Any program that I try to start brings up two windows...the
first says, "A device attached to the system is not
functioning."
The second window says, "The SHLWAPI.DLL file is linked to

My system is running slugish, I checked my system
properties under the performance tab and found this
message "Compatiblity mode paging reduces overall system
performance. I don't under stand why or how to fix the

Hi, I'm hoping this is the right place to post this...if
not..answer anyways. ;)
I'm tryign to figure out how I can type in Japanese. I've
downloaded the program that the Microsoft website says I

Either attempt to defrag or scandisk doesn't get past 0
percent on my Windows 98. Please help!

Hi, I fell for an email virus scam that told me to delete
a file jdbgmgr.exe. Any help on how to replace it.
Also has there been any harm done so far? My computer
seems to be working well. Thanks

I tried to defrag my computer but I kept getting a message
that told me to do a scan disk...so I did ascan disk and
heal the errors that were there and then proceeded to do a
defrag again but it only gets to 10% and then starts all

Does anyone know of a way to recover system resources
without rebooting in Windows 98SE?  If Microsoft could
come out with a third edition which resolved this problem,
I would probably stay with Win98.

 When Windows Loads up, all I get is my mouse cursor and
my wallpaper.  The start bar flashes for a second.  I've
tried going into safe mode, same thing happens.
 I thought of something that might work, my idea was to

i cannot use defrag or norton's speeddisk. the latter
states that a long program is preventing the process. how
do i identify this program and delete it?
thanks

I am now getting a message that tells me that I can't load
certain files because I don't have enough memory space.  
How do I free up some of this space?, and not lose vital
files that I might need. Also, if I leave my computer on

 When Windows Loads up, all I get is my mouse cursor and
my wallpaper.  The start bar flashes for a second.  I've
tried going into safe mode, same thing happens.
 I thought of something that might work, my idea was to

Every so often my system crashes and if I am using a
floppy disk the file is locked and if I can open it then
it says it is a read only document. Unless I save it as
another document I can't access it.

MSGSRV32 caused a general protection fault
in module HPFWIN23.DLL at 0016:00008652.
Registers:
EAX=000032bf CS=32df EIP=00008652 EFLGS=00000246

i have this computer for a while now and i do recall the
last time i checked my ram it was 256mb and now i'm kinda
trippin because when i log on, my memory now states 128mb
can anyone help figure out why that happen?

My Windows 98 recently crashed.  After an error caused my
system to freeze, as happens normally to all of us
sometimes, I just turned off my computer and went to bed,
the next morning I turned it on and the following things