Note:<888>03/14/00 Tuesday 2:40 A.M. EDT: Well I just remember today. I recall after I believe it was my appointment, I stopped by Exxon next to library and purchased $15.50 in premium at about $1.89.99 a gallon. I frequently noticed the fellows at Exxon seem to be getting much heavier while I am getting skinnier, which is rather peculiar, since I believe some friends of mine in Robison, Illinois refine 350,000 barrells a day of oil into gasoline from those old slow pumpers in down state Illinois for the Marathon Oil Company owned by the United States Steel Company. I guess so much is consummed in this country that hardly a drop of it ever makes it my way. Well who knows, I suppose the Hispanic community also thinks it owns all the tea in China too. Well let's wait and see. Cheerio, Old Chap, We Seem to Back in the Sitting Bull Waiting Game Again, and of course some old geeser in Scotland might have a little off shore oil too. But you know the Scottish, they seem to enjoy cultivating peat for energy, since it useful for making other products like Scotch Whisky which frequently come in handy as Red Cross Emergency Supplies in severe cold weather for those of you whom have to work outside in rather severe hostile conditions. Well that is about all I can think of now. CIO

Note:<888>03/14/00 Tuesday 1:15 A.M. EDT: Well I did not have much to do since the computer is running all right. It seems possibly if you turn off the advanced power savings feature in the CMOS it runs fine. I guess in some countries where they don't have as much energy, they use this feature to conserve electricity and to preserve the hardware. At the moment, I with it off, I have the hard drives set to pause after a half hour of inactivity, and I don't bother to have the monitor deactivate since I turn it off with the power control center. Well I was think of making home made French bread with the Welbilt French bread maker, but I can't afford yeast at the moment. I therefore took out the Fannie Farmer 11th edition, and I made up a the biscuit recipie adding "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" instead of shortening and a tablespoon of olive oil for the recipie. I also use the CuisineArt with the dough blade for mixing the dough. I then rolled it out on a floured wood board with a wooden rolling pen, to about nine inches in diameter. I then oil a nine inch tin cake pan with canola oil. I then place the dough in the pan fitting it around the perimeter. I then sliced it with a knief into six slices. I then baked it in the Faberware Convection Oven at 450 degrees Farenheit for 18 minutes, and I have a large pie biscuit. I had two slices with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"; and I covered the rest for latter. I noticed somebody familiar today whom looked to be in quite good physical shape like had been working in a lumber yard, so maybe somebody in the neighborhood has a relative visiting. Most office type sitting at the computer cousel all the time tend to be out of shape except for their walking commute or other routine exercise activities. Since I have always walked for enjoyment in better weather, I tend to walk a little bit more than most of the locals whom don't have as much time to stroll as I seem to have. Well I have always maintained when you walk a bit more slowly and take time out to sniff the flowers, one some times sees more; unlike the hurried rush hour personnel trying to get back to their families. Well for all I know there is not much going on. I guess I can do some other routines, but for now; I will possibly relax around the local digs for a while. I have running joke when friends and relatives ask me turn the heat up if they visit. I mention, a large house elsewhere that if one turned the heat up in, it would tend to be quite expensive, sort of like the Czar lighting up Mokva. Well enjoy the pleasent spring weather. CIO

Note:<888>03/13/00 Monday 10:45 P.M. EDT: Well today, I made my 4:30 P.M. appointment. I read a few back copies of the Greenwich Times while waiting a short spell. I then drove down by the waterfront. It was pretty slow down by the harbor, but I had a chance to chat with one local resident whom purchased a Compaq computer and is learning a bit of the net. I then drove over to Old Greenwich, and I search the old Greenwich CVS for Phillie cigar cigarettes. They were not available. I drove out to the southwest quadrant of Tod's Point parking area, and I viewed the "Red Sky in Evening, Sailor Take Warning" sunset. I used my binocullars to scan the waterfront, but it seemed pretty quiet. I noticed a few bird watchers out and about. I then headed over to the Staples in Old Greenwich, and I picked