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13. October 2004, 08:40:21
JJFlash 
Subject: xp on older systems
I don't know if this was addressed already... but you don't want to try XP unless you have at least 64 MB of RAM. Even then, it is very slow - also MS recommends 300MHz processor or better. W2K might be a better option for older systems.

9. October 2004, 13:04:06
danoschek 
Subject: 98 and XP together
Modified by danoschek (9. October 2004, 13:16:26)
it's possible ... a bit twisted since 98 does not understand the bootloader of xp ...
easiest way is having two partitions on your harddisk, you got to install w98 first.
2 GB for 98 plus 5 GB for xp is about lower limit ... once xp is installed you'll be
able to manage further via Computer Management from within the Adminstrative Tools
(e.g. 3rd partition FAT-32 - keep in mind that w98 cannot read NTFS partitions by default) ... ~*~

8. October 2004, 15:17:29
ScarletRose 
Subject: Re: I think you are right there Jason
I think the older puter.. wouldn't have enough space to put in the full version of XP.. from 98..

8. October 2004, 15:10:35
Jason 
i think that would just upgrade win98 to xp . not have both systems .

8. October 2004, 15:07:27
Hrqls 
Subject: Re: there are various methods of having two
i have a install cd of xp which i can install on my win98 pc .. it will show a menu at bootup in which i can choose which version of windows i want to use .. i am not sure if this can be done with me as well .. but i guess it would be possible ?

(on another pc i have the question if i want to use win98 or linux)

8. October 2004, 14:57:00
Jason 
Subject: there are various methods of having two
operating systems on a system , but you need the older system on first i think . heres a little info that might help .http://www.micromart.co.uk/content/features/?Cat
egory=Article&Type=&ID=1488

8. October 2004, 14:52:15
Rose 
If your ME is an upgrade version from 98 then there is an uninstall in add remove programs. If it was a full installof ME then you have no other choice but to do a format, then install 98.

8. October 2004, 14:47:12
harley 
No there isn't, Andersp. My old PC had win98, and my new one has ME. I wanted to go back to 98 and got advice from a lot of people, who all said you have to completely remove ME to install an older version of windows. I've since got used to ME, and don't really find it much different than 98, and the system restore has come in handy a few times!

8. October 2004, 13:41:41
Andersp 
Subject: Re: Windows ME
We have Windows 98 on another (this) computer and its far better, have no problems at all to use all those devices Scarlet mentions.
Beeing old enough to having used computers before Windows i remember a dos-file "autoexec.bat" where you "told" the PC how to start (paths).
My question is: If i install Windows 98 is there a way to "tell" the computer to use Win98 instead of WinME?

8. October 2004, 08:36:24
Hrqls 
Subject: still on win98
i am still on win98 .. at home as well as at work

dont have a problem with it .. but now i want to use visual studio.net so i will move on to xp at home

8. October 2004, 08:30:47
ScarletRose 
Subject: I never really ran ME either..
I had win 95.. then win 98.. work on the win 2000 and win 2000 NT.. on campus.. now I have XP Home.. I like it I guess..

8. October 2004, 06:58:53
LongJohn 
Subject: Re: Windows ME
when I ran windows ME, it was the worst windows I ever ran with the most crashes. Many people I knew also went back to 98 for better stability.
Now that I am running XP Professional (actually purchased my first real copy of any windows system) XP is the best I have run. But I would take 98 over ME anyday

8. October 2004, 06:47:58
ScarletRose 
Subject: Re: Windows ME
Why go back to win98..?? ME supposedly implements better capabilities than Windows 95 or 98 for applications that appeal more so for home users..

These applications include:

Playing Music
Storing Family Photos
Playing Games
and Accessing the Internet..


It also makes it easier to connect to all kinds of new devices such as..

Internet Cameras
Digital Cameras
Scanners
Read/Write CD-ROM Drives
TV Converters
and Specialized Printers for Color Photo Reproduction.


If any of this may apply to you.. or affect the outcome of software and hardware you currently use.. you might wish to reconsider..

Just a suggestion really.. not meant to control what your outcome is.. :)

8. October 2004, 06:36:18
ScarletRose 
Subject: Re:
not to worry Jason.. I can't see them either.. and I tried the hard refresh..

