Lounge: Windows 95/98/ME

My ancient home PC isa Win 98 box I built myself. I installed an OEM copy of Win98 First Ed / 'Gold'. Since then I've tweaked it and patched it and as far as I know it has all the possible Win 98...

I'm running one machine here on Win98. I know. I know. It's old. But it's necessary. The video card is NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 MODEL 64. The problem is that the video display, some time ago, started showing...

Is it possible to upgrade a PC from ME to 2000 or XP? Is it at all possible to buy the software? I would leave the PC with ME. it runs very well and has done so for years, but my printer (shared...

On our older computer, running Windows 98, we get an error message when starting: Windows Protection Error You need to restart your computer When we restart, we can do so in Safe Mode. But if...

I have a Celeron PC that I'm troubleshooting because its USB ports aren't working. The current screen resolution is only 16 colors, at 640 x 480. I want to put it at 256 colors, but when I go to...

I am setting up an old system for a local charity thrift store for ultimate sale. It is running Windows ME. When I installed ME I went with the "standard" settings and all of the screensavers did...

This is probably not going to happen BUT I'll ask anyway. My elderly neighbor purchased an HP OfficeJet J4540 All-in-one printer without looking at the requirements. It has print drivers for Win2000...

Trying to back up an old machine running Windows 98. Neither a Western Digital (black) Passport nor the newest SanDisk USB sticks have drivers for Windows 98. Any suggestions for a suitable...

I am re-doing a GATEWAY Select 650 for a local Thrift Store which received it as a donation. I do this as a volunteer at the Thrift Store which supports the local Humane Society. The system will be...

Also found something else. Went to CP Management and found that the rest of the HD C is "Unallocated". I guess that is the part called E. What can be done to change that??

Hello, I notice that MS has released new patches (May 2008) for the Jet DB, but since Win98 is no longer supported includes no information about using the updates with Win98. I'm using Office...

An enquirer asked me how to change the screen resolution of their Win 98 PC. Evidently, one of the kids changed it or something did. <IMG SRC=http://www.the-highway.com/Smileys/giggle.gif> When...

I wasn't sure where to post this, W98 or software find. I noticed the thumb driver query previous, so was inclined here. Loungers may try ...

Accidentally moved Start button, Taskbar and System Tray to right side of screen...how do I get them back into a row at bottom of screen? (Windows 98). Joel

I have a PC with 98se OS and would like to replace the OS with XP pro. Not up grade. I have installed upgrade advisor and can't make heads or tails from the results. What info is needed to know if I...

Hi, I've got a dual boot machine. Windows XP on the C Drive, Windows 98 SE on the D Drive. These are two physical hard drives. Both are formatted FAT32. The only files used by Windows 98SE on...

I'm able to boot from my Win98 Boot CD. However, when I attempt to run "Hard Drive Mechanic", the error "Found Extended Memory Handler" pops up. The suggested solution is to remove the "autoexec.bat"...

I am running Win98 SE2. I would like to know if the OS includes a routine that creates a file that logs the time when recent print jobs were sent to a system printer. I'm trying to determine when...

My Toshiba laptop (Portege 3480CT) with Win98 on it will not recognize my USB keys -- even if I open up System and refresh USB mass storage and USB hub. Rebooting with the USB key installed does not...