I am in the process of creating a web server and have one running from my regular PC right now. The problem is that I am trying to move all my settings to a (rather dated) Windows 98 computer so I don't have to leave mine on all the time. This way, the older PC will use less power, saving a few $$. I tried to install Apache 2.0. Once it installed, I restarted my computer and got an error message that said "No Apache Service Installed" in the Apache control panel. Will this work? The system specs are: -Windows 98 SE -Pentium II 333MHZ Processor -192 MB RAM -20GB HDD -256 Colors Display adapter (Working on upgrading (Where did I put that other one?)) Any ideas? If Apache doesn't work, can you recommend a program that will work? Also (unrelated) so I don't have to have a monitor set up at that PC all the time and I can stash it away, I tried to remote desktop connect it with Windows Remote Desktop Connection software. I installed the program on the Windows 98 PC and can access the XP PC from the 98 PC but I can't access the 98 PC from the XP PC. Any help on that also? William E C I AM WEC!!! "No waste of time here, just a hell of a lot of fun!" -Me

Apache will work on Windows 98 but not as well as it does on Windows XP. When you boot the computer you have to start the service manually and then run the Apache application. This is done from a command prompt in the apache directory and can also be done from a batch file at startup. The help files will tell you how. Once the service is started the only way to stop it is to re-boot the computer. Stuart

The command line switches for apache are something like apache -k start apache -k restart apache -k shutdown (I think) If you don't shut it down properly, then you'll get a nag screen stating such when you start it up again. For 98, I'd recommend creating a couple of batch files and either putting them on the desktop or in the quick launch bar. For example: apache_start.bat apache -k start apache_stop.bat apache -k shutdown You must tell comspec where apache is, so either edit your config.sys file and set or add the full path of apache.exe to that of your apache installation, or simply provide the full path in the batch files above. I have no idea what the remote connection software is or does, but here's a decent tutorial on windows networking between 98 and xp. Hope that helps

Okay, I just tried starting with the CMD prompt and from the "Run" command. Nothing happened. When I turn the computer on or I try to start it through CMD or the Run command, I get an error that says: "A required .DLL file, WTSAPI32.DLL was not found." William E C I AM WEC!!! "No waste of time here, just a hell of a lot of fun!" -Me

With 98, it will be command and not CMD; I forgot about that... it's been a while since I used 98. As for the dll, I'm not positive, but apache version 2+ aren't offically supported by 98, so that may be part of the problem. I thought I had apache 2.0 running on 98, but it was 1.3 and it worked fine. Here's the docs page for apache... you might want to check into whether or not versions 2 and up will work. Good luck.

Apache 2+ will work with Windows 98 although it is not supported. That's experience not something I read in a manual. I have no idea what the WTSAPI32.DLL referes to, it is sometime since I used Apache on Windows 98. Try reinstalling Apache. Stuart

I'll try reinstalling Apache on the machine. Also, I go to the Apache page to download the 1.3 version to download (Because that one is supported, right) and I don't know what to download because I can't find a .msi or .exe file. What do I download and what do I do then? William E C I AM WEC!!! "No waste of time here, just a hell of a lot of fun!" -Me