Windows Millennium Edition : The Complete Reference

by Levine, John R.; Young, Margaret Levine

• ISBN13: 9780072127508
• ISBN10: 0072127503
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

(Osborne) A guide for someone at any level of experience on how to install and run Windows Millennium Edition. The CD-ROM is a fully searchable electronic version of the text that uses the reader's Web browser, with links to each chapter for easy referencing. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xxix
Introduction	xxxi
New Features in Windows Me	xxxvi
Part I Working in Windows Me
The Basics of Windows Me	3	(16)
What Is Windows Me?	4	(1)
What Appears on the Screen?	5	(5)
What Is the Desktop?	6	(1)
What Is the Active Desktop?	6	(1)
What Is an Icon?	7	(1)
What Is the Taskbar?	8	(1)
What Is the Start Menu?	8	(1)
What Is the Task Manager?	9	(1)
What Are the Icons in the System Tray?	9	(1)
What Is the Mouse Pointer?	10	(1)
How Do You Configure Windows and Other Programs?	10	(4)
What Are Properties?	10	(1)
What Is the Control Panel?	11	(3)
What Is a Wizard?	14	(1)
Starting Up Windows Me	14	(1)
Shutting Down Windows Me	15	(1)
Setting Windows to Shut Down by Itself	16	(1)
Suspending Windows Me	16	(1)
Restarting Windows Me	16	(1)
Choosing Between Single-Click and Double-Click	16	(2)
Displaying Properties	18	(1)
Running Programs	19	(34)
What Are Windows and Programs?	20	(7)
What Are Programs, Applications, Processes, and Tasks?	20	(1)
What Are Windows and Dialog Boxes?	21	(1)
What Do the Parts of Windows Do?	21	(2)
What Sizes Can Windows Be?	23	(1)
What Is the System Menu?	23	(1)
What Is the Menu Bar?	24	(2)
What Is a Scroll Bar?	26	(1)
What Is Multitasking?	27	(1)
Starting Programs	27	(6)
Starting Programs from the Desktop	27	(1)
Starting Programs from the Start Menu	28	(2)
Starting Programs Using the WINDOWS Key	30	(1)
Starting Programs by Opening Files	30	(1)
Starting Programs by Clicking Program Filenames	31	(1)
Starting Programs Using Shortcut Keys	32	(1)
Starting Programs from the Run Dialog Box	32	(1)
Starting Programs from DOS	33	(1)
Controlling the Size and Shape of Your Windows	33	(4)
Moving a Window	33	(1)
Minimizing a Window	34	(1)
Minimizing All Windows	34	(1)
Maximizing a Window	34	(1)
Restoring the Window to Its Previous Size	34	(1)
Arranging All Windows	35	(1)
Changing the Size and Shape of a Window	35	(1)
Closing Windows	36	(1)
Giving Commands	37	(7)
Choosing Commands from the Menu Bar	37	(1)
Clicking Buttons on the Toolbar	38	(1)
Choosing Commands from Shortcut Menus	39	(1)
Choosing Settings in Dialog Boxes	40	(4)
Switching, Exiting, and Canceling Programs	44	(2)
Switching Programs	44	(1)
Exiting Programs	45	(1)
Canceling Programs	45	(1)
Running Programs When Windows Starts	46	(1)
Running Programs on a Schedule Using Task Scheduler	47	(6)
Scheduling a Program	47	(1)
Canceling a Scheduled Program	48	(1)
Configuring a Scheduled Program	49	(3)
Other Scheduling Options	52	(1)
Installing Programs	53	(16)
What Happens During Installation and Uninstallation?	54	(2)
What Happens During Program Installation?	54	(1)
What Happens During Program Uninstallation?	55	(1)
Which Windows Programs Might Not Be Installed?	55	(1)
Installing Programs	56	(10)
Installing Programs Using the Add/Remove Programs Program	56	(2)
Running an Install or Setup Program	58	(1)
Installing Programs Without Installation Programs	58	(1)
Finishing Installation of a Program	59	(1)
Installing and Uninstalling Programs That Come with Windows	60	(1)
Associating a Program with a File Extension	61	(5)
Uninstalling Programs	66	(3)
Uninstalling Programs Using the Add/Remove Programs Program	66	(1)
Running an Uninstall Program	67	(1)
Uninstalling Programs Without Installation Programs	67	(1)
Finishing an Uninstallation	68	(1)
Working with Documents in Windows Me	69	(14)
Reading Text Files with Notepad	70	(4)
Running Notepad	70	(3)
Files You Can Edit With Notepad	73	(1)
Taking Advantage of Free Word Processing with WordPad	74	(9)
Opening and Saving Files with WordPad	74	(2)
Formatting with WordPad	76	(2)
Printing Your WordPad Document	78	(1)
WordPad Extras	78	(1)
Setting WordPad's Options	79	(4)
Using Accessories	83	(26)
Working with Images	84	(7)
Drawing Pictures Using Microsoft Paint	84	(4)
Annotating Images with Kodak Imaging	88	(3)
Playing Games	91	(1)
Using Phone Dialer	92	(2)
Dialing the Phone	92	(1)
Storing Phone Numbers	93	(1)
Logging Your Phone Calls	93	(1)
Configuring the Phone Dialer	94	(1)
Using Calculator	94	(4)
Using the Standard Calculator	94	(1)
Using the Scientific Calculator	95	(3)
