Creating a Folder
1)Open the folder of the disk where you want to create the new folder 2)Click on "File" ,select the"New" command and then click on "Folder" 3)The new folder appears in the drive window and the name is highlighted. To change the name of the folder, type a new name and press "enter" 4)The folder is added
Copying a File to a Floppy Disk
1)After you install a floppy disk in your floppy drive,select the files you to copy to the disk 2)Right-click on the selected files 3)Select the "Send to" command from the shortcut menu, and choose the drive you want 4)Files are copied to that disk
Adding a Printer
1)Click the "Start" button,Click the "Settings" command,then select "Printers" 2)Double-click the "Add Printer" icon 3)Click the "Next" button to continue with the installation 4)Select the name of your printer's manufacturer from the "Manufacturers" list box,select the appropriate from the "Printers" list box,then click on next 5)Select the port you are going to use (LPT1),click on Next 6)Click the "Yes" radio button to print a testpage, Windows prints a test page then it will ask you if it printed it successfully 7)Click the finish button. Windows adds the new printer's icon to the "Printers" folder
Deleting a Printer
1)Click the "Start" button, click the "Settings" command, and then select "Printers" 2)Right-click the printer you want to delete 3)Select the "Delete" command from the shortcut menu 4)Click on the "Yes" button to confim the deletion
Changing Your Monitor Settings "I would suggest keeping the settings at 600x800 or 800x600 and 16 Bit, this is the setting of most pcs today"
1)Right-click on any blank spot on your desktop, then click "Properties" 2)Click the "Settings" tab 3)To change the number of colors used on your display, click on "Colors" drop-down menulist and choose the number you want. ( I would recommend setting it for 16 bit no more or less) 4)To change the resolution, drag the "Screen Area" bar to the desired setting. ( I would recommend 800x600 or 600x800 no more or less) 5)Click the "Ok" button
Changing the System Date and Time
1)Click the"Start" menu, click on "Settings" , and Select "Control Panel" 2)Double-click the "Date/Time" icon 3)Correct the date and time 4)Click the "Ok" button
Making an Internet Connection
" This way I am showing is if you have no internet connection on your system at this time" : 1)Goto my desktop and double-left click on "My Computer" 2)Double-left click on "Dial-Up Networking" 3)Double-left click on "Make New Connection" 4)In the box under "Type a name for the computer you are dialing" , click on the backspace once. Type in the name of your internet provider. Click on next. 5)In the box where it says "Type the phone number for the computer you want to call", you will see an "Area Code" , highlight it hit the backspace key once then put in your area code that the internet provider had given you. Click on the box next to it it should say "Phone Number" , put in the phone number that the internet provider had given you. 6)In the box where it says "Country Code" ,next to that will be a down pointed arrow click on the arrow scroll down pick your country and highlight it and click on it click on next and finish. 7)a)Now you will see the name of the internet provider you made in the "Dial-Up Networking" folder, right click on it and click on "Properties". b)Under Advanced Options you will see "Log onto Network" and "Enable Software Compression" both of these should be checked. c)Under Allowed network protocols you will see 3 things only one should be checked it should be "TCP/IP" d)Next to that there should be a button on it should be the words "TCP/IP Settings" click on it. 8)a)Click on the circle that says next to it "Specify name server addresses". Here you will see: "Primary DNS" , Secondary DNS" , Primary WINS" , Secondary WINS" . Most internet provider only give you a primary dns and a secondary dns for the ones thats give you all 4 put in all 4. Click on the box where it says "Primary DNS" , start putting in the number they gave you to put in there when you get to the last number go to the end of the last number and highlight it and highlight it and delete it then put in the last number for that do the same to the "Secondary DNS" too. If you have to do the "Primary WINS" and the "Secondary WINS" do the same thing as you did to the other two b)Under that you will see two more things they are: "Use IP Header Compression" and "Use Default Gateway on Remote Network" check both of them off, click on ok. 9)Click on "Ok" again. 