DOS Applications and Windows 98

1. DOS Applications and Windows 98 Windows 98 - Intermediate

2. The DOS Window Toolbar • Access to screen and program control Alt+Enter to toggle between full screen and a window

3. The Start Command • Windows applications can now be launched from a DOS prompt START CALC will start the Windows 98 Calculator, (stored as CALC.EXE)

4. START . Showing a Visual Directory Display Using the Start Command • Enter the command Start . • A window will visually display the file and folder structure

5. Using DIR/v and COPY With Long File Names

6. What About PIF Files? • Windows 3.1 required PIF (Program Information Files) so that it knew how to run a particular DOS program • A complicated process if you had to write your own PIF file! • Property sheets replace PIF files in Windows 98

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8. Networking With Windows 98 Windows 98 - Intermediate

9. Windows 98 Network Features • Many different types of network work well with Windows 98 including: • Novell • Windows for Workgroups • MS NT Server

10. Peer-to-Peer Networks vs. Server-Based Networks • Server-based networking • Large corporate workgroups • Peer-to-Peer networks • Small workgroups

11. Sharing Documents and Folders • Disks, files and folders can be shared • You can control the level of access other people have to your system

12. Sharing Printers • You can easily share printers attached to your PC • You can attach to printers connected to other PCs

13. Windows 98 as a Network Client • Comprehensive range of networks and protocols Novell - IPX Microsoft - NetBEUI Internet TCP/IP

14. Internet Connection Wizard • The Internet Connection Wizard will guide you through the process of connecting to the global Internet

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16. Advanced Use of The Clipboard and OLE Windows 98 - Intermediate

17. Manipulating ‘Scraps’ • Text or graphics can be dragged directly onto your Desktop • Useful as a temporary storage medium • There are endless ways to use scraps, such as a way to store ‘headed note paper’

18. DOS and the Clipboard • It is easy to copy data from the DOS session to the Clipboard

19. Screen Dumps and Producing Documentation • Print Screen • Dumps the entire screen to the Clipboard • Alt+Print Screen • Dumps the active window to the Clipboard • Very useful for producing Windows-based documentation • The screen dumps may be edited and cropped within the Paint program

20. Benefits of Using OLE • Allows document centric computing • Less reliance on applications, disks, and files • Linking allows you to save disk space • Avoids duplication of disk eating bitmaps! • Allows transmission of data across a network • Without having to also send the application that created it The Boss MORE PRODUCTIVITY

21. New Features of OLE • In-place Activation • Adaptable Links • Inter-program Drag and Drop • Improved Disk and Memory Usage • Logical Pagination of Objects • Storage Independent Links • Object Conversion

22. OLE 2 - In-place Activation Microsoft Word - before in-place activation Microsoft Word - after in-place activation

23. Linking and Updating Issues • Links can be: • Updated manually • Updated automatically • Locked • Broken

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25. Customizing Windows 98 Windows 98 - Intermediate

26. Customizing the Background • You can place any image you wish on the Windows 98 background • Provided it is in a file format that Windows 98 understands Click on the Desktop, using the right-hand mouse button

27. Setting a Screen Saver • You can change your screen saver using the Display Properties options • Prevents screen ‘burn-in’ Click on the Desktop, using the right-hand mouse button

28. Setting Desktop Schemes • Useful for changing the screen appearance Click on the Desktop, using the right-hand mouse button

29. What is the Control Panel? • A window containing icons that allow you to modify, control and customize your system

30. Setting the Time and Date

31. Customizing the Mouse and Keyboard • Mouse configuration • Keyboard configuration

32. Changing Your Windows 98 Password • Allows you to change your Windows 98 logon password

33. Adding New Devices • ‘Add New Hardware Wizard’ • Automatic device detection

34. Installing New Application Programs • Install programs tracked • Un-install feature

35. Creating Shortcuts • Shortcuts are pointers to objects • Drag and drop to the desktop Drag and drop while depressing the Control+Shift keys

36. Scheduled Tasks

37. Windows Update • Windows Update is a web site created by Microsoft containing all the latest fixes and add-ons for Windows

38. Display Effects • Use the Effects tab to turn on/off the animation of windows and menus • You can also enable screen font smoothing which can remove the jagged edges from large fonts

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40. Security and Optimization Issues Windows 98 - Intermediate

41. Disk Cleanup • Removes unneeded files from your hard disk, freeing up space

42. Drive Converter (FAT32) • Converts your hard drives to the more efficient FAT32 filing system

43. Disk Defragmenter • The Disk Defragmenter re-organizes the contents hard disks enabling programs to start faster

44. ScanDisk • Checks your disks for problems (and fixes them)

45. Maintenance Wizard • The Maintenance Wizard will schedule checks on your system to ensure that it keeps operating at peak performance

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