Windows 98

I have an i5 12600K and Asus Prime z690m-plus D4 motherboard I originally bought the PC to run a multiple boot so I could play older games as well as newer games. To my surprise, technology doesn't seem to be backwards compatible. I have tried installing Windows 7 using the Asus EZ installer...

Hello, For the past couple of days, I've been trying to copy information from an old Windows 98 PC to a modern day system. Long story short, this computer was found alongside custom-made control circuitry for an antenna system, and the configuration files and software for this custom-made...

I was trying to do an experiment video on getting Minecraft to work on windows 98 but Its doesn't work and keeps giving me an OpenGL error I have VMware tools installed. I am using VMware workstation Pro 15.5.2 and Windows 98 se. The error is OpenGL: ERROR RuntimeException: No OpenGL context...

Specs: CPU: Pentium III 500 Mhz RAM: 512 MB GPU: Geforce4 MX 440 Motherboard: Intel SE440BX-2 Sound Card: AOpen AW744L II PCI (Yamaha YMF744) PSU: Rosewill ARC450 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 series 40 GB Optical Drive: Lite-On SHD-16P1S Floppy: Sony MPF920-Z/131 (most likely broken, cant read...

how would i be able to download an ISO file off a cd/dvd for xp/vista? i have the codes and the disks so i can do it non illegally. i would like to have them cause i have a vm that i would like to run old games/software but what program would be able to get bootable ISO file and if so would it...

hey i just found my windows 98 hdd and found my old game but unable to find a software name macromedia flash player 60 r21 . I realy want to play my old games so is their any way to play these games link https://ibb.co/TMZTGYd

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forums so nice to be here. :) I've been wanting a retro build for the longest time, so I can re-play some games that I grew up on in the late 90's/early 2000's such as theme hospital and theme park world etc. I have just bought a pre-built system online, a Compaq...

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I've been looking around and I really want to get custom cables for my rig. My case is an NZXT S340 Elite purple edition and my PSU is an EVGA G2. I want to get custom black and purple sleeved cables to go with the interior of the case. I've been looking at Mod One but they right now can only...

So I don't really know where to start but I'm not sure if proccessors need drivers? So my GPU is a gtx 970 my mother board is a asus strix b350-f and my processor is a amd 1800x Can you guys help me getting my drivers? I don't know where to get each one from, if you can please give me...

After recent Win 10 updates my laptop will not go to sleep regardless of power management. The laptop has to be turned off to preserve energy.

I was wondering if a Corsair RM 550x it enough to power a MSI GTX 1080, i7 8700, 16gb ram? I can’t get a new psu if needed so I hope it’s enough.

Hey, Any best gateway hardware available to create the private topology and with the help of internet friendly endpoint, it will send the sensors data to online firebase server. For the start, I am thinking to use wireless frequency transmitter. Any leads on this will be much help.

PC won't display anything! The pc consists out of: i7 8700K Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 ASRock Z370 KILLER SLI/AC Cooler Master R4-SXDP-20FR-A1 SickleFlow X Red LED Corsair Vengeance LED CMU16GX4M2A2666C16R, 16GB Kit,DDR4-2666 I decided to clean my system for once since its getting warmer again. In...

had 2 bsod screens first said stop code system service exception...………….2nd bsod said stop code unexpected kernel mode trap...…..first one happened out of the blue while browsing internet, 2nd one happened after messing with my overclock.

Hello, right after installing my new GPU (1080, had 980 before) I got the error message ''CPU over temperature Error''. And the CPU temp in BIOS says 88C. I had no issues at all with CPU temps until I got my new GPU. The CPU cooler im using is a nzxt kraken x62, which I got less than a year...

Hello, I've been considering upgrading ram or storage but can't decide which one. Probably going for either 3200 MHz ddr4 ram or m2 ssd. What would you recommend? Specs: MOBO - MSI z370m mortar GPU - ASUS gtx 1060 6gb CPU - i5-8400 RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance ddr4 2400MHz (2 x 8gb) SSD - Samsung...

New build with ryzen 5 2600 and x470 gaming. I used a spare gpu to get into uefi and update the bios. I've used both versions of the bios from gigabyte but the option for integrated graphics is still not available. Thoughts? It's for my mom who doesn't need a graphics card. Which is why ryzen 5

My Lenovo Laptop has just recently been doing this thing where the screen is black. I'll turn it on and the screen will light up but it will all be black nothing will appear on screen. I'll push F9 and the screen will turn off and I'll turn it back on, but it won't show me anything but a black...

