All the games are there and run.  Freecell loads, starts a new game, but the
mouse will not interact with the cards--gows to the hourglass as you roll
over th cards.  I've never seen this.

Trying to fire up an old Win98/Sp2 PC, it tells me that it doesn't detect
the PS-2 keyboard (and then tells me to press F-2 lol).
It used to run with a USB keyboard which I don't have. Is there a way to get
it going without buying a USB keyboard?

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI
d=9011360&intsrc=hm_list
Early boxed retail sales of Vista down nearly 60% compared to XP
But 30% of those buying boxed Vista want the pricey Ultimate version
Eric Lai

I'm firmly emtrenched in my comfortable little 98SE time (-warp) capsule here,
and trying to help a mate via telephone.  I thought he was also on 98 but he's
apparently taken the backward step to ME.  Not having been to ME myself, I need
a bit of help on one point.

Does anyone happen if there is a reason why one of these things could NOT be
used with BING to make a backup, partition copy, of one's internal boot IDE
HD?    Seems like an easy and perfect solution to making a perfect backup,
otherwise.

I'm thinking about buying a used laptop with W2K Pro installed. It would
arrive with a certificate of authenticity but no CD. I also have a genuine
W2K Pro CD with the coa. If I ever had to do a reinstall, would there be a
problem (a technical problem) in doing it from my CD? I ask ...

Hi there, hope someone can help me with this matter.
I bought a flash drive usb 2.0 at the university yesterday. Used it at
their computer centre and everything was ok (they have WinXp). Then I
go home, plug the pen drive in my prehistorical pc, and it tells me he

My Maxtor 250GB external hard drive has an NTFS partition of 160GB for
my WinXP backup...plus a 20GB and 30GB FAT32 partition for my Win98
machines.  When setting up the drive, I recall I couldn't get more
than two logical partitions using FAT32. This leaves the drive with

My first encounter with this issue was posted yesterday.
I really don't believe that I'm getting this message because the
installer is detecting a pre-existing installation of windows.  I
think there's something else going on.

You made the investment in your PC so that you could enjoy the
benefits of a fast, easy machine that would make your life easier and
more enjoyable. Unfortunately, after continued use, all PC's suffer
the effects of a corrupt and ineffective Windows Registry, causing

I am trying to load new software (Dreamweaver) on an older computer and I
get the message saying ...
this software requires a newer version of Windows Installer.
Can I update the installer on this system (using Windows 98) and if so with

where is this stored on my installed machine?    I got the networking
features all messed up when trying to install a wireless Linksys adapter, and
couldn't get the "browse" to point to the cabs on the hard drive, aborted the
install.   Now, when I finish going through the SETUP ...

Hi.  I'm running Windows 98se.  I have a virus called "Advertismen", and I
can not get rid of it.  I ran Ad-Aware.  But it's still there.  Deleted it
from my temp. files but it didn't go away.  Also tried Spy Doctor,
but.......virus is still there.  Tried to down load Hijackthis, ...

I only see the Hp logo on bootup, it never goes beyond that. I can't get
into BIOS.
I booted up and alternately pressed F1 and Del, no effect. I booted up
with a W98 boot disk, no effect. When it's running, the power switch has no

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