Problem with Win98.....

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Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely cannot
remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as a
newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.

Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the 98
groups.

Tks.....Heather
---------------------------------

Heather,
I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
Win 98
On boot, error messages,
Occurred in this sequence.

Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command

Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command

they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot by
turning
off, then back on, each time.

This a.m.
Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
Edit line 1 and 2

I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
There's only 2 lines in them.
I don't know what to edit???

My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the new
one
go back to the corrupted area?

or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
J
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and SpywareBlaster
on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with. I will
talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.

Thanks.....

"Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
> group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
> cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as a
> newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>
> Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the 98
> groups.
>
> Tks.....Heather
> ---------------------------------
>
> Heather,
> I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
> Win 98
> On boot, error messages,
> Occurred in this sequence.
>
> Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>
> Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>
> they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot by
> turning
> off, then back on, each time.
>
> This a.m.
> Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
> Edit line 1 and 2
>
> I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
> The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
> There's only 2 lines in them.
> I don't know what to edit???
>
> My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
> If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the new
> one
> go back to the corrupted area?
>
> or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
> J
>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Microsoft Discussion Groups Home. With IE it should show on left of screen.
--
I mastered Wordstar graphics!


"Heather" wrote:

> OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and SpywareBlaster
> on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with. I will
> talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.
>
> Thanks.....
>
> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
> > group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
> > cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as a
> > newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
> >
> > Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the 98
> > groups.
> >
> > Tks.....Heather
> > ---------------------------------
> >
> > Heather,
> > I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
> > Win 98
> > On boot, error messages,
> > Occurred in this sequence.
> >
> > Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
> >
> > Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
> >
> > they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot by
> > turning
> > off, then back on, each time.
> >
> > This a.m.
> > Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
> > Edit line 1 and 2
> >
> > I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
> > The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
> > There's only 2 lines in them.
> > I don't know what to edit???
> >
> > My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
> > If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the new
> > one
> > go back to the corrupted area?
> >
> > or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
> > J
> >
> >
>
>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

HUH?? That is not the link. And I am using Outlook Express, not IE. I
used to have it saved, so it is something like "news at microsoft dot ?"

"Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
news:FDC612CE-A2D7-4BEA-8118-31236CEE0F19@microsoft.com...
> Microsoft Discussion Groups Home. With IE it should show on left of
> screen.
> --
> I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>
>
> "Heather" wrote:
>
>> OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and
>> SpywareBlaster
>> on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with. I
>> will
>> talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.
>>
>> Thanks.....
>>
>> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
>> > group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
>> > cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as
>> > a
>> > newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>> >
>> > Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the
>> > 98
>> > groups.
>> >
>> > Tks.....Heather
>> > ---------------------------------
>> >
>> > Heather,
>> > I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
>> > Win 98
>> > On boot, error messages,
>> > Occurred in this sequence.
>> >
>> > Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>> >
>> > Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>> >
>> > they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot
>> > by
>> > turning
>> > off, then back on, each time.
>> >
>> > This a.m.
>> > Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
>> > Edit line 1 and 2
>> >
>> > I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
>> > The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
>> > There's only 2 lines in them.
>> > I don't know what to edit???
>> >
>> > My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
>> > If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the
>> > new
>> > one
>> > go back to the corrupted area?
>> >
>> > or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
>> > J
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

If you saved it in OE look under "Tools" then "Accounts".
--
I mastered Wordstar graphics!


