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(249882) - You may notice multiple Recycle Bin icons in folders as well as in the root folder of your drives. These multiple Recycle Bin icons may not appear until you delete a file. This behavior can occur if you are using the net use or subst command to...
How to Install Windows98Into a New Folder

(231768) - If you are located in France and you attempt to dial a number in one of the French overseas territories, an incorrect number may be dialed and you may not be able to connect. The territories affected include: GuadeloupeGuyanaMartiniqueMayotte...
Error Message: Sbs.drv Cannot Load Because Vsbs.386 Is Not Available

When you try to increase the screen area in the Display Properties dialog box, you may be unable to choose a higher screen area. For example, your monitor may support a maximum screen area of 1600 X 1200 pixels, but this setting may be missing...
Unable to Select a Higher Screen Area in Display Properties

This article describes how to use the System Recovery wizard to restore a full system backup of Windows 98. The System Recovery wizard restores the data on your computer by installing Windows 98 with a custom Msbatch.inf file. This installation of...
How to Restore Windows 98 from a Full System Backup

If you are using Windows NT Challenge/Response (NTLM) authentication on your proxy server but a remote Web server uses Basic authentication, Internet Explorer may prompt you for your credentials one more time than is necessary. This behavior...
Internet Explorer Issues Extra Challenge with NTLM Authentication

This article contains a copy of the information in the Mouse.txt file included with Windows 98. This file is located in the Windows folder after Windows 98 is installed. --------------------------------------- Microsoft Windows 98 README for...
Windows 98 Mouse.txt File

After you install security update 896358, downloaded Compiled Help Module (CHM) files do not open as expected. A workaround is available.
You cannot open HTML Help files from Internet Explorer after you install security update 896358 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

If you are using Windows 95 or Windows 98, you may receive the following error message: This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor. When you click Details , you may...
Invalid Page Fault Errors Occur in Windows

This article describes how to troubleshoot computer issues when your Windows 95-based or Windows 98-based computer is configured to use software or hardware for the visually impaired (such as screen reader speech synthesis programs). This...
Troubleshooting with Software or Hardware for Visually Impaired

After you install Microsoft Windows 98 on an NEC or Packard Bell computer that includes a Sound 4 WinModem, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: The modem does not appear in Device Manager.When you run the diagnostics utility...
Troubleshooting Sound 4 WinModems in Windows 98