Getting Help	98	(1)
Using Special Characters with Character Map	98	(1)
Storing Addresses in the Address Book	99	(10)
Running Address Book	100	(1)
Sharing the Address Book with Other People	100	(1)
Entering Information into Address Book	101	(3)
Looking Up Information in Address Book	104	(2)
Contacting People	106	(1)
Printing Information from Address Book	106	(1)
Exporting Names and Addresses from Address Book	106	(1)
Using Additional Directory Services	107	(2)
Getting Help	109	(8)
What Is the Help And Support Window?	110	(1)
Displaying Help Screens	110	(5)
Looking Up Topics in the Help Index	110	(3)
Searching for Topics	113	(1)
Copying Help Information to Other Programs	113	(1)
Taking Tours of Windows Features	113	(1)
Getting Help from Microsoft	113	(1)
Other Help Options	114	(1)
Looking at Online Help About Other Programs	115	(1)
Finding Out What an Onscreen Object Is	115	(2)
Copying, Moving, and Sharing Information Between Programs	117	(18)
Which Windows Features Enable You to Share Data Among Programs and Users?	118	(4)
What Is Cut and Paste?	118	(1)
What Is the Clipboard?	118	(1)
What Is the Clipboard Viewer?	119	(1)
What Is Drag-and-Drop?	119	(1)
What Is OLE?	119	(2)
What Are Scraps?	121	(1)
What Is DDE?	121	(1)
Sharing Data Through the Windows Clipboard	122	(3)
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting	122	(2)
Using the Clipboard Viewer to Look at What's on the Clipboard	124	(1)
Capturing Screens Using the Clipboard	125	(1)
Sharing Information Using OLE	125	(10)
Creating Linked or Embedded Objects	126	(2)
Editing a Linked or Embedded Object	128	(1)
Maintaining OLE Links	129	(6)
Part II Managing Your Disk
Using Files and Folders	135	(28)
What Are Files and Folders?	136	(2)
What Is a File?	136	(1)
What Is a Folder?	136	(1)
What Is the Folder Tree?	137	(1)
What Are Filenames?	138	(3)
What Are Addresses?	140	(1)
What Is Windows Explorer?	141	(6)
What Is the Address Box?	143	(1)
What Is the Standard Buttons Toolbar?	143	(1)
What Is the Links Toolbar?	144	(1)
What Is the Explorer Bar?	144	(1)
What Is the Status Bar?	145	(1)
What Is the Web Panel?	145	(1)
What Is a Preview?	146	(1)
What Is the Recycle Bin?	147	(1)
Working with Windows Explorer	148	(3)
Navigating the Folder Tree	148	(3)
Making and Working with Files and Folders	151	(3)
Creating Files and Folders	151	(1)
Selecting Files and Folders	151	(1)
Naming and Renaming Files and Folders	152	(1)
Opening Files and Folders	153	(1)
Rearranging Files and Folders	154	(5)
Moving and Copying Files and Folders	154	(2)
Dragging and Dropping Files and Folders	156	(2)
Using the Send To Menu	158	(1)
Deleting Files and Folders	158	(1)
Fixing Your Mistakes	159	(4)
Reversing Your Last Action Using the Undo Button	159	(1)
Retrieving Files and Folders from the Recyle Bin	159	(2)
Retrieving Files with Third-Party Tools	161	(2)
Managing Files and Folders	163	(34)
What Is a Shortcut?	164	(1)
What Are Properties of Files and Folders?	165	(2)
What Are Attributes?	167	(1)
What Are Compressed Folders?	167	(1)
What Are Encrypted Folders?	168	(1)
What Are Hidden Files and Folders?	169	(1)
Configuring Windows Explorer	170	(10)
Changing Windows Explorer's Behavior	170	(2)
Changing the Toolbar Buttons	172	(2)
Changing Views	174	(3)
Changing How the View Settings Work	177	(1)
Changing View Settings	178	(1)
Sorting and Arranging the Contents of a Folder	178	(2)
Customizing a Folder	180	(3)
Giving a Folder a Background Picture	180	(1)
Giving a Folder a Web Panel Comment	181	(1)
Selecting an HTML Template for a Folder	181	(2)
Removing Folder Customization	183	(1)
Working with Shortcuts	183	(2)
Making Shortcuts	183	(2)
Using Shortcuts	185	(1)
Working with Compressed Folders	185	(2)
Creating a Compressed Folder	185	(1)
Working with Files in a Compressed Folder	186	(1)
Encrypting and Decrypting Compressed Folders	187	(1)
Searching for Files and Folders	187	(6)
Starting a Search	188	(1)
Searching by Name	189	(1)
Searching for Text Strings	190	(1)
Looking in the Right Place	190	(1)
Using Search Options	191	(1)
Saving and Retrieving a Search	192	(1)
Managing the Recycle Bin	193	(4)
Emptying the Recycle Bin	193	(1)
Resizing the Recycle Bin	194	(1)
Streamlining the Deletion Process	195	(2)
Formatting and Partitioning Disks	197	(20)
What Are Partitions, File Systems, FAT32, and Drive Letters?	198	(8)
What Is a Partition?	198	(1)
What Is a File System?	199	(1)
What Are the FAT16 and FAT32 File Systems?	200	(1)
Why Divide Your Hard Disk into Partitions?	200	(1)
What Are Drive Letters?	201	(1)
What Are the Properties of Disk Drives, Partitions, and Logical Drives?	201	(5)
