer loads this
wrong URL:
www.microsoft.com/windows/isapi/redir.dll

Having looked at some of the search hits these files are safe to be deleted
but my question is why did they appear after upgrading this os from Win 98
to Win98se. I asked that the previous operating system be backed up during
the install in case of problems. None has happened, so I ...

I see that Microsoft announces "End of support for Windows 98 and Windows
Me":
"Effective June 30, 2006, support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition,
and Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) will end. Existing support

I deleted the Internet Explorers (I'm using Win98)
in my lan shop computers.. the entire IE directory
inside "Program Files" and the Help directly inside
"Windows". But a certain game called Free-style

Two years ago I knew it, but now I cannot remember how
to get out of MS-DOS compatibility mode
-- after replacing my CD-ROM, first wrongly jumpered....
That has now been put right, and the BIOS recognizes it

Somehow an unwanted toolbar has been added to Internet Explorer, it has a
'Remover toolbar' button but when clicked random webpages are pulled up.
When I right click on the toolbar , the name of the toolbar is not in the
list and toolbar is locked and I can't remove any toolbars. ...

   I am using win98se as my operating system, recently I tried to
connect another hard disk as secondary but it gave an error "boot
failure insert bootable disk."
So I restarted the system and inserted 98 bootable cd and tried to

Win98SE. Am trying to load a new application onto two PCs. On the first PC,
after clicking the instal program, there was an error message - see below.
On the second PC, it installed and works perfectly. I then retried the first
PC again and received the same message.

I wonder if you can help (first would I be better posting on another
newsgroup)
I am on windows 98se and have AutoCAD LT 2002 loaded on it for my own use,
practise mostly

Final security update cd?
Did Microsoft say they will issue a final security update cd for
windows 98se, me  when supports end in June 30, 2006 with no time
bombs?

I have a client who wants to add a 200 GB or larger external disk drive to a
WIN98 SE system.  Does anyone have any advice for him?  I see a lot of
devices on the market, most calling for USB 2.0 ports.  I assume USB 2.0
would have to be provided by a third party product.  What ...

OH...FOR GOODNESS DAMNED SAKE !!!
...surely there is a SINGLE  ...all singing / all dancing - "install it and
forget it," ...REALLY, REALLY GOOD
...firewall / anti spy/scum/mal/crap-ware application out there that can do

Can someone remind me how to form a URL, that when left-clicked, auto - adds
an NG server and NG to OE ?
...just remembered where I put it e.g.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

I posted my brother a dvd with 4 episodes of a t.v. serial on it,
Episode1 was an *.mpg which played fine on his W98se computer, episodes 2,3
and 4 are *.avi's that will not play on his PC.
On my PC G-Spot tells me the latter three *.avi episodes are Xvid, and

I am interested in a new pc where it is in the sales info that Windows
XP is preloaded to save time setting up. This pretty useless advantage
seems to be accompanied by serious problems if a crash necessitates
reinstalling XP. How is this arranged with such a machine?