Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows 98

by Norton, Peter; Mueller, John

• ISBN13: 9780672316937
• ISBN10: 0672316935
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Sams

Summary

Provides a comprehensive, detailed understanding of the features of Windows 98. Presents every- thing you want to know about Windows 98 in plain English, ways to make it your Internet launch pad, and get the information you need to use either Netscape Communicator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(11)
Part I Getting Started with Windows 98	11	(116)
Opening Windows to the Internet	13	(32)
Introducing Windows 98	45	(36)
The Windows 98 Desktop	81	(22)
The Updater's Guide to Windows 98	103	(24)
Part II Power Primers	127	(86)
Performance Primer	129	(28)
Setup Primer	157	(32)
Startup Shortcuts	189	(24)
Part III Windows 98 Anatomy	213	(78)
The Windows 98 Architecture	215	(36)
The Windows 98 File System	251	(40)
Part IV Advanced Windows 98 Usage Techniques	291	(188)
The Windows 98 Applets	293	(14)
DDE, OLE, DCOM, and ActiveX	307	(26)
Exploiting Your Software: DOS, 16-Bit, and 32-Bit Windows Applications	333	(26)
Exploiting Your Hardware	359	(24)
Exploiting Multimedia and Games	383	(24)
Fonts and Printing	407	(20)
Mice and Keyboards	427	(16)
Video Configurations	443	(16)
Mobile Computing: Notebooks, Telecommuting, and Remote Access	459	(20)
Part V Making the Right Connections	479	(126)
Hardware and Software Connections	481	(26)
Network Connections with an Internet Appeal	507	(20)
Internet Connections	527	(66)
Creating Your Own Internet with Personal Web Server	593	(12)
Part VI Networking with Windows 98	605	(58)
Networks	607	(34)
Setting Up Security	641	(22)
Part VII Troubleshooting Windows 98	663	(50)
Software Problems	665	(20)
Hardware Problems	685	(28)
Part VIII Appendix	713	(24)
A Glossary	715	(22)
Index	737