Partitioning a Disk with the Fdisk Program	206	(3)
Selecting the Active Partition	209	(1)
Repartitioning a Disk	209	(1)
Choosing Your Own Drive Letters	209	(2)
Changing Your Drive Letters	210	(1)
Assigning Drive Letters to Folders	210	(1)
Formatting a Disk	211	(2)
Formatting a Hard Disk	211	(1)
Formatting a Removable Disk	212	(1)
Checking Free Space	213	(1)
Converting FAT16 to FAT32 Partitions	213	(1)
Using CD-ROMs and Audio CDs	214	(3)
Part III Configuring Windows for Your Computer
Setting Up Your Start Menu and Taskbar	217	(26)
What Is the Start Menu?	218	(2)
What Is the Programs Menu?	220	(2)
What Can Appear on the Taskbar?	222	(1)
Searching the Start Menu	223	(1)
Editing the Start Menu	224	(11)
Reorganizing the Start Menu	224	(6)
Adding and Deleting Other Commands and Submenus from the Start, Documents, and Settings Menus	230	(1)
Changing Start Menu Properties	231	(1)
Adding and Editing Favorities	232	(3)
Customizing the Taskbar	235	(8)
Enabling Taskbar Changes	235	(1)
Moving the Taskbar	235	(1)
Changing the Size of the Taskbar	236	(1)
Changing Taskbar Properties	237	(1)
Adding Toolbars to the Taskbar	238	(5)
Setting Up Your Desktop	243	(28)
What Are Display Properties?	244	(1)
What Is Active Desktop?	245	(1)
What Is Wallpaper?	246	(1)
What Is a Screen Saver?	246	(1)
What Is a Desktop Scheme?	246	(1)
What Is a Desktop Theme?	247	(1)
Changing the Background	247	(7)
Wallpapering Your Desktop	248	(2)
Selecting a Background Color and Pattern	250	(4)
Choosing Sizes, Colors, and Fonts of Desktop Elements	254	(1)
Selecting a Predefined Desktop Scheme	254	(1)
Editing the Sizes, Colors, and Fonts of Desktop Elements	254	(1)
Choosing a Desktop Theme	255	(2)
Selecting a Desktop Theme	255	(2)
Editing a Desktop Theme	257	(1)
Finding New Themes	257	(1)
Setting Up a Screen Saver	257	(2)
Changing Display Settings	259	(5)
Changing Resolution and Color Refinement	260	(1)
Changing Color Profiles	261	(1)
Changing Font Size	261	(1)
Changing Icons	262	(2)
Activating Your Desktop	264	(3)
Adding an Active Desktop Item	265	(1)
Updating Your Active Desktop Items	266	(1)
Arranging and Removing Active Desktop Items	266	(1)
Turning Active Desktop On and Off	267	(1)
Getting Along with Your Monitor(s)	267	(4)
Using Multiple Displays	267	(2)
Other Monitor Settings	269	(2)
Configuring Your Keyboard and Mouse	271	(18)
Configuring Your Keyboard	272	(3)
What Are Keyboard Settings?	272	(2)
Setting the Repeat Delay, Repeat Rate, and Cursor Blink Rate	274	(1)
Installing Language and Keyboard Layouts	274	(1)
Choosing a Keyboard Layout	275	(1)
Configuring Your Mouse	275	(4)
What Settings Control the Mouse?	275	(1)
Defining the Mouse Buttons	276	(1)
Defining Your Double-Click Speed	277	(1)
Configuring the Appearance of the Mouse Pointer	277	(2)
Setting the Mouse Speed	279	(1)
Configuring Your Game Controller	279	(3)
Displaying and Changing Game Controller Settings	281	(1)
Testing Your Game Controller	281	(1)
Windows' Regional Settings	282	(4)
Telling Windows Where You Live	282	(1)
Setting Number, Currency, Time, and Date Formats	283	(3)
Setting the Current Date and Time	286	(3)
Adding and Removing Hardware	289	(22)
How Do You Add Hardware to a Windows Computer?	290	(1)
What Types of Hardware Can You Install?	290	(9)
Integrated Versus Separate Peripherals	291	(1)
Connectors	291	(3)
Internal Adapter Cards	294	(1)
Hardware Parameters	295	(3)
IDE and SCSI Devices	298	(1)
Memory (RAM)	299	(1)
What Are Drivers?	299	(1)
Configuring Windows for New Hardware	299	(6)
Installing PC Cards	300	(1)
Using the Add New Hardware Wizard	301	(3)
Installing a Modem	304	(1)
Removing PC Cards and Unplugging Other Devices	304	(1)
Troubleshooting Your Hardware Configuration	305	(4)
Booting in Safe Mode	306	(1)
Using the Device Manager	307	(2)
Adding Memory	309	(2)
Setting Up Printers and Fonts	311	(16)
How Does Windows Handle Printers?	312	(1)
What Are Fonts?	313	(2)
What Is TrueType?	314	(1)
How Do Printers Handle Fonts?	314	(1)
Adding and Deleting Printers	315	(4)
Viewing the Printers Folder	315	(1)
Adding a New Local Printer	316	(2)
Adding a New Network Printer	318	(1)
Deleting a Printer	319	(1)
Troubleshooting Your Printer	319	(1)
Configuring Printers	319	(4)
Managing Printer Activity	323	(1)
Managing Print Jobs	323	(1)
Setting the Default Printer	323	(1)
Printing to a File	323	(1)
Installing and Using Fonts	324	(3)
Installing Fonts	324	(1)
Deleting Fonts	325	(1)
Finding Similar Fonts	326	(1)
Choosing Fonts in Documents	326	(1)
Working with Sound and Graphics	327	(42)
What Is Multimedia?	328	(3)
