CNET Forums: Thread List - Windows 95/98

all in one desktop

2013-05-13 14:41:55.000 PDT44

My boss wants an all in one desktop because of lack of space, and is making me do the research and buying. I'm not an I ...

SSLEAY32.DLL & ScanDisk cannot continue

2013-04-30 13:52:34.000 PDT44

My PC system specifications:
Brand: Dell
Model: Dimension 4100
CPU: Intel 815 chipset family Pentium III
RA ...

Problem with an abandonware system

2013-04-24 14:00:15.000 PDT44

i'm having trouble getting my abandonware/legacy system. I can get the install and everything running fine to the point ...

Windows 98 Installation Error OEMCD001

2013-04-14 02:00:56.000 PDT44

Hi,
I have a problem with installing windows 98SE so I need your guys' help. I am running a HP p6714y computer with a ...

Win 98 system failure

2013-04-11 13:46:01.000 PDT44

I think I am in deep trouble, but maybe someone can make it less painful. I have a W98 SE system on an old 33 MHz X4 mac ...

How can I get windows 98SE to sonnect to my network?

2013-03-25 06:07:02.000 PDT44

Hello everyone, I have an old Dell Dimension 8100 that originally came with Windows 98 Second Edition. It had been upgra ...

how do i by pass the start up password the model # isgp7-500

2013-03-06 09:48:50.000 PST44

a friend gave me an old computer but he doesnt know the start up password i tried the pin thing it didn't work the mode ...

old presario 1270 laptop with win 95

2013-03-02 19:33:22.000 PST44

Anyone running this combo? I need some driver help please. ...

screen rotated 90 degrees-help!

2013-02-23 15:14:52.000 PST44

After starting up, my desktop is rotated 90 degrees.
I have turned my monitor sideways to accomodate it.
I can't f ...

anti-virus???

2013-02-17 03:29:21.000 PST44

does anyone know of a good anti-virus that you can still get for windows 98? ...

how to transfer music from ps3 to your ipod

2013-02-12 08:30:48.000 PST44

if anyone out there know how too do this please inform me and write me back cause i dont wanna be a stu head and buy a i ...

Ultimate Windows 98 Virtual Machine

2013-02-02 11:34:51.000 PST44

Hey guys, I just installed Windows 98 using VMware Fusion on my iMac. I like it, but it's pretty slow. I was wondering i ...

Transferring outlook express folders to another computer

2013-01-26 14:53:58.000 PST44

I want to move my outlook express folders to another computer.

The outlook express version i have is 6.00.2800.11 ...

W98 fails to detect / set-up hardware

2013-01-12 19:31:14.000 PST44

Wonder if someone would be kind enough to help me with this please - W98 won't recognise and set-up hardware.

Fr ...

How do I mount a hard drive from a win95 machine as a slave

2013-01-04 08:04:53.000 PST44

I have an old 95 machine with a lot of stuff I want but I am now using an XP machine and so far the only way I have foun ...

My computer sayspress ctr alt del to restart.

2012-12-27 15:36:12.000 PST44

My computer sayspress ctr alt del to restart. System boot error.also sometimes says disc error. My anti virus charter no ...

Do I need a wireless network card?

2012-12-27 12:09:48.000 PST44

Hello,

I have installed 98SE on a Compaq Evo N610C which came preinstalled with XP. I can connect to the internet ...

Can't get Joystick to recognize driver??

2012-12-07 15:09:26.000 PST44

My computer (Win98SE OS) recognizes the joystick, Wingman Extreme, in the Device Manager, but it has the dredded yellow ...

Need driver for VIA 3038 usb card.

2012-12-06 18:01:32.000 PST44

I just installed a new 2.0 (upgrading from 1.1) usb card and the computer can't find the driver. The card is supposed t ...

Need a suggestion for a diagnostic program

2012-12-03 10:33:24.000 PST44

Browser is locking up, and getting a couple of errors on start up. Can someone please suggest a decent freeware complet ...

Getting error 7308. How do I move protman.dos to Net8.cab??

2012-11-30 20:59:11.000 PST44

Recently started using our older computer again. Upon startup I get the error message 7308 that the computer can't find ...

windows 95 freezing on welcome VMM32.VXD?

2012-11-29 06:25:39.000 PST44

this PC is hooked up to a older CNC machine and all i run is easy.exe that send my programs to the machine. Recently i g ...

Install Windows 98SE or not?

2012-11-29 06:19:26.000 PST44

I was given a Gateway Solo 5150 laptop with a "designed for Windows 95" sticker. It's a Pentium II, 4GB HD, an ...

Trying to install windows 98 onto a partition on my laptop.

2012-11-26 07:43:57.000 PST44

Hello, I am trying to install Windows 98 SE onto a partition on my laptop hard drive. I have formatted this partition to ...

How much RAM can Win98 deal with??

2012-11-20 14:49:44.000 PST44

Planning to upgrade from 128mb of ram. I have 3 slots available on the motherboard and the motherboard can take up to 3 ...

