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I have lots of answers for problems with defrag, clock time, performance, system resources, problems with passwords, opening files, etc. I also probably know of a freeware/shareware application for anything you want to do: sharing Internet, firewalls, games, utilities, graphics, audio, etc.
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I am the Director of Information Systems for a large law firm. I handle all sorts of hardware and software problems for over 300 users who use Windows 95/98. I also have a home network of six computers.
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Recent Answers from Michael Troy
2009-10-18 Windows installation:
Sorry this answer is so late, I was sick for a while. Try typing the word win at the prompt and see if it loads windows. If not, you may want to do a "dirty reinstall". That is running the windows setup
2009-10-09 Windows 98:
Hi JoAnna, The F8 or Crtl key should work. The F8 key can be a little tricky since you have to push it at just the right time in the boot sequence. It is after the BIOS loads but before the Windows
2009-09-29 Re-install issue in Win 98:
Hello, Sounds like a BIOS problem. Take a look at this MS Knowledgebase article to see if it helps: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224836 Also, you may want to see if there is a BIOS upgrade
2009-09-12 problems with dll:
If you have system restore set, you can try going back to an earlier restore date. If you end up having to go back and reinstall Windows, you might want to consider getting a program like Norton Ghost
2009-09-12 problems with dll:
Not really sure here. You might want to try to run System File Checker (Start, Run, type: SFC). But if you don't have a system CD or system files stored on the hard drive, it may not work for you. But
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