10)a)Now you should be back in your "Dial-Up Networking" folder, you should see the file you made for your internet provider right-click on it and drag it to your desktop then click on create a shortcut b)Your "Dial-up Networking" folder should still be open now we will close that here is how : goto the top of that folder to the right end you will see and "X" click on it. c)Now you should be on your desktop, you should see that shortcut you just made for your internet provider, double-left click on it. d)This will open up the connection window you made to get on the internet provider you will see in here : "Username" , Password" and a box with next to it it says "Save Password" . These are the only things you have to worry about this is how you set them up : Click inside the box that says "Username" , and put in there the name you picked to connect to your internet provider. Next, click inside the box that says "Password" , put in the password you picked with your internet provider. Next, click on the little box next the words " Save Password" . Now , click on the words "Connect" . You are now being connected to your internet provider and the internet, after you are connected open up your browser ( example: internet explorer or netscape communicator ) are the most common. Now you are on your way enjoy :)
To Remove an Internet Connection
1)Double-click on "My Computer" on your desktop 2)Double-click on "Dial-up Nettworking" 3)Right-click on the one you want to delete, then click on "Delete" 4)If you want a shortcut on your desktop, that is what you deleted in "Dial-up Networking" right-click on it then click on "Delete"
Changing the Volume
1)Click "Start" , select the "Programs" command, select the "Accessories" folder, click the "Entertainment" folder, and select "Volume Control" 2)Drag any of the volume control bars in the "Volume Control" window to adjust the volume 3)Click the "Close" button to close "Volume Control"
Setting up Windows for Multiple Users
1)Click on "Start", click "Settings", click on "Control Panel", double-click the "Users" icon in the "Control Panel" to start the "Multiple Users" wizard 2)Click the "Next" button 3)Type the name of the person you are setting up, then click "Next" 4)If you want to use the password to log on, type that password, then confirm the password by typing it again. After you finish, click on "Next" 5) Fron the "Items" section, select the item you want to save in this profile. After you finish click "Next" 6)Click the "Finish" button. Windows will be restarted and you will be prompted to type your username and password in order to log on.
Running Scandisk
1)Click "Start", click on "Programs" command, select the "Accessories" folder, click the "System Tools" folder, choose "Scandisk" 2)In the "Scandisk" dialog box, select the drive you want to scan ( you can't scan 3 1/2 Floppy Drive (A:) In the "Type of Test" section, click on the radio button, click on "Thorough" 3)Click on the box next to "Automatically Fix Errors" , then click "Start" 4)When "Scandisk" finishes, it will give you a report of the scan. Click on "Close" to return to the "Scandisk" dialog box 5)Click the "Close" button to exit "Scandisk"
After you run Scandisk I would suggest you run the Disk Defragmenter !
Running the Disk Defragmenter
1)Click on "My Computer" on your desktop, in the "My Computer" window right-click on "C" ( C is your Hard Drive ) to deframent that 2)Click on "Properties" 3)Click on the "Tools" tab 4)Click on "Defragment Now" button 5)The defragment process is indicated by the progress bar in the "Defragmenting" dialog box. When the "Defragmenter" is done, click the "Yes" to quit
Running Disk Cleanup
1)Click on "My Computer" , in the "My Computer" window click the disk you want to work with 2)Click on "Properties" 3)Click the "Disk Cleanup" button. Windows calculates the space you can save and displays a list of files recommended for removal 4)Check these files : "Temporary Internet Files" , "Downloaded Program Files" , "Recycle Bin" and "Temporary Files" 5)Click the "Ok" button 6)When asked to confim the removal, click the "Yes" button
Installing Applications
1)Click on "Start", select "Settings", and click on "Control Panel" 2)Double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon 3)Click the "Install" button 4)Insert the CD-ROM or Floppy Disk, and then click the "Next" button 5)Windows looks on both the floppy disk and CD-ROM for an installation program. When it finds the file, it displays it in the "Run Installation Program" dialog box 6)Click the "Finish" button, and then follow the onscreen instructions for your particular program.
Uninstalling Applications
1)Click "Start", select "Settings", and click "Control Panel" 2)Double-click the "add/Remove Programs"icon 3)Click the program you want to remove 4)Click the "Add/Remove" button, the program is removed.
Installing Windows Components
1)Click "Start", select "Settings", and click "Control Panel" 2)Double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon 3)Click the "Windows Setup" tab 4)Select the feature you want to change or check 5)Click the "Details" button 6)You see a list of the available programs in this feature. Check the ones that you want to install, and uncheck any you want to uninstall 7)Click the "Ok" button 8)Insert your "Windows CD-ROM" and click "Ok" in the "Windows Setup" tab. Files are copied to your system, and the component is available for use.