What Is MIDI?	328	(1)
What Are Streaming Audio and Video?	329	(1)
Displaying and Playing Multimedia Files	330	(1)
Working with Multimedia Devices	331	(2)
Displaying the Status of Your Multimedia Devices	331	(2)
Working with Graphics	333	(3)
Configuring a Scanner or Digital Camera	334	(1)
Scanning, Editing, and Printing Digitized Pictures	335	(1)
Linking Your Scanner or Digital Camera to a Program	335	(1)
Configuring Windows to Work with Sound	336	(7)
Choosing and Configuring Audio Input and Output Drivers	337	(2)
Controlling the Volume and Balance	339	(2)
Choosing What Sounds Windows Makes	341	(2)
Playing and Recording Sound Files	343	(23)
Playing and Recording WAV Sound Files with Sound Recorder	343	(5)
Playing Sound Files with Windows Media Player	348	(18)
Working with MIDI	366	(3)
Installing a MIDI Device	366	(1)
Playing MIDI Files with Media Player	367	(2)
Working with Video	369	(20)
What Is Video Data?	370	(1)
Playing Video Files with Windows Media Player	370	(4)
Playing Video Files from Your Hard Disk	371	(1)
Playing Streaming Video Files from the Internet	372	(2)
Creating and Editing Video Files with Windows Movie Maker	374	(8)
The Windows Movie Maker Window	374	(1)
Importing Files	375	(2)
Composing Your Movie	377	(1)
Adding Sound	378	(1)
Previewing Your Movie	379	(1)
Editing Your Movie	379	(2)
Saving Your Movie	381	(1)
Playing Video Disks with DVD Player	382	(3)
Configuring Your DVD Player	383	(1)
Controlling Rated Movies	384	(1)
Viewing TV by Using Your Computer	385	(4)
Running Windows Me on Laptops	389	(34)
Coordinating Your Laptop with Your Desktop by Using the Windows Briefcase	390	(6)
Using Briefcase to Synchronize Files	391	(1)
Moving Files to the Briefcase	391	(1)
Copying the Briefcase to the Laptop	392	(1)
Using Files in a Briefcase	392	(2)
Synchronizing the Edited Files in a Briefcase	394	(2)
Using Multiple Briefcases	396	(1)
Deferring Printing from a Laptop	396	(3)
Printing in Offline Mode	397	(1)
Printing on a Different Printer	397	(2)
Managing Your Computer's Power	399	(2)
Using a Docking Station	401	(5)
Docking and Undocking	401	(1)
Creating and Using Hardware Profiles	402	(4)
Connecting Two Computers with Direct Cable Connection	406	(7)
Getting Your Cable	407	(1)
Connecting the Cable	407	(1)
Networking Software Needed for Direct Cable Connection	408	(1)
Configuring the Host Computer	408	(2)
Configuring the Guest Computer	410	(1)
Using Direct Cable Connection	410	(2)
Troubleshooting Direct Cable Connection	412	(1)
Connecting Two Computers by Using Dial-Up Networking	413	(10)
Hardware and Software Needed on the Client and Server Computers	414	(1)
Installing Dial-Up Networking on Both Computers	415	(1)
Configuring Dial-Up Networking on the Client Computer	415	(3)
Installing and Configuring Dial-Up Server on the Server Computer	418	(1)
Connecting Via Dial-Up Networking	419	(2)
Dial-Up Networking Security Issues	421	(2)
Accessibility Options	423	(20)
What Accessibility Options Are Available in Windows Me?	424	(1)
Installing Accessibility Options	425	(1)
Making the Keyboard More Accessible	426	(4)
Making Your Keys Stick	426	(2)
Filtering Out Extra Keystrokes	428	(1)
Hearing When a Toggled Key Is Pressed	429	(1)
Displaying the On-Screen Keyboard	429	(1)
Setting Sound Accessibility Options	430	(1)
Setting Display Accessibility Options	430	(4)
Displaying in High Contrast	431	(1)
Controlling the Cursor's Size and Blink Rate	432	(1)
Magnifying the Screen	433	(1)
Setting Mouse Accessibility Options	434	(4)
Controlling the Pointer by Using the Number Pad	434	(3)
Configuring an Alternative Input Device	437	(1)
Turning Accessibility Options Off and On	438	(1)
Using the Accessibility Icons	438	(1)
Making Internet Explorer Accessible	439	(4)
Part IV Windows Me on the Internet
Configuring Windows to Work with Your Modem	443	(22)
Configuring Windows to Use Your Dial-Up Modem	444	(8)
What Does Windows Know About Your Modem?	444	(6)
Does Your Modem Use the Fastest UART?	450	(1)
Troubleshooting Your Modem	450	(2)
Configuring Windows to Communicate Using ISDN, DSL, and Cable Modems	452	(2)
What Is ISDN?	452	(1)
What Is DSL?	453	(1)
What Is Cable Modem Service?	453	(1)
Configuring Windows for Dialing Locations	454	(3)
What Is a Dialing Location?	454	(1)
Displaying Your Dialing Locations	454	(1)
Creating a Dialing Location	455	(1)
Setting a Default Dialing Location	456	(1)
Using Dialing Locations	456	(1)
Setting Up Area Code Rules	457	(1)
What Are Area Code Rules?	457	(1)
Creating Area Code Rules	457	(1)
Configuring Windows to Use Calling Cards	458	(7)
What Is a Calling Card?	458	(1)
