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OK, I tried KUP 0.27, no difference. Here's what I also tried: upon running LsSrvc.exe (which, as I understand, is the 'service' that enables the usage of Lightscribe), first I got a missing export in ntdll.dll. So I downloaded this file and replaced it in MS-DOS mode. This lead to many errors when Windows loaded up and inability of them to shutdown, but computer was still usable. However, when I tried to run this LsSrvc.exe again, this time it complained about a missing export in advapi32.dll. I replaced it the same way but, unfortunately, Windows didn't boot at all after that - the screen just went blank and that was it. Question to win98 gurus: is there something that can be done? Or I really shouldn't bother and should just get that USB to IDE adapter and connect this DVD writer as an external device to my laptop with XP? But I really would like to somehow run it on my desktop machine.

Haven't tried 7.0, but it won't work unless I succesfully install the aforementioned Lightscribe system software. It's like a video codec, you install it and then watch movies with any player. Actually, the CD that came with the burner had Nero 6.6 which, of course, is fully compatible with win98, but the included Nero Lightscribe doesn't install, it says my OS is not supported. I downloaded the trial version of Acoustica CD/DVD label maker, which is also compatible with win98, however, I didn't see any Lightscribe options. Upon looking at the FAQ, I saw that this system software must be installed first. And I can't do that. All I could do was to install it on an XP machine, then copy the files to mine. But I get missing exports in shell32.dll and ntdll.dll. I'll try KUP when I get back home, but I don't keep high hopes. But... there are quite a few regulars using win98 here, hasn't anyone really bought a Lightsribe drive? I expected to find at least a few previous topics about this. Well, if all else fails, I'll probably get a USB to IDE adapter and connect it to laptop with XP as an external drive.

Heh, today I decided to get myself a Lightscribe-capable DVD burner. However, I found out that to use the Lightscribe feature, I need to run Lightscribe system software, and it requires at least Win2000. Question: is it in any way possible to make it work in Win98SE? And if not, what's so special about it that Win98 isn't supported?

Wow, loads of information for me to eat First of, memory test. After 6.5 hours of running, no errors were detected. Not sure about the PSU brand, to see its top I need to take it out, too lazy now, though on the side there was "Benton Commerce". Anyway, it's 300W. According to some PSU calculator I came across yesterday, I need 235W, so I sorta should be fine, but if people are experiencing similar problems and more wattage helps, then this may well be the case. I'd never thought of that myself. So, my next logical step would be removing some devices. I can remove one CD device, TV tuner and soundcard. The other CD device and the second NIC are necessary all the time. I wonder, which should I leave: DVD-ROM or CD-RW? I don't consider myself very bad at Googling, but I never found a discussion where someone had this problem and there were solutions to it. Would be grateful for a direct link or two. You mean, nothing but videocard should have IRQ11? Well, that would be really tricky, as there currently are six other devices sharing 11 :-) I updated my shot, since today I installed VIA drivers from CD-ROM (after last reinstall I decided not to install them and see what happens). It's a bit complicated now to post the shot's URL, see first page and refresh it, there should be three IRQ 10's. Not sure now how to check the version, on the CD there are two installations, 4in1446v.exe and 4in1449v.exe, have no clue which one was installed. Should I try to uninstall it and install the latest from VIA's website? Well, I nearly pray for that, then I'd get it warranty-replaced. Still, I'd like to leave the instalation of XP as the last resort. True, I chose the cheapest configuration since I'm on a tight budget. Now I regret... Thanks to all for willing to help, now I feel that I may really find out what's wrong here.

FSB jumpers are set to 333 Mhz, BIOS shows AMD Sempron 1500 Mhz (166 x 9). As far as I know, that's fine. Just for the heck of it, I set the jumpers to 266 Mhz, the BIOS then showed 133 x 9, and the CPU as Athlon XP 1200. Switched back, again Sempron 1500.

Ah, I misunderstood you here. I thought you meant power supply in general (for my household). I didn't put the old PSU, I bought a new one together with the computer. This is just a speculation, since I don't have better explanation. I think the problem started reappearing after a clean win98 install when I installed the codecs.I'll try to leave memtest tonight, I never switch the PC off at nights anyway. That's the logic I cannot deny Well, when I have less work to do with the PC, maybe next week, I'll have to try that. But Linux isn't listed among compatible OS in motherboard's documentation, and if I want to claim a warranty replacement, I must use a compatible OS. Besides, I'm not familiar with Linux at all. I think I'll get another HDD somewhere and install XP into it, and plug my HDD as a slave to access the data needed. I'd also like to hear from someone who possibly uses a recent Asrock mobo and Win98se combination.

I think BIOS settings should've been the default ones when I bought the computer. And the problem was since the very beginning. Now that you mentioned BIOS, I remembered one excerpt from the motherboard's manual: This option is disabled and greyed out. I have no clue why, nor what is this option for.

I wish it was that simple... No, the CPU temperature barely exceeds 40°C, and I knew if it were overheating. Plus, it may hang after 20 minutes after bootup, or after 12 hours. It can happen while I'm doing various CPU intensive stuff or just idling. It's random. I didn't notice anything wrong with the power supply. Old computer never crashed and when I changed to the current one, I had two hangs the first evening. I don't think anything is conflicting, anyway, here's what System Information tool shows: So far I think it's none of the above, but thanks for the ideas. To tell that, I'd need to shut down and open the case. I'll probably look later, but it seems to work OK. Always, from the very first evening. Yes, I already said that. Did a clean install three times, one of them was with format. After one reinstall there were a few days when computer didn't hang at all. Then, after installing a codec pack (I think it was K-Lite) the system used to freeze after opening any movie. I uninstalled it and then installed Xvid separately. However, hangups returned. That's why I think there may be something to do with video codecs. Anyway, when I changed the computer, I installed the same video codecs that I had on the old computer, and they didn't cause any problems before. Furthermore, good hardware shouldn't hang because of Divx or Xvid installed, should it? There's one more thing. When I brought the computer to the warranty service, some jerk, after seeing win98, immediately decided to throw XP in, and he, being a jerk, mixed HDD's and installed XP on my HDD, destroying precious data. This was the time I had to reinstall after a format. Oh, and when I took back my computer, I've been told that it'd been working fluently for 2 days. So this may be an OS (bad support) problem. Well, I could just install XP and see what happens, but it would be a pain to reinstall everything, and after a few days, again reinstall everything (going back to 98). That's why I'm asking here if someone had similar experiences.

Hello, when I bought a new computer nearly a year ago, I faced a big problem. It's been locking up for no reason every so often, once a day in average. I did clean reinstall three times, I bought a new video card, I didn't install any additional video codecs, just about everything I could think of - and nothing helped. The computer still hangs randomly. I suspect this is because of motherboard's crappy win98 support, though its manual says 98SE is supported. I wonder, is that a commonly known problem with newer computers with win98 installed? If so, could the unofficial service pack rescue me or the only way to go is to change the motherboard? Or maybe this can be CPU or RAM's fault? The computer is still under warranty, but it looks like I'll have to go in a battle with the vendor, because they say "Install XP". And I don't want to. So, first I want to see if I can fix the problem myself, and if not, then start battling. Please share your experiences. System specs: Asrock K7VT4A+ motherboard; AMD Sempron 2200+ (1.5GHz) processor; 256 mb DDR RAM; GeForce4 MX440 AGP8x videocard 128mb/128bit; WD Caviar 80GB HDD; CDRW, DVD-ROM; Two NIC's, one integrated, one Realtek; Creative SBLive! soundcard (integrated one disabled in BIOS); PlayTV Pro TV/FM tuner.