Making a Shortcut for a Program on your Desktop
1)Double-click on "My Computer" 2)Click on "C" 3)Display the program you want to make a shortcut icon with, this is how click on it this will highlight it. 4)Hold down on the right mouse button, drag the program file from that window to your desktop 5)Release the button, and then choose "Create Shortcut(s) Here" from tht drop down menu. 6)Windows adds the shortcut to your desktop
Deleting a Shortcut(s)
1)Right-click the selected icon, and then click the "Rename" command 2)Type the new shortcut name, and press "enter"
Renaming a Shortcut(s)
1)Right-click the selected icon, and click the "Delete" command 2)In the "Confirm File Delete" dialog box, click "Yes" to delete the shortcut
Moving the Taskbar
1)Position the mouse pointer anywhere on the taskbar except on a button or clock. Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the taskbar to the location you want. 2)When you release the mouse button, the taskbar jumps to the new location
Showing and Hiding the Taskbar
1)Click "Start", click the "Settings" command, and then select "Taskbar and Start Menu" 2)Click the "Auto Hide" check button 3)Click the "ok" button 4)The dialog closes, and the taskbar disappears
Installing Hyperterminal while Installing Win. 98
1)Make sure you selected a "Custom Installation" 2)Select the" Communications" options 3)Click the box next to the "Hyperterminal" option
Creating a New Connection in your Hyperterminal
1)Click "Start", select "Programs", select "Accessories", select "Communications" 2)Click the shortcut on the "HyperTerminal" folder 3)Double-click the "HyperTerm." icon, to start the program 4)After an opening screen, the hyperterminal new connection wizard will ask you to enter a name and choose an icon for your connection 5)Click "Ok" 6)Enter the details of the connection you are making in the "Connect To" dialog box 7)Click the "Modify" button to open up the properties of the connection 8)Select the "Connect To" tab, to change the phone number or to specify the modem settings 9)Select the "Settings" tab, to specify the settings of the terminal emulation 10)Click the "ASCII Setup"uttons to configure how you want to send and receive ASCII. Click "OK" when you are done with setting this up 11)Click the "Dial" button to connect to the icon you made
To Delete Your History or Location Bar History from Netscape Communicator
1)Start Netscape Communicator ( If Communicator is on you don't have to restart it ) 2)Click on Edit,then Preferences 3)To clear your history, click on Clear History, then Ok 4)To clear the location bar history, click on Clear Location Bar History, then Ok 5)Click Ok
To Change Your Homepage Url in Netscape Communicator
1)Start Netscape Communicator ( If you have communicator already started there is no need to restart it) 2)Click on Edit, then click on Preferences 3)Under Homepage, you will see Location and next to that will be a url to a page. Highlight the page, right click on it, and left click on delete. 4)Click again on the box next to Location and put in the url to your page ( this page will show up whenever you start netscape for the first time or when you click on home ) !! REMEMBER THAT IN THAT LOCATION BOX THE PAGE ALWAYS STARTS WITH http:// !! For Example: http://idirect.tucows.com would bring you to tucows site 5)Click on Ok 6)If you want to test the page click on home in Netscape Communicator
To Delete Netscape Communicator's Cache
! ! REMEMBER TO DO THIS EVERY NIGHT , IT IS VERY IMPORTANT IT WILL FREE UP SPACE ON YOUR HARD DRIVE ! ! 1)Close down Netscape 2)Right click on My Computer on your desktop, then click on explore 3)Click on the plus sign next to C 4)Click on the plus sign next to Program Files 5)Click on the plus sign next to Netscape 6)Click on the plus sign next to Users 7)Click on the plus sign under that 8)Click on the words Cache, click on Edit, click on Select All, click on File, click on Delete 9)Go back and click on the one under Users, scroll down and right-click on Prefs.js or it might say Prefs, Left click on Edit, highlighlight anything that would say the following: user_pref (browser .url_history .URL_1", "www.yahoo.com/"), it can go from 1 to 100 sometimes highlight all of them don't highlight anything else, click on Edit, and click on Select All. Then click on File, then Delete, And Ok it might say Yes instead of Ok click on that instead. 10)Click on File again, then click on Save. Then click on the X to close that folder 11)Scroll down till you see Windows click on the plus sign next to Windows 12)Scroll down and click on Temporary Files, if there is anything in there do the following: Click on Edit, click on Select All, click on File, and click on Delete. Then click on Ok or Yes. 13)Click on Recent, do the same thing you did in Temporary Files if there is something in there, click on the X to get out of that folder. 