Setting Up Calling Cards	458	(2)
Creating a Standard Calling Card	460	(1)
Creating a New Type of Calling Card	460	(1)
Deleting a Calling Card	461	(2)
Using Calling Cards	463	(2)
Connecting to Internet and Online Service Accounts	465	(42)
What Types of Internet Accounts Can Windows Connect To?	466	(4)
Internet (PPP) Accounts	467	(1)
Cable Internet Accounts	467	(2)
Online Services	469	(1)
What Are Dial-Up Networking, the Dial-Up Adapter, and Winsock?	470	(2)
What Is Dial-Up Networking?	470	(1)
What Is the Dial-Up Adapter?	471	(1)
What Is Winsock?	472	(1)
Signing Up for a New Account	472	(3)
Signing Up for an Internet Account	473	(1)
Signing Up for a DSL or ISDN Account	474	(1)
Signing Up for a Cable Internet Account	474	(1)
Signing Up for America Online (AOL)	474	(1)
Signing Up for Microsoft Network (MSN)	474	(1)
Creating a Dial-Up Networking Connection Using the Internet Connection Wizard	475	(4)
Creating a New Account Using the Wizard	476	(2)
Transferring an Existing Account Using the Internet Referral Service	478	(1)
Creating a Connection to an Existing Account Using the Wizard	478	(1)
Setting Up Dial-Up Networking Manually	479	(16)
Installing and Configuring the Dial-Up Adapter and TCP/IP	479	(3)
Making a New Dial-Up Networking Connection	482	(1)
Changing the Settings for a Dial-Up Networking Connection	482	(10)
Deleting a Dial-Up Networking Connection	492	(1)
Other Dial-Up Networking Settings	493	(2)
Dialing the Internet Manually	495	(2)
Disconnecting from Your Account	497	(1)
Dialing the Internet Automatically	498	(2)
Testing Your Connection	500	(7)
Pinging Another Computer	500	(2)
Tracing Packets over the Internet	502	(2)
Displaying Internet Connections Using Netstat	504	(3)
E-Mail and Newsgroups Using Outlook Express	507	(46)
Should You Use Outlook Express?	508	(1)
What Is E-Mail?	509	(2)
How Does E-Mail Work?	509	(1)
What Is Web-Based E-Mail?	510	(1)
What Is Hotmail?	510	(1)
What Are Newsgroups?	511	(1)
What Is Netiquette?	511	(1)
Getting Started with Outlook Express	512	(4)
Working with the Outlook Express Window	512	(1)
Setting Up Your Accounts	513	(1)
Importing Messages from Other Mail Programs	514	(1)
Importing Addresses from Other Mail Programs	515	(1)
Setting Your Mail and Newsreading Programs	516	(1)
Choosing a Layout for the Outlook Express Window	516	(1)
Sending and Receiving E-Mail	516	(15)
Receiving Mail	520	(2)
Composing Messages to Send	522	(7)
Saving and Deleting Messages	529	(1)
Sending Messages	530	(1)
Organizing Your Correspondence	531	(8)
Working with Folders	531	(1)
Finding Messages in Your Files	532	(1)
Filtering Your Mail with Message Rules	533	(3)
Defining Conditions for Message Rules	536	(1)
Specifying Actions for Message Rules	537	(1)
Blocking a Sender	538	(1)
Managing Your Message Rules	539	(1)
Reading and Posting to Newsgroups	539	(9)
Subscribing to Newsgroups	539	(4)
Reading a Newsgroup	543	(1)
Using Message Rules to Filter a Newsgroup	544	(1)
Saving Messages	545	(1)
Participating in a Newsgroup	545	(3)
Composing in HTML	548	(5)
Turning HTML On and Off	549	(1)
Composing HTML Messages	549	(1)
Linking to the Web	550	(1)
Inserting Pictures	551	(2)
Browsing the World Wide Web	553	(22)
What Is the World Wide Web?	554	(2)
What Is HTML?	555	(1)
What Is a URL?	555	(1)
What Are Internet Keywords?	555	(1)
What Are Web Pages and Web Sites?	556	(1)
What Is a Web Browser?	556	(3)
What Is Internet Explorer?	556	(1)
What Are Netscape Navigator and Netscape Communicator?	557	(1)
What Is the Default Web Browser?	557	(1)
What Is a Browser's Home Page?	558	(1)
What Are Plug-Ins?	558	(1)
Setting Up a Web Browser	559	(2)
Defining a Default Browser	559	(1)
Defining User Profiles	560	(1)
Setting Your Preferences	561	(8)
Choosing Fonts	562	(2)
Choosing Colors	564	(1)
Changing Language Preferences	564	(1)
Choosing Whether to Download Images, Audio, and Video	565	(1)
Choosing and Customizing Your Browser's Home Page	565	(4)
Working with the Browsing Window	569	(6)
Configuring the Internet Explorer Browsing Window	569	(1)
Configuring the Navigator Browsing Window	570	(1)
Working with Browser Toolbars	571	(2)
Understanding Browser Display Conventions	573	(2)
Working with Your Browser	575	(28)
What Are Internet Shortcuts, Favorites, and Bookmarks?	576	(1)
What Are Internet Shortcuts?	576	(1)
What Are Favorites?	576	(1)
What Are Bookmarks?	577	(1)
What Are Portals, Web Guides, and Search Engines?	577	(1)
What Are Cookies?	578	(1)
What Are Java, JavaScript, VBScript, and ActiveX?	579	(1)
What Are Content Advisor and NetWatch?	580	(1)
Viewing Web Pages	580	(2)
