I think I may have wrote down the service name wrong I think it's what you said not the other one.

Yeah it's msgsrv32 I've tried disabling the power schemes and nothing.

What's really crazy is that if 98 had restore points I could fix it because I plugged my nano into the usb and it worked fine a week before.

I did disable the kodak camera connection software and I noticed when I disabled it on mine(XP) that the camera wasn't recognized at all how do I check to see if this particular service is running in 98?

Is there some type of software that would perhaps let me go back to a certain date?
like Microsoft go back or something like that preferrably free?

I had a crash when I was using 98 way back when and I used something to get my stuff back but I don't remember what it was.

well in that case, try these sites:

http://www.helpwithwindows.com/windows98/troub-25.html

http://www.geocities.com/~budallen/msgsrv32.html

if you right click on my computer, and click properties and go to hardware tab, is there a Device manager? if so, click it.

What does it say by 'Universal Serial Bus'? (when you expand it) are there any yellow exclimation marks?

Sorry, i do not have a windows 98 PC so i don't know my way around it that well.

Mike

well I'm on my computer now but I'll be on there later but no there are no question marks or exclamation points it says USB Root Hub.

that part sounds sound ok then, did you try those 2 links?

Mike

yeah but they just said that it was the power scheme I've looked at them before but I only rushed through them as I was looking for system restore software for 98. I installed the update that it had listed on the page before and it didn't work either.

well after about 2 hours I finally came to the conclusion that you number 1 either cannot plug and play a USB cable modem like you can with an ethernet cable modem and number 2 you can't have a camera service running if which checks the usb ports for a camera if you have a USB cable modem plugged in.

I got the camera to work but then the USB cable modem didnt' work. Then I got the modem to work but then the camera didnt' work. Then they both didn't work so I don't know what else to try.

Sorry I've been away for a while. My main machine is giving me grief. I formatted for a fresh install as my internet slowed to a crawl, and all applicable scans were OK. Turns out my XP CD is scratched, so I'm limping along with a non-complete install. Some things work, some things don't. I'm on my Win2K machine right now. I got halfway through a reply (here) on the XP machine and it pooped out. IE works sometimes, as a result I can't get updates. MS doesn't like Firefox as an update vehicle so I'm between a rock and a hard place. Sorry for the delay.

A "Repair Install" in 98 is known as an "over the top" install. You can either boot to MSDOS Mode, or boot with a 98Boot Disk* (with CDROM Support) to get to a command prompt. You would then install the O/S as normal, however you DO NOT format the C: drive. During the install, it will see the original O/S and want to install to C:\WINDOWS.000. You simply redirect the install to the C:\WINDOWS directory. This will use the existing registry and all user settings, personal files, etc will remain intact.


"What's really crazy is that if 98 had restore points I could fix it because I plugged my nano into the usb and it worked fine a week before."

98 does have "restore points". If things are set up properly*, they will go back up to five boots/days (with a 24 hour period). ie; they increment each boot if the boot is more than 24 hours old.

If you want to perform a restore (as opposed to a reinstall), boot to MSDOS Mode (with either method outlined above) and at the A:\> or C:\> command prompt, you would type in scanreg/restore and pick a date which preceeds the problem.



*The above bootdisk image file is a self extracting file and has to be executed (run) from a running Windows(9x) machine in order to create the actual startup diskette on one of your floppy disks. (This image file produces the same bootdisk which 98SE creates.) This downloaded image file will format the floppy disk to ensure its integrity, write the files to the disk, then verify the file write, so it'll take a minute or three to create the bootdisk.

Ensure the floppy drive is set as the first boot device in the bios. http://www.d-a-l.com/articles/library/23.html

NOTE: When you boot a machine with this boot floppy, it creates a RAMDRIVE in system memory to contain DOS system tools/drivers. Thus it will move your "normal" CDROM device/drive letter "up" one level. (If your CDROM is normally E: it will be F: when booting with this bootdisk.)

The path to the found CDROM will be set with the bootfiles, so entering A:\>f:\setup is the same as entering A:\>setup at the A:\> prompt. There is no need to include the cdrom drive letter. The CDROM device letter will be assigned near the end of the floppy boot process, right after MSCDEX is loaded.

*The "ScanRegistry" box in MSCONFIG/STARTUP must have a checkmark in it. To check; click START, RUN, type in MSCONFIG. Click on the STARTUP tab.
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I have merged your two threads as they are on the same subject.