How can I fix my Windows98 operating system and the view on screen?

How can fix Windows 98 operating system and the view on screen. Windows XP had been loaded onto my home computer by my former job. They had also put Privacy Guardian on it. I did a "clean" on the computer and Privacy wiped everything, and I mean EVERYTHING off the computer. Since I don't work at that job anymore, I had no choice but to load my old Windows 98SE. I have had nothing but problems, installing it, getting the drivers, etc. I installed the CD ROM for the Display Driver that I had a repair store install for a new graphic card or video card (not sure which one or even if they are the same thing). The Windows 98 CD must not be installing everything as it tells me "Recycle Bin not loaded", Internet Explorer constantly has errors and shuts down. I get and error that says something is missing when I try to reinstall the display driver and can't find anything on the website. When I troubleshoot that through DirectX, it tells me I have a Standard PCI Graphics Adpapter (VGA) but the CD Rom says eVGA.com, and I get all kinds of error messages. I can hardly read the screen. The driver won't install for the Creative SoundBlaster AudioPCI 128D (WDM) either. I don't understand as all of this was installed in Windows 98SE before Windows XP was installed, and now that 98 is back on, it can't get anything to work properly. My computer was puchased from Gateway in 8/99 so I can't get tech support there. It is a Performance 500 and i have 256Mb Ram, hooked to a cable modem, has a 3Com US Robotics VoiceWin 56K Modem that isn't currently used, a Floppy Drive, a Toshiba DVD-Rom Drive, a NEC CD-RW Drive, an ethernet card, a refurbished IBM G78 Monitor that was purchased last year when original died. I have an Ultra 66 IDE controller. I can't think of anything else you may need. Please help!