Advanced information for experienced Windows users including: installation, networking, troubleshooting, and scripting. Included on the CD-ROM: instructional videos of key Windows procedures, advanced diagnostic utilities, sample VBScirpt code and demonstration software.
This guide delivers critical, unbiased information that other books can't--or won't--reveal about the inside scoop on Windows 98. Bestselling author Paul McFedries offers readers a clear, concise approach to computer topics with an insider's twist. Get answers to your most-asked, hard-to-find-answers-to questions about W98.
This book, one of the few academic treatments of the subject written to instruct rather than as a reference, provides excellent preparation for the Windows 98 exam (#70-098) in the MSCE sequence. Step-by-step instruction is complemented by dozens of hands-on projects to build the network administration skills that today's top firms demand.
From the creator of world-famous utility programs comes a completely revised coverage of Windows 98 SE upgrade. In-depth, jargon-free text updates information on new technologies, including DirectX 6.1, Internet Explorer 5, Netscape Communicator 5, and MSN 2.7 as well as Y2K compliance and other advanced topics.
Fortunately, most of us don't need to fiddle with the Registry. But if it's your job, this book is the reference you'll want to have close by. The book-and-CD set provides an overview, starting from the baseline tools of the Registry that are directly accessible, like RegEdit and .INF files. Concepts and recurring features of the Registry are explained, so developers can ensure that their applications are well behaved in the many flavors of 32-bit Windows. They'll also be able to extend the functionality of the various Windows shells through proper modification of Registry files. It's a single comprehensive source of much-needed information and tools. "Inside The Microsoft Windows 98 Registry" topics include: - The basics - The Registry Editor and other Registry tools - Registering filename extensions - Customizing the desktop, Start Menu, and Control Panel - Customizing the Explorer menu and shell icon settings - Miscellaneous Registry settings - Programming issues
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