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Miscellaneous Frequently Asked Questions About Windows 98

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• Usage information on how best to work with Windows 98
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The following topics provide usage information on how best to work with Windows 98.

Accessories—This topic covers information on the following items:

Briefcase

Fax and Mail

Graphics and Imaging

Multimedia and Sound

NetMeeting

Notepad

Scheduling and Addresses

System Tools

Video and TV

Windows 98 Reported as 95 in Network Neighborhood

WordPad

Communications—This topic covers information on the following items:

Dial-Up Networking

Dial-Up Server

Double-clicking MSN icon does not start the Microsoft Network

Fax

Delete the server names listed in the Host Name box in Telnet

HyperTerminal

Modems

NetMeeting

Outlook Express

Password incorrect when connecting to network after upgrade

Phone Dialer

Desktop Interface—This topic covers information on the following items:

Accessibility

Active Desktop

Cursor, Keyboard, and Mouse

Date, Time, and Number Formats

Desktop Display

Fonts

Icons and Shortcuts

Screensavers

Shutting down Windows and Logging On and Off

Single-click Desktop

Taskbar, Toolbars, and Start Menu

Window Display

Device Management—This topic covers information on the following items:

CD-ROM and Multimedia Devices

Cursor, Keyboard, and Mouse

Drives

Device Manager

Power Management

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Toshiba 4500 laptop reboots after standby

Modems

Error Messages—This topic covers information on the following items:

Error Messages (A - M)

Error Messages (N - Z)

Files and Folders—This topic covers information on the following items:

Backing Up, Copying, and Moving Files

Deleting and Undeleting Files and Folders

Extracting Files

File Attributes and Associations

File Checker

Folder not found error when accessing remote folder

Close a folder and all its parent folders in My Computer

Create a folder toolbar on the Active Desktop

Searching for Files and Folders

Shared Files and Folders

Unable to create directory when starting at command prompt

Windows Explorer

Installation and Upgrade—This topic covers information on the following items:

Change the Setup source path in Windows

Registration of Windows 98

Display/print the Windows 98 Release Notes

Setup Problems

How to change owner & company information after Windows 98 installation

Install programs from a CD onto a laptop that has no CD-ROM drive

Uninstalling Windows 98

Upgrading to Windows 98

Run the Discover Windows 98 orientation program

User Profiles

Start the Welcome screen after the initial boot

Windows 98 Emergency Startup Disk

Installing and Removing Windows 98 Components

Windows Update Wizard

Installing Windows 98

Internet Explorer 4.0—This topic covers information on the following items:

Address Book

Browsing

Channels

Downloading

Error Messages

NetMeeting

Opening Internet Explorer loads ISP connect screen

Outlook Express

Printing and Fonts

Searching

Setup and Configuration

The Program Files\Internet Explorer folder does not exist

Software Interoperability—This topic covers information on the following items:

Application Display

Application Installation

Custom fonts and printers lost in Quicken after upgrade

Internet Phone 5.0 hangs when testing audio

Running Applications

Windows 98 overwrites Linux Boot Manager

Performance—This topic covers information on the following items:

Computer hangs at logo screen with NOAUTO in the Config.sys

Computer hangs when running New Hardware Wizard

Computer hangs when using USB camera

Disk Management and Maintenance

Folder is slow to open in Windows Explorer

Check for a faulty math coprocessor

Memory

Monitoring Performance

MS-DOS Program Performance

Multi-media Performance

Optimizing Performance

Startup and Shutdown

Computer or mouse hangs when playing game with multiple monitors

Shortcut to Control Panel is slow

Printing—This topic covers information on the following items:

Deleting and Pausing Print Jobs

Print Output

Printer Installation and Configuration

Printing Documents

Printing from Internet Explorer 4.0

Where is ...?—This topic covers information on the following items:

Where is Windows 3.1x Features

Where is Windows 95 Features

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