up a PNY $20 memory rebate coupon. I chatted with a few of the staff about traveling in the computer industry and frequently ending up on the beach with some sort of Howard Hughes type character looking for oil who owns it all who can't seem to figure out why I am bothering his prospecting time with office equipment talk, as if there is no money in office equipment just oil. Well I suspose if you are a good enough prospector or beach bum or geologist sifting and sorting a planet that at least ten billion people have already sifted and sorted, you might make new discoveries with modern technology. However the angony is in the detains and frequently when one individual did not develop a certain property, it is not usually for technological needs but more reasons to environmental concern. For example certain species like Aligators, Crocodiles, and Caymen have been around for 200 million years, so frequently they are very cleaver and well networked, so if you bother their habitats; they might come back to haunt you sooner or later, so study Alligators, Crocodiles, Caiman. Well after lecturing on the computer industry, I did not view any items, I could afford at Staples, so I went over to the Riverside Shopping plaza and toured the new Food Emporium. They have a ready made feast for the eyes. I was intriqued by all the ready made Suchi meals they have made up in a dazzling selection of items. There was plenty of every item under the sun. I noticed that if you are a baker or a brewer, they sell Fleishman's Yeast in 6 ounce jars which should be cheaper than the packages. I chatted with one gourmet about Greek and Spanish cooking, she looked like she was trying to lose weight. I chatted about how in Pensacola, Florida back in 1952 to 1954, we used to buy five pounds of fresh shrimp off the boat for a $1 for five pounds and boil and feast on them all the time. I mentioned that they still sell deep fat fried shrimp and hush puppies in Florida. Basically hush puppies are what we folks up north call, "Tater Tots". I mentioned that I read certain people were visiting the Bahamas, and they might like deep fat fried Counchs. I mention that certain local experts in the area from upstate New York and Ohio claim I am a legal resident of Virginia. Well, I suppose certain other families could claim to be legal residents of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; but I ain't very good at making soap from chicken fat or candles for that matter, and my potteries skills tend to lean towards making beer mugs out made out of salt ceramic. I also have no reservations against eating smoked Virginia ham during leant, and I have a few friends looking for the Jack Daniel's Christmas hams, but I suppose they might have to go looking down in Lynchburg, Tennessee for that comodity item. I suppose, they still sell pickled green tomatoes in Williamburg along with pickled baby corn ears and other interesting items you don't always see up north. Well from what I can remember, the Hughes clan like the Scott clan, also have roots in Colonial Williamburg, so I guess we both are distantly related. I hear tell a german beer baron tried to modernize the tavern industry down there. Well as far as other events in this area, after studying other items in the grocery stores, I noticed the refreshing taste in the Red Orange juice, is Ruby Red Grapefruit which I hear tell comes from some area, I am vaguely familiar with. It is quite a refreshing mixture that Tropicana Juice has come up with along with other similar concoctions from other Tropical Ports of call. I gave a lecture on coffee to the proprieter at Starbucks in case he had not heard it before. I then headed over to CVS and I bought a carton of Phillie little cigar cigarettes for $12.19 plus a can of Gold Emblem Cashews 10 ounce for $2.69 plus .73 Ct. state tax for $15.61 total. I then headed back to the center of town, and I toured the Greenwich Library. I chatted with a couple of regulars about technology and how it might have been misproduced versus other technology. I then went home, and I chatted with a few family members and friends about cold weather vehicles. I had the can of cashews for dinner along with ice tea. I noticed that my computer was down again, someone had hacked into the server of the computer malfunctioned again, but it eventually indicated I needed to reinstall the network driver, and I did this; and I turned off the advanced power management feature in the CMOS which might be causing problems with the system. Well we will see how it all runs now. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>03/13/00 Monday 3:15 P.M. EDT: All cleaned up. If you need any of the vitamins or supllements below, I usually by the Niacimide at the HealthMart on Greenwich Avenue. I buy the other vitamins at CVS when they're on sale for 50% off. I get the Supplements at the Vitamin Shoppe in the Waldbaums Shopping plaza in Port Chester, New York. These shops all carry most of the items, but in various doses and brand names, so I usually shop by price. Well time to enjoy a bit of the sun. CIO