"Heather" wrote:

> HUH?? That is not the link. And I am using Outlook Express, not IE. I
> used to have it saved, so it is something like "news at microsoft dot ?"
>
> "Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
> news:FDC612CE-A2D7-4BEA-8118-31236CEE0F19@microsoft.com...
> > Microsoft Discussion Groups Home. With IE it should show on left of
> > screen.
> > --
> > I mastered Wordstar graphics!
> >
> >
> > "Heather" wrote:
> >
> >> OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and
> >> SpywareBlaster
> >> on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with. I
> >> will
> >> talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.
> >>
> >> Thanks.....
> >>
> >> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> >> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
> >> > group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
> >> > cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as
> >> > a
> >> > newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
> >> >
> >> > Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the
> >> > 98
> >> > groups.
> >> >
> >> > Tks.....Heather
> >> > ---------------------------------
> >> >
> >> > Heather,
> >> > I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
> >> > Win 98
> >> > On boot, error messages,
> >> > Occurred in this sequence.
> >> >
> >> > Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
> >> >
> >> > Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
> >> >
> >> > they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot
> >> > by
> >> > turning
> >> > off, then back on, each time.
> >> >
> >> > This a.m.
> >> > Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
> >> > Edit line 1 and 2
> >> >
> >> > I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
> >> > The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
> >> > There's only 2 lines in them.
> >> > I don't know what to edit???
> >> >
> >> > My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
> >> > If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the
> >> > new
> >> > one
> >> > go back to the corrupted area?
> >> >
> >> > or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
> >> > J
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

If not saved try for a list.
-- site.aol.com/netfind/newsgroups.html
I mastered Wordstar graphics!


"Corday" wrote:

> If you saved it in OE look under "Tools" then "Accounts".
> --
> I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>
>
> "Heather" wrote:
>
> > HUH?? That is not the link. And I am using Outlook Express, not IE. I
> > used to have it saved, so it is something like "news at microsoft dot ?"
> >
> > "Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
> > news:FDC612CE-A2D7-4BEA-8118-31236CEE0F19@microsoft.com...
> > > Microsoft Discussion Groups Home. With IE it should show on left of
> > > screen.
> > > --
> > > I mastered Wordstar graphics!
> > >
> > >
> > > "Heather" wrote:
> > >
> > >> OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and
> > >> SpywareBlaster
> > >> on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with. I
> > >> will
> > >> talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks.....
> > >>
> > >> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> > >> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > >> > Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
> > >> > group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
> > >> > cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as
> > >> > a
> > >> > newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
> > >> >
> > >> > Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the
> > >> > 98
> > >> > groups.
> > >> >
> > >> > Tks.....Heather
> > >> > ---------------------------------
> > >> >
> > >> > Heather,
> > >> > I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
> > >> > Win 98
> > >> > On boot, error messages,
> > >> > Occurred in this sequence.
> > >> >
> > >> > Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
> > >> >
> > >> > Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
> > >> >
> > >> > they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot
> > >> > by
> > >> > turning
> > >> > off, then back on, each time.
> > >> >
> > >> > This a.m.
> > >> > Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
> > >> > Edit line 1 and 2
> > >> >
> > >> > I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
> > >> > The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
> > >> > There's only 2 lines in them.
> > >> > I don't know what to edit???
> > >> >
> > >> > My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
> > >> > If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the
> > >> > new
> > >> > one
> > >> > go back to the corrupted area?
> > >> >
> > >> > or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
> > >> > J
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Corday.....if YOU don't use Usenet news groups, how in hell do you think
you can tell me how to get to them? Or words to that effect.

You are reading this via IE on the MS website......which is NOT the
place for an experienced person to use.

Now go away!! Your answer doesn't make any sense at all!!

"Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
news:7312EC24-24A8-43C3-8370-6DEF1F6572DE@microsoft.com...
> If you saved it in OE look under "Tools" then "Accounts".
> --
> I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>
>
> "Heather" wrote:
>
>> HUH?? That is not the link. And I am using Outlook Express, not IE.
>> I
>> used to have it saved, so it is something like "news at microsoft dot
>> ?"
>>
>> "Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
>> news:FDC612CE-A2D7-4BEA-8118-31236CEE0F19@microsoft.com...
>> > Microsoft Discussion Groups Home. With IE it should show on left of
>> > screen.
>> > --
>> > I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>> >
>> >
>> > "Heather" wrote:
>> >
>> >> OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and
>> >> SpywareBlaster
>> >> on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with.
>> >> I
>> >> will
>> >> talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.....
>> >>
>> >> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> >> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS
>> >> > news
>> >> > group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
>> >> > cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or
>> >> > as
>> >> > a
>> >> > newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of
>> >> > the
>> >> > 98
>> >> > groups.
>> >> >
>> >> > Tks.....Heather
>> >> > ---------------------------------
>> >> >
>> >> > Heather,
>> >> > I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
>> >> > Win 98
>> >> > On boot, error messages,
>> >> > Occurred in this sequence.
>> >> >
>> >> > Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>> >> >
>> >> > Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>> >> >
>> >> > they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to
>> >> > boot
>> >> > by
>> >> > turning
>> >> > off, then back on, each time.
>> >> >
>> >> > This a.m.
>> >> > Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
>> >> > Edit line 1 and 2
>> >> >
>> >> > I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
>> >> > The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
>> >> > There's only 2 lines in them.
>> >> > I don't know what to edit???
>> >> >
>> >> > My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not
>> >> > sure.
>> >> > If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will
>> >> > the
>> >> > new
>> >> > one
>> >> > go back to the corrupted area?
>> >> >
>> >> > or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
>> >> > J
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

AOL???? You have to be kidding.

And that does explain why you know zippo about computers.

"Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
news:DDC1AD7F-0BA7-4EEC-9B2F-FD547878A9AD@microsoft.com...
> If not saved try for a list.
> -- site.aol.com/netfind/newsgroups.html
> I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>
>
> "Corday" wrote:
>
>> If you saved it in OE look under "Tools" then "Accounts".
>> --
>> I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>>
>>
>> "Heather" wrote:
>>
>> > HUH?? That is not the link. And I am using Outlook Express, not
>> > IE. I
>> > used to have it saved, so it is something like "news at microsoft
>> > dot ?"
>> >
>> > "Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
>> > news:FDC612CE-A2D7-4BEA-8118-31236CEE0F19@microsoft.com...
>> > > Microsoft Discussion Groups Home. With IE it should show on left
>> > > of
>> > > screen.
>> > > --
>> > > I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Heather" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and
>> > >> SpywareBlaster
>> > >> on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with.
>> > >> I
>> > >> will
>> > >> talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks.....
>> > >>
>> > >> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> > >> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > >> > Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS
>> > >> > news
>> > >> > group. I wondered if any of you could help because I
>> > >> > absolutely
>> > >> > cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in
>> > >> > toto.....or as
>> > >> > a
>> > >> > newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news
>> > >> > groups.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > 98
>> > >> > groups.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Tks.....Heather
>> > >> > ---------------------------------
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Heather,
>> > >> > I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
>> > >> > Win 98
>> > >> > On boot, error messages,
>> > >> > Occurred in this sequence.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>> > >> >
>> > >> > they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to
>> > >> > boot
>> > >> > by
>> > >> > turning
>> > >> > off, then back on, each time.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > This a.m.
>> > >> > Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
>> > >> > Edit line 1 and 2
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
>> > >> > The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
>> > >> > There's only 2 lines in them.
>> > >> > I don't know what to edit???
>> > >> >
>> > >> > My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not
>> > >> > sure.
>> > >> > If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > new
>> > >> > one
>> > >> > go back to the corrupted area?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
>> > >> > J
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Sometime in the late 70s I changed my OS from CPM to DOS. I stopped using the
BBB and discovered something that a couple of college kids “invented” called
Newsgroups. What an amazing find!
--
I mastered Wordstar graphics!


