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I am preparing to upgrade my Windows 98 to XP Home. The upgrade report indicates I need to obtain an XP compatible version of CMI Audio Config. Can't find on Google or elsewhere. Can anyone help?

I tried to delete messenger through add/remove programs and ended up with IE, Outlook Express and the internet connection gone. So, I did restore and it did OK but all of my games are gone (it says empty). I've looked at Help topics but the fact that, for windows components, the add and remove...

I notice with Windows XP and don't know if it's since the service pack that if I'm in Outlook Express and get sent a .pps or .pdf file, it won't open. I have to save it to my hard drive and it will open there but not on the message. Also, when I go to a website and see a link for a .pdf for a...

I'm having this sporadic problem. I'm missing certain letters when I type such as "g" so, when I spell, missing, there won't be a "g". This will show up in Outlook, Word, etc. Also, the numbers on the left of the keyboard can be effected. This has happened a couple of times and I have no...

Hi, I've written to the hardware forum but a few of you in this forum seem to know so much about computers! A friend of mine wants to buy a laptop and has been looking at the Dell Inspiron 8200. Does anyone have any advise or warnings about laptops?? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi, A friend of mine is thinking about buying a laptop. He's looking at the Dell Inspiron 8200. We'd really appreciate any recommendations/thoughts regarding what laptop to buy! Thanks in advance.

When I do the control+alt+delete to see the programs running, I used to see Systray. Well, it's no longer there and hasn't been for awhile and I'm wondering if this means there is a problem with my computer. Thanks in advance.

I have NIS 2002 on a Windows 98SE machine. My Norton Internet Security is not working properly in that the firewall (globe)loads but the antivirus does not (not in tray, not from start, programs, norton antivirus---it just does a one second movement but nothing opens). I had paused it to do a...

Reghakr has mentioned a 5 day auto backup you can access for computer problems. My Norton Internet Security (yes, I'll post in that forum as well) is not working properly in that the firewall loads but the antivirus does not (not in tray, not from start, programs, norton antivirus---it just...

I have Outlook Express 6 and would like to save the addresses to A disk or print the entire list. I won't be using Outlook Express on the other computer so would like it in a word file or something similar. Is this possible? I'll be using another computer and would like to take my addresses...

My computer is working well right now. I have a PentIII 500 with no CD writer. I've heard that starting in the summer, there will be less support for win98 and I'm wondering what's the best way to back everything up, including the whole operating system? I have the disks from buying win98SE...

A friend of mine has win95 and is thinking about upgrading. Does anyone have any suggestions?

A friend of mine has win95 and she is thinking about upgrading. she's considering win2000 or win ME. Any recommendations?

Hi, I have win98SE, IE6 and recently added Norton Internet Security. If the computer is on for a shortish time, it will shut down fine. If it's been on for hours, it will hang at shutdown. The last fews days when it's been happening, I do control+alt+delete before shutdown. I've noticed that...

The following IE site says at one point that the following patch is not needed for IE6 (see note:) and then further down, IE6 is listed. Does anyone know if you need this patch for IE6? Maybe I'm not reading the information correctly...

Hi, Now, I'm not sure that these are related but I installed Adkiller and it seemed (although it may be coincidental) that my mouse/cursor was delayed and my system slower. I uninstalled Adkiller and then would get a message saying that there was an Adkiller Missing file reinstall Adkiller...

I downloaded the latest superdat from McAfee (4102.exe) and the first thing I noticed is that it did not look like a regular icon (sorry, I'm not great at this...) but a white box with a blue top. So, I clicked on it and got the following message: c:\windows\desktop\sdat\4102.exe is not a valid...

I have Windows 98 SE. When I click on Maintenance Wizard via several routes, I get the question if I want to perform maintence now and I click on yes and then nothing happens. Does anyone have any ideas? Defrag, etc will work.

About 5 times, after being on the net and without touching the mouse or keyboard, items get highlighted and action moves from one item to the next all down a section then the page scrolls up. If I close the page, whatever page I'm on does the same thing. At desktop, previous icon starts...