F I X E S     A N D     R E P A I R S
Computing should at the very least be productive. Unfortunately, these things don't always work as advertised. You need not be helpless when this happens. You may be able to repair your computer without the help of others. Many of the items described in this section may require at least some degree of modification to your standard settings, so once again, before you proceed, please make absolutely certain that you know How To Back Up and Restore Your Registry. I suggest a complete backup before attempting any of the procedures listed here.

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND AFTER THE FACT REPAIR
You Can Probably Fix It.
Or even better still, you can prevent it from breaking in the first place. Look through the methods and procedures listed here. They are designed to improve the reliability of your computing environment. All are easy to implement if you follow the directions carefully.

RESTORE "ATTRIBUTES" IN WIN98
If your Attributes column is gone after upgrading to Win98 then read this.

CHANGE SETTINGS FOR CHOOSING "UNKNOWN FILE TYPE"
This is an important preventive measure you can take to reduce the chance of making erroneous file associations.

QUICK TIP: COOKIES
Make room on your HDD.

FIX PICTURE PREVIEW IN EXPLORER
A fix for this very common problem.

FIX ANNOYING AUTOCOMPLETE DELAY
If you've experienced this exasperating symptom, here's the fix for the delay before Autocomplete starts to work.

ANOTHER FIX FOR PICTURE PREVIEW IN EXPLORER
There is more than one fix for this problem.

FIX MISSING TASKBAR AND A FIX FOR "FLOPPY SEEK" ANNOYANCE
Another minor annoyance. But we have a solution.

VARIOUS WIN98SE INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE FIXES
A veritable plethora of problems which you may encounter when upgrading, and their solutions.

USE THE WIN98 UPGRADE CD TO CLEAN INSTALL
If you're considering upgrading this is a must read.

SOME COMMON WIN98 PROBLEMS AND FIXES
Your right-click "Open" and "Explore" options grayed out? Another fix for lost thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer.

AMAZINGLY, YET MORE FIXES FOR LOST THUMBNAIL PREVIEW IN EXPLORER
There are several reasons why this feature will "break" in Windows Explorer. This is another possible fix.

THE FAMOUS WIN98 VXD FIX
This fix has cured many Win98 installations with serious problems.

OFFICE TIPS
A HUGE collection of Office tips, remedies and tricks to aid your productivity.

INSTALL THE DESKTOP UPDATE WITH SECRET SWITCHES
Are you running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 and want to have the Desktop Update with Internet Explorer 5.x? Read on.

A FIX FOR DISAPPEARING WEB SITES IN WIN9X
If you suddenly cannot get to certain web sites from your PC, yet they work fine from another PC, you might have a bad Host file.

KILL OFF THE IMMORTAL TASK SCHEDULER ONCE AND FOR ALL
It can drive you to distraction. You try again and again to disable the Task Scheduler and it's there yet again, every time you reboot.

CREATE SHORTCUTS TO YOUR MOST USED TABS IN THE SYSTEM AND DISPLAY PROPERTIES APPLETS IN WIN9X
If you often access different parts of your System and Display Properties Applets in the Control Panel, these convenient shortcuts will save you time.

DOS COMPATIBILITY MODE GRIEF IN WIN98
If you are experiencing noticeably degraded performance, this information right from your Win98 CD may provide the solution.

CREATE A WIN98 EMERGENCY RECOVERY DISK IN WIN2K OR DOS
So, you didn't make an Emergency Boot Disk when you installed Windows 98? Oh, you're so naughty.

A COMPLETE LISTING OF WIN98 FIRST EDITION FILES
Trying to figure out which CAB file the file you need is in? A complete database in case you need it.

A COMPLETE LISTING OF WIN98 SECOND EDITION FILES
If you've purchased the upgrade CD this is the list you should use.

A COMPLETE LISTING OF WIN95B FILES
And for you die-hard Win95ers out there, here's the list of files from the later version of Win95.

A COMPLETE LISTING OF WINDOWS MILLENIUM FILES
If you're struggling with your WinME installation, this listing may help.

WINDOWS 2000 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GUIDE
Do yourself a favor and read this over before you start messing about in Win2K's guts.

MICROSOFT REGCLEAN HANGS IN WINDOWS 95 AFTER INSTALLING IE5.01
Internet Explorer 5 makes one, and possibly more invalid entries in your Win95 Registry upon installation.

CHANGE THE SYSTEM FONT IN WINDOWS 2000
Change the System font with a quick Registry edit.

GET THE IRC BOT DETECTOR
Check your system for one of the nasty IRC bot trojans that have been going around lately.