This has happened twice now in the last 2 weeks.  Computer tries to
boot and get XMS driver errors.  Also himem.sys and emm386 not
loading.  Sometime I can get to a blank windows desktop but am usually
stuck in DOS.  If I do get to the windows desktop,  there is a message

I am trying to rescue some old files from a computer that has Win98 SE as the
OS. The computer did function until recently and I obviously did something
wrong.  Now when I power up this error message immediately comes on:
   "CPU is unworkable or has been changed. Please ...

Newbie.
Just purchased a P3 clone for $10
and intend to try and load W98se.
mobo = Gigabyte tech GA-7Zx Rev 1.0

I get this error message when booting up my Windows 98SE:  Cannot find a
device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application.  The
windows registry or SYSTEM.INI file refers to this device file, but the
device file no longer exists.  If you deleted this file on ...

Whenever I type an invalid web address IE goes to
http://search.live.com.  I never selected this.  Apparently IE has
some default to go there, which I want to disable.  How do I disable
this?  I just want a blank page that says "error" like I get in other

Been using USB external HDD's for backup and it works great in 98SE.
Have a question though on the properties for the disk once it is
installed.
After setting the disk as removable and assigning drive letters,

Well.. It's a very advanced question.. It will exercise your minds, and solve
my problem.. I thank very much who can help me.. (and forgive me for my poor
english)
That's the question:

I am working on a Compaq presario 7000 with amd 800MHZ 128mb ram machine
that has developed a strange start up problem. It won't start up in
protected  (normal) mode). i cleared some junk off the machine with no
change by adaware and AV scans. sometimes, it would start with a IOS ...

Hi, I have win98SE and went shopping for a new hard drive a couple
days ago.
Some said on the box that they needed Win2000 SP3 and some said they
needed winxp.

I have Windows 2000 professional distributed through my company, but I could
not find the proper place to post questions for that version.  I think this
is probably a general Windows issue anyway, so....
I have a scheduled task set up to run the following every weekday morning at

aka Thumb drive?
I found a 1Gb thumb drive in a box of cables I bought
at auction, the cover is missing and the innards
are exposed, but it works a treat on my XP's.

How to instruct Win98xE to (if present) preferably use an
external wireless USB-based Ethernet Network Adapter rather then
an internal wired PCI-based Ethernet Network Adapter? It seems to
be trying invainly to use the PCI-adapter even if there is no

I lost my network neighborhood icon on my desktop.  How do I get it
back?
Thanks
Fred

I posted this question to an other group but got no response so I am trying
here. How can I convert a TXT file to a PEM file? Now when I open it it
opens with
notepad and when I try to save as all files it does not convert  to Pem

When i try to open ANYTHING, Weather from my DESKTOP or PROGRAMS i get an
Error Mess. stating:OLEAUT32.DLL Will not open file. To go to it to find the
problem. ??? I found the file by searching from my Start Button, to Find
files and Folders. NOW WHAT ???