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Windows 98 Annoyances Taking Charge of Windows 98

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ISBN-10: 1565924177

ISBN-13: 9781565924178

Edition: 1998

Authors: David A. Karp

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Where do you really want to go today? If it is off Microsoft's well-worn path, bushwhack your own trail with Windows 98 Annoyances. Here's more than 400 pages of good stuff " billg" did not tell you. Like how to " dis" -integrate Windows 98's legendary (some would say notorious) Web integration features. How to get Windows to (thankfully) start faster. And how to script your Web connection so you do not have to log in manually.
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Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/24/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 350
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

David A. Karp is Professor of Sociology at Boston College, and the author of Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness and The Burden of Sympathy: How Families Cope with Mental Illness.

Preface
Making the Most of Windows 98
What's Wrong with Windows
Flavors of Windows-Past and Present Transition to Windows 98
Customizing the Interface Coping with Explorer
Get Control of the Desktop
Fundamental Interface Tweaks
The Registry
Getting to Know the Registry
Tips and Tricks Registry Tools
Tinkering Techniques
Cleaning Up the Desktop
Fixing the Start Menu Files and Folders
Making Windows Your Own
Maximizing Performance
Fine-Tuning Your Components
Fixing Software Bottlenecks
Upgrading Your System
Troubleshooting
General Troubleshooting Techniques
Error Messages
Preventative Maintenance and Data Recovery
Hardware Configuration DOS to the Rescue
Networking Setting Up a Workgroup
Installing Dial-Up Networking
Coping with Dial-Up Networking
Mixing and Matching Networks
Security and Multiple Users
Taking Control of Web Integration
A Little History and Motivation
Massaging the Interface
The Web View and the Active Desktop
Choosing Your Defaults
Scripting and Automation Windows
Scripting Host
DOS Batch Files
Scheduled Tasks
Setting Locator
DOS Lives
Contents of the MSDOS.SYS File
Class IDs of System Objects
Interface Terminology and the Basics
Software to Solve Annoyances
Index