From what you say, a fresh install of Win98 would be a wise move. ----- Original Message ----- From: "our kitty" <sweetiepie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > IOW, hypothetically, if enough stuff was deleted from the registry that > the pc wouldn't be bootable, it would boot anyways, from a backup? So > long as Chernobyl or whatever doesn't erase the whole thing, I'd be > alright then? > > BTW, I've got another question from an earlier topic. My Notebook > function is dead from a wrong uninstall of metapad. Goofed it up so > totally, nothing anyone has suggested helps. It's really dead. I had > to reassociate all notepad files with Wordpad. Would it help if I > reinstalled Win98? I could then easily follow that with the DirectX8 > and all the Win98 updates I've downloaded and saved in a separate > folder. > - Users can unsubscribe from this list by sending email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1/24hrsupport.htm.