8. October 2004, 03:40:40
Andersp 
Im afraid thats what i have to do too :(

8. October 2004, 02:00:35
LongJohn 
Subject: Re: Windows ME
I had that same problem years ago.
Turned out the only way to go back to 98 was to totally reformat the HDD and reinstall from scratch.
Its a bummer but I think it is the only way to do it

8. October 2004, 01:10:21
Andersp 
Subject: Windows ME
I have Windows ME in this PC..can anyone tell me how to do if i want Windows 98 instead?

7. October 2004, 10:37:10
Jason 
Subject: i have found the problem now
norton firewall is classing them as some sort of ad , so i just disable the ad blocking , works fine now (glad i managed to sort it out ,was going to reformat the machine if i couldnt solve it)

7. October 2004, 10:28:56
Fencer 
You should adjust your firewall settings. It's probably blocking something important :-)

7. October 2004, 10:15:44
Jason 
Subject: but when i put my firewall
back on the logos dissapear again ?

7. October 2004, 10:13:52
Jason 
Subject: sorted ;))))
i needed to disable the firewall for some reason for the hard refresh to work .

7. October 2004, 10:09:32
Jason 
IE 6 and just tried it on netscape 7.1 .still the same . logged in on one of the kids pc's upstairs and i can see the logos .

7. October 2004, 09:59:53
Fencer 
Which web browser do you use?

7. October 2004, 09:55:28
Jason 
tried that yesterday , made no differnce :(

7. October 2004, 09:54:06
Fencer 
CTRL-F5

7. October 2004, 09:52:38
Jason 
can anyone tell me any other method of refreshing a page ?.ive tried the refresh button f5 ect , (im trying to see the new logos on the support page but i cant get them to appear )

7. October 2004, 03:03:26
danoschek 
Subject: The Mozilla Foundation today released Firefox 0.10.1, which patches a security hole that was discovered this week.
Modified by danoschek (7. October 2004, 03:04:43)
Users can download a new build of Firefox, wait for the automatic update
to prompt you to upgrade, or install the XPI to upgrade it. Users are urged to
upgrade Firefox. The hole is not known to affect any other Mozilla applications.

5. October 2004, 21:20:21
Niki 
Thanks again to everyone for their help.. I've downloaded Volant'ssuggestion for now, which is doing the job :))

5. October 2004, 05:09:01
Backoff 
IE 6.0 is the latest version. Click here to download 6.0

5. October 2004, 00:16:44
danoschek 
Subject: yahoo toolbar is better than google
my opinion too if you must use gates of chAos i.e. IE. :D
for germany the gmx toolbar should be first choice. Firefox Rulez tho ~*~

4. October 2004, 22:55:13
bumble 
Have you tried the Yahoo toolbar, Niki?

4. October 2004, 22:13:03
Niki 
Thankyou for all the info given :))
I did the google toolbar thing, but as suspected, I don't have 5.5 so didn't get the one bit I really wanted which was the popup blocker :-D
gonna give volant's suggestion a try :)

4. October 2004, 22:04:17
coan.net 
I said for the longest time that I did not want to change either. IE was what I have alwaysed used, I knew how to use all of it's features, etc.. etc...

Now you could not pull me away from Firefox. Pages load faster, don't have to worry about pop ups or active X viruses, etc...

... and if you don't like it, you could always unistall it. PLUS it will not "replace" your current browser, it will just add a second browser option. (I currently have 5 different browsers on my computer.)

FireFox is what I use all the time. Netscape is what my wife uses so when we visit the same sites, our cookies don't mess things us. IE I still use occasionally. Then a couple others which I mostly just use to make sure my websites I create look good in all browsers.

... and Firefox is free!

4. October 2004, 22:03:37
Chimera 
Modified by Chimera (4. October 2004, 22:04:40)
This one worked well for me
here

4. October 2004, 21:59:53
Rose 
Id say anyone who loves IE as I do just get the Service Pack 2 for windowsXP as Backoff mentioned. WOW! no more pop ups!!! Plus lots of other goodies

4. October 2004, 21:58:27
Niki 
I'm not entirely sure I want to change my browser.. just want to stop the pop-ups, preferably for free :)

4. October 2004, 21:55:38
coan.net 
Firefox is the way to go. I'm a long time IE user, loved IE, tried Netscape, Opera, etc... always went back to IE.

Firefox is great - Almost eleminated all pop ups (All pop ups?), has a great tab feature so you don't have to open a lot of windows, and it actually loads pages faster!


  • Firefox
  • Firefox
  • Firefox

  • 4. October 2004, 21:52:08
    Niki 
    Subject: Re:
    Backoff, yep, had a look at that having done a search through this board .. doesn't it only work if you have 5.5 ? not that I'm entirely sure what I DO have ?!? Is there a simple way of me knowing ?
    Is stopzilla any good that you know of ?