Note:<888>03/13/00 Monday 2:30 P.M. EDT: Ah yes, I did have three soft boiled eggs, toast, coffee, ruby red orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. As I have mentioned my normal Vitamin Intake is a "high dosage vitamin with minerals, B Complex 100 mg., B-12 2000 mcg., Niacimide B-3 500 mg., C 1000 mg., zinc 50 mg., E 400 IU, Deoderized Garlic 500 mg., Glucosamine 500 mg. and Chondroitin Sulfate 400 mg. combination, MSM 1000 mg., and a ordinary aspirin. These vary depending on what is available on sale when I need to resupply them. I also wear a copper wrapped brass braclet from India for my arthritis and not one with loadstone since magnets should not be around computers. Well stay healthy. CIO

Note:<888>03/13/00 Monday 2:10 P.M. EDT: Well I was up at 10 A.M.. I chatted with a friend about ordering lobsters from Kennebunkport, Maine . The sites are http://www.portlobster.com/ and nearby http://www.capeporpoiselobster.com/frame.htm and if Maine should run out of Lobsters, you can get them from Lobster Direct - Live Maine and Nova Scotia Lobster or back to Maine Maine Lobster Company® - Order Fresh Live Maine Lobsters or if you happen to be in Florida New Lobster Company - Spiny Lobster Processor or closer to home 877GiveLobster.com - Buy live, fresh LOBSTER from the New England Lobster Company. or Maine Lobster Company® - Order Fresh Live Maine Lobsters or Fulton Street Lobster & Seafood Co. Inc. - Delivered from the ocean, to your home. . Seafood is an excellent alternative to meat if you are not eat meat during Lynt and you can happen to afford it. Well I better start cleaning up, I have 4:15 P.M. appointment. For some odd reason the BBC is broadcast earlier today on my net link, the third dino. Well have a good afternoon. I also wrote a letter, and I am most pleased with the print quality of my Compaq IJ200 printer, I bought at CompUSA for $50. I did noticed that Staples in Old Greenwich is selling an even better Xerox color printer for $50 also. Unfortunately on these color printers, when you have to buy the color replacement ink cartridges, they frefrequently hit you with high prices even over $30 for the ink cartridge on a $50 printer. Well I guess tomorrow, I have to stop by Staples again, and pick up the $20 mailin rebate coupon on the PNY memory, I got yesterday. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>03/12/00 Sunday 11:50 P.M. EDT: Well I ran Norton Disk Doctor with Surface scan on the new D: drive. I then backed up the C: and E: drives to the D: drive. I watched "Raising the Mammoth" on the Discovery Channel. I had a peanut butter sandwich with ice tea for dinner. I just had some microwave popcorn for a late snack. I am listening to the BBC chatting about dull people. Well not much here, I guess I might think of going to bed. The computer system is running fine. Not much else to mention. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/12/00 Sunday 8:30 P.M. EDT: Well I rested a bit this afternoon, and then I cleaned up and I went out and about 2 P.M., and I headed over to Staples in Old Greenwich to return the Sony Superstation. I noticed they were setting up for the St. Patrick's Day parade, so I took I-95 over to Old Greenwich from Arch Street. Staples cheerfully agreed to let me exchange the Sony Superstation for another item. I bought with $158.98 credit a couple of sale items that went on sale today. Igot the Maxtor 7200 RPM 15 gigabyte hard drive for $139.94 and I also bought a PNY 32 Meg. memory chip for $69.97 for $209.91 total plus by buying both items together, their sales promotion was a $50 instant rebate for $159.91 plus $9.60 sale tax with returned Sony Superstation for $10.53 total. I then head west on the Post Road and took Indian Field Road out to the turnpike and exited at Arch street and parked in the train station underground parking garage, and I walked up Arch street to watch the St. Patrick's Day parade. I watched it from the corner across from Starbucks and one saw lots of visitors and lots locals. It was a bit chilly and grey, but it was an enjoyable annual event to see everyone out for the parade. I then stopped by the Food Emporium and bought a half gallon of Sealtest whole milk for $2.29, two half gallons of Tropican orange and red orange juice for $1.89 each, and a