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Special Edition Using Windows 98

by Ed Bott


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Windows 98, Second Edition, is the fastest and most capable version of Microsoft's consumer operating system, short of Windows Millennium Edition (a.k.a. Windows Me). The oddly titled Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows 98, Second Edition, documents most aspects of the operating system fully and in about as much detail as anyone (short of a knowledgeable power user or network administrator) could want.

This book is largely a reprint of its predecessor (which stands to reason, since many of the improvements to Windows 98 SE are under-the-hood performance tweaks such as improved hardware support) and retains the earlier edition's excellent prose. It's well suited to anyone who suspects Windows can be made to do something but needs help figuring out how.

Most of the new material deals with the Internet Explorer 5 suite, which didn't ship with the first Windows 98 release. The Internet tools get clear, easy-to-follow coverage. The book does have one glaring problem: it makes no mention of Internet Connection Sharing, one of Windows 98 SE's chief attractions. A book about Windows 98 SE really ought to cover this useful feature. But on balance, if you don't already have a Windows 98 book and you don't need to configure a machine for Internet sharing, this book is a decent choice. --David Wall

Topics covered: Most features of Microsoft Windows 98 SE (including its means of managing files, running applications, displaying data, and connecting to networks), including the Internet. The members of the Internet Explorer 5 suite--Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, FrontPage Express, NetMeeting, and the rest--get lots of attention.

Book Description
Special Edition Using Windows 98 Second Edition covers new features such as Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Connection Sharing. Now that Windows 98 has been available for over a year, many new insightful tips have been discovered that weren't known at the time of the original release. This book highlights those tips, providing exclusive and unique information that isn't readily found elsewhere. Each chapter has an added section covering a key related utility or third-party software package. See how to go beyond the basics and get more productive using WinZip for file compression and archiving, McAfee AntiVirus, Y2K Testing software to check the system BIOS, QuickView Plus for viewing files of almost any type, Web search utilities, and much more! A different utility relating to the topic of the chapter is covered at the end of every chapter.

Book Info
Provides a reference for Microsoft Windows 98. Discusses how to extend the capabilities of Internet Explorer 5.0 with add-ons and utilities, set up your own peer-to-peer network and improve the quality of your conference calls by collaborating over the Internet with NetMeeting. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

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Special Edition Using Windows 98 is the best core reference / tutorial book available. The Special Edition Using series continuous state of evolution and improvement for over the last ten years makes them the most customer focused and highly refined books availableThis title provides readers with the most comprehensive, relevant and understandable reference to Windows 98This new edition features complete coverage of all new Windows 98 features including Internet Explorer 4.0, the Active Desktop, and Shell IntegrationThe book is two color, features a new, more effective design, handy task-reference tear cards, a wealth of productivity-boosting tips, notes and cautions as well as a very strong collection of valuable software on the CD-ROM - New edition of industry's #1 selling Windows core reference/tutorial -

- with 460,000 copies sold world wide as of 6/97

- Completely updated to cover everything new in Windows 98 including Internet Explorer 4.0, the Active Desktop, Dynamic HTML and Shell Integration options.

- Provides readers with more answers and step-by-step solutions than any other title on the market

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Special Edition Using Windows 98 Second Edition covers new features such as Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Connection Sharing. Now that Windows 98 has been available for over a year, many new insightful tips have been discovered that weren't known at the time of the original release. This book highlights those tips, providing exclusive and unique information that isn't readily found elsewhere. Each chapter has an added section covering a key related utility or third-party software package. See how to go beyond the basics and get more productive using WinZip for file compression and archiving, McAfee AntiVirus, Y2K Testing software to check the system BIOS, QuickView Plus for viewing files of almost any type, Web search utilities, and much more! A different utility relating to the topic of the chapter is covered at the end of every chapter.



About the Author

Ed Bott is a best-selling author and award winning computer journalist with more than 12 year’s experience in the personal computer industry. As a senior contributing editor of PC Computing, he writes extensively on Microsoft applications and operating systems. He is a two-time winner of the Computer Press Award and a co-winner of the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award, sometimes referred to as “the Pulitzer Prize of the business press,” in back-to-back years for his work on PC Computing’s “Windows SuperGuide.” His most recent best-seller is the smash hit Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2000.

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