problems with re-set calendar, (pleh ! ! !)

thank you, guys for the help, I really appreciate it. I'll look into the
battery thing.

I should have also included the message I get every time I turn it on.
"Calendar can't find one or more of the files it needs to run. Run the
calendar set up program again toi install the missing files. If the calendar
still doesn't open, run the internet explorer set up program to install the
missing files."

I'm leaving the laptop on for 24 hrs if I can to see if it will charge up
the little battery. Would I get a message like that if the CSMO were going
dead?

thanks again, Kathy

"philo" wrote:

>
> "kraine" <kraine.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E5672ACE-FAF5-4320-9974-EF6C5307A058@microsoft.com...
> > Just bought this clunker laptop so my mom can run her nutrition program on
> > it. THe program links to the calendar, and keeps track of what you eat
> every
> > day.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the calendar for the system is messed up, and I don't have
> > any discs or anything to fix it. I reset the date, then the next time I
> turn
> > on the computer, it's a different time, and day.
> >
> > My guess is I have to download something (the clunker only has CD
> > capability, no internet, no usb).
> >
> > Can anyone help me? I'd like to get this mailed out to my mom soon.
> >
> > Many many thanks, Kathy
>
>
> It looks like the laptop has a dead cmos battery.
>
> On a desktop, it's very easy to change...
> but a laptop is more difficult and you may have to take it into a shop
>
>
> As a no cost workaround you could edit the autoexec.bat file
>
> and simply add two lines:
>
> date
>
> time
>
>
> when the machine boots up, the user will have to manually enter the date and
> time
>
>
>
>
>
>

"kraine" <kraine RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7BAF8583-FD09-487E-B10C-578C147D15D0@microsoft.com...
> thank you, guys for the help, I really appreciate it. I'll look into the
> battery thing.
>
> I should have also included the message I get every time I turn it on.
> "Calendar can't find one or more of the files it needs to run. Run the
> calendar set up program again toi install the missing files. If the
calendar
> still doesn't open, run the internet explorer set up program to install
the
> missing files."

This points to defective or damaged installation of win98.

> I'm leaving the laptop on for 24 hrs if I can to see if it will charge up
> the little battery. Would I get a message like that if the CSMO were
going
> dead?

The CMOS battery is not rechargeable. It is a disc-type battery
about the size of a nickel. Now that Lithium CMOS batteries (type
CR2032) are on the market ($5) the earlier CMOS batteries
($3) may last less than a year instead of 5 years as formerly.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

If I have a defective or damaged WIn98, and I just want to fix the calendar,
can I download something onto a cd and use it to fix the calendar?

many thanks, Kathy

"Don Phillipson" wrote:

> "kraine" <kraine.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7BAF8583-FD09-487E-B10C-578C147D15D0@microsoft.com...
> > thank you, guys for the help, I really appreciate it. I'll look into the
> > battery thing.
> >
> > I should have also included the message I get every time I turn it on.
> > "Calendar can't find one or more of the files it needs to run. Run the
> > calendar set up program again toi install the missing files. If the
> calendar
> > still doesn't open, run the internet explorer set up program to install
> the
> > missing files."
>
> This points to defective or damaged installation of win98.
>
> > I'm leaving the laptop on for 24 hrs if I can to see if it will charge up
> > the little battery. Would I get a message like that if the CSMO were
> going
> > dead?
>
> The CMOS battery is not rechargeable. It is a disc-type battery
> about the size of a nickel. Now that Lithium CMOS batteries (type
> CR2032) are on the market ($5) the earlier CMOS batteries
> ($3) may last less than a year instead of 5 years as formerly.
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
>
>
>

Its probably ready for a new (replacement) CMOS battery, which - amongst
other things - maintains the clock settings when the computer is turned off
from the mains power.

See the following 'How to' for a typical description/tutorial.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000239.htm

Mart


"kraine" <kraine RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E5672ACE-FAF5-4320-9974-EF6C5307A058@microsoft.com...
> Just bought this clunker laptop so my mom can run her nutrition program on
> it. THe program links to the calendar, and keeps track of what you eat
> every
> day.
>
> Unfortunately, the calendar for the system is messed up, and I don't have
> any discs or anything to fix it. I reset the date, then the next time I
> turn
> on the computer, it's a different time, and day.
>
> My guess is I have to download something (the clunker only has CD
> capability, no internet, no usb).
>
> Can anyone help me? I'd like to get this mailed out to my mom soon.
>
> Many many thanks, Kathy

'THank you all again! I think I"m getting an idea of my problem, just need a
little more assistance.

1) The calendar I mean is the computer's "internal" time-keeping. At the
bottom of my monitor is the time and date. I have to keep re-setting it
(every day it is incorrect, even after I;ve re-set the day before). (It's
aToshiba Satellite Pro, 430 CDT.)

2) I need the day/time keeping to work properly, I bought this thing for my
mom to run a daily n utritional program.

3) I do get that message when I boot up "Calendar can't find one or more of
the files it needs to run. Run the calendar set up program again to install
the missing files..."; as someone here suggested, I think I will try to
reinstall the program. Would that be Win 98?

4) I don't know what to download and how to just get the thing to tell the
right time and date. THis is the part I need the most help with. I'm not
sure what to download and how to fix the time/day. Or maybe I should just
reinstall the whole thing?

Many thanks, Kathy

"kraine" wrote:

> Just bought this clunker laptop so my mom can run her nutrition program on
> it. THe program links to the calendar, and keeps track of what you eat every
> day.
>
> Unfortunately, the calendar for the system is messed up, and I don't have
> any discs or anything to fix it. I reset the date, then the next time I turn
> on the computer, it's a different time, and day.
>
> My guess is I have to download something (the clunker only has CD
> capability, no internet, no usb).
>
> Can anyone help me? I'd like to get this mailed out to my mom soon.
>
> Many many thanks, Kathy

"kraine" <kraine.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7BAF8583-FD09-487E-B10C-578C147D15D0@microsoft.com...
> thank you, guys for the help, I really appreciate it. I'll look into the
> battery thing.
>
> I should have also included the message I get every time I turn it on.
> "Calendar can't find one or more of the files it needs to run. Run the
> calendar set up program again toi install the missing files. If the
calendar
> still doesn't open, run the internet explorer set up program to install
the
> missing files."
>
> I'm leaving the laptop on for 24 hrs if I can to see if it will charge up
> the little battery. Would I get a message like that if the CSMO were
going
> dead?
>
> thanks again, Kathy



Well
I'd do what it says and try reinstalling your program.

For best results you may wan to first uninstall it and reboot.

Also, it the machine has an older version of Internet Explorer
you should probably upgrade it to IE6