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Angel
"Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message news:...
: Thank you very much Gary,
:
: I was able to do the burn and install. It appears that it will work for
that
: machine. Like you say it is really not built to do much. No one knows how
: old that machine is. If I ever try to do anything as far as downloads it
: can't cut it! I think the only time I will use it to get on line is to
: update the Avast!, and in case something happens to this one that I would
: need to yell to the group or email for help!
:
: Maybe what he did was upgrade it to 98SE from 95 or older machine. The old
: keyboard was from 3.11. I think that is what my youngest son said. What
the
: other parts were from, only the guy that put it together knows, maybe!
:
: The one that is hooked up to the DSL I bought June 2000.
:
: Angel
:
: "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
: news:%23MQ9pALTIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
: : Using your DSL machine, download this, burn it to CD to transfer to the
: : other machine.
: : http://grystmill.com/shared/rp505enu.exe
: :
: : A wireless adapter costs only a few dollars, Angel. Here's an example
: that's
: : $24, but I've seen them for under $20. http://tinyurl.com/2moqjx
: :
: : To be honest, that machine is just too old and on the bottom end of what
: can
: : run Win98SE. I will expect endless problems from you to be posted here
: that
: : mostly have to do with that machine being too weak for the purpose.
: :
: : --
: : Gary S. Terhune
: : MS-MVP Shell/User
: : www.grystmill.com
: :
: : "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message
: : news:OezDK3KTIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
: : > Happy New Year everyone!!
: : >
: : > My question: I cannot use Adobe 6.01 on that old small computer. It
: keeps
: : > coming up with an Illegal Operation pop up. I do have Adobe 3.02 on
it
: : > because I got that off my Office 97 disk.
: : >
: : > I tried to get the Adobe Reader from the Adobe site but all they have
: for
: : > Windows 98SE is the Adobe 6.01. Nothing in between the 3.02 and 6.01.
: : >
: : > I went up to the www.oldversions.com and tried to download 5.05 from
: there
: : > but it kept freezing up. When I did the 3 finger solute, it told me
that
: : > www.oldversions.com was not responding.
: : >
: : > I was going too try to get the download from www.oldversion.com to my
: : > desktop that has the DSL and burn it to a disk but I think it
downloads
: : > automatically to the machine itself. That plan would not work
: : >
: : > I am using, at this time, dial up on that old computer. I kept trying
to
: : > get
: : > the Adobe 5.05 and it kept freezing up. I do a restart every time
after
: I
: : > try because this other computer has only 64 mg of RAM.
: : >
: : > I do not feel at this time that I do not want to go through the
expense
: of
: : > an Ethernet Card and a wireless connection for it. That machine is
old,
: : > how
: : > old, I do not know. It is what I call a "thrown together machine".
: : > Hardware
: : > age, unknown.
: : >
: : > Question: How can I get the 5.05 version for that machine?
: : >
: : > Another question: Do I need it or will the 3.02 be good enough?
: : >
: : > Angel
: : >
: : >
: :
:
:
: Thank you very much Gary,
:
: I was able to do the burn and install. It appears that it will work for
that
: machine. Like you say it is really not built to do much. No one knows how
: old that machine is. If I ever try to do anything as far as downloads it
: can't cut it! I think the only time I will use it to get on line is to
: update the Avast!, and in case something happens to this one that I would
: need to yell to the group or email for help!
:
: Maybe what he did was upgrade it to 98SE from 95 or older machine. The old
: keyboard was from 3.11. I think that is what my youngest son said. What
the
: other parts were from, only the guy that put it together knows, maybe!
:
: The one that is hooked up to the DSL I bought June 2000.
:
: Angel
:
: "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
: news:%23MQ9pALTIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
: : Using your DSL machine, download this, burn it to CD to transfer to the
: : other machine.
: : http://grystmill.com/shared/rp505enu.exe
: :
: : A wireless adapter costs only a few dollars, Angel. Here's an example
: that's
: : $24, but I've seen them for under $20. http://tinyurl.com/2moqjx
: :
: : To be honest, that machine is just too old and on the bottom end of what
: can
: : run Win98SE. I will expect endless problems from you to be posted here
: that
: : mostly have to do with that machine being too weak for the purpose.
: :
: : --
: : Gary S. Terhune
: : MS-MVP Shell/User
: : www.grystmill.com
: :
: : "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message
: : news:OezDK3KTIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
: : > Happy New Year everyone!!
: : >
: : > My question: I cannot use Adobe 6.01 on that old small computer. It
: keeps
: : > coming up with an Illegal Operation pop up. I do have Adobe 3.02 on
it
: : > because I got that off my Office 97 disk.
: : >
: : > I tried to get the Adobe Reader from the Adobe site but all they have
: for
: : > Windows 98SE is the Adobe 6.01. Nothing in between the 3.02 and 6.01.
: : >
: : > I went up to the www.oldversions.com and tried to download 5.05 from
: there
: : > but it kept freezing up. When I did the 3 finger solute, it told me
that
: : > www.oldversions.com was not responding.
: : >
: : > I was going too try to get the download from www.oldversion.com to my
: : > desktop that has the DSL and burn it to a disk but I think it
downloads
: : > automatically to the machine itself. That plan would not work
: : >
: : > I am using, at this time, dial up on that old computer. I kept trying
to
: : > get
: : > the Adobe 5.05 and it kept freezing up. I do a restart every time
after
: I
: : > try because this other computer has only 64 mg of RAM.
: : >
: : > I do not feel at this time that I do not want to go through the
expense
: of
: : > an Ethernet Card and a wireless connection for it. That machine is
old,
: : > how
: : > old, I do not know. It is what I call a "thrown together machine".
: : > Hardware
: : > age, unknown.
: : >
: : > Question: How can I get the 5.05 version for that machine?
: : >
: : > Another question: Do I need it or will the 3.02 be good enough?
: : >
: : > Angel
: : >
: : >
: :
:
: