Windows 98 in a Nutshell

From the authors of the bestselling Windows 95 in a Nutshell comes this easy-to-use quick reference for all serious users of Windows 98. It summarizes differences between Windows 95 and Windows 98, covers almost every Windows 98 command and utility available, gives advice for using the Registry, includes short-hand instructions on many important Win98 tasks, and much more.

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Preface	p. xv
The Lay of the Land
Using Windows 98	p. 3
The Desktop	p. 3
Point and Click Operations	p. 3
Starting Up Applications	p. 7
Windows and Menus	p. 8
Keyboard Accelerators	p. 11
Common Controls	p. 13
The Command Line	p. 18
Files, Folders, and Disks	p. 20
Online Help	p. 24
Shutting Down	p. 25
What's New in Windows 98	p. 26
Useful New User Interface Features	p. 26
Bogus Features	p. 29
Under the Hood	p. 29
Windows 98 Second Edition	p. 30
Task Index	p. 32
Files and Folders	p. 32
Getting Information About the System	p. 34
Customizing the Desktop	p. 35
Other Customizations	p. 36
Internet, Web, Email	p. 38
Start Menu Programs	p. 40
Dial-Up Networking, Networking	p. 41
Maintenance, Troubleshooting	p. 42
Advanced Customization/The Registry	p. 42
Alphabetical Reference
The Windows 98 User Interface	p. 47
Active Desktop	p. 48
Briefcase	p. 49
Channel Bar	p. 51
Clipboard	p. 52
Context Menus	p. 53
Desktop	p. 54
Dial-Up Networking	p. 55
File Types	p. 63
Find Files and Folders	p. 67
Icons	p. 70
Inbox	p. 71
Internet	p. 71
Log Off User	p. 71
Logon	p. 72
My Computer	p. 72
Network Neighborhood	p. 73
Online Services Folder	p. 76
Printers	p. 77
Properties	p. 78
Recycle Bin	p. 79
Run	p. 81
Scheduled Tasks	p. 84
Send To	p. 87
Shortcuts	p. 88
Shut Down	p. 95
Start Menu	p. 95
Startup Folder	p. 98
System Tray	p. 98
Taskbar	p. 100
Toolbars	p. 102
Windows Explorer	p. 106
Windows Update	p. 109
The Control Panel	p. 113
Command-Line Access to Control Panel Applets	p. 114
Accessibility Options	p. 115
Add New Hardware	p. 118
Add/Remove Programs	p. 119
Date/Time	p. 123
Desktop Themes	p. 124
Display	p. 125
Fonts	p. 131
Game Controllers	p. 133
Infrared	p. 134
Internet	p. 135
Internet Connection Sharing	p. 143
Keyboard	p. 146
Modems	p. 147
Mouse	p. 149
Multimedia	p. 150
Network	p. 152
ODBC/32-bit ODBC	p. 159
Passwords	p. 159
PC Card (PCMCIA)	p. 161
Power Management	p. 161
Printers	p. 163
Regional Settings	p. 164
Scanners and Cameras	p. 165
Sounds	p. 166
System	p. 167
Telephony	p. 169
Users	p. 170
Start Menu Programs and Other Graphical Applications	p. 172
Format of Each Entry	p. 174
Automatic Skip Driver Agent	p. 175
Backup	p. 175
Calculator	p. 178
CD Player	p. 182
Character Map	p. 184
chat	p. 185
Clipboard Viewer	p. 185
Connection Wizard	p. 186
Control Panel	p. 187
Direct Cable Connection	p. 188
Disk Cleanup	p. 190
Disk Defragmenter	p. 191
Dr. Watson	p. 193
Drive Converter	p. 194
Drive Space 3	p. 195
File Manager	p. 197
Font Viewer	p. 198
FreeCell	p. 199
FrontPage Express	p. 200
Hearts	p. 208
Hyper Terminal	p. 210
Imaging	p. 210
Internet Explorer	p. 211
IP Configuration	p. 224
Maintenance Wizard	p. 226
Make Compatible	p. 226
Media Player	p. 228
Microsoft Chat	p. 228
Microsoft NetMeeting	p. 231
Minesweeper	p. 235
Net Watcher	p. 236
NetShow Player 2.0	p. 237
Notepad	p. 238
Object Packager	p. 240
Outlook Express	p. 241
Paint	p. 252
Personal Web Server	p. 255
Phone Dialer	p. 259
Progam Manager	p. 260
Quick View	p. 260
Real Player	p. 262
Registry Checker	p. 264
Registry Editor	p. 265
Resource Meter	p. 267
ScanDisk	p. 268
Signature Verification Tool	p. 270
Solitaire	p. 270
Sound Recorder	p. 272
System Configuration Editor	p. 274
System File Checker	p. 274
System Information	p. 276
System Monitor	p. 277
Task Manager	p. 278
Telnet	p. 279
Update Information Tool	p. 281
Version Conflict Manager	p. 282
Volume Control	p. 283
WaveTop Data Broadcasting	p. 285
Web Publishing Wizard	p. 286
