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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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Review Questions

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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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Review Questions

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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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Review Questions