Recent content by BeenThereDoneThat

leehinkleman: There seems to be an all purpose driver located here: http://toastytech.com/files/cruzerwin95.html There is even one for DOS if you need it. Let me know if this works.

sggaunt: Open explorer and click in the right pane (just to give it focus) then press CTRL+PLUS SIGN (make sure to use the PLUS SIGN key on the numeric keypad). This should reset your details view.

weberm: I had a similar problem, when I read an e-mail in Outlook and then opened IE6 the font would be one size smaller and I had to keep adjusting it back up. The registry key it was changing was here: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\International\Scripts\3...

AP81: I don't have ME, i've got 98se but since they are both 9x systems it should be in the same place. CurrentUser > ControlPanel > Desktop FontSmoothing="0" for No and "2" for Yes

northender: Just type SETUP without using a letter. The win98 ebd contains a path statement in the autoexec.bat file that will find the cdrom no matter what letter is assigned to it. Chuck

MrDunne: Windows doesn't overwrite files. It creates a new file and then marks the old one for reuse. The old photos may still be on your computer if you haven't used it too much since the incident. Google for DiskInvestigator. It will show you the files that are still available for...

algraff: Before you do anything - go to this page: http://ftp.tpnet.pl/vol/d4/windows/ftp.winsite.com/win95/sysutil/ Scroll down to diag.exe and download it. Copy it to the boot floppy you will be using and when you boot up ... at the A:\ prompt type in Diag and press enter. This will give...

algraff: The deleted file should still be in the recycle bin. It is a bit difficult, however "....This page shows you how to restore deleted files from C:\Recycled (that's the Recycle Bin) working in true MS-DOS from a Windows 9x boot disk..." http://thpc.info/safe/deleted.html Win ME is...

SantaMufasa: How about carrying a couple of glass marble eyes in your pocket and when someone says "She has no eyes...How does she see?" you could pull them out and say "These just fell out .. can you help me put them back in?" while attempting to hand them to the person. You might see some...

moanytor and/or bubarooni You can start the computer up in dos mode and change into the C:\windows directory. Edit the system.ini file under the [boot] heading. Change the line that reads shell=explorer.exe to read shell=progman.exe. File>Save this change and then restart the computer. It...

pichi: This is typical when the Marlett.ttf font has been damaged. Follow this site instructions. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=134861

65Years: You may be able to see these e-mails if: 1. They were just recently deleted. 2. Outlook express has not compacted the folder yet. It won't hurt to try this. 1. Do a search for *.dbx 2. Find the Deleted Items.dbx in the results folder. 3. Right click this folder. 4. Choose Open With...

spy1: Here is a simple one that you can burn to a mini-cd and carry around with you to use on virtually any computer. http://watsky.net/ After you get familiar with it, you may want to go with the larger ones like Knoppix that let you save personal settings to a removable pen drive.

spy1: Have you thought about just running a computer without a hard drive? There are many live linux cd's that operate that way. NO hard drive = NO evidence.

salohcinsnave: Windows 98 has issues when installing if you have more than 512 mb of ram and if your cpu runs faster than 2.1 ghz. The problem is not your hardware but rather an outdated operating system. Linux doesn't have these limitations which is why you didn't have a problem installing it.