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Upgrade pack >:P
« on: September 02, 2006, 02:51:23 PM »
I downloaded and installed this "Windows 98 Upgrade Pack" thing (http://www.wupg98.co1.at/) and I didn't like it, so I went to uninstall it. That's when the problems started. Now my audio hardware won't work even though it's recognized and it looks like the uninstall was impartial. Running the uninstaller again does nothing. Any suggestions? BTW my computer is an IBM ThinkPad 760E, Win98SE. I guess at the worst I could format and reinstall windows but I REALLY don't want to do that! Thanks!
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Re: Upgrade pack >:P
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2006, 03:08:52 PM »
 [smiley=lolk.gif] [smiley=lolk.gif] Did you read this comment from the site....

"You install this Update at your own risk
and I don't care about trouble that it could cause. "

Sure doesn't give that feel-good feeling... [smiley=lolk.gif] [smiley=lolk.gif]

You could try re-installing drivers and running SFC.EXE or doing a Windows repair install to avoid losing user files.

Good luck
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Re: Upgrade pack >:P
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2006, 03:09:52 PM »
yah I read that afterwards  :-[
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Re: Upgrade pack >:P
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2006, 03:11:44 PM »
oh yeah and the pc card tray icon is gone...
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Re: Upgrade pack >:P
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2006, 03:15:07 PM »
Yeah, well maybe, just maybe, the Upgrade pack also contained little bits of malware.  Sounds like you might want to start off with major scannings :exclamation
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Re: Upgrade pack >:P
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2006, 03:16:46 PM »
Spybot search and destroy? I don't have an antivirus because the computer is never online
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Re: Upgrade pack >:P
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2006, 03:34:59 PM »
well I can't get anything on the computer because it refuses to recognize my MP3 player
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Re: Upgrade pack >:P
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2006, 03:45:55 PM »
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Spybot search and destroy? I don't have an antivirus because the computer is never online

How did you download & install the upgrade pack if your pc is never on-line :-?  If you downloaded it on another pc then transferred it to the Win.98 pc using any kind of removable media or any kind of network then you may have also transferred the malware.

Look here.

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Re: Upgrade pack >:P
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2006, 04:09:05 PM »
ugh I'll just format later.  :( not worth the trouble the computer is 1,000,000 years old anyway ;)
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    Re: Upgrade pack >:P
    « Reply #9 on: September 02, 2006, 04:46:43 PM »
    I wonder if it went to the same school as my old computer.
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    « Reply #10 on: September 02, 2006, 05:58:46 PM »
    There is a very clear lesson to be learned here. Don't install stuff like this unless you are willing  to  format and start over.  ;)
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    Re: Upgrade pack >:P
    « Reply #11 on: September 02, 2006, 06:56:39 PM »
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    I wonder if it went to the same school as my old computer.
    :P funny... but seriously, it probably did  ;)
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    « Reply #12 on: September 02, 2006, 07:39:21 PM »
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    There is a very clear lesson to be learned here. Don't install stuff like this unless you are willing  to  format and start over.  ;)

    Here endeth the lesson for today - amen to that. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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    Re: Upgrade pack >:P
    « Reply #13 on: September 02, 2006, 07:43:58 PM »
    I guess the first thing I'm going to try to do is just reinstall Windows without formatting, even if it's just so that I can back up some of my files. Thanks!
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    « Reply #14 on: September 02, 2006, 07:57:31 PM »
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    Re: Upgrade pack >:P
    « Reply #15 on: September 02, 2006, 08:17:22 PM »
    Do a Repair Install to ensure no user files are lost.

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    Re: Upgrade pack >:P
    « Reply #16 on: September 03, 2006, 06:54:08 AM »
    that's what I'm going to do, and GX1_man a linux live CD wouldn't work because I can't boot from CD.
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      Re: Upgrade pack >:P
      « Reply #17 on: September 03, 2006, 09:32:38 AM »
      Change the boot priority in the BIOS.
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      Re: Upgrade pack >:P
      « Reply #18 on: September 03, 2006, 09:58:11 AM »
      tried that.  the computer is like 9 years old. It only supports floppy and HDD
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      Re: Upgrade pack >:P
      « Reply #19 on: September 06, 2006, 07:28:11 PM »
      well I formatted it yesterday and the computer is working as good as a 150MHz pentium can ;)
      no more upgrade packs for me!  :D

      EDIT: I'm not very polite sometimes... Thanks for all the help!
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