Windows 98

WINDOWS 98

NETWORK POP-UP
Network pop up can be found in control panel add/remove programs / windows setup / system tools


The System File Checker
Go to start > Run > type in SFC to access the system file checker
or the long way round is :
start
programs
accesories
system tools
system information
tools
system file checker 
options are to: Scan for altered files ( this always comes up with users.exe as altered file ) ignore
or Extract one file

To restore the registry in Win98
restart in Dos Mode ( press shift + F8 on start up) choose command prompt only (item 6) type in without the quotes "scanreg /restore" this will restore the registry settings to the last time it worked "OK"

System information
Start / Run / msinfo32

(WIN98) Explorer Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module...
Microsoft Windows 98 Err Msg: Explorer Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module...
When you start Windows 98, you may receive the following...
Explorer:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
If you click Details, you may see the following information:
EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in module EXPLORER.EXE at ...
This behavior can occur if the Microsoft Windows 95 version of the Explorer.exe file is located in the root folder of drive. RESOLUTION To resolve this behavior, rename or delete the Explorer.exe file in the root folder of drive C.

CMMGR32.DLL ERROR
This should only happen in Win98 SE if this is the case the following may help:
search for instcm.inf in the tools\mtsutil folder on the Win98SE CD once found right click on it and select install.

DELETE MSN DESKTOP ICON
Remember how, back in Windows 95, the MSN icon was stuck to the desktop like glue (unless you edited the Registry)? Not so in Windows 98. To delete the Set Up The Microsoft Network icon from your desktop, right-click it, select Delete, then click Yes to confirm.

CREATE A SHUTDOWN ICON
Create a new Desktop Icon as follows:

1. Right click your Desktop to bring up a context window.
   Select New, then Create Shortcut.

2. In the Command Line space, type the following path:
   C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows
   (space only between EXE and user)

3. Click on Next, then rename the Icon Shutdown.  Click on
   Finish and your new Icon is on your Desktop.

4. Now double click on your new Icon and the computer will
   go directly to shutdown.

INTRO TO USER PROFILES
Are there a number of people who use your system? Can't seem to agree on a desktop color? What you need are user profiles. In case you aren't familiar with them, user profiles enable different users of the same system to use different settings--wallpaper, desktop shortcuts, color schemes, and so on. With user profiles enabled, everyone who uses the system logs on using his or her user name and password, and sees only his or her personal settings.
To set up user profiles, select Start, Settings, Control Panel, then double-click Users. Now just follow along to complete the Enable Multi-user Settings wizard. You'll need to select a user name, a password, and the items you want to customize. Click Finish, wait for Windows 98 to set up the new profile, then click Yes to restart Windows (or No to restart later). To set up the next user, double-click Users, click the New User button, and so on. From now on, whenever you start Windows 98, you'll get a Welcome To Windows dialog box. Type your user name and password, then click OK. Now go ahead and start customizing. Your changes won't affect anyone else's settings.

Ever wanted to re-install windows 98 to the factory defaults while retaining your personal stuff!!! WOW!
Here is how
"Boot up your PC with a Windows 98 boot disk, pop in your Windows 98 CD, and once you're at the command prompt, type your CD-ROM drive letter immediately followed by a colon. So, if your CD was set to "D" -- you'd enter D: and then hit ENTER. At this point,
you'll type the following command: SETUP /pf (exactly as shown).
This switch will restore all of Windows' critical files to their "factory state,"