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Originally posted by Minerva: <STRONG>I have all original CD-ROMs and disks (being a good computer user ). Still, it's always worrying to reformat the hard drive.</STRONG>

Well you're certainly a better user than me - no backup, no sys.disks etc.
(real men don't backup - real men cry a lot )

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Originally posted by Minerva: <STRONG> Does Microsoft expect us to understand that? I can't even imagine what type of files/programmes they are, like .exe or .sys ... </STRONG>

Nope they are error messages for the programmers. Adresses in the files, modules. (hex-numbers) useally they deliver a filename also - unless it is sever windows problems

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Originally posted by Yshania: <STRONG> @Minerva - I donot remember - but does Win 98 offer you the chance to run System Restore? This will restore your system settings to an earlier (chosen) date. Each day your registry and system settings are backed up - running Sys Restore could take you back to before your problems started - and is reversable if problematic... </STRONG>

Nope - IIRC it was a WinME and later feature.
But be very careful with such a restore, becasue if a virus gets into your system (for example) and doesn't start creating havoc soon, it will be backed up together with the rest of your system