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Windows 98 SE will re-write the boot sector no matter what so it must be installed before 2000 or XP. Unfortunately you have to reformat anyway because 98 can't exist on NTFS. After you format make sure you install 98 first. After XP or 2000 is installed its impossible without re-writing the...

It's F8 on ME for the safe mode menu. But don't select safe mode. Select step by step confirmation. Do not load config.sys or Autoexec.bat. Do not process the system registry. Do not Load all device drivers. and select yes every confirmation after that. That is the most minimal boot you can use...

I run Windows XP with the Nvidia Geforce 2 GTS chip. The only working solution I've found is using the Nvidia reference driver from the Nvidia site. The card manufacturer drivers don't work with XP well at all. Go to Nvidia's site and get the detonator reference driver for XP. They released a...

Windows XP works fine with cable modems. Sharing the connection is the only thing that has changed but you would want to do that with a router anyway. You do have to activate Windows XP within 15 days of installation or you will not even be able to log on to the system. In terms of sending...

Don't even bother with a Crossover cable. That will do nothing for this problem. Are you obtaining DHCP addressing from your school. Keep in mind Windows XP will attempt to use dynamic DNS to locate any resources on your network. Win2000 can use Netbios to do this. Check your network connections...

I have a AT&T cable modem and a Interaccess symmetrical 1.54mbs DSL. I'm trying to set them up so that if the DSL goes down the computer will switch to the cable modem automatically. That part is easy just by assigning multiple default gateways to the machine. The first is the address of the...

You can get a Winbook JL from winbook.com for that price with a 700mhz processor, 10 gig hard drive and a 12.1 TFT display. Unfortunately it ships with Windows Me and only 64 megs of ram. It still is a good price though. If you can afford to spend a little more I would check the refurbished area...

Have you tried a different type of software? I would recommend downloading a trial version of Nero 5 and see if that works.