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  1. retroshaun

    HELP! XP not seeing my external modem :(

    Thanks I'll take a look at both those things. Shaun
  2. retroshaun

    HELP! XP not seeing my external modem :(

    Well I am presuming it is XP compatible (US Robotics are usually pretty good) but it seems weird that usually it works fine if turned on before power up. I'll try to find newer drivers and see what that does. Thanks Shaun
  3. retroshaun

    HELP! XP not seeing my external modem :(

    Hi all I upgraded to XP Pro from 98 and all is absolutely great - an incredibly stable OS... aside from 2 problems! When I boot up the PC, if the modem (external, on COM1) is not turned on before booting into windows, the modem is nopt visible to XP. Its listed in Hardware Manager but any dial...
  4. retroshaun

    HELP: XP loses my modem and CD/DVD drives!

    Hi all I upgraded to XP Pro from 98 and all is absolutely great - an incredibly stable OS... aside from 2 problems! When I boot up the PC, if the modem (external, on COM1) is not turned on before booting into windows, the modem is nopt visible to XP. Its listed in Hardware Manager but any dial...
  5. retroshaun

    Using Russian language in Western W98?

    Hi I need to have the ability to send and recieve Russian text from email friends on my Western (UK) W98 set up. I installed multilanguage support and also cryllic fonts/keyboartd and can switch with left alt/shift or from taskbar. However I do not really understand how I can use this to send...
  6. retroshaun

    "Large Grey Bar" in all windows!

    OK guys I got this sorted... windows pretty much died the day after I posted this question - opening any window gave an error message! I basically just reinstalled 98 over itself and all problems disappeared. For once I'm thankful to Microsoft for the 98 installer... saved my life! :-) Cheers...
  7. retroshaun

    "Large Grey Bar" in all windows!

    Hi - I have what can only be described as a "large grey bar" at the bottom of all my windows! It kinda looks a little like the dock bar at the bottom of regular W9x desktops but is basically plain, takes up half the window area, and has only a single close gadget in the top left of the...

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