nicole
October 20th, 2004, 05:23 PM
I am currently running Windows 98 on my computer and for a while now have been attempting to install Windows XP. I have experienced numerous problems with this because my Rundll23 file was deleted off of my computer, however i was eventually able to retrieve it. In the process of trying to obtain that file again i was told to delete my GoBack button; Because i am now without my GoBack button i am unable to install Windows XP, i would really appreciate some advice on either:
How to retrieve my deleted GoBack program.
or
How to reinstall it (for free preferably).
Id appreciate any input,
Thanks in advance.
;)
Miz
October 21st, 2004, 04:29 PM
The "Go Back button" is only a shortcut. Apparently, Go Back needed to be turned off.
Did you uninstall Go Back in Control Panel>Add Remove Programs? If not, it's probably still installed (not sure what "delete my Go Back button entails). Look on the Programs list on the Start Menu for Go Back and start it up from there.
If Go Back came preinstalled on your computer, it should be on one of the computer's Restore or Recovery (whatever that manufacturer calls it) CD so you can reinstall it.
As I recall, Go Back has to be disabled in order to install Windows. I'm not sure why you would need, or want, Go Back running in order to install XP.
Be advised that upgrading to XP by installing XP over top of an existing operating system (in this case, Windows 98) is seldom satisfactory. Wiping the harddrive clean - after backing up all your data first (address book, Favorites list, documents, pictures, music, any email you want to keep, etc.) - and installing XP to a clean drive will give you much better results.
Also, Win98 drivers won't work (with rare exceptions) on Windows XP. Some older hardware won't work well, or at all, on XP even if you can find drivers for it.
If you're sure your computer is able to run XP, find the XP drivers for whatever device you use to get online (modem or network card), download them and save them to CD or another partition or harddrive on your computer. In other words, save them somewhere other than the drive on which you will be installing XP.
Then once you have XP installed, you can use those drivers to get the modem or network card working so you can get online and download any drivers XP doesn't already have. The older the hardware, the less likely XP will have the drivers for it.