1. I am not familiar with msi scripts, but I would start with exploration of the msiexec options: /quiet /qn or /qb which are designed for lower levels of interactivity. I don't know how to supply the required parameters however. hopefully someone else here will step up, or you can examine the msdn docRead more

    I am not familiar with msi scripts, but I would start with exploration of the msiexec options:
    /quiet
    /qn or /qb
    which are designed for lower levels of interactivity.
    I don’t know how to supply the required parameters however.
    hopefully someone else here will step up, or you can examine
    the msdn documentation.

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  2. I'd interpret PSFan1 as being a power supply fan (more correctly the connector for a PS fan). If that is correct, the fan may only become powered when the PS (power supply) attains a certain temperature. If the machine is situated in an air conditioned room, this may never (or seldom) occur. Try warRead more

    I’d interpret PSFan1 as being a power supply fan (more correctly the connector for a PS fan). If that is correct, the fan may only become powered when the PS (power supply) attains a certain temperature. If the machine is situated in an air conditioned room, this may never (or seldom) occur. Try warming the room and run some resource intensive tasks on the machine, trying to get the PS to higher temps. If the system-set temp is achieved, the fan may well spin.

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  3. I believe that error is related to Microsoft .Net Framework which you may need to install or re-install if it's already present. There are several versions which different applications need, so you may have to investigate which version you require for whatever applications you have which need them.ARead more

    I believe that error is related to Microsoft .Net Framework which you may need to install or re-install if it’s already present. There are several versions which different applications need, so you may have to investigate which version you require for whatever applications you have which need them.

    Alternatively, just install all versions which work on XP:

    http://www.microsoft.com/net/downlo…

    There is also the latest version here:
    http://www.microsoft.com/download/e…

    Please note, latest version requires Windows XP with SP3 if installing on XP, and earlier versions may also have minimum service pack requirements.

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  4. If your computer came with any installation media like a windows installation CD or recovery CD then you can use that to reset the computer to factory settings.If you look at the documentation that came with the computer, there should be instructions on how to perform these actions (with most computRead more

    If your computer came with any installation media like a windows installation CD or recovery CD then you can use that to reset the computer to factory settings.
    If you look at the documentation that came with the computer, there should be instructions on how to perform these actions (with most computers anyway)

    Please do be aware that either re-installing the operating system or performing a factory reset will reset ALL of your data, programs, and well everything

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  5. A laptop BIOS password is a security feature and is not easily removed. Contact the manufacturer and be prepared to prove ownership

    A laptop BIOS password is a security feature and is not easily removed. Contact the manufacturer and be prepared to prove ownership

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  6. It should still boot without the BIOS battery as everyone but dummkopf seems to agree. They are cheap and easy to replace if you want to prove the point but I can about guarantee it will make no difference. Much more likely things are Power Supply or maybe RAM.

    It should still boot without the BIOS battery as everyone but dummkopf seems to agree. They are cheap and easy to replace if you want to prove the point but I can about guarantee it will make no difference.
    Much more likely things are Power Supply or maybe RAM.

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  7. It's probably not a good idea to run defrag on a 98 system from pure dos. Windows doesn't let defrag move certain files but if you run it from dos that move restriction may not hold and you could end up with a non-working 98 system.That said, the 'invalid dos version' can be fixed by adding defrag tRead more

    It’s probably not a good idea to run defrag on a 98 system from pure dos. Windows doesn’t let defrag move certain files but if you run it from dos that move restriction may not hold and you could end up with a non-working 98 system.

    That said, the ‘invalid dos version’ can be fixed by adding defrag to setver. For example to add the dos 6.22 version to setver you’d type setver defrag.exe 6.22. Then make sure setver.exe is loading in config.sys. HOWEVER, defrag from pre-windows dos will only run on fat16 partitions. So if 98 is installed on a fat32 partition–which it usually is–those defrag won’t run. Also, I’m not sure how defrag from dos will treat long file names even if they’re on a fat16 partition. (Early on I kept a 98 installation on a fat16 partition just so I could run some of the old dos utilities. Seems like I did defrag it once and ended up will all the file names shortened to 8.3 format.)

    Another option is Norton Disk Doctor (NDD) from Norton Utilities for dos. But as far as I know all those versions were limited to fat16 also.

    There must be some third party defragging software that will work with fat32. I googled defrag “fat32” dos and got quite a few hits. Here’s one:

    http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/b…

    There’s also this computing.net thread from 2008 where I mentioned there was a defrag program in NTFS4DOS:

    https://computing.net/answers/do…

    Also there may be a version from DR Dos (Digital Research’s version of dos) that might be fat32 capable.

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  8. Lens mode are only available as part of the Aero experience. If your computer doesn't support Aero, or if you're using a theme other than an Aero theme, Magnifier will only work in docked mode.

    Lens mode are only available as part of the Aero experience. If your computer doesn’t support Aero, or if you’re using a theme other than an Aero theme, Magnifier will only work in docked mode.

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  9. The error caused by faulty software can be resolved by deleting all the information found in the directory. Thereafter, navigate to the Control Panel, click on Administrative Tools and then services icon. Find the service labeled Print Spooler, highlight it and restart the process.

    The error caused by faulty software can be resolved by deleting all the information found in the directory. Thereafter, navigate to the Control Panel, click on Administrative Tools and then services icon. Find the service labeled Print Spooler, highlight it and restart the process.

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  10. Take off the training wheels, drop AOL and really use the internet. Your ISP can offer you a number of email accounts, or you can use gmail, yahoo, or other free email accounts out there. No one really needs AOL anymore. When AOL was first around, the pure internet was scary for many so AOL put in pRead more

    Take off the training wheels, drop AOL and really use the internet. Your ISP can offer you a number of email accounts, or you can use gmail, yahoo, or other free email accounts out there. No one really needs AOL anymore. When AOL was first around, the pure internet was scary for many so AOL put in place simple controls and hid much of went on behind. Long before even XP came around the internet and browsers became more friendly (as long as you had a good antivirus program) and easier to use, basically making AOL obsolete. Today, there is really no reason to use it any longer. Try it with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or others. Email accounts can be web based where you log in through your browser similar to the way you probably do today, or one that uses an email client like Outlook, Windows Mail, and Mozilla Thunderbird to name a few where you open your email program and it downloads your emails for you and you keep them on your computer. Thunderbird has options for independent multiple email accounts as well as multiple accounts that feed into a single inbox.

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