06 Microsoft Windows 98

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Microsoft Windows 98
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Introduction
• Windows 98 is a 32 bit operating system offering high
performance and robustness.
• Windows 98 provides client software that enables computers
to access other types of networks, including NetWare and
Windows NT.
• It enables any computer running Windows 98 to share
resources with other computers running Windows 98.
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Different versions of Windows
Year Windows version

1985 Windows version 1.0x
1992 Windows for Workgroups version 3.1
1993 Windows Nt version 3.x
1993 Windows for Workgroups version 3.11
1995 Windows 95
1996 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
1998 Windows 98
1999 Windows 98SE
2000 Windows ME
2000 Windows 2000 Professional
2001 Windows XP
Features of 98
• One-click icon and program launching.
• Viewing folders as Web pages.
• It has support for DVD
• It includes Power Management Features
• It has added features of FAT32 file system, DirectX support
and added Desktop themes.
Active Desktop
• Windows 98 comes with the
new Active Desktop
concept.
• Windows applications and
documents will be
displayed on the desktop
within their own windows.
Arranging the icons
• To align icons in the center of the grid cells, right-click the
Desktop and then click Line up Icons. This enables you to
place the icons in different parts of the desktop and still have
them look orderly when you are finished.
• To arrange the icons in one of four predefined orders, click
Arrange Icons and then choose by Name, by Type, by Size, or
by Date.
Changing the icon title text font and size
• Step 1
– Right-click the desktop. Check Auto Arrange on. Right-click the
desktop. Click Properties. Click the Appearance tab.
• Step 2
– Click the drop down arrow in the item field to open the drop-down
list of desktop items.
Changing the icon title text font and size (contd )
• Step 3
– Click Icon Titles. The Font and Size fields can be changed. So can
the Bold and Italic buttons.
• Step 4
– Click the Apply button when you have chosen a font, point size,
and so on, to see the effect of the choices. Keep adjusting these
values until you are pleased with the results
• Step 5
– When you are done, click OK.
Hiding the Taskbar
• The Taskbar has two mode switches:

– Always on Top or not
– Auto hide or not
• Step1
– Right click on Task bar –properties.
Hiding the Taskbar (contd.)
• Step 2
– Click the check box Auto Hide.
Moving the Taskbar
• The Taskbar doesn't have to be on the bottom of your desktop.

• You can move it to any other edge (top, bottom, left, or right
side of screen).
Moving the Taskbar (contd.)
• Step 1
– Apply single click on taskbar
• Step2
– Hold the left mouse button and drag the task bar towards any of
the four corner.
My Computer
• My Computer is on the desktop, but the desktop is both in My

Computer and is displayed on your computer.
Properties of a Hard Disk Drive
• You can change the a hard disk's volume label, as well as disk
cleanup
• You can also check it for errors, back it up, or defragment it by
clicking the Tools tab on the properties sheet.
Windows Explorer
• The Windows 98 Explorer is the hierarchical file cabinet or

outline view of My Computer.
• It is a tool for understanding the file and folder structure the

computer.
• It can be used to move, copy, rename, compress, view, and

delete files and folders on your computer and on the network.
• It is a two-paned view of a folder window.
• The Explorer shows both a tree view and a folder (directory)

view.
Windows Explorer (contd.)
Creating New Folders
• Step 1
– Right-click the My Computer Icon on the desktop. Click Explore.
• Step 2
– Expand the folder tree in the left pane of the Explorer window until
you see the folder icon where you will place your new folder. Click
this folder's name.
• Step 3
– Right-click the client area of the Explorer window in the right
pane-Click New and then click Folder.
• Step 4
– A new folder icon appears in the right pane. Its name is
highlighted. Type in an appropriate name for the folder and press
Enter.
Copying and Moving Files and Folders
• Step1
– Start the explorer.
• Step2
– Select the folder which you want to cut/copy. You can select
multiple folders only in the right panel.now go to edit menu and
click cut/copy.
• Step3
– Select the folder or create a folder into which you want to paste
now select the edit menu and click paste
Copy a file or folder
Paste a folder to Destination
Find a file or folder
Creating a Shortcut
• Step 1
– In the explorer, select the folder or file of which you want to make
shortcut.
• Step 2
– Drag the folder or file out of the explorer on the desktop. Note
while making a shortcut of the file through the same method hold
ctrl key and perform the task.
Deleting a Shortcut
• Step 1
– Right-click the folder or file
icon on the desktop
• Step 2
– Click Delete on the right
mouse button menu.
• Step 3
– A message box appears
asking if you are sure that
you want to delete the
Shortcut. Click Yes.
Copy, Label, Format, Make a system disk
• Windows Explorer lets you do a disk copy.
• You can change the label of a disk drive, including a hard disk
drive.
• You can format a diskette (or hard drive) and create a system
diskette.
• The disk-copy a diskette in the Explorer, right-click the diskette
icon and select Copy Disk from the right mouse button menu.
Copy, Label, Format, Make a system disk (contd.)
• To label a drive or diskette, right-click the drive icon, click