14)Click on Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and click on Disk Cleanup ( It should show C ). Click on Ok 15)Click on Ok, click on Yes 16)Click on the "X" in the upper right hand corner to close it 17)Click on "start" on your desktop, go upto "documents" , then move over to "my documents" , under that you should see some files this is how you delete them: 18)Right click on the file then left click on delete, goto the next one and so on till they are all done 19)On your desktop, you will see "recycle bin" right click on it then left click on "delete"then click on yes 20)On your desktop, you will see "start" left click on it, left click on shutdown, click on the circle next to "restart" and your pc will be clean for the next time you want to use it
To Delete Internet Explorer's Cache ! ! REMEMBER TO DO THIS EVERY NIGHT, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT IT WILL FREE UP SPACE ON YOUR HARD DRIVE ! ! 1) On your desktop, right-click on "My Computer",left-click on "explore" 2)Next to "C", left-click on the "+" sign. 3)Next to "Windows",left-click on the "+" sign 4)Left-click on the words "temporary internet files" 5)To the right you will see a bunch of files, at the top on the upper left hand corner you will see "edit" left click on that, then left-click on "select all". Then on your keyboard you will see a "delete" key tap on that, then click on "yes" 6)Left click on the words "temp" 7)To the right you will see a bunch of files, at the top upper left hand side you will see "edit" left click on that, then left click on "select all". On your keyboard tap on the "delete" key.then left click on "yes" 8)Left-click on the words"history". To the right you will see a bunch of files on the top upper left side you will see"edit" left click on it, then left click on "select all". On your keyboard, you will see a "delete" key tap on that, then click on "yes" 9)Left click on the"x" in the upper right hand corner to close all of this 10)On your desktop, left click on "start", go up to "documents". Here you will see some files or you may not if you do see some right click on the file, then left click on "delete". Do this till you get rid of all the files you see there. 11)On your desktop, right click on "recycle bin", left click on "yes" 12)When you are done using your computer, left click on "start" on your desktop, left click on "shutdown" , click on the circle next to "restart". (This will clean out the pc and make it fresh for the next time you want to work with it if you do this everyday the pc will work fine for you.
To Delete Internet Explorer on your Pc
" ! ! ! DON"T DELETE INTERNET EXPLORER IT IS PART OF WINDOWS REGISTRY IT COULD MESS UP YOUR PC , JUST DOWNLOAD THE NEW VERSION OF IT. OVERWRITE THE NEW VERSION OF INTERNET EXPLORER OVER THE OLD ONE ! ! ! "
!!!! I MYSELF RUN INTERNET EXPLORER 5.01, YOU CAN USE INTERNET EXPLORER 5.5 TOO HAVE HEARD FROM ALOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE THEY HAVE FOUND PROBLEMS WITH INTERNET EXPLORER 6. USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT. BELOW IT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO TAKE OUT INTERNET EXPLORER 6, AND RESTORE IT TO YOUR OLD VERSION YOU HAD IN YOUR PC. I WOULD NOT SUGGESTING GOING BELOW INTERNET EXPLORER 5.01, SOME OF THE SITES ON THE WEB WILL NOT OPERATE RIGHT !!!! To remove Internet Explorer 6 ( You can probably do the same with all versions of internet explorer) :
1)In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs, and then click Internet Explorer 6. 2)Click Add/Remove. 3)Make sure the Restore the Previous Windows Configuration check box is selected, and then click Advanced. 4)Click Remove Folder Containing Windows Update Setup Files, and then click OK. 5)When prompted whether you want to continue, click Yes.
!!! THE HIGH ENCRYPTION IS GOOD FOR WHEN YOU BUY ITEMS OVER THE INTERNET WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD SOME SITES DON"T WORK WITH THIS OTHERWISE I WOULD KEEP INTERNET EXPLORER AT DEFAULT SETTINGS IT IS SETUP AT. USUALLY INTERNET EXPLORER HAS THIS BUILT INTO IT !!!!!
High encryption support for Internet Explorer 6 ================================= High encryption components are included for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a. Windows Millennium Edition contains high encryption by default. To obtain high encryption support for Windows 2000, please visit Windows Update at: http://www.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ or http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/recommended/ encryption/default.asp.