Ram question on Compaq Presario 5441

2012-11-15 18:51:06.000 PST44

I just got given an old compaq presario 5441 desktop with windows 98. It only has 56 megs of ram,crucial says it can hol ...

Windows 98SE shows instead of XP Home Edition

2012-09-10 07:53:47.000 PDT44

Hello everyone!
Hope I can get some assistance here as this is far beyond anything else I've encountered.

I'm ...

Windows 98 Splash Screen

2012-09-04 07:37:48.000 PDT44

hi all, i'm tryng to change splash screen on windows 98 se , i made a new logo.sys , if i put it on c:\windows director ...

How to Create a PST if I can't open Outlook

2012-08-06 21:34:29.000 PDT44

I've got an old hard drive (no longer actively used) from a laptop that ran Windows 98 and Outlook 2000. The monitor of ...

How do I clean/format 3 hard drives to use for 98

2012-07-25 09:08:03.000 PDT44

I have 2 laptops running Win 7 and another running Linux.
I have three spare HDD's that I would like to completely re ...

Running programs on external hard drives.

2012-07-03 10:46:43.000 PDT44

Is it at all possible to download, install windows98 on a hard drive and run the program when connected by USB to a lapt ...

Is there a version of free AVAST for Windows 98SE ?

2012-06-25 00:00:01.000 PDT44

Greetings, all.

I found the DOWNLOAD button for the free version, but can't see any documentation re: operating s ...

Windows 98 Memory Prob

2012-06-24 11:11:25.000 PDT44

Hello I have a server with 6 GB of Ram and it wont run with the Memory below 4 GB and I know I should use The Server ded ...

Windows 98 memory issues?

2012-06-24 07:00:02.000 PDT44

Hello, I am running a dual boot system, with Win98 on one hard drive, and XP on another,the issue I am having has to do ...

Windows 98 Install Locks Up

2012-06-22 10:44:24.000 PDT44

This thread was originally on the 2000/NT forum, but since I switched the OS to Windows 98 (and since I was getting litt ...

98SE will not install

2012-06-22 02:31:02.000 PDT44

Have received a 98SE OEM disc and when I try to install I get the message 'no install drivers'. Will someone give some a ...

Windows 98 Driver

2012-05-18 16:27:36.000 PDT44

I have one computer Pentium II,
Windows 98
Intel MMX(TM) Technology
128MB RAM
I think this is motherboard ...

Windows 98 installation on newer PC

2012-05-18 16:24:28.000 PDT44

Hi all,

tried this for a while now, but did not get through. Hope there is an easy fix.

I'm trying to inst ...

How can I convert an old desktop with Windows 98 to run on D

2012-05-18 16:11:28.000 PDT44

I recently took an old Compaq Impresario with Win98 out of mothballs. It was manufactured in the late 90's. There is n ...

Monitor is in power save mode-won't boot up

2012-04-24 20:03:56.000 PDT44

Windows 98 SE.SONY TRINITRON MONITOR.Turn on computer but all that happens is a box comes up and says monitor is in powe ...

Weird warning after installing old game

2012-04-19 05:45:07.000 PDT44

I installed monopoly tycoon and when i went to play it I got this:

warning-
Unknown exception occurred. S ...

WLAN drivers on Win98

2012-03-26 09:11:41.000 PDT44

I have a virtual Win98 running on my Mac - together with WinXP and Win8. It works great. Only problem - I can't connect ...

Need help deleting files on disk to install Win98

2012-03-07 10:51:03.000 PST44

I reformatted and copied the cab files to the hard drive and now it tells me I need to free space on the HD.
There ...

drive image trouble

2012-02-29 00:17:53.000 PST44

A year ago I had to put in a larger HDD in my old win98 desktop. I used the provided software for making an image of the ...

Twitter Client

2012-01-21 10:32:44.000 PST44

Hi to everyone

Is there any Twitter Client that works in W98 SE? i found a bunch of promisses about that, but alw ...

Why doesn't Desktop Save and Restore want to install?

2012-01-03 17:25:48.000 PST44

Hi!

This is my first post.

I have an old computer (my original Win 98 computer) which I have tried to upgr ...

Web browsers

2011-12-30 02:32:45.000 PST44

how the interfaces of Web browsers have changed over the years from updates and versions? ...

I NEED this driver: 3Com 3C905C-TXM

2011-12-16 10:59:44.000 PST44

If anyone has this driver in file form, or a link to it, that would be great. It is for my Windows 98SE computer. It is ...

How do I change my windows theme to the default again?

2011-12-15 05:42:41.000 PST44

I just reinstalled my OS, (Windows 98SE), and when I first started using the computer, my windows were not solid blue, b ...

Windows 98SE problem.

2011-11-27 15:17:17.000 PST44

My friend donated his old Compaq desktop with Windows 98 SE to me. It boots to the Compaq screen and while there flashes ...