"Heather" wrote:

> Corday.....if YOU don't use Usenet news groups, how in hell do you think
> you can tell me how to get to them? Or words to that effect.
>
> You are reading this via IE on the MS website......which is NOT the
> place for an experienced person to use.
>
> Now go away!! Your answer doesn't make any sense at all!!
>
> "Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
> news:7312EC24-24A8-43C3-8370-6DEF1F6572DE@microsoft.com...
> > If you saved it in OE look under "Tools" then "Accounts".
> > --
> > I mastered Wordstar graphics!
> >
> >
> > "Heather" wrote:
> >
> >> HUH?? That is not the link. And I am using Outlook Express, not IE.
> >> I
> >> used to have it saved, so it is something like "news at microsoft dot
> >> ?"
> >>
> >> "Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
> >> news:FDC612CE-A2D7-4BEA-8118-31236CEE0F19@microsoft.com...
> >> > Microsoft Discussion Groups Home. With IE it should show on left of
> >> > screen.
> >> > --
> >> > I mastered Wordstar graphics!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Heather" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and
> >> >> SpywareBlaster
> >> >> on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with.
> >> >> I
> >> >> will
> >> >> talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks.....
> >> >>
> >> >> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> >> >> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS
> >> >> > news
> >> >> > group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
> >> >> > cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or
> >> >> > as
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > 98
> >> >> > groups.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Tks.....Heather
> >> >> > ---------------------------------
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Heather,
> >> >> > I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
> >> >> > Win 98
> >> >> > On boot, error messages,
> >> >> > Occurred in this sequence.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
> >> >> >
> >> >> > they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to
> >> >> > boot
> >> >> > by
> >> >> > turning
> >> >> > off, then back on, each time.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This a.m.
> >> >> > Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
> >> >> > Edit line 1 and 2
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
> >> >> > The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
> >> >> > There's only 2 lines in them.
> >> >> > I don't know what to edit???
> >> >> >
> >> >> > My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not
> >> >> > sure.
> >> >> > If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > new
> >> >> > one
> >> >> > go back to the corrupted area?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
> >> >> > J
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Heather

I'm not really sure what you're asking for but...
This is the link for a newbie to set up Microsoft newsgroups in
Outlook Express with just one click:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsme.general

Or maybe it's this:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx

If these aren't what you mean, please explain!!!

George Gee


"Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news group.
> I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely cannot remember
> how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as a newbie......the link
> one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>
> Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the 98
> groups.
>
> Tks.....Heather
> ---------------------------------
>
> Heather,
> I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
> Win 98
> On boot, error messages,
> Occurred in this sequence.
>
> Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>
> Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>
> they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot by
> turning
> off, then back on, each time.
>
> This a.m.
> Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
> Edit line 1 and 2
>
> I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
> The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
> There's only 2 lines in them.
> I don't know what to edit???
>
> My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
> If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the new one
> go back to the corrupted area?
>
> or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
> J
>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Hi Heather, I *think* the link you are after is :-
news.microsoft.com
set up in OE under Tools | Accounts \ Mail
(remembering to munge your email address)

Then choose the news groups you want

HTH

Mart


"Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:eeIxl3WLJHA.4796@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> HUH?? That is not the link. And I am using Outlook Express, not IE. I
> used to have it saved, so it is something like "news at microsoft dot ?"
>
> "Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
> news:FDC612CE-A2D7-4BEA-8118-31236CEE0F19@microsoft.com...
>> Microsoft Discussion Groups Home. With IE it should show on left of
>> screen.
>> --
>> I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>>
>>
>> "Heather" wrote:
>>
>>> OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and SpywareBlaster
>>> on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with. I will
>>> talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.
>>>
>>> Thanks.....
>>>
>>> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> > Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
>>> > group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
>>> > cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as a
>>> > newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>>> >
>>> > Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the 98
>>> > groups.
>>> >
>>> > Tks.....Heather
>>> > ---------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Heather,
>>> > I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
>>> > Win 98
>>> > On boot, error messages,
>>> > Occurred in this sequence.
>>> >
>>> > Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>>> >
>>> > Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>>> >
>>> > they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot by
>>> > turning
>>> > off, then back on, each time.
>>> >
>>> > This a.m.
>>> > Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
>>> > Edit line 1 and 2
>>> >
>>> > I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
>>> > The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
>>> > There's only 2 lines in them.
>>> > I don't know what to edit???
>>> >
>>> > My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
>>> > If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the new
>>> > one
>>> > go back to the corrupted area?
>>> >
>>> > or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
>>> > J
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

THAT'S IT!!!!! The first one. But if I want to get the general slew of
news groups, I would take out the last half?? I want to get her to the
98 ones.

