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Windows 95/98/Expert Profile
Expertise
I can answer most questions regarding the OS Windows 98 including increases to system performance, device driver problems, alternative programs to use and best of yet, an alternative operating system. With Windows 98, it is a 98% chance your computer doesn't have more than 550Mht Pentium II or III with a max of 384 MB (top count, usually lower) of SDRAM. Most programs don't work for 98 in today. Do you want Windows XP but are afraid it won't work on your old computer? "Windows XP Performance Edition" is the way to go. Ask me about it and I shall guide you to setup your new computer on a dinosaur machine.
Experience in the area
System analysis for multiple operating systems, including Windows 98. Rebuilding of older computers with Windows 98 systems originally on it, configuration and system repair.
Education/Credentials
Two years in PC support related classes for a broad variety of operating systems of both Windows and Linux.
What do you like about this subject?
Helping people with issues with their computer and being able to learn what problems can occur that I may have not encountered yet.
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Recent Reviews from Users
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| Joe | 05/04/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thankyou |
| Joe | 05/03/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you. If I could rate higher ..... |
| Joe | 03/22/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Great job, couldn't have answered it better ..... |
| Michael | 01/31/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thoughtful answer,very helpful! |
| James | 12/24/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks. |
Recent Answers from Flinix
2012-05-03 Windows '98:
About a phone jack, you can not connect one to a modem. It has to be an Ethernet cord. Other names for this cord are Cat5 and Cat6 cable. If your laptop has the Ethernet jack, it will look like the phone
2012-05-02 Windows '98:
A laptop originally running Windows 98 is of the age that it could likely support only 512MB of RAM at max and has a very slow processor compared to today's computers. So even if the RAM was upgraded to
2012-03-22 Win98SE Weird Problem:
I can agree that you may not be the ONLY one, but not many people use the command prompt as often as you do, hence the existence of the graphical user interface replacing most actions originally performed
2012-03-21 Win98SE Weird Problem:
Just for curiosity sake, scroll up in the Command Prompt window. By the picture handed to me, it appears the prompt is snapping to the bottom of an extended (but empty prompt window). Otherwise, I have
2012-01-31 Ubuntu 10.04 on old computer:
Sorry Michael, Ubuntu requires MUCH more than 16MB of RAM. Personal experience of Ubuntu myself, I would not even think of running Ubuntu under 512MB of RAM and a Pentium IV. Given a machine that old (given
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