SYSTEM UPGRADATION BLUES
Those upgrading their Systems to Windows 98 might have noticed that the new OS (Operating System) does not support functionality of certain programs or peripherals (Such as scanners). This is because Win 98 overwrites newer DLLs with the older ones that may be incompatible with the original program. DLL files are used to communicate between software & the relevant hardware. For eg. A printer cannot work on it's own. It needs DLL files to communicate between itself and the PC. If this happens with you then do note that there is a way to retrieve those DLL files. From Start Menu select Programme, then Accessories, and in that System Tools, and in this final menu select System Information Next, from Microsoft System Information Window that opens up, select tools from the menu bar and choose Version Conflict Manager. This will open a list of overwritten files listing names & version numbers. Select the ones you need to restore.
Quicker Way To Delete Files
Every time you try to delete a file, the Dialog Box asking you for a confirmation of the Delete command opens up. This can be a real pain when you are sure that you want to delete the file and moreover have many files to get rid off. You can however get rid of this confirmation dialogue box that pops up every time. Right click on the Recycle Bin icon. Under the properties look for the General tab. Uncheck the option "Display delete confirmation dialog box". Delete confirmation will not trouble you next time.
My Machine Is Very Slow
It can be pretty frustrating when your machine slows down drastically. Closing and opening of files becomes a problem, and applications work slowly, if they work at all. If your machine is very slow it does not always mean that you have a slow or outdated processor. Applications can slow down for other reasons too. One could be that you are trying to run too many applications at the same time. For instance, you could be working on too many windows, or have 2-3 browser windows open at the same time, or have a mail download happening, even as you are surfing or have a couple of word documents open, etc. If this is the case, work on fewer applications and close a couple of windows. The other reason for the slowness could be that there is very little free disk space, in which case you need to clean up your system of old and redundant files or increase your hard disk space. If both these do not help, then you need to increase the RAM capacity of your machine, upgrade your hard disk or, of course, move to a faster processor.
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