Opening Files on Your System	581	(1)
Getting Around on the Web	581	(1)
Finding What You Want on the Web	582	(4)
Using Web Guides	582	(1)
Using Search Engines	583	(3)
Remembering Where You've Been on the Web	586	(3)
Using the Back Menu	586	(1)
Using the Address List	587	(1)
Examining History	587	(2)
Revisiting Where You've Been with Favorites, Internet Shortcuts, and Bookmarks	589	(4)
Using Favorites, Internet Shortcuts, and Bookmarks	590	(1)
Adding Favorites	590	(1)
Creating Internet Shortcuts	591	(1)
Adding Bookmarks in Navigator	591	(1)
Organizing Favorites and Bookmarks	591	(1)
Importing and Exporting Favorites and Bookmarks	592	(1)
Interacting with Web Sites Automatically	593	(3)
Remembering Passwords in Internet Explorer	593	(2)
Using Internet Explorer's Profile Assistant	595	(1)
Remembering Forms and Passwords in Navigator	595	(1)
Managing Your Web Browser	596	(5)
Managing Caches of Web Pages	596	(1)
Managing Cookies	597	(2)
Managing Java and JavaScript	599	(1)
Managing ActiveX Controls	600	(1)
Getting Help	601	(2)
Internet Conferencing with MSN Messenger and NetMeeting	603	(20)
Chatting Online with MSN Messenger	604	(4)
Setting Up MSN Messenger	604	(2)
Telling MSN Messenger About Your Contacts	606	(1)
Chatting with MSN Messenger	607	(1)
Other Things You Can Do with MSN Messenger	608	(1)
Conferencing with Microsoft NetMeeting	608	(15)
Configuring NetMeeting	609	(2)
Connecting to a Directory Server	611	(2)
Making or Receiving a Call	613	(3)
Hanging Up	616	(1)
Hosting a Meeting or Joining an Existing Meeting	616	(1)
Typing Messages in a Call	616	(2)
Seeing Callers on Video	618	(1)
Sharing a Whiteboard	618	(1)
Sending and Receiving Files	619	(1)
Sharing Programs	620	(2)
Adding a NetMeeting Link to a Web Page	622	(1)
Other Things NetMeeting Can Do	622	(1)
Other Internet Programs That Come with Windows Me	623	(30)
Logging in to Text-Based Systems with HyperTerminal	624	(10)
Running HyperTerminal	625	(1)
Configuring HyperTerminal for Your Account	625	(3)
Connecting with HyperTerminal	628	(1)
Changing Information About a Connection	629	(1)
Transferring Files	630	(2)
Sending Text Files	632	(1)
Capturing Text from the HyperTerminal Window	633	(1)
Other HyperTerminal Commands	633	(1)
Logging in to Other Computers Using Telnet	634	(3)
Running Telnet	634	(2)
Configuring Telnet	636	(1)
Other Telnet Commands	636	(1)
Transferring Files Using FTP	637	(11)
Basics of FTP	637	(1)
Running the FTP Program	638	(2)
Changing Directories on the FTP Server	640	(1)
Seeing What's in the FTP Server's Current Directory	640	(1)
Selecting the Current Folder on Your Computer	641	(1)
Uploading Files	642	(1)
Downloading Files	643	(1)
Listing of Ftp Commands	644	(3)
Other FTP Tips	647	(1)
Downloading, Installing, and Running Other Internet Programs	648	(5)
Where to Get Internet Programs	648	(1)
Installing and Running Internet Programs	648	(5)
Part V Networking with Windows Me
Designing a Windows-Based Local Area Network	653	(16)
What Is a Network and Why Would You Need One?	654	(1)
Sharing Hardware	654	(1)
Sharing Files	655	(1)
Communicating on the Network	655	(1)
Sharing an Internet Connection	655	(1)
What Types of Networks Exist?	655	(3)
Peer-to-Peer Networks	656	(1)
Client-Server Networks	656	(2)
What Do You Need to Do?	658	(1)
Choosing a Cabling Technology for Your Network	659	(2)
Ethernet	659	(1)
Token Ring	660	(1)
How to Choose	660	(1)
Choosing a Network Topology	661	(2)
Bus Topology	661	(1)
Star Topology	662	(1)
Wireless LANs	663	(1)
Buying Network Hardware	663	(3)
Buying Network Interface Cards	664	(1)
Buying Cable	665	(1)
Buying a Hub	666	(1)
Installing Your Network Hardware	666	(3)
Installing Network Interface Cards	667	(1)
Stringing Cable	667	(2)
Configuring Windows for a LAN	669	(22)
What Windows Components Are Needed for a Network?	670	(3)
The Network Dialog Box	671	(1)
The My Network Places Window	672	(1)
Configuring Your LAN Connection by Using the Home Networking Wizard	673	(2)
Running the Wizard	674	(1)
After the Wizard Runs	675	(1)
Installing Network Components	675	(7)
Installing the Adapter	676	(1)
Installing the Client	676	(1)
Installing the Protocol	677	(3)
Deleting Unneeded Protocol Bindings	680	(1)
Installing the Service	680	(2)
Configuring Your Network Components	682	(5)
Configuring the Adapter	682	(1)
Configuring the Protocol	682	(2)
Configuring File and Print Sharing	684	(1)
Identifying the Computer	685	(1)
Restarting the Computer	686	(1)
Checking Whether the Network Works	687	(1)
Logging In and Out	687	(1)
Troubleshooting Your Network	688	(3)
Some Computers Don't Appear in My Network Places	688	(1)
