wIN 98 lOGON / usb-Ethernet / Processor
 

Guys

Three questions to hopefully help me help a friend, who wants to use BT Braodband (no, suggesting they don't is not the answer!).

She cannot run the BT braodband Set-Up disc - it goes part way and freezes. I have run the same disc on my PC, and it works fine.

She is running Win 98(se), on a 63mb Ram machine, which has a processor of 'GenuineIntel, X86 family 6 model 8 stepping 3' (what ever that is).

Also, I cannot get the USB to Ethernet adapter to work (i was trying to run, through my Router the BT 'min-spec' program).

1) Can anyone tel me if the processor is greater than Pentium II 233, which is the minimum required.

2) Anyone suggest how I can get the USB/Ethernet adapter working. Win 98 does not recognise it under Plug & Play, and when I try loading the drivers (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/myron.s/BB-DeviceDrivers/) it fails. Could the USB ports not be working? They show up in the System.

3) I managed to somehow get her to need to sign-on everytime the machine starts, despite there being no password. I am sure it is just a setting, but don;t know where.

(edit) Have just sorted out (3) - for anyone searching for same issue - try using http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-103 (end edit)

Any help greatfully received....

Lemarsh

Re: wIN 98 lOGON / usb-Ethernet / Processor
 

try copying the contents of the cd to the hard drive and running it -

also it sounds very slow it could well be below the p2 233 - have alook what it says when u turn the machine on it will state the speed