    4. October 2004, 21:49:54
    Backoff 
    Google Toolbar

    Also if you have windows XP and upgrade to SP2, the new I.E. has a built-in blocker. If you use a browser like Firefox! has a built in blocker as well!

    4. October 2004, 21:45:46
    Niki 
    Subject: pop-up blocker
    could anyone please recommend (as in use it yourself and have found it to be good)a free, reliable pop-up blocker please ??

    2. October 2004, 10:03:40
    danoschek 
    Subject: DivX Update, Codec 5.2, finally a new player also
    Modified by danoschek (2. October 2004, 10:07:25)
    Codec v5.2.1 as Freeware available, includes DivX-Player v2.5.5 ... ~*~

    1. October 2004, 10:29:39
    danoschek 
    Subject: for people who like to send pictures via email
    Modified by danoschek (1. October 2004, 10:29:55)
    the program "1-More-Minishow" has many neat options and is
    free of charge for private use ... - english download page here ... ~*~

    1. October 2004, 06:55:20
    BananaD 
    Subject: Re: images have disappeared
    thanks, works on my home computer also. Yay I can play again :)))

    30. September 2004, 06:49:49
    BananaD 
    Subject: Re: images have disappeared
    thank you, I'll check from my home computer tonight....work computer is fine :))

    30. September 2004, 01:31:19
    danoschek 
    Subject: check scambusters.org
    Modified by danoschek (30. September 2004, 02:27:39)
    they mention it in their archives ... ~*~

    30. September 2004, 01:28:23
    Andersp 
    Subject: AT & T Universal card
    Had this email today, wonder if anyone has any experience:


    *Dear ,

    These days you can get everything you need online – including peace of mind – when you shop using Virtual Account Numbers.

    Virtual Account Numbers is a free service for AT&T Universal Card members that gives you a substitute card number to use in place of your credit card number when you make a purchase online. This random number provides you with additional security.

    It's easy to use: before every online purchase, you simply get a new number from Virtual Account Numbers to use at each new merchant. And activating this free service is easy, too:

    1. Sign on to Account Online at www.universalcard.com.

    2. Click on the Virtual Account Numbers link on the top right of the statement page and follow the simple steps.


    Plus, you'll get these convenient features:

    Choice of user mode: You can download and install Virtual Account Numbers on your computer, or access it on the web without having to download it.


    Automatic Form Fill: With just one click, it automatically fills out the merchant's form with the Virtual Account Number and its expiration date, your shipping address and your billing address (only available on download version).


    Adjustable Settings: Set the spending limit and expiration date for each new Virtual Account Number.


    Recurring Payment Option: You have the flexibility to use a Virtual Account Number once or to use a Virtual Account Number for recurring payments for up to two years.


    Here's how easy it is to use Virtual Account Numbers when you're ready to make a purchase at the "Check Out" page:

    1. Log in with your user name and password when the Virtual Account Numbers screen automatically pops up.

    2. Get a substitute credit card number for your online purchase.

    3. Enter your number into the merchant's form, set the Virtual Account Number expiration date, and you're done.


    So for more secure shopping, sign on to Account Online at www.universalcard.com and start using Virtual Account Numbers today.

    28. September 2004, 17:17:27
    Fencer 
    Subject: Re: images have disappeared
    It's been fixed more than 6 hours ago.

    28. September 2004, 16:59:39
    BananaD 
    Subject: images have disappeared
    Help!!! I cannot play any of my games as all the images have disappeared off the page....frogs, country flags, which opponent is online, membership status (pawn, rook). I was online last night on my home computer and it was working fine, also from my work computer earlier today.
    I haven't loaded anything new onto my computer. I've tried CTRL F5, right clicked on an image /show picture and again nothing.
    What is happening???? Anyone??? :)))
    Thank you.

    25. September 2004, 03:24:23
    vitalik 
    Subject: Re: I'd strongly disrecommend extensive usuage of pwd managers anyway
    There are password managers that have relatively good encryption. for example Password Safe

    24. September 2004, 20:32:02
    danoschek 
    Subject: I'd strongly disrecommend extensive usuage of pwd managers anyway
    Modified by danoschek (24. September 2004, 20:32:50)
    easy walmart for hackers possibly ... unless you save their 'brainfile' on
    floppy or usb-stick and, really have the discipline to remove store every after ... ~*~

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