!!!THIS IS A EXCELLENT IDEA: Installing Internet Explorer 6 with Norton Protected Recycle Bin enabled, this usually comes with Norton Antivirus 2003. WHAT IT DOES IS SCAN YOUR RECYCLE BIN FOR VIRUSES AND YOU CAN DELETE ANYTHING IN THERE LIKE YOU USUALLY CAN !!!!
Installing Internet Explorer 6 with Norton Protected Recycle Bin enabled ==================================================== It is recommended that you disable the Norton Protected Recycle Bin before you install Internet Explorer 6 and that you empty the Norton Protected Recycle Bin before you run Setup. Before you empty the NortonProtected Recycle Bin, be sure you review its contents in case it contains any items you want to recover. You can re-enable this feature after Setup is complete. This is recommended because Norton Protected Recycle Bin will intercept the removal of temporary files that Setup is trying to delete, and you could run out of free space on your harddisk if your remaining free space is limited. This would cause Internet Explorer Setup to appear locked. For instructions on disabling and re-enabling the Norton Protected Recycle Bin, see the Norton Utilities Documentation.
MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS INFO: ===============================
!!! KEEP IN MIND ALSO THAT MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS HAS BEEN KNOWN TO GET ALL THE KNOWN AND PROBABLY UNKNOWN VIRUSES BEFORE YOU USE IT, MY SUGGESTION IS TO GET AN ONLINE EMAIL CLIENT: LIKE YAHOO OR HOTMAIL !!!
MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS =========================
Outlook Express is an Internet-standards-based e-mail and news reader. To read e-mail with Outlook Express, you must be using a mail system that uses SMTP and POP3 or IMAP protocols. If you do not know whether your e-mail system supports Outlook Express, contact your administrator or your Internet service provider (ISP) and ask if they support POP3 or IMAP mail clients.
You can use Outlook Express to read newsgroups, or discussion groups,such as the Usenet, by using NNTP-based news servers. Contact yourISP or network administrator for the name of the news server you should use. You can also use Outlook Express to receive support fora variety of Microsoft products on the news server, msnews.microsoft.com.
Outlook Express also includes the Address Book 6, which provides rich contact management capabilities, including the ability to create groups of contacts and folders to help you organize your e-mail and personal addresses. The Address Book also provides access to Internet directories that use LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol). Internet directories are an easy way to find e-mail or street addresses. A number of popular Internet directories are pre-configured for easy access.
OUTLOOK EXPRESS TROUBLESHOOTING ===============================
If you are unable to send or receive e-mail, make sure of the following:
1)The TCP/IP protocol is installed on your computer. 2)All cables are properly connected to your computer, modem, or LAN (local area network). 3)You have a PPP or SLIP account with your Internet service provider. 4)Your Internet service provider or LAN server supports POP3 or IMAP and SMTP. 5)Your modem communication parameters (baud rate and type of protocol) are set correctly.
If a message is received without proper character set encoding information, it can be read by selecting the proper encoding on the View menu.
If you are unable to read or post news, make sure that you use an account name and password for a news server only if it requires them. If you use an account name and password and they are not required, you will not be able to connect to the news server.
If you run into a problem, try the Troubleshooting section in Help:
1)On the Help menu, click Contents and Index. 2)On the Contents tab, click the Troubleshooting topic you want. 3)Click the If you have trouble using Outlook Express topic.
Frequently asked questions and popular Help topics on OutlookExpress are available on the Microsoft Web site at: http://support.microsoft.com/support/ie/outlookexpress/win32/
To access the Microsoft peer-to-peer product support newsgroups, follow these steps:
1)On the Tools menu, click Accounts. 2)On the News tab, click Add, and then click News. 3)Follow the directions on your screen. 4)When you are prompted for a server name, type: msnews.microsoft.com.
If that name isn't found by your Internet service provider,you can type: 131.107.3.27 instead.
You do not need to log on to this news server.
OUTLOOK EXPRESS TIPS AND TRICKS ===============================
To send a message to someone in the Address Book, double-click the name of the contact in the Contacts area.
To edit the source of an HTML message you are writing, on theView menu, click Source Edit. Three tabs will be displayed at the bottom of the Window. Click the Source tab to see and changethe HTML.
To change the New Mail Notification sound, in Control Panel, double-click the Sounds icon, and select New Mail Notification from the events list. Click the Sound list to view your choices.
To look up a person's e-mail address when sending e-mail, on theTools menu or New Message toolbar, click Check Names. The name will be underlined when the associated address is found.