Web TV for Windows	p. 287
Windows Explorer	p. 288
Windows Help and Windows HTML Help Viewer	p. 289
Windows Report Tool	p. 292
WinPopup	p. 292
WordPad	p. 294
DOS and Other Command-Line Utilities	p. 296
Command Lines	p. 296
Wildcards, Pipes, and Redirection	p. 298
Commands and Their Syntax	p. 299
arp	p. 302
attrib	p. 303
cd or chdir	p. 306
cls	p. 307
command	p. 307
control	p. 309
copy	p. 310
date	p. 312
debug	p. 312
defrag	p. 314
del or erase	p. 316
deltree	p. 317
dir	p. 317
diskcopy	p. 320
doskey	p. 321
drvspace	p. 324
edit	p. 327
exit	p. 328
explorer	p. 328
extract	p. 329
fc	p. 331
fdisk	p. 332
find	p. 334
for	p. 335
format	p. 336
ftp	p. 337
ipconfig	p. 343
jview	p. 345
label	p. 346
lfnfor	p. 347
md or mkdir	p. 347
mem	p. 348
more	p. 349
move	p. 350
nbtstat	p. 351
net	p. 352
net config	p. 353
net diag	p. 353
net help	p. 354
net init	p. 355
net logoff	p. 356
net logon	p. 356
net password	p. 357
net print	p. 358
net start	p. 359
net stop	p. 360
net time	p. 360
net use	p. 361
net ver	p. 362
net view	p. 363
netstat	p. 364
path	p. 366
ping	p. 367
prompt	p. 369
rd or rmdir	p. 370
regedit	p. 371
ren or rename	p. 373
route	p. 374
rundll	p. 375
rundll32	p. 375
scandskw	p. 376
set	p. 379
setup	p. 380
sort	p. 383
start	p. 384
sys	p. 386
telnet	p. 387
time	p. 388
tracert	p. 389
type	p. 390
ver	p. 391
win	p. 392
xcopy	p. 393
xcopy32	p. 393
Hidden Gems on the Windows 98 CD-ROM	p. 396
Windows 98 Resource Kit Sampler	p. 396
Batch98	p. 398
Check Links	p. 400
Code Page Changer	p. 400
Clip Tray	p. 401
Drivers	p. 402
Fat32 Conversion Information Tool	p. 403
Fax Cover Page Editor	p. 403
Inbox Repair Tool	p. 404
Microsoft Fax	p. 406
Minitel Font Emulation Files	p. 407
MTS Utilities	p. 407
Network Monitor Agent	p. 408
Password List Editor	p. 409
Quiktray	p. 410
Remote Registry	p. 411
Remote Procedure Call Print Provider	p. 411
SNMP Agent	p. 412
System Policy Editor	p. 412
System Recovery	p. 414
Text View	p. 414
Time This	p. 415
Time Zone Editor	p. 416
TweakUI	p. 417
USB Viewer	p. 423
Wait For	p. 423
Web-Based Enterprise Management	p. 424
Where	p. 424
Windiff	p. 425
Windows 98 INF Installer	p. 427
Windows Messaging	p. 428
Winset	p. 430
WSH Administrator's Guide	p. 431
Under the Hood
Web Integration	p. 435
The Browser	p. 435
The Desktop	p. 436
Folders	p. 445
The Windows Script Host	p. 456
What Is WSH?	p. 457
Additional Resources	p. 458
Executing Scripts	p. 458
Visual Basic Script	p. 460
Creating a Script	p. 461
Object Model	p. 470
Wscript Object	p. 471
Shell Object	p. 473
Registry Routines	p. 474
Shortcuts	p. 475
Popup	p. 476
Network Object	p. 478
Network Printer-Related Functions	p. 480
FileSystem Object	p. 481
TextStream Object	p. 486
Object Browser	p. 488
Database Example	p. 490
Messaging	p. 490
The Batch Language	p. 492
Creating Batch Files	p. 492
Some Rules of the Road	p. 493
When to Use Batch Files	p. 495
Alphabetical Reference	p. 498
call	p. 498
choice	p. 499
echo	p. 500
errorlevel	p. 501
for	p. 503
goto	p. 504
if	p. 504
pause	p. 506
rem	p. 506
shift	p. 507
Windows Startup	p. 508
Startup Option Keys	p. 510
Windows Startup Menu	p. 511
win.com Startup Switches	p. 513
System Configuration Utility	p. 514
System Configuration Files and Commands	p. 517
autoexec.bat	p. 519
config.sys	p. 520
dosstart.bat	p. 524
emm386	p. 524
io.sys	p. 525
loadhigh or lh	p. 527
logo.sys, logos.sys, and logow.sys	p. 528
msdos.sys	p. 528
Registry	p. 532
setver	p. 532
system.ini	p. 533
win.ini	p. 534
winstart.bat	p. 534
The Registry	p. 536
What's in the Registry	p. 537
Organization of the Registry	p. 542
Backing Up the Registry	p. 559
Exporting and Importing Registry Keys	p. 562
Ten Cool Things You Can Do in Your Registry	p. 564
Appendixes
Keyboard Accelerators	p. 569
Filename Extensions	p. 580
System File and Directory Organization	p. 586
Special/Reserved Characters	p. 591
Index	p. 593
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