Recent content by Y22KC

Could check the bios and make sure the hard drive is recognized as a 20gig drive.

It was the cheap cdr media that wouldn't work with the cdrw. I took it back and got the 8x HP Burner. It reads all the media that I throw at it. I tried Office Depot disks, Memorex disks, and some others. The media that it did not play was the kind with the greenish dye. The blueish dye...

Try downloading each separately away from the Windows Update download. That way you can install them separately. Go to Directx website here to download directx 8. For the critical updates download, try the IE website to get this. I'm not sure which critical update it is you're talking...

I bought a Sound Blaster 16 ISA card, and everthing works great! Got from Axiontech.com for $17.95. Great card. Thanks again for the help.

I downloaded the latest firmware for my creative 1241e dvd rom. It says extract the files in a folder, then boot into dos to install. Once I get into dos, run the program, it never flashes the dvd rom. It gives me some info on the type of flashware, the author, and that is about it. I waited...

I got directx 8.0 uninstalled after removing winME. Re-installed dx7 and re-installed winME. I did all this for nothing as it still freezes even though diagdx program says it is version 7.0. Looked on Microsoft's website for compatibility, and the crystal is listed as not compatible with...

Just wanted to post an update. Found DirectX 7.0 on a german website and the uninstaller on tweakfiles.com. The uninstaller doesn't work on WinME, so I'm gonna uninstall WinMe (since I just upgrade from win98) then try uninstalling DX8 and re-installing DX7 once Win ME is re-installed. Wish...

Thanks guys for the advice. I agree that Crystal bites. I only have 2 PCI slots that are taken by a graphics card and modem. Thinking of buying an ISA soundcard. Do you all know if Windows ME is packaged with Directx 6.1 or 7.0? I think it is 6.1 but not sure. If it is 6.1, where can...

I have a Crystal Semiconductor cs4280 on board sound chip. My computer freezes constantly because there isn't an updated driver for directx 8.0. Whenever I disable the soundcard, everything works fine. I have been to crystal's website, but the only driver there is for directx 7.0. Where can...

I have found Juno's service to be better than most of the free isp's I have tried (Netzero, bluellight, etc.)

Start you computer in safe mode by tapping F8 while when your computer starts booting. That you know no apps are running in the background. I always use this method before using scan disk or disk defragmenter.

I just bought a brand new creative labs 8438 cdrw. I burned one cd that worked fine. Tried to burn another later, but cdrw won't read the blank media. It just spins but never reads the blank disc! The weird thing is that the cd rom that came with the computer won't read them anymore!! I've...

There are various tweaks to speed up systems running Windows 98. Try Speedguide.net for registry tweaks. Also, don't allow Windows to manage your virtual memory. Set both settings to double your ram (1024 in your case). Speedguide will tell you all the other settings to try. I don't think...

If all else fails, back up your files, reformat your harddrive, and re-install windows and all your apps.

I have a creative labs Ovation 12x Dvd rom. I did not have to install any kind of drivers for my dvd rom. Did the software come with your drive? What OS are you running?