Uninstall the "Compaq Insight Management" software from add/remove programs (control panel). You Windows 98 Second Edition should now shutdown properly. I was trying to troubleshoot this problem ...

Windows 98 works with USB, so he can use his external mouse. Old versions of Microsoft Office more or less work. The Compaq can play music and multitask.

My father's Compaq box(bleh) is so-unfortunately spitting out the following error on bootup:quote:While initializing device VCACHE: Windows protection error.I know ...

QUESTION: I have installed Windows 98 and works well. But I removed the hard drive and connected to compaq system and it was not working. I formated the hard drive and installed Windows 98 again.

Then came the big test: using the computer for day-to-day work and leisure. Against all odds, the extremely old Compaq and Windows 98 were able to offer a pretty respectable experience. Listening ...