- This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 21 years, 3 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
HI, how do i stop windows 98 from searching for new hardware on startup? I installed a new modem and i had to put my old modem back in also because of my sound card. so now when i start up, windows search’s for my old modem. any help please 🙂
You might wanna check the Device Manager to mke sure that Windows sill doesn’t think it’s there. Right-click My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager. Find the one that’s causing problems, right-clcik it, and press Disable.
That, or, to put it very simply, upgrade. Did you know Windows 98 is now obsolete, and Microsoft has stopped issuing updates for it? I’d suggest getting a copy of Windows XP, or you might wait until Vista comes out, even.
spike wrote:You might wanna check the Device Manager to mke sure that Windows sill doesn’t think it’s there. Right-click My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager. Find the one that’s causing problems, right-clcik it, and press Disable.That, or, to put it very simply, upgrade. Did you know Windows 98 is now obsolete, and Microsoft has stopped issuing updates for it? I’d suggest getting a copy of Windows XP, or you might wait until Vista comes out, even.
Thanks for replying spike, when i go in to the Device Manager there is only one modem listed and thats the one im using. Do i need to let windows actually do the search for the old modem and then go and disable it? and yeah i do plan on upgrading to an xp or something but that wont be for a few month’s, so this will have to do for now.
Are there any other devices that Windows doesn’t unserstand, represented by a yellow Question mark icon?
spike wrote:Are there any other devices that Windows doesn’t unserstand, represented by a yellow Question mark icon?No everything else is fine
hersshey wrote:Thanks for replying spike, when i go in to the Device Manager there is only one modem listed and thats the one im using. Do i need to let windows actually do the search for the old modem and then go and disable it? and yeah i do plan on upgrading to an xp or something but that wont be for a few month’s, so this will have to do for now.
That’s probably what you’ll need to end up doing, and if it’s only when you start up your computer, ANd you’ll be getting Windows XP soon, I wouldn’t worry about it too much.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.