Question: I have an early version of the iMac, and I use Outlook Express for my e-mail, as part of my Office 98 package. I have not had any apparent virus problems. I cannot find any recent news on the Apple site regarding anti-virus downloads. Is this anything you think I need to worry about? […]
Question: When I try to shut down my computer, the Windows 98 screen says “Shutdown is in progress” but it never does finish shutting down. What should I do? —G.R. Answer: A variety of issues can cause this problem and hunting the cause down can be about as fun as cutting the lawn with your […]
Question: I want to set up my computer so I can dual-boot between Windows 98 and Linux. What do I need to do? —M.G. Answer: Get yourself a copy of PowerQuest’s Partition Magic, which comes with a utility called BootMagic. You’ll need to partition the hard disk into two virtual drives. It’s like having two […]
Question: Which computer should I buy for my small business? Answer: My rule of thumb is to ask the sales person what the fastest computer on the market is and then buy 75% of the processing power. At the time of writing, the fastest machine on the market was an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 […]
Question: The time on my Windows 98 computer is never right. It’s as if the clock is slow. I have replaced my system battery and it’s still a problem. Any ideas? –C.M. Answer: Windows 98 has some known issues with time and date routines. Microsoft’s knowledge base (article ID Q243039) suggests that this is caused […]