To send an e-mail message in plain text only (no HTML formatting),on the Format menu, click Plain Text. To make plain text the default setting for new messages, replies, and forwarded messages, on theTools menu, click Options. On the Send tab, under Mail Sending Format, click Plain Text. (News messages are sent in plain text by default, but similarly, this setting can be changed under News ending Format.)
To customize the toolbar, right-click it and click the menu commands to perform the desired actions.
You can resize the preview pane or the message list by dragging thedivider between the preview pane and the message list.
You can change how the preview pane splits, or turn it off entirely,by clicking the View menu, clicking Layout, and then changing the options in the dialog box.
To view the e-mail address of someone who has sent you a message,double-click the message to open it, and then double-click the author's name in the From field. You can also add this person toyour Address Book by right-clicking the name, and then clicking Add To Address Book.
To view responses to a particular message in a newsgroup, clickthe plus sign (+) next to the message. The responses are displayed indented below it.
In e-mail, you can leave a copy of your messages on the server.To set this option, on the Tools menu, click Accounts. Click the mail account you want to modify, and then click Properties. On theAdvanced tab, select the Leave A Copy Of Messages On Server check box.
You can search for newsgroups that contain specific words in their names. To do this:
1)On the Tools menu, click Newsgroups. 2)In the Display newsgroups which contain box, type the words separated by a space.
You can also search newsgroup descriptions. If you cannot see the descriptions, on the Tools menu, click Accounts. Click the news account you want to modify, and then click Properties. On the Advanced tab, select the Use Newsgroup Descriptions check box. On the Tools menu, click Newsgroups. In the Newsgroups window, click Reset List.
To reorder columns, you can drag and drop column headings. Columns can be resized by dragging the right edge of the column header.
To hang up, on the File menu, click Work Offline. When prompted whether you want to hang up, click Yes.
To set Outlook Express to connect and check e-mail at a regular interval, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab. Make sure the Send and receive messages every X minutes option is selected, and then click either Connect only when not Working Offline or Connect even when Working Offline.
If any of your mail or news accounts requires you to use a specific ISP connection, select the Always connect to this account using option and select the appropriate account. This option is availableon the Connection tab in the Properties for each account. This option is mainly used by people who use multiple connections,such as a LAN and a dial-up connection or two dial-up connections.
To check for new messages at start up, on the Tools menu, click Options. On the General tab, click Send and receive messages every X minutes. For each account you want to check, on the General tab in Properties, click Include this account in Send and Receive All. The At Start up, ask me if I would like to connect option only initiates a connection. It does not check for e-mail. The Dial-up Connection option, At Start up, ask me if I would like to connect, will always prompt you to dial a modem at start up, even if a LAN connection exists. If you primarily use a LAN, deselect this option.
To disable the Connect automatically option for any of your dial-up accounts, click Cancel while connecting to the account. This will bring up the Dial-up Connection box and allow you to deselect the Connect automatically option.
If you are running Outlook Express on Windows NT and you need to add support for a different language, in Control Panel, double-click the Keyboard icon, and then click Add. Follow the instructions on your screen. This installs the appropriate NLS (National Language Support) files. You do not have to use the associated keyboard layout.
To Delete Netscape Communicator on your Pc
1)Goto your desktop and right-click on My Computer, then click on Explore 2)Double left-click on the Control Panel 3)Double left-click on Add\Remove Programs, scroll down till you see Netscape Communicator click on it once, click on the Add\Remove Button 4)Click on the + sign next to Program Files 5)Right-click on the words Netscape, click on Delete, click on Yes 6)Scroll down to Windows, left-click on the words Windows, in the frame to the right scroll down till you see Cd32 or CD32.exe right-click on it, left click on Delete, then click on Yes
Playing Sounds for a Certain Windows Actions
1)Goto your desktop and right-click on My Computer, click on Explore, click on Control Panel 2)Double-click on the Sounds icon in the Control Panel 3)Select the sound event you want to change, and then display the Name drop-down list to select the sound that you want to assign. 4)A preview icon becomes visible, and the Play button is activated. 5)To hear a preview of the sound, click the Play button 6)Click Ok to accept the changes and to close the dialog box
To Create A Startup Disk
1)Right-click on"My Computer" on your desktop, then left-click on "Explore". 2)Under "All Folders" to your right side you will see under it "Control Panel", double left-click on it. 3)Left click on "Add/Remove Programs", on the top you will see a tab that says "Startup Disk", left-click on it. Put in a clean formatted floppy disk in your floppy drive. 4)Put in your "Windows 98 CD" in your cd-rom drive, and that floppy disk that you have from step#3 in your floppy drive if it is not there and click on the button that says " Create Disk" 5)After it is done write on the floppy "Windows 98 Startup Disk" , put this floppy and your windows 98 cd away in a safe place together. Deleting Icq from your pc " ! ! ! DON"T DELETE ICQ FROM YOUR PC, JUST OVERWRITE THE NEW VERSION OVER THE ONE YOU HAVE ON YOUR PC NOW , MAKE SURE YOU ARE ONLINE BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS!!! You will need your Icq#, Password, and Nickname it will do the rest.