IOW, I need the link for the Microsoft News Group Server or some such,
so that she can access all gazillion of them.

KISSIES!! Heather

"George Gee" <georgegee@nomaps.com> wrote in message
news:uh%23AdKYLJHA.6128@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Heather
>
> I'm not really sure what you're asking for but...
> This is the link for a newbie to set up Microsoft newsgroups in
> Outlook Express with just one click:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsme.general
>
> Or maybe it's this:
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>
> If these aren't what you mean, please explain!!!
>
> George Gee
>
>
> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
>> group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
>> cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as a
>> newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>>
>> Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the 98
>> groups.
>>
>> Tks.....Heather
>> ---------------------------------
>>
>> Heather,
>> I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
>> Win 98
>> On boot, error messages,
>> Occurred in this sequence.
>>
>> Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>>
>> Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>>
>> they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot by
>> turning
>> off, then back on, each time.
>>
>> This a.m.
>> Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
>> Edit line 1 and 2
>>
>> I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
>> The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
>> There's only 2 lines in them.
>> I don't know what to edit???
>>
>> My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
>> If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the
>> new one
>> go back to the corrupted area?
>>
>> or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
>> J
>>
>>
>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

I think that is sort of it. Probably I have to put MS in front of that.
I will mess with it later. Just want to get to the server for MS. So I
can give her the whole bunch of MS groups. Does that make sense?? She
knows a lot, but I don't know Win98, so figure she can find out what she
needs on one of the 98 ng's. Trying to talk her into upgrading, but not
quite sure what the problem is.

Thanks Mart....Heather

OK.....took the first half of George's link and that is the one!!

news://msnews.microsoft.com

This will now get saved once again, grin.


"Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:Ouu0IzYLJHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi Heather, I *think* the link you are after is :-
> news.microsoft.com
> set up in OE under Tools | Accounts \ Mail
> (remembering to munge your email address)
>
> Then choose the news groups you want
>
> HTH
>
> Mart
>
>
> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eeIxl3WLJHA.4796@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> HUH?? That is not the link. And I am using Outlook Express, not IE.
>> I used to have it saved, so it is something like "news at microsoft
>> dot ?"
>>
>> "Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
>> news:FDC612CE-A2D7-4BEA-8118-31236CEE0F19@microsoft.com...
>>> Microsoft Discussion Groups Home. With IE it should show on left of
>>> screen.
>>> --
>>> I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>>>
>>>
>>> "Heather" wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and
>>>> SpywareBlaster
>>>> on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with. I
>>>> will
>>>> talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.....
>>>>
>>>> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> > Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS
>>>> > news
>>>> > group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
>>>> > cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or
>>>> > as a
>>>> > newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>>>> >
>>>> > Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of
>>>> > the 98
>>>> > groups.
>>>> >
>>>> > Tks.....Heather
>>>> > ---------------------------------
>>>> >
>>>> > Heather,
>>>> > I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
>>>> > Win 98
>>>> > On boot, error messages,
>>>> > Occurred in this sequence.
>>>> >
>>>> > Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>>>> >
>>>> > Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>>>> >
>>>> > they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot
>>>> > by
>>>> > turning
>>>> > off, then back on, each time.
>>>> >
>>>> > This a.m.
>>>> > Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
>>>> > Edit line 1 and 2
>>>> >
>>>> > I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
>>>> > The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
>>>> > There's only 2 lines in them.
>>>> > I don't know what to edit???
>>>> >
>>>> > My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not
>>>> > sure.
>>>> > If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will
>>>> > the new
>>>> > one
>>>> > go back to the corrupted area?
>>>> >
>>>> > or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
>>>> > J
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Seems that both 'msnews.microsoft.com' and 'news.microsoft.com' work in OE,
so you're spoilt for choice <g>

