Articles tagged with “win98”
- Computer Flashback: Windows 98 Run Commands
- [ Keywords: windows, 98se, 98, run, commands, command, dos, ms-dos, msconfig, regedit ]
Even with all the fancy-pants new features found in Windows XP and now Vista, Microsoft Windows 98 (Second Edition) remains our favorite Windows-flavored operating system. We love it so much, we still use it on one of our trusty laptops. Over the years, we have discovered several very useful functions available via ...
- Random Fixinz for Hotmail via Outlook Express
- Note: The methods described in this post apply to older versions of Internet Explorer (<6) and Outlook Express (<6), and are provided here for reference purposes only.
Fix the "Unable to poll for new messages" error
Here is an error message that some Outlook Express users receive when sending or receiving email, or after creating a new email account:
Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server.
Account: 'Hotmail'
Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp'
Protocol: HTTPMail
Server Response: 'End tag 'D:response' does not match ...
- Hide Content on Windows 98SE
- This brief tutorial on hiding content applies to Windows 95, 98, and 98SE. Although this method may be old hat or even irrelevant, I have found it useful on a number of occasions, and therefore found it worthwhile to include here for the sake of prosperity.
On Windows 98SE (and others), it is possible to create a folder that is both listed and inaccessible via the Windows file system. Using an old DOS trick involving an obscure character ...
- Delete index.dat on Windows 98SE
- This brief tutorial on removing (and replacing) the "index.dat" file applies to any Windows OS running on MS-DOS. Although I haven’t researched this officially, it appears that all Windows versions released prior to Windows 2000 are running on the 16-bit MS-DOS kernel. Conversely, Win2000 and WinXP operate on a 32-bit kernel and thus do not utilize MS-DOS. Thus, this method focuses on removing the index.dat from machines running Windows 95, 98, and 98SE.
As you may be ...
- Install Windows 98SE and Windows XP Pro on Sony Vaio PCG-F430
- Recently, I had the opportunity to completely reformat the 5.58GB hard drive on my trusty Sony Vaio PCG-F430 laptop. During the process of reformatting, I decided to install both Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows XP Professional on a partitioned C drive. Additionally, I needed to establish a wireless connection to the local network. The entire process consumed around five hours and required plenty of research, analysis, and ...
- Backup Block Senders List in Outlook Express
- Follow these steps to backup the “Block Senders” list in Outlook Express:
From the Desktop, click Start then Run.
In the Open box, type regedit then OK.
Locate and click the following registry subkey:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Identities\(Identity Number)\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Block Senders
Go to the Registry menu and select Export Registry File.
From the Save In box, change the location to your desktop.
At the File Name box, type “Blocked Senders[date].reg” then Save.
Go to the Registry menu and chose exit.
To restore a backup, simply right-click on ...
- Business is No Object
- Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.
H:\>ping localhost
Pinging mozilla.biz [127.0.0.1] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time