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  1. darkandstormy

    My newsgroup posts (not Spam!) are being blocked

    This is a problem with newsgroup postings, not really with e-mail, but I thought someone in this forum might be able to help, and I'm a bit desperate here! My posts to Usenet have been blocked by my news service, as apparently these posts have been ending up on some private newsserver in Jersey...
  2. darkandstormy

    "Can'r run 16-bit Windows program" error

    I started getting some other errors, so I just formatted and re-installed W2K ,and everythings' running perfectly. I think some DLLs or registry items just got scrambled. d&s darkandstormy at btinternet dot com
  3. darkandstormy

    "Can'r run 16-bit Windows program" error

    I wonder if anyone can help? Some downloaded software packages (usually shareware, packaged into their own installation packages )won't isntall, as I can't get their install packages to run. The error message window's title is: "Can'r run 16-bit Windows program", and the message...
  4. darkandstormy

    Can I re-install IE 5.5 over IE 6?

    Dear all, Thanks for the informative (and informed) responses! Regards, darkandstormy darkandstormy at btinternet dot com
  5. darkandstormy

    Can I re-install IE 5.5 over IE 6?

    IE 6 works pretty well (I have the latest Preview version), but I use an online training delivery website that isn't compatible with this version, so I can't upload my files. Can I uninstall IE 6 and re-install IE 5.5 without messing up my current OS setup which is (touch wood) working very...
  6. darkandstormy

    Win2K crashes when I play video files

    Compaq Presario AMD Athlon 1Ghz 256 Mb Ram Win2K SP1 + all updates IE 6.0 I started having a problem with Real Player, which often caused my system to freeze completely. Now, almost every time I play a video file, the system crashes, I get the BSOD, and a message telling me that the system's...
  7. darkandstormy

    Cannot install WIn2K Pro alongside WinME

    I'm trying to create a dual-boot setup by adding Win2K Pro to my WIN ME OS. I get the following messages: "The option to upgrade will not be available at this time because setup was unable to load the file c:\windows\upgdlls\w95upg.dll\win9xupg\w95upg.dll" (in fact the dll mentioned...
  8. darkandstormy

    Cannot boot to c:\ drive--Please help.

    I was using Norton Speed Disk to optimize my c: drive (for the 1st time, as I've just acquired the package), when it came up with a file error, and asked me if I wanted to repair the error. I said 'Yes', and put the diskette in the drive so it could create an 'undo' file (which it did...
  9. darkandstormy

    Cannot boot to c:\ drive--Please help.

    I was using Norton Speed Disk to optimize my c: drive (for the 1st time, as I've just acquired the package), when it came up with a file error, and asked me if I wanted to repair the error. I said 'Yes', and put the diskette in the drive so it could create an 'undo' file (which it did...
  10. darkandstormy

    No sound in Win2K Pro (not even Windows sounds)

    I've just installed Win2K as the 2nd OS on my new Compaq Presario (Athlon KT133 processor, 256 MB RAM, Win ME as OEM OS, and everything's working well except that there's no sound at all. The Sounds/Multimedia options in COntrol Panel are all grayed out. This PC has the onboard Soundmax card...
  11. darkandstormy

    IE 5.5 proxy setting defaults to 'Use proxy'

    I'm using IE 5.5 SP1 under Win ME, both fully updated. This problem is small but very annoying. During almost every IE session my browsing slows down or comes to a halt, and I have to go to the following two screens and uncheck the check box: Internet options > Tools > Connections> Lan...

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