Mart


"Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:OZ8xyCZLJHA.5232@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I think that is sort of it. Probably I have to put MS in front of that.
> I will mess with it later. Just want to get to the server for MS. So I
> can give her the whole bunch of MS groups. Does that make sense?? She
> knows a lot, but I don't know Win98, so figure she can find out what she
> needs on one of the 98 ng's. Trying to talk her into upgrading, but not
> quite sure what the problem is.
>
> Thanks Mart....Heather
>
> OK.....took the first half of George's link and that is the one!!
>
> news://msnews.microsoft.com
>
> This will now get saved once again, grin.
>
>
> "Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:Ouu0IzYLJHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Heather, I *think* the link you are after is :-
>> news.microsoft.com
>> set up in OE under Tools | Accounts \ Mail
>> (remembering to munge your email address)
>>
>> Then choose the news groups you want
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Mart
>>
>>
>> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:eeIxl3WLJHA.4796@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> HUH?? That is not the link. And I am using Outlook Express, not IE.
>>> I used to have it saved, so it is something like "news at microsoft
>>> dot ?"
>>>
>>> "Corday" <10Swinner@net.net> wrote in message
>>> news:FDC612CE-A2D7-4BEA-8118-31236CEE0F19@microsoft.com...
>>>> Microsoft Discussion Groups Home. With IE it should show on left of
>>>> screen.
>>>> --
>>>> I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Heather" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> OK....heading out, but she just told me she had AVG and
>>>>> SpywareBlaster
>>>>> on there. She took AVG off and wonders what to replace SB with. I
>>>>> will
>>>>> talk to her tomorrow cuz I am heading out.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.....
>>>>>
>>>>> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> > Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS
>>>>> > news
>>>>> > group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
>>>>> > cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or
>>>>> > as a
>>>>> > newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of
>>>>> > the 98
>>>>> > groups.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Tks.....Heather
>>>>> > ---------------------------------
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Heather,
>>>>> > I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
>>>>> > Win 98
>>>>> > On boot, error messages,
>>>>> > Occurred in this sequence.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>>>>> >
>>>>> > they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot
>>>>> > by
>>>>> > turning
>>>>> > off, then back on, each time.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > This a.m.
>>>>> > Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
>>>>> > Edit line 1 and 2
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
>>>>> > The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
>>>>> > There's only 2 lines in them.
>>>>> > I don't know what to edit???
>>>>> >
>>>>> > My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not
>>>>> > sure.
>>>>> > If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will
>>>>> > the new
>>>>> > one
>>>>> > go back to the corrupted area?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
>>>>> > J
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Heather

Once you have your MS Newsgroup account in Outlook Express,
there are numerous ways to see the list of Newsgroups that
are available, here's 3 of them.

1, Click the whacking great big 'Newsgroup' icon on the top toolbar.
2, Tools > Newsgroups.
3, Ctrl+W

George Gee


"Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:uujsz$YLJHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> THAT'S IT!!!!! The first one. But if I want to get the general slew of
> news groups, I would take out the last half?? I want to get her to the 98
> ones.
>
> IOW, I need the link for the Microsoft News Group Server or some such, so
> that she can access all gazillion of them.
>
> KISSIES!! Heather
>
> "George Gee" <georgegee@nomaps.com> wrote in message
> news:uh%23AdKYLJHA.6128@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Heather
>>
>> I'm not really sure what you're asking for but...
>> This is the link for a newbie to set up Microsoft newsgroups in
>> Outlook Express with just one click:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsme.general
>>
>> Or maybe it's this:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>>
>> If these aren't what you mean, please explain!!!
>>
>> George Gee
>>
>>
>> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
>>> group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely cannot
>>> remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as a
>>> newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the 98
>>> groups.
>>>
>>> Tks.....Heather
>>> ---------------------------------
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Mart <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote:

> Seems that both 'msnews.microsoft.com' and 'news.microsoft.com' work
> in OE, so you're spoilt for choice <g>

news is an alias for msnews and both resolve to the same group of IP
addresses (there are more than one) as can be seen by:

D:\Temp>ping news.microsoft.com

Pinging msnews.microsoft.com [207.46.248.16] with 32 bytes of data:

D:\Temp>ping msnews.microsoft.com

Pinging msnews.microsoft.com [207.46.248.16] with 32 bytes of data:
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Figgles,

Jim Eshelman used to - and probably still does - have a list of the MS news
groups at aumha.org, that you can find easily enough from the index page.
Click the one you want and it opens in OE. Useful in certain circumstances.