How To Restore Your Original Software Using Your Restore Cd ( Recovery Cd)
THIS MAY VARY FROM COMPUTER, BUT IT IS WHAT I HAVE FOUND WORKS, CONSULT YOUR PC PDF FILES
1) Turn on your computer 2)Insert the Restore Cd into your Cd or CD/Dvd Rom Drive before you boot up 3)Restoration procedures will be started 4)When the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu appears, type the number 1 or 2 and press the Enter Key
CAUTION!!!!!! If you select "1.RESTORE WINDOWS 98- WILL FORMAT HD,"you will lose all data in the hard disk or hard drive (C:).
Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu -------------------------------------- 1)RESTORE WINDOWS 98- WILL FORMAT HDD 2)RESTORE WINDOWS 98- WILL NOT FORMAT HDD 3)BOOT TO DOS PROMPT FROM CD-ROM
Enter a choice :_ (1-3)
NOTE :To stop this restore process now, remove the Restore Cd from the Cd/Dvd-Rom Drive and restart the computer.
5)If you select 1. RESTORE WINDOWS 98- WILL FORMAT HDD," the "Proceed with Format (Y/N)?" message will appear. To continue the procedure , type Y and press the Enter Key 6)All date in the Restore Cd will be copied to your hard disk. 7)After the restoration process is completed, remove the Restore Cd from your Cd/Dvd-rom Drive. 8)Press enter to restart your computer
NOTE: If the Restore Cd is in the Cd/Dvd Rom Drive while the computer is booting, the computer will be booted with the Restore Cd. In this case, remove the Restore Cd from your Cd/Dvd Rom Drive and restart the computer
9)Windows 98 starts and the registration program runs 10)To register with Microsoft for using your computer, follow the displayed messages. Enter your personal information and the Windows 98 Product Key ( attached to the front of your Windows 98 Manual you got with your computer) Installing Windows on a blank hard drive "BEFORE YOU DO THIS YOU WILL NEED A BOOTDISK, You can get one here: Ultimate Bootdisk. Make sure you download the Win. 95/98 one setup that one" "IF YOU HAVE HARD DRIVE DRIVERS BEFORE YOU RESTART YOUR PC PUT THEM IN AND RESTART YOUR PC, THIS WILL PARTION YOUR PC FOR YOU. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT COMES WITH THE HARD DRIVE" " Do this only if you have the hard drive drivers installed in the pc from above, put in the Windows Cd in your cdrom drive, type: D:Setup. It will setup windows for you" 1)After you got the bootdisk on a clean floppy disk all extracted to it, name it "Windows 95/98 Bootdisk". 2)Put the bootdisk in your hard drive and restart your pc, it will give you a bunch of options I would suggest that you partiton the hard drive first as one drive. you do this with "fdisk: it is in the a drive directory. You can find FDISK this way goto the A prompt and type this: "Dir" press the enter key you will see it there. When you get the A prompt again type: Fdisk and partiton it. 3)After you have it partitoned you are now ready to install windows, at the A Prompt type-: D:setup. 4)Now it should start setting up windows. Preparing to run Windows Setup 1)Greetings dialog shows, click Continue to start the setup or Exit to stop it. 2)Another box shows telling you that the setup wizard is beginning. 3)Another box opening , click on ok 4)It will keep going when it gets to the :Emergency Startup Disk" have a blankfloppy disk ready , put a floppy disk in the floppy drive. When it is done put on the disk"Windows 98 Startup Disk". Put in a safe place so you can reuse it. 5)After this is done it will finish doing what it has to, in finishing up the setup it will at some time ask you for a key , you can find this on the front of your Windows 98 Manual."Remember the key is on your windows 98 manual.that it will ask for is here put it in as you see it on the manual the dashes are not needed Capital letters and numbers." Installing on a Formatted Drive 1)Boot from the floppy meaning you need a bootdisk, which you can get here:BOOTDISK As from before name the disk "Win. 95/98 Bootdisk" after you have it all unzipped to a clean floppy disk. 2)Type: FDISK at the command prompt. Use the commands shown to partition the drive. Type this exactly as shown 3)Type: FORMAT C: at the command prompt and press enter. 4)Copy the contents of the floppy to the newly formatted drive and reboot. 