Only Your Computer Appears in My Network Places	689	(1)
No My Network Places Icon Appears on the Desktop	690	(1)
You Can't Use Resources on Another Computer	690	(1)
Sharing Drives and Printers on a LAN	691	(20)
Enabling Hardware Sharing	692	(1)
Sharing Disk Drives and Folders on a LAN	693	(10)
Using Shared Drives from Other Computers	693	(6)
Sharing Your Disk Drives and Folders with Others	699	(4)
Sharing Printers on a LAN	703	(3)
Printing to a Network Printer from Another Computer	703	(1)
Making Your Printer Sharable	704	(2)
Monitoring Shared Resources by Using Net Watcher	706	(2)
Seeing Who Is Using Resources on Your Computer	707	(1)
Administering Your Shared Resources	708	(1)
Communicating over the LAN by Using WinPopup	708	(3)
Running WinPopup	709	(1)
Sending a Message	709	(1)
Receiving a Message	710	(1)
Connecting Your LAN to the Internet	711	(22)
How Does TCP/IP Work on a LAN?	712	(2)
How Can You Connect a LAN to the Internet?	714	(2)
What Does a Gateway Do?	714	(1)
Devices That Can Act as Gateways	715	(1)
Software and Hardware for a Windows-Based Gateway	716	(1)
What Is Internet Connection Sharing?	716	(1)
Configuring Windows to Use TCP/IP	717	(3)
Assigning IP Addresses to Your Computer	718	(1)
Checking Your TCP/IP Setting with the IP Configuration Program (Winipcfg)	719	(1)
Connecting to a Broadband Internet Account	720	(1)
Connecting with a DSL Line or Cable Internet Account	720	(1)
Connecting with an ISDN Line	721	(1)
Configuring and Using Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)	721	(8)
Installing ICS on the ICS Server	722	(1)
ICS Server Configuration Details	722	(4)
Configuring the ICS Clients	726	(1)
ICS Client Configuration Details	727	(1)
Using Internet Connection Sharing	728	(1)
Troubleshooting ICS	728	(1)
Using Gateway Programs Other Than ICS	729	(1)
Connecting to Your Organization's LAN with Virtual Private Networking	729	(4)
Computer and Network Security	733	(34)
What Password Protection Does Windows Offer?	734	(1)
What Is a User Profile?	735	(1)
What Security Does Windows Me Provide for Resources Shared with Other Computers?	736	(1)
What Security Do Web Browsers Offer?	736	(2)
Communication Security	736	(1)
Downloaded Object Security	737	(1)
What Security Features Do Mail Programs Provide?	738	(1)
What Is a Virus or Worm?	739	(1)
Sharing a Computer	740	(6)
Setting Up for Multiple Users	740	(3)
Logging On as a New User	743	(1)
Modifying a User Profile	743	(1)
Understanding a User Profile	744	(2)
Switching Users	746	(1)
Undoing User Profiles	746	(1)
Setting the Windows Password	746	(1)
Setting the Screen Saver Password	747	(1)
Keeping Your Web Communication Secure	747	(1)
Managing the Security of Files Downloaded by Internet Explorer	747	(7)
Your Download Security Settings	748	(2)
Using Object Certificates When Downloading Files	750	(1)
Managing Your Certificates	751	(1)
Managing Your Personal Certificates	752	(2)
Sending and Receiving Secure Mail	754	(4)
Getting a Certificate	754	(1)
Sending Signed Mail	754	(1)
Sending Encrypted Mail	755	(2)
Receiving Encrypted or Signed Mail	757	(1)
Preventing Infection by Viruses	758	(9)
Avoiding Getting Infected	758	(3)
Dealing with an Infected Windows System	761	(1)
Sources of Antivirus Information	762	(5)
Part VI Windows Housekeeping
Keeping Your Disk Safe	767	(12)
Testing Your Disk Structure with ScanDisk	768	(5)
Running ScanDisk	769	(3)
Running ScanDisk Each Time You Start Your Computer	772	(1)
Defragmenting Your Disk	773	(3)
Running Disk Defragmenting	774	(1)
Tips for Defragmenting	775	(1)
Deleting Temporary Files with Disk Cleanup	776	(2)
Deleting Files Once	776	(2)
Deleting Files Regularly	778	(1)
Scheduling Your Disk Maintenance Programs	778	(1)
Tuning Windows Me for Maximum Performance	779	(16)
What Are System Resources and How Can You Monitor Them?	780	(1)
What Are System Resources?	780	(1)
How Can You Monitor System Use?	781	(1)
Tuning Your Computer's Performance with the System Properties Performance Tab	781	(6)
Tuning the File System	782	(4)
Virtual Memory	786	(1)
Using Resource Meter to Track System Resources	787	(1)
Using System Monitor to Display Performance Data	788	(5)
Customizing the Display	790	(2)
Logging to a File	792	(1)
Tuning Your Hard Disk's Performance	793	(2)
Troubleshooting Windows Me	795	(16)
What Diagnostic Tools Does Windows Me Provide?	796	(3)
Startup Modes	796	(1)
Startup Floppy Disk	797	(1)
Safe Mode	797	(1)
System Configuration Information	798	(1)
Windows Troubleshooters	799	(1)
Debugging Tools	799	(1)
Dealing with Hung or Crashed Programs	799	(1)
