Windows 98 Settings Problems

chvol

Hello all,

I have a number of long standing problems with my Windows 98 PC (at home, just me). I think all of them are just “parameters” that I have to set. They are all things that happen that I wish didn’t.

I cannot shut down Windows. After I click on START - SHUT DOWN - SHUT DOWN - OK the screen just flashes and I am back to where I started. If I try RESTART IN MSDOS MODE, it also says “One or more programs did not close. Quit your other programs and try again.”
Every minute or two it asks: “Microsoft Networking. No domain server was available to validate your password. You may not be able to gain access to some network resources.” I click on cancel and it immediately says, “Enter Network Password. Enter your network password for Microsoft Networking” and I click on cancel again.
When I double click on an icon, normally it runs the program associated with it. However, something unknown happens and suddenly it displays a little option list: “Open, Explore, Find, . . .” and I have to click on “Open”. (I can get that list with a right click if I want it, I believe.)
I use AOL and when I receive mail from some subscriptions (e.g. Yahoo Groups), it doesn’t add “>” to everything the previous person wrote, like it does for other subscribers. They go back and forth and every new response adds another level of “>”, but I get a message/post and it’s the same number of “>”, so I add “>” in front of everything that is already there and it comes out all jagged when it appears posted.

Charlie
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jonathen

Hi,

I personally would blatt the machine and install a half-decent Windows O/S like XP or 2000 or even better, convert to Unix/Linux 😉

However, I have come across some of the same problems you are experiencing in the past, when I used Win98. So here are my thoughts/advice on what to do - you can choose to follow these or reject them, that's up to you. But I do not take any responsibility for any problems that may occur due to this 🙂

Answer to question 1:
Windows is not shutting down because you have another process running that is not exiting properly causing Windows to stay up until that process is terminated. Are you running anything in the system tray? Try killing all processes running using task manager (CRTL/ALT/DEL) then shutting down.

Answer to question 2:
You are getting this error because you are running Microsoft Networking, which is configured to connect to a PDC - when one is not available. Simply remove Client for Microsoft Networking from Control Panel/Network, and reboot, then go back into Control Panel/Network and Add Client for Microsoft Networking, then reboot. When prompted for a username/pwd, type in your logon name and leave pwd blank then click OK - you should now not be prompted for a password again.

Answer to question 3:
There is no answer that I know for this one. I have seen it happen before under Windows 98 and I never found a fix - all I did to fix it in the end was reinstall.

Answer to question 4:
Simple fix for this one - stop using AOL 😉 No, seriously, this is due to not having inline > switched on in your mail client. Is the AOL mail client Microsoft Outlook Express? If so, go to Tools, Options and click on Send, then click on Plain Text Settings and tick "Indent the original text with > when replying or forwarding".

HTH

Jonathen

prithvi

hi
i work with win98 at home ,it is somewhat patchy but a good os

problem1:
I suppose u r starting many applications when the system is booting i.e., when windows is loading. Some of them may not be visible in the system tray also

Try to use msconfig to choose the list of startup applications

problem 3:
This problem rarely occurs to me also
the immediate solution is to right click on the same file
The problem is that the left click works as if it is right click
It is problem in the os

piersk

This is mainly an answer to jonathen, but chvol can use it as well: using a three finger salute (CTRL-ALT-DELETE) and then ending all running programs is good, but whatever you do, don't end the tasks called Explorer[b/] and Systray.

grizclient

For #4 I'm not sure if this is what you meant but there is an option in AOL mail settings that let you switch between AOL style or internet style quoting. Try switching and see if it does anything.