5)Run SETUP.exe. setup will begin as to you already have a operating system on it."Remember the key is on your windows 98 manual, that it will ask for is here put it in as you see it on the manual the dashes are not needed Capital letters and numbers." Installing Windows over the old one 1)Put the windows 98 cd in your cd rom drive, it will start up close it. 2)Goto your desktop, right click on my computer then explore. Next, you will see D double left click on it to the right you will see the contents of D. 3)In those contents scroll down till you see setup.exe, double left click on it.Windows will start setting up as in "Preparing to run windows Setup" do the same from here. Remember the key is on your windows 98 manual. Put it in as you see it on the manual the dashes are not needed Capital letters and numbers.
1)Click "Start", select "Settings", and click "Control Panel" 2)Double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon 3)Click the "Windows Setup" tab 4)Select the feature you want to change or check 5)Click the "Details" button 6)You will see a list of available programs for this feature. Check the ones you want to install, and uncheck any ones you want to uninstall. 7)Click the "Ok" button 8)Insert your "Windows CD-Rom" and click "Ok" in the "Windows Setup" tab. Files are copied to your system, and the component is available for use.
Installing New Hardware on your pc
1)After you connected the device to your pc, click start, choose settings, and select control panel. 2)Double-click the add new hardware icon. 3)Click the next button 4)Click the next button 5)Windows searches your system and displays newly installed software. Select the device to install from the devices list, and click on next.
Setting Internet Security Levels in Internet Explorer
1)To view information about zones or to alter the settings of a zone, click view, and then choose internet options 2)Click the security tab in the internet options box 3)To set the security level of the zone, select in the zone drop-down box 4)Click either the high, medium, low or custom radio button in the internet zone section 5)To add web site to a particular zone, select the zone from the zone drop-down box 6)Click the add sites buttons 7)Type the address of the site you want to add to the zone 8)Click the add button
Starting Outlook Express
1)Click start. choose programs command, select internet explorer, then click on outlook express. 2)Outlook Express is started
Subscribing to Newsgroups
1)In the outlook express folder list, click your news server 2)Click the news group button in order to subscribe to a newsgroup 3)In the display newsgroups which contain text box, type the name of the area which interests you 4)Select a newsgroup from the newsgroups list 5)Click the subscribe button 6)Click ok
Starting an application when you startup windows
1)Click Start, then select the Settings command, and then click the Taskbar & Start Menu command 2)Click The Start Menu Programs tab 3)Click the Advanced Button 4)Select the icon for the program that you want to add to your Startup folder (in this case, Microsoft Word for example). Hold down the CTRL key and drag the icon to the Startup folder 5)Click the Ok button in the Taskbar Properties dialog box
Backing up all files on your pc
1)In the "my computer" window,right click the disk you want to backup, then click on "backup" 2)Select the "create a new backup job" radio button, click on ok 3)Select "backup my computer" radio button, click on next 4)Specify if you want to backup, "all selected files" or new and changed files" . click on next 5)Select the place for your backup, default is "file", click on next 6)Specify if backup files are"compared and verified" and if the data is compressed, click next 7)Write in a name for the backup, click on start 8)Watch how the backup goes, when you see a message that says backup is complete, click on ok
How to take programs out of Win. 98
1)On your desktop,right click on "my computer" 2)Left click on "explore" 3)Double-left click on "control panel" 4)On the right frame you will see "add/remove programs", double left click on it 5)Left click on the program you want to delete ( left clicking on it will highlight it ) 6)Left click on the "add/remove" button ( this will delete the program from your win. 98 directory and your pc ) 7)Now goto where you have your program that you deleted in your hard drive or C as they call it and right click on it then left click on delete 8)Reset your pc and it will now be gone