dozen large eggs for $1.58 for $7.25 total. I then returned home, and I put the groceries away. I then installed the new hard drive in my computer removing what I thought was the 20 gigabyte hard drive from the upper portion with the backups on it. However, I had to reinstall the upper drive, and the 20 gigabyte hard drive with the backups on it was in the lowest bay, so I removed it and installed the new 15 gigabyte hard drive. It takes about fifteen to twenty minutes for this procedure. I will now exchage the two large hard drives once a month, and keep one drive in the First Sentry case, so if the computer is it by lightning or other problems causing the backups and the major drive on the computer to fail, I have a secure backup. Thus I can have a little piece of mind for a change with a secure backup. I packed it in the foam rubber that comes with the case along with the electrostatic case. I then had to removed all the cards and drop the bottom of the motherboard plate to securely install the new 32 meg. memory chip along with the existing 64 meg. memory chip. I then reassembled the case and cleaned up, checking the cables inside and outside the case. I Fdisked the new drive, and I then booted and formated the new D: drive. I had to reinstall my sound drives, and was having problems with one file, so I reinstalled DirectX 7A, and it fixed the problem, but then I had to reinstall the Diamond Stealth video drivers and their updates, and now the system is all running fine. I set the video to 72 MHz, at 16 bits until I am sure 32 bits is stable enough. I now have 96 megs of onboard memory. The new memory chip is 100 MHz, but I am not sure if the older 64 PNY memory chip is 100 MHz. However the system is running just great. I chatted with a couple of family members. I had a peanut butter sandwich and ice tea for a light dinner. I ran Norton WinDoctor. I did a couple Registry backups. I will now do a Norton Disk Doctor, thourough scan of the new drive. I then will do C: and E: drive backups to the new D: drive. By midnight or so, I will be tired, and I will go to bed and start the server before. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>03/12/00 Sunday 11:35 A.M. EDT: Well it has been cold and rainy which is not good for my arthritis. I spent all day yesterday reformating the tape for the Sony SuperStation. I rested most of the day while doing it. I had some meat loaf, mashed potatoes, and ice tea and some time during Saturday along with the rest of the fruit salad and ice tea later in the day. I think I got up about midnight, and I did all of my house cleaning and watering the plants except the vacuming. I had the rest of of the Post HoneyNut shredded wheat squares with toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I worked on trying to get a tape backup of the C: drive through out the night and in the morning. I finally realized what I had figured out before the Sony Superstation does not work in damp conditions. I took it off the computer, and I will return or exchange it at Staples today or tomorrow. I guess that is why most people end up returning them. I am already doing backups to the D: drive. I could exchange it for another hard drive, and remove it from the computer after making backups, and keep it in my fire proof Sentry case. I suppose that would be the best way. The hard drive backup to hard drive system works, but if both hard drives are in the computer and it is struck by lightning, one could concievably loose all one's information. Thus I suppose another Maxtor 20 megabyte hard drive in exchange for the SuperStation is the way to go, and I can take the time once a month when I do backups of the system on tape instead to remove one hard drive and exchange it for another. If they're both the same size, there would be no problem with Fdisk. Well that is all I can figure out to have a reliable off the computer backup. Well not much happening right now. I am a bit tired and arthritic, so I will rest for a while. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/11/00 Saturday 6:30 A.M. EDT: Well the sun is becoming to come up, maybe I will think about going out or taking a nap. I had a "MoneyMatch" lottery ticket, I bought earlier in the week for a dollar. I just played it, and I won $2, so something has returned a profit in Greenwich for me. I might stop by the bank this morning, and see if they have any of those new gold plated gold dollar coins, they're advertising as being in circulation on the television. I guess pretty soon vending machine will be taking them or perhaps parking meters in the long term parking areas. I wonder if they will go the way of the "Susan B. Anthony" dollar or if they will be accepted by the general public. It is a sure sign of inflation, so perhaps the Federal Government is beginning to wake up to the reality and the obvious signs of inflation, if one happens to look at real world prices as opposed to fixed market bread basket prices of staple commodities. By my own estimate, there has been at least 500% inflation in the last sixteen years which the bean counters in Washington D. C. chose to ignore. