Just Built Computer Problems

1. hkey_current_user/software/policies/microsoft/internet explorer/restrictions
If a value called NoBrowserOptions exists, delete this value and restart the machine. NoBrowser is another nutty one to delete among some other dozen. There is no way I can list them all.

I remove other No settings there as well. You can research NoBrowserOptions at http://www.google.com

2. Symptom:
"Somehow some site on the web created an entry in my startup menu with the following description: OPQFile C:\Windows\regedit.exe/s
C:\Windows\System\rad0348E.tmp That .tmp file contained a whole bunch of registry settings which kept sending me back to that porn
site "http://sm.___hound.com", every time I rebooted my PC. "

It happens this quick. Take a new 98 install and point it at the wrong web site or don't patch it and it will do this.

Fun to find what it changed.

Bob

Could be you have a corrupted installation. How old is the disk you used to install? As Michael pointed out, you should install the mobo drivers, etc, but I've built a number of 98 systems and forgot to immediately install the motherboard drivers until much later. Instead of pulling your hair out, maybe you can borrow a good disk, use your key, and do a reinstall. I'm suspecting some files are missing from the installation. Just a guess, good luck.

Go to c_mos screen and check your settings. Check to be sure available pci slots are enabled , also make sure the computer found your drive in cmos.
Sometimes the agp card shows as a pci slot. Most off your problems are probably in cmos setup

Here is a relatively simple process to try. Try pulling out all the PCI boards with the exception of the Video Card. Reboot the system and load your devices one at a time, with their device drivers and see if this message appears during the installation of any particular device. I have a hardware issue with a Zoom 56k/v92 modem (conexant)in both 98SE and XP Pro (it causes a confilct with my HP Scanner and dumps both devices and the com port it resides, which my secondary modem (Zoom 56k/v90, Lucent)has no issues or hardware conflicts with my custom built system. Specs: Case, Full server tower with 300 w power supply and 6 upper cdrom bays. Dual Floppy Drives, CDROM reader: Lite On Max 52x. 3 hard drives, two 60 GB, one 40 GB partitioned into 6 partitions (Drives C through H). Memory: 1 GB DDR RAM
Motherboard: DFI NB 73EA 1 AGP, 5 PCI, and 1 CNR riser slot. Video card: ATI Radeon 9000 64 MB DDR with latest catalyst driver and control panel package. Operating systems: Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows XP Professional. Real Tek onboard sound (disabled), Real Tek onboard fast ethernet NIC (disabled), Creative Sound Blaster Audigy sound card with firewire port, 4 onboard usb 2.0 ports, Belkin 5 port usb 2.0 card, Belkin dual port usb 1.1 card ( yes I run 11 usb ports). Monitor (display) KDS 19 Inch CRT Visual Sensations Professional Series (max supported settings: 1600x1200 pixels at 160 hz refresh). External devices: HP 3300CSE scanjet usb scanner, HP 940c deskjet usb printer, Logitech Extreme 3D digital joystick (usb), Iomega 750 MB usb 2.0 zip drive (external), Iomega DVD/CDRW combination drive (usb 2.0 external), and creative surround sound speaker system. This system works well for a custom build ( I built this system myself and am a former call center support technician for Dell Systems). I also own Windows 2000 Professional with SP 3 and Partition/Boot Magic 8, for considering more multiboot options along with Linux Red Hat 7.1 Deluxe edition. I would suggest as in the beginning of this post removing all hardware with the exception of the vid card (98 will load a VGA adapter as default on initial boot up). Usualy before loading the vid driver, it will usually prompt you to install the correct Direct X driver version to support the driver in your video card. Install the devices one at a time, and see if any problems occur.