Sampson

You may have to restart the compatibility function. Be sure you are logged as Administrator or have administrative privileges then Click Start Click Run Type cmd cd %systemroot%\AppPatch regsvr32 slayerui.dll

Why don't you buy a UPS so that the server doesn't go down at all?

Make sure that you log in with Administrative privileges. Delete the pagefile.sys from C:\. It should squak but go ahead. Since you are dual booting, you can get ME or 98 to use the pagefile.sys by going into the system.ini and editing the line: PagingFile=e:\pagefile.sys PagingDrive=e: See if that doesn't help.

You might have to go into the registry to change it. Start Regedit and go to HKLM\SYSTEM\CCS\ControlSession Manager\Memory Management Double-click PagingFiles. The entry will appear as C:\pagefile.sys 384 768 or something like that. Change the C to whatever drive. You will have to reboot. See if that will help.

What you will need is a wireless router like a Linksys or one of the other brands. I am assuming that you are using a DSL/Cable Modem. You plug the modem into the wireless router (it's marked so you can't miss it) and you plug the hub into one of the inputs in the router. After going through the setup for the wireless router, your wired network will have immediate access. You will need a PCMCIA card for the notebook.

Kernell32.dll is not your problem. Replacing it won't help. GetLongPathNameA is a call to the dll to produce the name of the folder that the game is looking for. This function is found in VB and unix environments and was introduced in Windows98 to deal with long path names. You don't say what your operating system is NT, 2K or XP. NT has had a problem like this with other games. The game supplier needs to provide the fix.

As was stated, shutdown cannot close some stubborn driver. Go here to read that this is a common problem with 98se: http://support.microsoft.com/default.asp...;NoWebContent=1 Then go here to download the Supplement: http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/S_WUFeatured/Win98SE/Default.asp

Decoding stop errors is like reading Sanscrit. Since it happens with the modem look at this Stop error on Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321420

Look at System Mechanic. (iolo.com). It can do a lot of what you are asking for.

Create a new administrator account by creating a new user and adding them to the Administrators group and duplicating all the account policies and permissions granted to the default Administrator account. Then remove all rights and permissions from the default Administrator account.

Have you tried through MajorGeeks? http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=886

I think Iprism does. A lot of the Kid's secure software claims to have this ability. This stuff gets pretty expensive.

Have you perchance "upgraded" some utility software that may have a toggle set that you are not familiar with? Generally, when W2K hesitates it is running something (registry compactor or sometimes antivirus software) at a certain level before windows becomes fully available. Also, run your virus software or spybot software to be on the safe side.

Have not tried this one myself, but if you want to investigate this, it is a free patch for the Recorder and the Audio HQ: http://www.hotwinfiles.com/software_details.asp?r=2323 and this one is supposed to be from SoundBlaster: http://www.windowsxp-drivers.com/drivers/87/87512.htm. Good luck.

If you've uninstalled IE and the files were actually erased that would mean that the pointers in the registry would be invalid. You could then use something like jv16 powertools or System Mechanic to scan and remove the invalid registry entries. You could then use sysinternals registry defragmenter to help recompact your registry. The old jv16 is free; so is the registry defragmenter. System Mechanic is shareware.

Generally, as the computer boots up, you can hit the Del key or the Esc key (and since it is a laptop you may have a key sequence) before the computer gets into windows. Some laptops simply won't let you get into the Bios. If yours does, then a set of screens comes up. Don't change anything your first go around. Write down the values you find in case you accidentally change something. That's the Bios; that's where you can change IRQ's. With laptops it is probably pretty limited, but it won't hurt to look.

Actually, there is not much you can do about it. If this were a desktop, you could try pulling the modem out and putting it into a different slot. That will sometimes allow XP to reassign the IRQ. Since this is a laptop and the modem is built in, that idea won't work. It may be possible that your laptop has a later bios and by flashing it, this could reassign the IRQ or there may be a firmware upgrade on the modem. I think that Hayes is out of business, but there may be a software upgrade that could change the IRQ (though I doubt it.) It is a shame that there is a conflict. Your laptop maker probably never considered that the USB port would be used for another modem. I wish I could give you a solution. If I run across something, I will get back to you.

Sounds like the classical IRQ sharing problem. Several devices may share the same IRQ and a couple of them are in conflict. Right click on My Computer and bring up the hardware manager and see what devices are sharing the same IRQ's with your 56K modem.

Msconfig from run. If you have System Mechanic go to the startup manager.

You've probably done all of these, but no sense in not bringing them up. Generally, the "Access is Denied" warning is given when a file is being used by some system component and you or a process attempts to delete it or overwrite it. Some worms will use .scr files, like brazil.scr, to come up when booting so that they can't be erased. So, look in your startup manager to see what programs are being invoked. You probably won't find a worm, but it will tell you what is being called. You could try disabling the ones you don't recognize and try to install the drivers for the card. You could try (which you probably already have done) installing through safe mode when certain system drivers are kept to a minimum. You could uninstall the Nvidia drivers, boot into VGA mode, (erase all the nvidia drivers) install your card, then install the most recent Nvidia drivers. When all else fails, call Leadtek (which you probably have done) to see if this problem has occured on other machines.

I didn't have a problem. At the same time, I didn't test it all that thoroughly. I was after security at the time.

Easiest thing to ask is, did you disable your antivirus program before you attempted to install the program?

I think that it takes a registry edit for W2K: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation] and create the AutoShareWKS field with a value of 0. Microsoft talks about it here - at least for NT: http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q288164

It may be that your Page Table Entries are not set high enough. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management Double-click the SystemPages value. The Edit DWORD Value dialog box appears. This can hold a value from 0 to 50,000. Microsoft recommends a value of 36000 to start with if you get the error described. So, type 36000, and then click OK. You will need to reboot to effect the change.

Edit the Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ GRE_Initialize. You'll find entries for fixed, system and OEM fonts, and can change these to any font from the .FON files in the \WINNT\SYSTEM directory. These will take effect after you reboot the system.