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/11/00 Saturday 6:10 A.M. EDT: Well I am still formating my tape, so I can backup the C: drive which will take a while. I had some coffee. I read about the last half dozen issues of the Greenwich Post and Interactive Week. I might go out this morning after the sun comes up, but for now I am just relaxing around the apartment. I noticed a new link in the www.greenwichpost.com . It is www.greenwichpolice.com . I added it to my "http://mrscott.com/greenw.htm" with other relavant information on Greenwich. Well not much else happening. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/11/00 Saturday 2:10 A.M. EDT: The computer is all running fine. I lowered the refresh rate on the video adaptor to 75 MHz. I was up at 6 P.M. yesterday. I had breakfast of Post HoneyNut Shredded Wheat, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I then reinstalled the Seagate Backup Software. I set the SCSI driver for the parallel port with certain command prefences which are not necessary. I then started a tape backup of the C: drive. I went back to bed until 10 P.M., and I got up to find the tape backup of the C: drive had failed. I set the Command preference on the SCSI parallel adaptor to just "/w95" the default. I lower the Video adaptor refresh rate to 60 MHz, at 16 bits 640X480 default video. I then started another tape backup of the C: drive which would take about 2 and a half hours. I had watched the ABC evening news earlier in the evening, and I channel surfed the television, and I finally turned it off. About 11:30 P.M., I took one of the half pound Argentinian boneless shell steaks, I had defrosted, and I chopped it into smaller pieces with the fat still on it. I then put them in the CuisineArt and ground it all into chopped meat. I then added one diced medium large onion, two diced gloves of garlic, two diced celery stalks, about a 3/4 cup of mash potatoes, a half 4 ounce can of tomatoe paste, a few dashes of Lea and Perrins Worstershire sauce, a few dashed of Angostora bitters, dashes of ground black pepper, garlic powder, celery salt, cinneomon, ginger, Italian spices, Basil, and oregano. I also added a few tablespoons of my oil and vinegar salad dressing, and one raw egg. I then mixed is all up in the CuisineArt, removing the lid a number times to stir in the chunkier ingredients until it was all smooth. I then oil a Pyrex glass meat loaf container with olive oil, and I put the mixture in it. I put it in the Faberware convection microwave oven for an hour at 350 degrees F.. I then started making a batch of ice tea which is steeping now before I dilute it. I had the meatloaf dinner with reheated mashed potatoes and brocolli and ice tea. I was finished about 1 A.M., when the tape backup completed, but it messed up and produced an error on writting the headed. I decided to do a partial format of the beginning of the tape, but it had to go through the erasing process before doing an initial format. I don't know whether I will do the first part of it or all, but the process is running now. I cleaned the dishes, and I am just killing time while the tape format process runs a bit before I try another C: drive tape backup. This time I might try doing it in two sections, first of the "C:\windows" and "C:\program files" directory along with the registry and then the second section with the rest of the drive. Well the tape is still erasing after 45 minutes, so I just cancelled it, so I will try another partial backup. All of this part of routine maintenance, but it sure is tedious after a while. I guess I will either relax and read or rest a bit, and perhaps have a cup of coffee. CIO