Arturo


"Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:uujsz$YLJHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> THAT'S IT!!!!! The first one. But if I want to get the general slew of
> news groups, I would take out the last half?? I want to get her to the 98
> ones.
>
> IOW, I need the link for the Microsoft News Group Server or some such, so
> that she can access all gazillion of them.
>
> KISSIES!! Heather
>
> "George Gee" <georgegee@nomaps.com> wrote in message
> news:uh%23AdKYLJHA.6128@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Heather
>>
>> I'm not really sure what you're asking for but...
>> This is the link for a newbie to set up Microsoft newsgroups in
>> Outlook Express with just one click:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsme.general
>>
>> Or maybe it's this:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>>
>> If these aren't what you mean, please explain!!!
>>
>> George Gee
>>
>>
>> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
>>> group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely cannot
>>> remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as a
>>> newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the 98
>>> groups.
>>>
>>> Tks.....Heather
>>> ---------------------------------
>>>
>>> Heather,
>>> I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
>>> Win 98
>>> On boot, error messages,
>>> Occurred in this sequence.
>>>
>>> Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>>>
>>> Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>>>
>>> they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot by
>>> turning
>>> off, then back on, each time.
>>>
>>> This a.m.
>>> Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
>>> Edit line 1 and 2
>>>
>>> I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
>>> The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
>>> There's only 2 lines in them.
>>> I don't know what to edit???
>>>
>>> My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
>>> If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the new
>>> one
>>> go back to the corrupted area?
>>>
>>> or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
>>> J
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Gracias, Arturo......the problem is/was that I was going to have to
explain on a totally different news group as an off-topic message to my
friend how she could access the MS ng's and then how to find the ones
she wanted. And as she prefers to remain anonymous for good reasons, I
suppose....I can't write her at home via email.

But you guys eventually got what I was asking. I just didn't explain
myself very well. (G)

Abrazos....Sra. Figgles

"Arturo Seis" <sixpencedearturo@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:%23V9i%23wpLJHA.456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Figgles,
>
> Jim Eshelman used to - and probably still does - have a list of the MS
> news groups at aumha.org, that you can find easily enough from the
> index page. Click the one you want and it opens in OE. Useful in
> certain circumstances.
>
> Arturo
>
>
> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:uujsz$YLJHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> THAT'S IT!!!!! The first one. But if I want to get the general slew
>> of news groups, I would take out the last half?? I want to get her
>> to the 98 ones.
>>
>> IOW, I need the link for the Microsoft News Group Server or some
>> such, so that she can access all gazillion of them.
>>
>> KISSIES!! Heather
>>
>> "George Gee" <georgegee@nomaps.com> wrote in message
>> news:uh%23AdKYLJHA.6128@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Heather
>>>
>>> I'm not really sure what you're asking for but...
>>> This is the link for a newbie to set up Microsoft newsgroups in
>>> Outlook Express with just one click:
>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsme.general
>>>
>>> Or maybe it's this:
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>>>
>>> If these aren't what you mean, please explain!!!
>>>
>>> George Gee
>>>
>>>
>>> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
>>>> group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
>>>> cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as
>>>> a newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the
>>>> 98 groups.
>>>>
>>>> Tks.....Heather
>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Heather,
>>>> I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
>>>> Win 98
>>>> On boot, error messages,
>>>> Occurred in this sequence.
>>>>
>>>> Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>>>>
>>>> Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>>>>
>>>> they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot
>>>> by turning
>>>> off, then back on, each time.
>>>>
>>>> This a.m.
>>>> Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
>>>> Edit line 1 and 2
>>>>
>>>> I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
>>>> The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
>>>> There's only 2 lines in them.
>>>> I don't know what to edit???
>>>>
>>>> My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
>>>> If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the
>>>> new one
>>>> go back to the corrupted area?
>>>>
>>>> or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
>>>> J
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
 
Re: Problem with Win98.....

