Tech Help
Red Daly
Well, I finally got my new PC (P2-233MHz 512k cache, 64M SDRAM, 6.2G
Western Digital HD FAT32, 4M AGP video card, 56Kb modem, 15" Sony
Trinitron monitor, Windows 95, IE 4.0). Then I had to get everything
transferred over onto it. (The shareware was the hard part. Most of
it claimed to be unregistered when I first moved it over.) Now I just
have one problem. When I click on a link on a web page that used to
start a new window in NetScape 3.0 instead of taking me directly to
the new location, nothing happens in IE 4.0. The link appears to be
dead. Anybody know which of the thousands of Explorer parameters I
have set wrong?
BTW, I've been too busy moving, starting a new job and then fighting
to keep it the past six months to post much. It seems I've been
falling asleep at my desk at work and snoring loudly several times a
day. After seeing over a dozen doctors and going through four changes
in antidepressants, it's finally official. I have narcolepsy. And a
very unhappy and suspicious new boss. He's convinced I'm out partying
late everynight and would love to fire me, but he doesn't dare as long
as I have evidence of a medical condition.
Red Daly
Filksinger
Red Daly <red_...@prodigy.net> wrote in article
<35904fe6...@news.sff.net>...
> Well, I finally got my new PC (P2-233MHz 512k cache, 64M SDRAM, 6.2G
> Western Digital HD FAT32, 4M AGP video card, 56Kb modem, 15" Sony
> Trinitron monitor, Windows 95, IE 4.0). Then I had to get everything
> transferred over onto it. (The shareware was the hard part. Most of
> it claimed to be unregistered when I first moved it over.) Now I just
> have one problem. When I click on a link on a web page that used to
> start a new window in NetScape 3.0 instead of taking me directly to
> the new location, nothing happens in IE 4.0. The link appears to be
> dead. Anybody know which of the thousands of Explorer parameters I
> have set wrong?
There are a few reasons why this might occur, including installing certain
programs after IE 4.0 has been installed. IE 4.01 SP1, available now (but
only as a full download) doesn't have this problem, but it may be too late
for your present problem, as I don't know if it corrects it or (more
likely) simply prevents it.
To solve it, try this:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type the following line:
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll
3. Click OK, and then click OK again when you receive the following
message:
DllRegisterServer in actxprxy.dll succeeded.
4. Click Start, and then click Run.
5. In the Open box, type the following line:
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
6. Click OK, and then click OK again when you receive the following
message:
DllRegisterServer in shdocvw.dll succeeded.
7. Shut down and restart your computer.
Filksinger
Filksinger
Red Daly wrote in message <35919e26...@news.sff.net>...
>Wow! That worked great! You're a genius. What did you do?
One or the other of those two files were not registered properly, and
regsrv32 reregistered them. Adding software after IE 4.01 can cause this;
the SP1 is supposed to prevent it.
>BTW, what does everybody think about Windows 98? Should I or
>shouldn't I?
Depends upon several things. One of the most important is disk space; Win98
will take about 100 MB more than Win95, possibly more, but can give you more
than it takes afterwards, if the conditions are right. Another is version,
which is related to the above
If you go into Control Panel and open the System icon, under Win95 will be a
number 4.00.950. If there is nothing after this number, or an A, then
Windows 95 is the earliest version, and gets the most benefit from the
upgrade. In particular, you will be able to upgrade to FAT32, which will
give you more speed, more space, and none of the headaches of compression
(but cannot be read by WinNT until version 5).
The FAT32 conversion can actually allow you to have more space after
installing Win98, as there is a converter which will convert your entire
hard drive to FAT32, and FAT32 uses disk space much more efficiently than
the older FAT16. This will only matter if your disk properties do _not_ say
FAT32 under Type. Right click on your hard drive and select properties to
find out. It also will not work without a significant amount of disk space
on your drive, but I am not certain how much. Figure at least 100 MB,
_after_ installing Win98.
Another important consideration is newer hardware. Win98 can install drivers
for most new hardware, and the newest hardware works significantly better
under Win98. This is especially true of USB, but is also true of such
devices as 56k modems, which can be a royal pain under Win95. Note that if
Win98 does not have a driver for your devices, it may try to force a generic
Win98 driver in rather than use your present driver. Win98 forced out the
driver for my Harmony 56Kflex modem and installed the Standard Modem driver.
It worked until I tried to send voice over Netmeeting. (Note: The first clue
was that my modem was reported as connecting at 115,200, the second was
Netmeeting, the third was a disabled "Wave modem device" in Device Manager.)
Note that you can always insist that Win98 put in whatever driver you want,
but it will replace yours by default, and you will have to change it, rather
than being asked by Win98 to begin with. All Win95 drivers are supposed to
work with Win98.
Win98 is somewhat faster. If you run the Win98 defrag frequently, file
loading will gradually get better and better, because Win98 keeps track of
what files you use most and moves them to the fastest section of your hard
drive. It also handles upkeep of your hard drive and computer in general
much better. It backs up the system better, so as to allow simpler recovery,
and has a number of advanced troubleshooting tools.
All in all, I rather like it.
Filksinger
Red Daly
Wow! That worked great! You're a genius. What did you do?
BTW, what does everybody think about Windows 98? Should I or
shouldn't I?
Red