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Dr.Pick · 03-03-2002, 05:53 PM

1)I recently got a replacement HD for one that had bad space on it. I'm reinstalling everything from scratch because of the issues I was experiencing with the old one. How do I transfer my savegame files from the old HD to the new HD? I hooked up both Hard Drives to my system and I dragged and dropped the files from the old HD to the new one(on the desktop), then when I installed W&W, I tried to drag and drop from the desktop to the W&W folder, but they just disappeared. I assume there's a better way to do this.

2)Unrelated to this issue, but input would be nice, since downloading and installing the MS updates for Win98se, my PC won't completely shutdown. It locks up at the "Windows is shutting down" screen. I hear it's a common problem with this OS, HOWEVER, I've tried almost every fix available, starting with the MS "Mapped Drives" fix from their Updates web page in addition to all the other security/problem fixes they had available.

A troubleshooting guide I got said to go to msconfig, advanced settings in the "general tab", and check "disable fast shutdown". However, the dialog box doesn't even have that option listed!

I checked the other possible problems the troubleshooting Guide offered, and the only one left is the BIOS program(Award Modular v4.51pgm) update. I bought this unit just last year, so I'm not sure if there WILL be an update. I'll find out soon. I already contacted them about an update for it.

Until this is solved, I have to shut down by rebooting and shutting down manually while it's booting up. Any ideas would be much appreciated.

3)Finally, since installing Win98se, I have not been able to adjust the pixel ratios in the "settings" for the desktop. They're stuck at 640x480 even with the updated drivers for the vid card. Initially, I only had 16 and 256 colors available, but with the vid. drivers installed, I have the full range I had before- up to 32bit true color.

40GB Maxtor HD(each for both)
PentIII 900MG
Win98se
Voodoo3 3000 Video(with updated drivers)
Soundblaster Live Platinum Audio
DirectX7(considering going up to 8a1- I had no trouble with it in my old HD).

+Dr.Pick

[ 03-03-2002: Message edited by: Dr.Pick ]

03-03-2002, 05:53 PM	#192
Dr.Pick Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 9, 2001 Location: Schenectady, New York Posts: 310	1)I recently got a replacement HD for one that had bad space on it. I'm reinstalling everything from scratch because of the issues I was experiencing with the old one. How do I transfer my savegame files from the old HD to the new HD? I hooked up both Hard Drives to my system and I dragged and dropped the files from the old HD to the new one(on the desktop), then when I installed W&W, I tried to drag and drop from the desktop to the W&W folder, but they just disappeared. I assume there's a better way to do this. 2)Unrelated to this issue, but input would be nice, since downloading and installing the MS updates for Win98se, my PC won't completely shutdown. It locks up at the "Windows is shutting down" screen. I hear it's a common problem with this OS, HOWEVER, I've tried almost every fix available, starting with the MS "Mapped Drives" fix from their Updates web page in addition to all the other security/problem fixes they had available. A troubleshooting guide I got said to go to msconfig, advanced settings in the "general tab", and check "disable fast shutdown". However, the dialog box doesn't even have that option listed! I checked the other possible problems the troubleshooting Guide offered, and the only one left is the BIOS program(Award Modular v4.51pgm) update. I bought this unit just last year, so I'm not sure if there WILL be an update. I'll find out soon. I already contacted them about an update for it. Until this is solved, I have to shut down by rebooting and shutting down manually while it's booting up. Any ideas would be much appreciated. 3)Finally, since installing Win98se, I have not been able to adjust the pixel ratios in the "settings" for the desktop. They're stuck at 640x480 even with the updated drivers for the vid card. Initially, I only had 16 and 256 colors available, but with the vid. drivers installed, I have the full range I had before- up to 32bit true color. 40GB Maxtor HD(each for both) PentIII 900MG Win98se Voodoo3 3000 Video(with updated drivers) Soundblaster Live Platinum Audio DirectX7(considering going up to 8a1- I had no trouble with it in my old HD). +Dr.Pick [ 03-03-2002: Message edited by: Dr.Pick ] __________________ The LORD gives and the LORD takes away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.