Stopping Programs from Running at Startup	800	(1)
Diagnosing Problems	801	(3)
Starting in a Special Mode	801	(1)
Diagnosing Hardware Problems	801	(1)
Diagnosing Display Problems	802	(1)
Diagnosing Problems Using Troubleshooters	802	(2)
Reporting Problems Using Dr. Watson	804	(1)
Returning Your System to a Predefined State with System Restore	805	(6)
Restore Points That Happen Automatically	806	(1)
Running System Restore	806	(1)
Configuring System Restore	807	(1)
Creating a Restore Point	807	(1)
Restoring Your System to a Restore Point	808	(2)
Undoing a Restoration	810	(1)
Other Windows Me Resources	811	(10)
Updating Your Computer with Windows Update	812	(2)
Updating Your Computer Automatically with Auto Update	814	(2)
What Materials Are Available from Microsoft?	816	(1)
What Other Materials Are Available on the Internet?	817	(4)
Web Sites	817	(1)
Usenet Newsgroups	818	(1)
Mailing Lists	818	(3)
Part VII Behind the Scenes: Windows Me Internals
Windows Me Configuration and Control Files	821	(14)
What Kinds of Control Files Does Windows Me Use?	822	(3)
Hidden and Read-Only Files	822	(1)
DOS Initialization Files	822	(2)
Windows Initialization Files	824	(1)
Configuring Windows Using the System Configuration Utility	825	(7)
Restarting Windows with Various Startup Options	826	(1)
Changing Advanced Settings	827	(2)
Changing Your System.ini and Win.ini Files	829	(1)
Managing Static VxD files	830	(1)
Changing Your StartUp Settings	830	(1)
Changing Your International Settings	831	(1)
Changing Your International Settings	831	(1)
Disk Formats and Coexisting with Other Operating Systems	832	(3)
Fdisk and the Disk Partition Table	832	(1)
Other Operating Systems and Windows Files	833	(2)
Registering Programs and File Types	835	(10)
What Is the Registry?	836	(1)
Associating File Types with Programs	836	(2)
Editing the Registry	838	(4)
Checking the Registry for Consistency	838	(1)
Making a Backup of the Registry Before Editing and Restoring from a Backup	838	(1)
Running Registry Editor	838	(1)
Finding Registry Entries	839	(1)
Adding and Changing Registry Entries	840	(1)
Editing the Registry as a Text File	841	(1)
In Case of Registry Disaster	842	(3)
Creating a DOS Boot Disk	842	(1)
Restoring Your Registry	843	(2)
Running DOS Programs and Commands	845	(16)
What Is DOS?	846	(1)
How Does Windows Handle DOS Programs?	847	(1)
The DOS Window	847	(1)
Stand-Alone DOS Mode	847	(1)
What Are the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat Files?	848	(1)
Running DOS Programs	848	(5)
Starting DOS Programs	848	(1)
Exiting DOS Programs	849	(1)
Adjusting the Screen	850	(1)
Using the Mouse and Clipboard	850	(1)
Printing from DOS Programs	851	(1)
Running Batch Files	852	(1)
Coexisting with Other Programs	853	(1)
Configuring the DOS Environment	853	(7)
Controlling Startup and Basic Operation	854	(2)
Controlling Fonts	856	(1)
Controlling Memory Allocation	856	(2)
Controlling Screen Properties	858	(1)
Controlling Other Properties	859	(1)
Installing DOS Programs	860	(1)
Automating Tasks with the Windows Scripting Host	861	(8)
What Is the Windows Scripting Host?	862	(1)
What Is a WSH File?	863	(1)
Running Scripts from Windows	863	(1)
Configuring the Wscript Program	864	(1)
Running Scripts from the DOS Command Line	865	(1)
Creating WSH Files to Store Script Settings	866	(3)
A Installing or Upgrading to Windows Me	869	(14)
What Are Your Installation Options?	870	(1)
How Much Disk Space Does Windows Me Require?	871	(1)
What Is a Dual-Boot Installation?	872	(1)
What Is an Emergency Boot Disk?	873	(1)
Preparing to Install Windows Me	873	(2)
Installing Windows on a Blank Hard Disk	875	(3)
Upgrading to Windows Me	878	(1)
Upgrading from Windows 98 or 95	878	(1)
Installing over Windows 2000 or NT	878	(1)
Creating Dual-Boot Installations	879	(1)
Checking Your System After Installing Windows Me	880	(1)
Uninstalling Windows Me	881	(2)
B Backing Up Your Files with Microsoft Backup	883	(24)
What Is Backing Up?	884	(2)
What Should You Back Up?	885	(1)
How Often Should You Back Up?	886	(1)
What Should You Do with Your Backup Disks or Tapes?	886	(1)
What Is Microsoft Backup?	886	(1)
What Is a Backup Job?	887	(1)
Backing Up a Few Files or Folders	887	(1)
Copying Files onto a Floppy Disk	887	(1)
Copying Files onto Larger Drives	888	(1)
Using Microsoft Backup	888	(19)
Installing Microsoft Backup	889	(1)
Running Microsoft Backup	889	(1)
Creating a Backup Job with the Backup Wizard	890	(3)
Modifying an Existing Backup Job	893	(7)
Running a Backup Job	900	(1)
Restoring Files with Backup	901	(6)
Glossary	907	(52)
Index	959