I have a problem with the way Acrobat Reader is working. I am pretty sure it
is the way Explorer is configured or it is a Registry entry that isn't as it
should be. If I am in the incorrect forum then please advise the correct
one.

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W98 2Ed
The mouse and keyboard are typically unresponsive for 1-2 seconds
inside a count of 10. Not exactly regular as clockwork but continually
repeating, just the same.

With increasing frequency my printer does not come up ready to print when I
start up my computer.  Either I get a message saying that the printer did
not launch or I get a message when I try to print saying "login in
progress."

thanks in advance for any help....when I reboot or power up my
computer, it automatically goes into microsoft registry repair tool,
with the first two stages working fine but when it tries to rebuild the
registry, it fails at 98% completion, saying that some files are

I'm running windows 98 and I want to change the picture for one of the icons
on my desktop.  I have the picture in a jpg (or gif) file.  Can someone tell
me how to do this.  Everything I've tried has not worked.
Thanks,

I removed APPLOG as part of recommendations to troubleshoot defragmenter problems. I
have it on a floppy, and I want to restore it to?????? I don't remember where it is
supposed to go and I don't know how to send it there. Please help. Thank you

Is there an "autopatcher" program for 98/SE similar to the one
available for XP ???
If not, are the updates for 98/SE still available on the MS site
for download  and  if  so, does it matter in what order they

W09SE
I want to change the colors I see when programs run. Now I see white text
on a light gray background in a legend box, impossible to read. Not with a
particular program, all programs.

1) Sometimes Windows Explorer resets itself. (After I Ctrl-Alt-Delete
on Internet Explorer?) Anyway, after Windows Explorer resets itself,
when I try to view a folder, I get the default settings (view NOT as
web page, large icons, arrange icons by name). How do I set it up so

I have a mystery....
I have a win 98 SE machine which seems to have no problems except one.
It will not retain the "Arrange Icons by" setting.
I've tried opening "C" Drive window, arranging by name, closing the window

Often times when I send a link by email (Outlook 2000) the arriving eamil
shows the link, but only one line of it is displayed as a web link.  The rest
is underneath and not underlined.   So when you click on this partial link it
won't go to the proper page.  Is this a problem ...

I have problem with PCI Ethernet NIC:  at turn my computer on, I got
Windows wizard manager prompt to install new driver for PCI Ethernet
NIC:
"This wizard searches for new drivers for Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI

I have windows 98se Dell desktop xps t450 with 387 ram. Computer Associates Internet
Security Suite (which I finally got installed correctly? yesterday) . Now I can not
defragment my C drive even if I disable all of my VS, firewall, anti-spyware. and do
a ctrl-alt-delete of ...

i go into display in windows 98 and try to change it but it wont change even
after i reboot
it always returns to 16 and wont stay on 256 colors
and even while im on the internet it still looks like safe mode very hard