Not as easy to find as it used to be, but take a look sometime, Figgs:

http://aumha.org/support.php#msng

As I recall - can't test it now as I'm in Linux - you click the link, it
opens in and downloads into OE, then when you close it you're asked if
you want to subscribe to the group. When you say "I do" you'll have the
Microsoft server set up automatically and, if you want to end it you
have to go to Reno. Though I might have that last bit wrong.

Shane






Heather wrote:
> Gracias, Arturo......the problem is/was that I was going to have to
> explain on a totally different news group as an off-topic message to my
> friend how she could access the MS ng's and then how to find the ones
> she wanted. And as she prefers to remain anonymous for good reasons, I
> suppose....I can't write her at home via email.
>
> But you guys eventually got what I was asking. I just didn't explain
> myself very well. (G)
>
> Abrazos....Sra. Figgles
>
> "Arturo Seis" <sixpencedearturo@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23V9i%23wpLJHA.456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Figgles,
>>
>> Jim Eshelman used to - and probably still does - have a list of the MS
>> news groups at aumha.org, that you can find easily enough from the
>> index page. Click the one you want and it opens in OE. Useful in
>> certain circumstances.
>>
>> Arturo
>>
>>
>> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:uujsz$YLJHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> THAT'S IT!!!!! The first one. But if I want to get the general slew
>>> of news groups, I would take out the last half?? I want to get her
>>> to the 98 ones.
>>>
>>> IOW, I need the link for the Microsoft News Group Server or some
>>> such, so that she can access all gazillion of them.
>>>
>>> KISSIES!! Heather
>>>
>>> "George Gee" <georgegee@nomaps.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uh%23AdKYLJHA.6128@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Heather
>>>>
>>>> I'm not really sure what you're asking for but...
>>>> This is the link for a newbie to set up Microsoft newsgroups in
>>>> Outlook Express with just one click:
>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsme.general
>>>>
>>>> Or maybe it's this:
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>>>>
>>>> If these aren't what you mean, please explain!!!
>>>>
>>>> George Gee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:eOSGfR8KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Hi All.....the following message was posted to me on a non MS news
>>>>> group. I wondered if any of you could help because I absolutely
>>>>> cannot remember how to access the MS news groups in toto.....or as
>>>>> a newbie......the link one clicks on to get to the MS news groups.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any thoughts?? Or a link?? I guess I could post it to one of the
>>>>> 98 groups.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tks.....Heather
>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> Heather,
>>>>> I've got a problem. Started a week or so again.
>>>>> Win 98
>>>>> On boot, error messages,
>>>>> Occurred in this sequence.
>>>>>
>>>>> Missing or corrupted display.sys c:\windows\command
>>>>>
>>>>> Missing or corrupted system.dat c:\windows\command
>>>>>
>>>>> they each happened several times, but I managed to get it to boot
>>>>> by turning
>>>>> off, then back on, each time.
>>>>>
>>>>> This a.m.
>>>>> Missing or corrupted config.sys c:\windows\command
>>>>> Edit line 1 and 2
>>>>>
>>>>> I have 3 config.sys files in various locations.
>>>>> The most recent is dated 2005 inc:\windows\command
>>>>> There's only 2 lines in them.
>>>>> I don't know what to edit???
>>>>>
>>>>> My gut says that area of the hard drive is corrupted, but not sure.
>>>>> If I rename the file, then make a copy with correct name, will the
>>>>> new one
>>>>> go back to the corrupted area?
>>>>>
>>>>> or somewhere else I should be looking at config.sys?
>>>>> J
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
>
 

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