Note:<888>03/10/00 Friday 9:25 A.M. EDT: Well up all night again. After the last message, I had my dinner. I then went out about 9 P.M., and I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue twice. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue again and sat out for a while. I noticed a lot of long distance trucking, so I would imagine with all the internet business lots of people are ordering merchandise in this area. I then walked back down the Avenue, and I sat out for quite a while enjoying the fresh air. I then walked the lower section of the Avenue again. I returned about midnight. I then did some system tweaking. Basically, I tried installing the Microsoft Windows Update driver for my new Diamond Video card, but the updated driver that comes with the card works much better, so I just now reinstalled it. I also did some system tweaking in the BIOS looking at overclocking pages. I have a 100 MHz motherboard that only goes up to 83.3 MHz with the 450 MHz K6II processor, so basically the way I have it set up is the best. Since it is running at a faster speed than the motherboard usually take, I have the CPU plug and play set at "2.2 Volts", "83.3 MHz", and a multiplier of "5.5", which gives my system 450 MHz speed when it boots. However, I tried fiddling witht the CMOS refresh rate setting it to "0" from "4", but I returned it to "4". I also tried setting the PIO mode on the CDROM player in the CMOS to "4", but I returned it to "2". I tried a "2.3" and "2.4" voltage on the CPU CMOS, but I did not want to risk the higher voltage, for a little bit more speed. With all the tweaks, I only got about a 5 % increase with the Norton Benchmark. My system the way it is now with the Norton Benchmark is at "107.2", compared to a Pentium 233 MMX at "57.8" or a Pentium II 450 at "204.8", so I guess I am halfway between both. Also with the 32 megs of memory and the seperate video adaptor, one video content and general use, my system is a lot faster. Thus it is a bottom the barrel system tweaked up to snuff. I also set the Diamond Adaptor rate to "Optimal" with 32 bits, 800X600 setting which seems to be working fine. Well I am a bit bushed, and I can't wait to get back to my normal internet routines instead of all the system work I have been doing for the last month. Well have a good morning, time for me to go to bed. CIO

Note:<888>03/09/00 Thursday 6:55 P.M. EDT: Well I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I drove down by the waterfront. They have a nice men's watch there for $30. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went by Old Greenwich, and I stopped by CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought a carton on sale of Phillie Natural Cigars for $12.19 plus .73 Ct. tax for $12.92. I then drove over to the Southwest parking area, and I sat out at the picnic area fewing the horizon towards Sunset. There were a number of dog walkers out and exercise walkers on the warm 70 degree day. I then headed over to the SouthEast concession parking area, and I walked out to the tide line and studied the shore. I then went over to Staples, and I toured the store. I noticed they have an older Memorex mouse for $5 plus some older software for $5 each. I then headed over to the Greenwich Library, and I read three computer magazines. I then returned home, and I found out that my computer server was not working, since one of the ZoneAlert alerts had to be clicked OK to let the system start operating again. Thus the system seems to be stable. I am listening to the BBC talk about people living on the dole. I now will have an Argentinian boneless shell steak, steam brocolli, and I think I will peel some Idaho potatoes and make some mashed potatoes with my potatoe ricer and have it all with ice tea and coffee. Thus time to start peeling potatoes and cooking dinner. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>03/09/00 Thursday 12:55 P.M. EDT: Well I was up at 11:30 A.M. this morning. I noticed from the clocks in the apartment, that the electricity had been off from about 7 A.M. to 11 A.M.. I reset the clocks and the VCRs. I had breakfast of Post HoneyNut Shredded Wheat, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I set the resolution on the monitor to 800X600X32bits at 72 MHz for the adaptor. Well I guess I will clean up and stop by the Hospital Thrift shop to see what is left over from their opening day yesterday. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>03/09/00 Thursday 4:55 A.M. EDT: I updated the Diamond Video drive with the Diamond update. The Video Card is now on IRQ 12, so I changed the CMOS setting for Slot 1 where the video card is to "Auto". Well I am bushed time for bed. I will now start the server. CIO