So as we know usb headsets have their built in sound card, but those usally have an inexcusably bad sound quality. After some digging I found a workaround which improved the quality of the sound using the stereo mix. This worked for a while but I had to take it for a ride a few days ago. After...

I have an alienware 17 that i want to use as a monitor to play ps4 games on. However, when i do, the screen is really dim. Even when i use keyboard shortcuts to up the screen brightness to maximum, it is only like 30-40% of the max brightness as when i use my computer normally. Is there a way to...

Hello guys i have masterbox lite 5 rgb case and i have problem with tempratures cause it have really bad airflow in the fornt its hard for the air to pass in the case and in my country its really hot in the summer so i am planning to buy a AIO cooler is it better to buy a 240AIO or 280 and place...

My 500GB Seagate HD stops working properly after I've booted it from sleep mode. Sometimes Windows detects it for a few minutes before it disappears again in My Computer. All this happens, but it's still detected properly in the BIOS, and it never appears even I've restarted my PC and reseated...

This is a bit off-topic from computers and other electronics. I'm just wondering why a wall clock dries out a battery faster than other clocks. You see, I have 5 wall clocks in my house and there's this certain clock that needs replacing the battery quite frequently than the others. All the...

Thinking about getting a 1080 ti. I have a 980 ti but it isn't running good enough for me anymore so I would like to upgrade. The cost of the card isn't really a concern for me. I just don't wanna get this card then have the next gen card come out a few months later. I can wait 2 months or so...

So for 5 months now, my computer will randomly restart. There is no pattern for when it restarts. I could be watching a video, editing a document, playing a game, and it will restart. There is no message saying windows is shutting down, the screen will go black and restart with windows booting...

Hello there guys,after 1-2 months of this piece of trash i am done and I need help to solve this My pc is kinda new runnin: Ryzen 5 1600 3.8Ghz (Now default clocked to figure the problem out) 1060 6gb Stock clocks Ram 16Gb stock clocks probably on 2400 Cl16 I also cleared my CMOS just to make...

Hello, I found a video on youtube for an M.2 installation onto the same exact laptop I have. This guy says there is no screw hole to hold down the M.2. I believe this is a horrible idea couldnt it bounce out of place and get damaged or damage something else? Is there anything else I can do...

About a month ago, my computer started doing this. Every time i quit a game, but never in-game (more specifically borderlands 2, Trove are the ones that make it happen) the screen freezes, sound gets distorted and shortly after, the computer restarts. Interestingly League of Legends seems to an...

Is it possible to combine xeon E5-2670 v1 and xeon E5-2670 v2 CPUs on the ASUS board?

For some reason when I switched to a new system, my dvd drive wont take power and it prevents my system from powering on at all. I'm thinking it might be the power supply, as that's the only reason I can think of that it wouldn't boot. I run a 650 watt EVGA now but had a 750 antec, with a 970...

My 500GB SSD is getting full. I have 107GB of 465GB free. The six games I have on it take up the majority of space. What would be the best way to get more storage? Buy another SSD and add a second drive to PC, or buy another SSD with a larger capacity and transfer everything to the larger one?

Case screws didnt come with them, but I was wondering if I need a washer between the mobo screws and the mobo. Case/mobo came with the screws, just no washers.

Any idea which would be better for heavy computing with MATLAB, etc

Could somebody take a look at my rig and see if there's any components that might create a bottleneck? I don't even know what to look for in a bottleneck, but during Dying Light for example i see my cpu at 47% load and gpu at 43%, or cpu 42% and gpu 29% and all sorts of percentages that worry me...

I have a little knowledge in computer assembly (generally intel builds). But wanted to give a chance to AMD Ryzen, so I bought these products: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 MSI B350M Mortar Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4gb DDR4 2400Mhz EVGA GeForce 1070ti Samsung 850 EVO 500gb Corsair HX750W...

Just got this gtx 1050 ti 4g gpu and can’t run any games.When I checked my pc I heard like a cd being scratched kind of sound coming from if.It was from the gpu and now I don’t know what to do.

I've tried everything to get my Xbox 360 wired controller to work on my Win 10 PC gaming computer but when I plug it in to many different USB ports, it just blinks(pulses) and there isn't any recognition of drivers installing. I even went to the Microsoft site and downloaded the Win 7 64 bit...

Hi, I had an issue a week or so ago which I seemed to solve initially, for now I’m not so sure. Basically, my internet speeds are pretty much as they should be until about 4pm. Then my Xbox one download speed drops from 220mbps to anywhere from 20mbps-120mbps. What is strange is that if I run a...