Hi All, I want to be able to run my disk defrager from Windows Task Scheduler. Like it use to do when my computer was new. Everytime I schedule it the next...
Try defrag in SAFE MODE. Scott <scottduvall@...> wrote: Hi All, I want to be able to run my disk defrager from Windows Task Scheduler. Like it use to do...
Don is right also turn off your anti virus ( auto detect ) , do not forget to turn it back on, to get to safe mode reboot your pc and tap the F8 key when you...
In doing my, albeit irregular maintenance I have come across some files in my windows temp directory that refuse to be deleted. The filenames start with...
Sounds like a virus. Try DELETE in Safe Mode. sepp seitz <sepp116@...> wrote: In doing my, albeit irregular maintenance I have come across some files in...
My CD-Rom slot on my older Win98 pc now suddenly has a constant blinking light on it and will not open when I hit the button. Also if I go to execute the...
... Is the driver still there? What happened when you reinstalled it? (If you no longer have the CD, look for it on line.) Other than that, it might be a...
No, I don't think the driver is still there either. Everytime I boot I get "No CDROM driver MSCD000". And I can't reload the driver from my Win98 CD because my...
... I have seen this happen on Win98 and Win95. On those machines, I had 5.25 drives.... ... Look at the website of the CD manufacturer. Can you network that...
Hi Mike: Have you, by chance, disconnected/reconnected the ribbon cable to the CD-ROM? Your symptoms are similar to the effect from having the ribbon cable...
More than likely the cdrom drive is no longer good. At boot up you may want to see if the bios is detecting your cdrom drive. You may also want to make a boot...
Hi Scott, I am new to the group so hello, I look forward to participating in your group. I use the Win ME version of defrag with win 98, as I found it did the...
I tried my hand at setting up a Dual Booting computer with Win2k and WinXP Pro. I got everything running just find till the Main boot drive "C" which had...
Been using a computer for many years, but never opened the case on one. So how hard would it be for me to take out a Zip drive from my old PC and install it...
... It shouldn't be too difficult. I assume your new computer is running Windows and is using the latest OS, XP. You should have the installation disk for...
Really, it is not very hard. the biggest problem is in being sure you have the ZIP drive software. However, there is an easier way. Leave the drive in the old...
Bill Aycock
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Jan 21, 2006 4:46 am
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I would love to do it this way Jim. Just tell me how to find an external USB hard drive that works with only Win98?!! My old PC does have USB 1.0 slots, true,...
... I assume you are using the old computer now .... and it has a NIC (network interface card) to connect to the internet (unless you are using a modem with...
I am assuming your operating system is a variety of Windows-- You can connect through the serial (RS232) port, the Parallel (printer) port or any of the...
Bill Aycock
baycock@...
Jan 21, 2006 12:45 pm
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... PS Another strategy might be to buy an external HDD case, remove the HDD from your old machine and install it in the external HDD case. Now your old ...
Thanks for the good suggestions Jim. I think I'm gonna do the direct cable bit for transferring my files and data. (I never knew this option even existed!)...
I believe the problem is with Win95 not with the drive(s). while yhour motherboard mayhave a USB 1.0 port, I believe there is a problem with win95 handling...
Trouble getting scandick to finish. It starts and just restarts after about 30 seconds. Win 98, tried in safe mode and got message that by running a ms-dos in...
That is a bad place for corruption, that is all your software settings for the registry. That's what is bad about dual booting you can accidentally corrupt the...
You are asking so far how easy is it to take an engine out of a car ? a volkswagan 60's beetle , easy . a jaguar 12 cylinder a lot harder. You need to tell...
If you are going to use a usb external drive , get a usb PCI card that is usb v2. Usb ver 2 is up to 40 times faster than v 1.1 Here is a usb v2.0 card for...
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