Note:<888>03/09/00 Thursday 4:15 A.M. EDT: Well I went to bed at 6 A.M. yesterday morning. I was up at noon when UPS rang me and delivered the Diamond Stealth III S540 32 Meg Video Card, I ordered on Sunday morning http://www.accessmicro.com/productinfo.php3?ProductId=D1787I56. It came faster than I expected since it was sent from Pennsylvannia. It came in a 2 foot by 18 inch by 14 inch box full styrofoam peanuts. I started immediately working on installing, and it drag on until now, about fifteen. I had problems getting it to work properly, so I eventually pulled all the EISA and PCI cards out of my computer except the Video card in PCI slot one. I eventually Assigned IRQ 3 to PCI slot one in the CMOS. Once I got it working, I went ahead and reinstalled Windows 98 Upgrade and Windows 98 Second Edition Upgrade without the other cards in the slots. I ran WinDoctor to clean the registry. I then reinstalled the drivers for the Video card, and it all worked fine. I set it at 72 MHz for the video adaptor for now until I have time to fiddle with it. I set the resolution to 600X800 at 16 bits, and it is sharp as can be. I might be able to go higher in the resolution, but I want to do a C: drive to D: drive backup first, so I will test it later today. I then installed the SoHo Lan Card and I removed a networking device that installs with Windows installation that is not needed. I then installed the Logicode Modem. I then installed the Sound Blaster SW 32 with 8 Megs of Memory. Once I had it all going doing a few tweaks, I checked my cables, and I closed the case. In installing the new Diamond Video card, the adaptor hold down was too short for the card to seat deeply enough, so I bent it up a bit, and bent down part, and after seating it firmly, I secured it with a small nut and a washer. Once the system was all running fine, I ran the usual utilities; and it all seems to be running as good as ever. I will now do the C: drive to D: drive backup before going to bed. I guess I will also start the server. I just hope no one trys to hack into my computer after all the work I have done. I also went out about 6 P.M. last evening for two packs of Marlboro lights 100s at Cumberland Farms. They were $8.05 for both. I really have to quit smoking. I just finished the C: drive to D: drive backup, and I just had a bowl of the pineapple and white grape mixture with ice tea. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/08/00 Wednesday 4:55 A.M. EDT: I now have the system running much better. I figured out how to uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and now have Internet Explorer 5.01 running, so I can get the Windows 98 Second Edition Updates. I advise not doing this unless you have reliable backups like I have. I looked at the System Information files to see which were Internet Explorer 5.5 files.

They are:

in the "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer" directory "iexplore.exe",

and in the "C:\Windows\System" directory,

comctl32.dll, advpack.dll, browselc.dll, browseui.dll, ckcnv.exe, iesetup.dll, inseng.dll, jsproxy.dll, mshtml.dll, msxml.dll, occache.dll, shdoc401.dll, shdocvw.dll, shlwapi.dll, url.dll, urlmon.dll, webcheck.dll, wininet.dll .

I did a F8 Command Prompt boot, and moved all these files into a backup folder. I then rebooted the system, and it would not boot properly, so I did a boot from the Windows 98 Startup Disk with Cdrom support. I then installed Windows 98 original edition again. I had deleted my SIS video drive, so it would not cause conflicts like it usually does on installation. After installation, I have Internet Explorer 4.0. I then installed Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Upgrade, and it installed smoothly, except on the final boot besides the Windows 98 Setup, it tried to all have another program "iconn??.*" going which with a CTL-Alt-Del, I ended and setup completed smoothly. I had a problem as usual with the Windows 98 SIS Video driver, so I installed the newer one that I found from www.pcchips.com for my S-571 LMR motherboard sis5598.zip, and the overall system ran great. I then installed Internet Explorer 5.01 and all its update files, I did not have on the system. I then installed all the Windows 98 Update files I did not have including a few foreign language support files. I then ran Norton Disk Doctor, Norton WinDoctor, Norton Optimization which put my swapper on the D: drive again. I stopped the D: drive optimazation after the the swapper was optimized. I then ran Norton Speed Disk on the C: drive. The system is running just great. I tinked with the ATAPI SCSI driver for my Sony Superstation backup, and it messes up my video refresh rate at 72MHz video adaptor and 72 MHz monitor when it is turned on. I will have to study that more or lower the refresh rate when I do a tape backup which is probably the best solution I can think of and have tried before. I will now do a C: drive to D: drive backup. I turned of the Cable Modem while doing most of this in case anyone was trying to hack into my computer which is possible, and I also disconnected the telephone line to the computer. Well once the C: drive to D: drive is complete in about an hour, I might try a tape backup of the C: drive. CIO