My BIOS battery went dead. When I replaced the battery and started my
computer, it only registered 16 MB of RAM. I have 64 MB RAM on 2 - 32 banks
and 2 empty slots. It is an older HP Platinum 40 with W95 whicjh I had
upgraded to W98SE2. I can't find anyway to get it to register ...

I came across an interesting thread in the MSFN Forum that is listing "Last
Versions of Software for Windows 98SE, + Current Software Still Supported."
Of course, most, if not all, of these apply to Win ME as well as Win 98. To
view the thread, take a look at:

Hello, I have a win 98 se computer .It was working ,but a little slow. So I
ran the internet repair program.Now I can't get the modem to ' talk' to the
computer.It's a high speed (10 mbps) modem.I have to limit it to 10 mbps, or
the internet will switch off, as the building ...

(Before anyone asks:  yes, I know there are a couple of DOS newsgroups on
the microsoft server, but they are unpopulated (been "there" already).
I'm looking for a USB mouse driver for DOS access (for a new Dell without
USB legacy BIOS support).   Some boot disks use DOS, but I can't ...

what is command to display full detailed path from my PC to ISP router where
my pc gets internet from.
Thanks

I am looking for a utility that will keep track of the total on time of a PC
running Win98SE.  Optionally it would be nice if it would log both by daily
usage and running total to date.  Sort of like a "Hobbs hour meter" used on
aircraft.

Sorry to bother you all with this, but a does anybody happen to know
which was the last version of Real player to work on 98se?
Best regards
Tony

I recently found this entry in my startup list.
I edit that list regularly because far too many programs are added
that do nothing but overload my system resources.  I remove all but
the absolute necessary.  If I want to use a program, I open it,  I do

I have an Ethernet connection to xdsl High Speed Internet. The Primary
Network Logon is set at Windows Logon, such that when users logon on to
windows they are logging on to network at the same time. Since there is no
Network Logon with this configuration and many online AS and AV ...

I have an old desktop PC (Pentium II, 300 MHz, circa 1997) running Win98
Second Edition with a Diamond Viper V550 video card.  When I try to install
MicroSoft "Bookshelf 94" I immediately get an error message that Bookshelf 94
needs VGA or better and the installation stops with ...

I was trying to disable some programs from starting up by editing registry,
when I noticed that none of my changes are taking effect.  I have no idea
how or when it became locked.
How do you unlock it?

I have a Legacy 16-bit application that generates Lessons for Education. The
Lessons generated need to run on school computers from Windows 98 through
Windows XP. These Lessons also need to exchange information with remote

When I try to run I get an error "Can't launch Diskeeper from C:drive" :
I've tried updating to 9.0.532 and the errors get worse, like "Can't find
Diskkeeper service" and some horrible message about can't find files ?
Anyone sucessful in getting this running, or is there a better ...

As previously discussed, using Flash can be an opening to attack.
Here is another warning about vulnerabiliies.
       National Cyber Alert System
   Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-100A

For details see:
Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html
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