Well, I have no idea what's wrong. I have no way to test in IE 5.5, since Microsoft insists on making its browser a part of the operating system, so I don't know how long it'll be before I figure it out.
Just a quick note, Freedom. IE 5.5 has been outdated since 2001. Browsers that old can't be expected to be tolerated anywhere (not just here, I mean everywhere). I understand that you're in a tight spot with hardware, but the hard facts are that browsers advance quickly (even though Microsoft has retarded this by monopolizing the browser market and not doing anything for years). People
will have to get fresh browsers at some point or another.
I understand that upgrading to Internet Explorer 6 is not really feasible, too, since Microsoft has embedded the browser in the operating system, which will surely cause some odd behavior on Windows 98. That's why I'd implore you to consider a non-Microsoft browser. I carry Opera
and Firefox with me wherever I go on my flash drive; Opera take 5 megabytes of space, and Firefox takes 8. You do have those sort of resources around, right?
If you're worried about installation messing up your computer, try
Portable Firefox, which is what I use on my flash drive. You don't install it. Just unzip it in a directory and use it. If you don't like it, delete it.