hi there,Ive just obtained a second computor with windows 98 ,how do I do a full system restor to the original settings on it,I want to set up a wirelss network to my main computor that has windows XP pro service pack 2 instaled,any help please,birdman1.

"... how do I do a full system restor to the original settings ..."

If no one has deleted it, there should be a system.1st file in the root directory of C:. This file is a first (successful) full boot of 98. It's what becomes system.dat, the system (hardware) part of the registry. (User.dat is the other part, holding user settings, elements of loaded programs etc.)

If it's still there, and you want to return to the original settings, open a MSDOS prompt and type in; (exactly as shown, DOS is very particular as to syntax.)

attrib -h -r -s %windir%\system.dat

then type in;

copy/v c:\system.1st %windir%\system.dat

then type in;

attrib +h +r +s %windir%\system.dat

This will copy/rename the system.1st file to the proper location. When Windows is restarted, the new file will be used to load Windows.

Post back with your results and any further questions.

a ok thanks,birdman1

I forgot to mention that the system.1st file may not show up in My Computer or Windows Explorer unless the Tools/View properties are set to "Show hidden & system files".

You can verify the presence of the file however through a MSDOS Prompt window by typing in; dir/a c:\syst*.*.