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:Does anyone know how to make Win 98 OSR-2 stop asking me for a password during startup? :There are several ways to do this, but the easiest way is to type *delete .pwl in the c:\windows directory, then reboot your system. Once it's rebooted, you will be asked to re-enter your login id and password. Enter your login-in id only! Keep the password field blank and click ok, then click ok again on the next window. Windows will not ask you for a password. (reboot for the change to take affect). : What is a Cookie and are they dangerous? : A cookie is simply a HTTP header that consists of a string of data, that is entered into the memory of your web browser by the web site visited. The string contains the domain, path, lifetime, and value of a variable that you set, when you visit the Web site. If the life time of the variable is longer than the time the user spends at the site, then the string is saved as a file on your hard drive for future reference. This is not a new way for a computer hacker to hack your hard drive or spy in your computer. All the programmer can do, is define the variable and its value saved there. The browser writes to the hard drive, not the programmer. : I am getting ntkern.vxd errors when trying to setup my USB ports. What can I do to correct this problem? : NTKERN.VXD errors are most often caused when USB cannot negotiate an acceptable IRQ address. To correct this you will need to free some IRQs in the BIOS and then delete the device entries from the Device Manager while in Windows Safe Mode. Follow the (5) removal steps on the right in order ---> The Ntkern.vxd device loader(s) for this device could not load the device driver. See MS Knowledge Base Article 294292 Using a text editor add the following lines to the Autoexec.bat file: SET windir=C:\WINDOWS winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS If you still cannot isolate USB to it’s own IRQ, changing the I/O range of USB sometimes works. Power Management – Disabled The Operating System should control Power Management, not the mainboard. ACPI - Disabled ACPI enabled in the BIOS is the source of many USB problems. If you are having problems with USB, ACPI should be disabled**. Unfortunately, simply resetting the switch in the BIOS may not be enough. Normally, a reinstall of the operating system will be necessary.		:I am having conflicts with my USB. I get an ! next to the USB in the Device Manager. What can I do to correct this error? : Despite information to the contrary, USB does NOT like to share its IRQ with another device, (IRQ Holder for PCI Steering is not considered another device). If USB is sharing its IRQ with Audio, Video, NIC or Modem you will very likely have problems with USB. Free as many IRQs as possible in the BIOS. A good place to start is COM1 and/or COM2 if you have no external serial device attached to your computer. (i.e Serial Mouse or Digital Camera) If you are using a USB printer you can also Disable the Parallel port. After disabling devices in the BIOS, you must boot into Windows Safe Mode and delete the device from the Windows Device Manager. If the device is not removed from the Windows Device Manager while in Safe Mode, Windows will continue to recognize the device and assign it an IRQ. Go to Windows Safe Mode -> Control Panel -> System Properties -> Device Manager The order of removal must be followed exactly in Windows Safe Mode: (1) Delete USB peripheral devices (Scanners, Printers, Cameras etc.) (2) Delete HID and/or Composite USB (Human Interface Devices) (3) Delete USB Root Hub(s) (Universal Host Controllers) (4) Delete USB Host Controller(s) (Universal Host Controllers) (5) Reboot the computer into normal mode and Windows will reset the USB Moving peripheral cards to other available slots is also an effective method of resolving IRQ conflicts. Each PCI slot is assigned an IRQ by Default. Some PCI slots share an IRQ with USB. Avoid those slots. Check the Mainboard Owners Manual for this information and use it as a guide to avoid IRQ conflicts. If freeing IRQs in the BIOS does not produce the desired result you can manually assign an IRQ for a conflicting device in the Windows Device Manager while in Safe Mode. If manually assigning IRQs you will need to Disable Plug and Play OS in the BIOS, otherwise Windows will continue to override the BIOS assignments. If the OS is installed in ACPI mode, IRQs assigned in the BIOS will be ignored by the Operating System. `Let us Introduce You!`