I cannot open text document shortcuts saved using Notepad. It prompts me
"Cannot find the file <filename.txt> or one of its components. Make sure the
path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.

I just loaded WinAmp ver 2.91 (because I like it) on a Win98SE
computer.  Everything works fine except the video.  When I double click
a .wmv file the music plays, but there is no video.  When I check
"video" in the preferences the box opens but it is black with a logo in

Please help me resolve two error messages my computer is giving me. I
have Windows 98SE. The errors began about a week ago. The first error
is after I startup the computer and Windows begins to load an error
appears on the screen, it says "Regsvr32 has performed an illegal

I have an 8 MB ATI A-I-W videocard and it has been running my CRT at 1280 x 1024
at 43 hz (or was it 47 hz?). I figure that the LCD monitor won't connect if the
refresh rate is under 60 hz (and it currently doesn't work at 1280 x 1024). I'm
looking for a new videocard with S-Video ...

Firefox 2 has just been released:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/
Windows 98 users can thus pick from at least two up-to-date and relatively
standards-compliant browsers to use on the internet - the latest versions of

Does anyone know of a handy utility which can save the list of folders and files
in a directory with their long file names?
The DIR command only outputs 8.3 filenames.
Thanks,

I'm looking for the shared folder icon. Could anyone tell me in which
file it is?
I checked shell32.dll, mydocs.dll and several other files, but I don't
find it.

I have a 5 yr old IBM aptiva which is currently running the Windows 98 OS.
For some reason the computer went into start up mode and has prompted to
reboot from the ATAPI disk.
The only disk i had was the product recovery and diagnostics disk which

I am using a Lynksys wired Firewall router to connect a Broadband Internet
Connection to: 1. Win XP MCE 2005.  2. Laptop running Win98, WMP 7 and can
connect to Internet. 3. Desktop Win98SE, WMP 9 cannot connect to the
Internet.  Does Anyone know why?

Protection Error-must restart Windows
Hi, I made a program "read only" and ran it and it crashed! Then
everytime after that it kept crashing and I would get "Windows
Protection Error" even though I removed the read only atribute. I think

I am preparing to donate a Win 98 machine.  Can someone please tell me
which are the privacy-related files that I should delete?  (e.g., the
"remember me's", passwords, etc.)
I imagine that some of these are probably stored under the browser.  Both

I have  two entries of     "Load Power Profile  
Rundll.exe.powrprof.dll. Load Current PWR Scheme" in the MS Config
Startup Window.  Can I eliminate one of
them ??.

I have 98SE (very legal) and I want to put a new box together with XP and
dual boot 98SE.
Can purchase an XP copy from Britain, the one *without* WMP, and have no
trouble with Microsoft re updates?

I am installing Windows 98 in an old Toshiba Satellite 325 CDS but I have
problems with the hard disk partition. The Windows 98 setup only recognizes
8GW out of 20GB. Is there a way out? Thansk a lot

My pc is win98se and I have a broadband internet connection.
I have been using the broadband for a few years.  And since the beginning of
this year, my internet connection will be intermittently lost.  At first, I
thought something was wrong with the modem, which is terayon TA-102.  ...