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More than likely you have a virus or some type of malware. Try the SuperAntiSpyware program I mentioned earlier, it is just one quick thing to try.
You can just uninstall it if it doesn't help.
You...

Now have a blank Desktop (only wallpaper) in Normal and Safe Mode.
Only the wallpaper and mouse cursor show. Mouse works.
Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn't work. Nothing

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Running XP service pack 2...

Would that be the same as choosing a 'Repair' install when in Recovery with the XP cd and are you replying to my brother's problem, or the OP's problem?
Thanks in advance.

1)Rerun an up-to-date virus scan and a spyware scan.
I would recommend the free version of SuperAntiSpyware, Spybot.Ad-Aware,etc.
Dl it, install it, update it and then run it in Complete Scan Mode....

A friend had the latest free version of Google Earth 4.21 and it stopped working with a message like 'the ATL71.dll ubicode version would not work in Win95,98 etc. Please use the ANSI version' ,or...

A friend had the latest free version of Google Earth 4.21 and it stopped working with a message like the ATL71.dll ubicode version would not work in Win95,98 etc. Please use the ANSI version.
Upon...

Thanks for the reply Train.
Is it necessary to uninstall any IE7 updates before uninstalling IE7.
My friend just went ahead and uninstalled IE7 without uninstalling the updates first.
He seems to...

There must be a work-a-round besides uninstalling IE7.
Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Buffalo
PS: I'm asking about this for a friend. He has the same exact problem as YesMan when saving web pages as...

Your Ghost copies of Win98SE made with 512MB of ram probably did not contain the MaxFileCache=512000 in the [Vcache] section of System.ini.

Perhaps you could try disabling all your antivirus for a short trial. Make sure you know that your emails are safe and then try it.

Thanks, I used the manual setting and it works fine now.
Still don't know why it just started happening in the last month or so.
Thanks again. :D

IE ver: 6.0.2800 on the Win98SE system. The latest IE through MS updates on the 2000 system.
I am running both Win98SE and 2000 on the same computer and HDD.
I also have FireFox (ver 1.5.0.6). ...

mreddy32,

See how much you have in the My Documents folder and temporarily move most of it to another folder. See if that helps.
It has been said that if you have around 100+ different items in...

A new thread would be the best way to do it.
Since you are going to buy a new system, perhaps you could try search on the Internet on how to solder on your motherboard. It could be fairly simple....

Solved.
Yesterday I went to visit him and while in Sound Properties, I found that the Preferred 'Playback' Device had been changed to something else (modem something).
After I changed it back to...

This is for a friend of mine in a nursing home. He is going to purchase a new laptop in the near future, but last week the 'speaker icon' on the bottom rt of his taskbar just disappeared. He said he...

Many things may cause that problem.
Did you just install or update any drivers just before this happened (hp printer,etc)?
If not, how about a change in your Anti-virus program?
You could try...

Perhaps it has something to do with Win98Se.
Thanks for the reply.

Since you know how to get into Safe Mode, when you are in the Startup Menu, select Step-by-Step 'something' and then choose NOT to load the config.sys and the autoexec.bat.
Let me know what...

Just wanted to make sure you didn't have over 512MB installed.
To run scandisk from the C:\ prompt, just type scandisk and press Enter.

Just upgraded to the latest version of Firefox ( 1.5.0.3 ) and I still have the same problem.
Anyone else?
:confused:

How much physical memory (ram) do you have?
Have you tried running scandisk from the c:\ prompt?

Well, to get back to the C:\ prompt, click on File and then exit.
If your mouse is not working, use the Alt key to move and then the "up and down" arrow keys.
As far as the largest "executable...

See if you can open and edit AutoExec.bat at the Dos prompt.
At the C:\ prompt, type "edit autoexec.bat" and press Enter.
Try adding the line "set temp=c:\Windows\temp" to it.
I have...

Do you have the drivers that are listed on this page?
Win98 Drivers .
If not, download and unzip them to a location you can easily find.
Try to uninstall your old video drivers and reboot.
Point...