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DOS Applications and Windows 98
Windows 98 - Intermediate
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Alt+Enter to toggle between full screen and a window
The DOS Window Toolbar
• Access to screen and program control
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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)
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Showing a Visual Directory Display Using the Start Command
• Enter the command Start . • A window will visually display the file and folder
structure
START .
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Using DIR/v and COPY With Long File Names
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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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Networking With Windows 98
Windows 98 - Intermediate
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Windows 98 Network Features
• Many different types of network work well with Windows 98 including:
• Novell• Windows for Workgroups• MS NT Server
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Peer-to-Peer Networks vs. Server-Based Networks
• Server-based networking– Large corporate workgroups
• Peer-to-Peer networks – Small workgroups
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Sharing Documents and Folders
• Disks, files and folders can be shared • You can control the level of access other people
have to your system
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Sharing Printers
• You can easily share printers attached to your PC– You can attach to
printers connected to other PCs
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Windows 98 as a Network Client
• Comprehensive range of networks and protocols
Novell - IPX
Microsoft - NetBEUI
Internet
TCP/IP
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Internet Connection Wizard
• The Internet Connection Wizard will guide you through the process of connecting to the global Internet
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Advanced Use of The Clipboard and OLE
Windows 98 - Intermediate
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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’
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DOS and the Clipboard
• It is easy to copy data from the DOS session to the Clipboard
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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
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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
MORE PRODUCTIVITY
The Boss
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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
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OLE 2 - In-place ActivationMicrosoft Word - before in-place activation
Microsoft Word - after in-place activation
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Linking and Updating Issues
• Links can be:– Updated manually
– Updated automatically
– Locked
– Broken
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Review Questions
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Customizing Windows 98
Windows 98 - Intermediate
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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
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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
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Setting Desktop Schemes
• Useful for changing the screen appearance
Click on the Desktop, using the right-hand mouse button
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What is the Control Panel?
• A window containing icons that allow you to modify, control and customize your system
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Setting the Time and Date
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Customizing the Mouse and Keyboard
– Mouse configuration
– Keyboard configuration
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Changing Your Windows 98 Password
– Allows you to change your Windows 98 logon password
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Adding New Devices
• ‘Add New Hardware Wizard’• Automatic device detection
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Installing New Application Programs
• Install programs tracked
• Un-install feature
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Creating Shortcuts• Shortcuts are pointers to objects• Drag and drop to the desktop
Drag and drop while depressing the Control+Shift keys
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Scheduled Tasks
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Windows Update
• Windows Update is a web site created by Microsoft containing all the latest fixes and add-ons for Windows
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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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Review Questions
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Security and Optimization Issues
Windows 98 - Intermediate
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Disk Cleanup
• Removes unneeded files from your hard disk, freeing up space
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Drive Converter (FAT32)
• Converts your hard drives to the more efficient FAT32 filing system
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Disk Defragmenter
• The Disk Defragmenter re-organizes the contents hard disks enabling programs to start faster
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ScanDisk
– Checks your disks for problems (and fixes them)
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Maintenance Wizard
• The Maintenance Wizard will schedule checks on your system to ensure that it keeps operating at peak performance
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