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Soviet_Genius

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Re: clean up laptop
« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2006, 02:24:01 PM »
UG! First CCleaner doesn't work! Second no one has helped me do what i want to do so read the first thing!

dl65

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    Re: clean up laptop
    « Reply #16 on: April 08, 2006, 03:14:11 PM »
    For the record ....... from the MicroSoft site .........

    Validation is required for all genuine Windows downloads on Microsoft Download Center. It is also required by the Windows Update service for users of Windows XP including Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Media Center Edition. All users can access security updates via Automatic Updates. [highlight]Genuine Windows downloads are available, without [/highlight]validation, to customers running Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista, and Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3. Genuine Windows downloads are not available for older versions of Windows (Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 2, and earlier), or non-Microsoft operating systems.

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    Scourged

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    Re: clean up laptop
    « Reply #17 on: April 10, 2006, 11:08:56 AM »
    Format the hard drive and then install dos cd drivers and mouse on it. Oakcdrom.sys should do-
    http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/oakcdrom.sys
    You need himem.sys and emm386.exe in config.sys as well as mouse.com and mscdex.exe in autoexec.

    DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
    DEVICE=EMM386.EXE AUTO
    DEVICE=OAKCDROM.SYS /D:CD001

    MOUSE
    MSCDEX /D:CD001
    Easier still just copy the contents of a win98 bootdisk and alter the paths to suit.

    I've got 4 win98 computers myself and Ive never seen the windows genuine advantage check in any of them or in anybody elses. Its not there cos win98 update uses a different system to xp-
    xp - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us
    98 - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
    Its not possible for a 98 computer to use wgav as it doesnt exist in win98 so how its there is a complete mystery.
    « Last Edit: April 10, 2006, 11:10:33 AM by Scourged »