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I still need HELP! // CommunitykahMar 8, 2001, 2:47pm
I guess most of you remember my post where I asked for help with ME and my
ISDN connection problems. But I didn't get very much help that actually worked, I've got the latest ME drivers too, still doesn't work. And I can't re-install Win98 without deleting the whole Windows directory (or maybe more), but, off course, I could be wrong, in that case tell me! I'm going mad because of not being in AW! EEEEEEEK I NEED HELP DAMNIT!!! KAH casayMar 8, 2001, 3:07pm
Have you contacted your ISP to have them solve the problem you're having?
I'm running WinMe and a cable modem. Things are fine. I don't remember your origional post. Casay [View Quote] kahMar 8, 2001, 4:11pm
big difference is that you've got cable and I ISDN :-((
well, I'm still trying...might go to the ISDD adapter manufacturer's support thingy soon... KAH casay <casay2 at home.com> skrev i meldingsnyheter:3aa7bc52$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com... > Have you contacted your ISP to have them solve the problem you're having? > I'm running WinMe and a cable modem. Things are fine. I don't remember your > origional post. > Casay [View Quote] j b e l lMar 8, 2001, 10:28pm
my ME and cable modem worked too-i just had to reconfigure the network
information for it.. -- news://awjbell.com -- J B E L L http://platinum.awjbell.com G O I N G P L A T I N U M [View Quote] sw chrisMar 8, 2001, 11:10pm
Actually, you CAN reinstall Windows 98 over your existing copy of Windows
98. Your system will be refreshed, your programs will still work, but any customizations to the Explorer shell will be lost. I don't know if reinstalling will work, though. Your best bet is to find someone locally who can either come over and work on your computer or take it to their shop and fix it (i.e. a computer repair shop) :) SW Chris [View Quote] builderzMar 9, 2001, 12:27am
Please see my comments below:
[View Quote] KAH is using Windows Millennium Edition, not Windows 98. =) > Your system will be refreshed, your programs will still work, but any > customizations to the Explorer shell will be lost. If you backup and restore your registry, yes. I forget if the re-installation will overwrite your existing registry or not. If so, then you lose all of the registry entries that most programs add to your system (not just Explorer shell enhancements), thus making a great deal of them now non-functional. > I don't know if reinstalling will work, though. Your best bet is to find > someone locally who can either come over and work on your computer or take it to their > shop and fix it (i.e. a computer repair shop) Or call up either your ISP or modem manufacturer via telephone and get things straightened out. Maybe they would even come on-site to look at your system and ISDN modem. I hope you get the problem solved, KAH. Builderz Stuff-X - Bot & World Hosting Services http://www.stuffx.com/aw/ sw chrisMar 9, 2001, 12:31am
Actually I've had to reinstall several times. And yes I have ME. =D
Windows Setup will scan your registry and preserve those entries that other programs have made, thus letting you keep everything working after reinstallation. ME should do then whether you're runnign setup from Windows or DOS. But to make doubly sure it does scan your registry, run setup in a Windows session. :) SW Chris [View Quote] j b e l lMar 9, 2001, 1:53am
why you have not yet called your isp and have had them fix it is beyond
me... -- news://awjbell.com -- J B E L L http://platinum.awjbell.com G O I N G P L A T I N U M [View Quote] john viperMar 9, 2001, 4:12pm
Never used ME (dont intend to)
However, since it uses FAT 32 (right? correct me if wrong) then if you have a Windows 98 upgrade, you should be able to "upgrade" from it. This kinda makes me mad. There is like a $100 difference between upgrade and full. You want to know the difference in functionality? 98 Full has a bootable CD. 98 upgrade requires an OS be installed. THATS the difference. 98 will upgrade from MS-DOS 3.0. When I installed 98, I found a DOS 3.0 disk lying around, popped it in, and installed 98 from it. Saved about $100. Anyhow this should keep your registry intact and be able to run other software and stuff like that. Notice my use of the word SHOULD, however. I do not know for certain if it will work with ME or not. -John Viper [View Quote] kahMar 10, 2001, 4:37pm
I think that I've caught the "trouble-maker" now, just gonna ask the support
ppl how to fix the prob. I wanna thank everybody for all theyr help, it gave me the courage to work on fixing it! Thanks! :-)) KAH john viper <jviper at jtsoft.net> skrev i meldingsnyheter:3aa91d1b at server1.Activeworlds.com... > Never used ME (dont intend to) > > However, since it uses FAT 32 (right? correct me if wrong) then if you have > a Windows 98 upgrade, you should be able to "upgrade" from it. > > This kinda makes me mad. There is like a $100 difference between upgrade > and full. You want to know the difference in functionality? 98 Full has a > bootable CD. 98 upgrade requires an OS be installed. THATS the difference. > 98 will upgrade from MS-DOS 3.0. When I installed 98, I found a DOS 3.0 > disk lying around, popped it in, and installed 98 from it. Saved about > $100. > > Anyhow this should keep your registry intact and be able to run other > software and stuff like that. > > Notice my use of the word SHOULD, however. I do not know for certain if it > will work with ME or not. > > -John Viper > [View Quote] sw chrisMar 10, 2001, 5:57pm
wingMar 10, 2001, 6:37pm
No, the CDs are free. You pay for the registration code and the box.
[View Quote] wingMar 10, 2001, 9:59pm
Then explain the massive difference in OEM package and retail package prices
when both include the CD and reg code and the only difference is that one has a little brown carton and shrink wrapping while the other is in a pretty embossed box? [View Quote] ananasMar 11, 2001, 1:16am
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--------------D6A6C53F61E2844D4D1A0613 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is there still only the restriction that new OEM versions may only be sold with new hardware? I assembled my other PC myself and felt very much like an OEM - I bought '95 OEM together with new hardware (a mousepad). [View Quote] begin:vcard n:Hatzenberger;Volker x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:oct31.de adr:;;Bornheimer Strasse 15;Bonn;;53111;Germany version:2.1 email;internet:vha at oct31.de end:vcard --------------D6A6C53F61E2844D4D1A0613-- wingMar 11, 2001, 1:22am
I normally buy OEM software along with the cheapest thing you can buy for a
computer at that particular site (normally IDE cables or a bag of screws LOL). Adds about $1 to the cost of the software. [View Quote] john viperMar 11, 2001, 12:27pm
No no no its like this, the CD is worth about $0.50. The box is worth about
$500. The software is so bad that for full install, they pay you $300, and for upgrade, because there is one less feature, they pay you $400. The license key is like the other half-of-a-dollar. (I mean how much can I guy get paid to do this: ASLKDJ23932O9U8WOKNSF and then put hyphens in it? -John VIper [View Quote] wingMar 11, 2001, 12:50pm
Don't forget the shrink wrapping! That film of defective condoms costs a lot
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