You can tell which version of Windows you have by right clicking on the My Computer desktop icon and selecting Properties. Under the System heading it will read, “Microsoft Windows 95”, “Microsoft Windows 98”, or “Microsoft Windows 98, Second Edition” plus a version number and build number. Here’s a clip and save list: 4.00.950: the […]
Question: What specifically has to be done to PCs to make sure they function when the Year 2000 arrives? Do I need to upgrade the BIOS, the motherboard or any other cards? Can I assume that any 286, 386, and some 486 machines would require outright replacement instead of upgrading? – L.M. Answer: If you […]
Question: Every time I open Microsoft Word 97, the program First Aid 97 interrupts with the following message: “General Protection Fault, Application: Winword.Exe, Description: This application has performed an illegal operation.” How do you solve this problem? I do not have any problem opening the other Office 97 programs. I tried to re-set all my […]
Question: I have a weird question and feel like I should be writing Dear Abby, but she doesn’t know anything about computers. Maybe you could help. I am very attracted to this guy at the office who works in our computer department. We’ve said “hi” a few times, but not much more than that. I […]
Question: I recently had to format my hard drive and reinstall Windows 95. Everything ran a lot faster and smoother. Since I went through all this trouble, I decided I had better start backing up my data. I don’t have a tape backup, but I do have six gigabytes of storage space, so I decided […]