Recent content by Marse.robert

Hi all, I have 2, 111 Gb WD Raptors and a maxtor in my box. I have had the Raptors for about a year. Recently, Windows Event Viewer has informed me that one of the Raptors has a bad block. My first thought was to return the disk under warranty. That particular HD, however, only had a couple of...

Hi everyone. I have a similar problem to failurbydesign. The download went fine. Brought up Outlook which found all my details. I was then asked to vailidate via the internet. I was then told my internet connection could not be found. I now have a limited amount of time to use the beta...

Thanks, Patriot, Just about confirms my thoughts. Regards marse.robert

Hi At one time I was very much a Norton advocate!! However, when Peter Norton left this company, I began to notice a degradation in the standards of that company.. I needed a reputable internet security system. Over the past 6 months, I have tried many products and have gravitated towards...

Hi American Zombie, I too, have Win XP Pro. So the Virtual PC is no problem. I just wished I could dual boot XP and 98SE. Kindest regards marserobert.

Hi Fitz Thank you for your time..it is appreciated. I am very impressed with the Virtual machine concept. I don't think it is any speed incentive for my Wife. She has got used to the DOS aspect of Windows 98 SE and she is comfortable with that OS. However, I am reading your last links...

Fitz, I downloaded a Virtual PC from Microsoft on a 45 day trial. Set the program up and installed Win 98 SE..no problems...or so I thought. Windows 98se loaded into a small sub window in which the mouse could not escape. So all the external buttons were unavailable. I then turned the...

fitz Thanks..on to it now! Kindest regards marserobert

Thank you all, I took this machine to a local Computer shop, and he claims that the specification, as it stands, will not load Win98se. I really did not believe this statement because his solution involved much spending. But the bare fact remains that Win 98se is not installing...

Hi Glaanieboy, Fair comment! I adore Win XP Pro. My Wife cannot get along without Win98SE. Solution for 1 computer..dual boot. Kindest regards marserobert

Hi Chastity Thanks for your reply. Come to think of it, I do believe that you are correct! It has been a long time since I used Win 98 SE, but I can remember this OS did have issues with too much Ram. Problem is, this Motherboard will only take Registered Ram. Furthermore, I have 2 sticks...

Hi all, For some time I have been lurking but an avid reader of the various Posts. My problem is installing Windows 98SE. First my computer specifications: AMD Athlon64 FX-51, Gigabyte K8 Triton Series-GA-K8NNXP-940 2 Gig Registered Ram Geforce FX5950 Ultra 2 x Western Digital Raptor...