Properties, and then type in the new label.
• To format a drive, right-click the drive icon, and click Format.
• To make a system disk or diskette, right click the drive icon

and click "Format." If you want to format the diskette and make
it bootable, click "Full" and "Copy system files" in the Other
Options box (see fig.). If the is already formatted, click "Copy
system files only" and click Start.
Make a system disk
• To create an
emergency boot
diskette, click the
Control Panel icon in
the left pane of the
Explorer window,
double-click the
Add/Remove
Programs icon, click
the Startup Disk tab,
and then click the
Create Disk button.
To shutdown system
Start Button Menu
• Programs
It is a folder that contains applications and Windows 98 comes
with a default setup of applications and accessory programs
that get installed in the Programs folder/menu.
• Favorites
It contains shortcuts or links to Web Sites one has added to
the Favorites folder.
• Documents
It contains last 15 documents that one started by double-
clicking in an Explorer or folder window.
• Settings
It contains shortcuts to Control Panel, Printers and Taskbar
and Start Menu Properties, Folder Options and Active Desktop
options and Windows Update.
Start Button Menu (contd.)
• Find
You can choose between finding a computer and finding files
or folders.
• Help
The Start menu Help command gets you to the unified help for
all of Windows 98.
• Run
This is a command line interface for executing any Windows
programs, opening folders or Web sites.
• Logoff Username
It lets you close all programs and log on as different user.
• Shutdown
It provides Standby, Shut down, Restart and Restart in MS-
DOS mode.
Documents Menu
• The last 15 documents that

you started by double-
clicking in an Explorer or
folder window will be
displayed in this menu.

• You can restart a document
and its associated
application by clicking it
once in this menu.
Documents Menu (contd.)
• There is a list of shortcuts to

the documents.
• You can delete all the

shortcuts at once. Right-click
the Taskbar.
• Click Properties.
• Click Start Menu Programs.
• Click Clear
Taskbar Properties Sheet
• Clicking the Taskbar item in

the Settings menu brings up
the Taskbar Properties sheet.
• First Properties sheet is the
Taskbar Options sheet.
• Start Menu Programs
Properties sheet is where you
will find much of the power to
add, remove, and move menu
items (which are just
shortcuts) in the various Start
menus.
Finding a file
• Click the Start button, and choose Find from the Start button
menu and then click to find files and folders.
The Recycle Bin
• The Recycle Bin will store the files (and shortcuts, which are stored
as files) that you have deleted from your local hard disks using the
Explorer or a folder window.
• The deleted files will remain in the Recycle Bin until you choose the
Empty Recycle Bin option.
• You may decide to restore a file and it will be returned to its original
folder, even it that folder was previously deleted.
• The folder will be restored simultaneously.
• One can delete files without sending them to the Recycle Bin by
highlighting the filenames, holding down the Shift key, and pressing
the Delete key.
The Recycle Bin Properties
The Control Panel
• As the name itself say’s that
this will have an control of
the windows system and
desktop settings.
• You can customize the
desktop, modem,. And other
peripheral , internet settings
etc…. Using control panel
Using Control Panel
Control Panel
File Edit View Help
Control Panel
1 2
32bit ODBC Accessibility Add New Add/Remove Date/Time Display

Options Hardware Programs
Fonts Internet Keyboard Modems Mail and Fax Mouse
Multimedia Network Passwords PC Card Printers Regional Settings

(PCMCIA)
Sounds System
20 object(s)
The Control Panel Icons
• Add/remove programs
The Add/remove Programs Control Panel gives you three
functions:
– Installing and removing programs that utilize the Windows 95
version of Install Shield.
– Installing or removing programs that are covered by the Windows

98 setup routines or that have inf files consistent with the
Microsoft standard for install files.
– Creating a bootable startup diskette.
The Control Panel Icons (contd.)
– Install/uninstall
Windows provides application developers with a tool that will
help you install and uninstall their programs.
– Windows Setup
Applications that have accompanying inf files (control files that
install the application without user input) can be installed and
removed through the Windows Setup dialog box.
– Startup Disk
You can create one here by clicking the Create Disk button in the
Startup Disk dialog box.
Add/remove programs
Regional settings
Changing the Date and Time
Display Appearance Properties
• To view the Display
Appearance Properties
sheet, rightclick the
desktop, click Properties
and then the Appearance
tab.
Setting Background
• In the Background option
you can select wallpaper
from the list of wallpaper or
you can browse for any
.BMP file
Screen Saver
• Right-click the Desktop,

select Properties then click
the Screen Saver tab, and
then double-click a Screen
Saver in the list box.
• Windows 98 comes with a

number of different screen
savers.
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• Windows 98 is a 32 bit operating system offering high

performance and robustness.

• Windows 98 provides client software that enables computers

to access other types of networks, including NetWare and

• It enables any computer running Windows 98 to share

resources with other computers running Windows 98.

Different versions of Windows

Year Windows version

• One-click icon and program launching.

• Viewing folders as Web pages.

• It has support for DVD

• It includes Power Management Features

• It has added features of FAT32 file system, DirectX support

and added Desktop themes.

• Windows 98 comes with the

new Active Desktop

• Windows applications and

displayed on the desktop

within their own windows.

Arranging the icons

• To align icons in the center of the grid cells, right-click the

Desktop and then click Line up Icons. This enables you to

them look orderly when you are finished.

• To arrange the icons in one of four predefined orders, click

Arrange Icons and then choose by Name, by Type, by Size, or

Changing the icon title text font and size

– Right-click the desktop. Check Auto Arrange on. Right-click the

desktop. Click Properties. Click the Appearance tab.

list of desktop items.

Changing the icon title text font and size (contd )

Hiding the Taskbar

• The Taskbar has two mode switches:

Hiding the Taskbar (contd.)

Moving the Taskbar

• The Taskbar doesn't have to be on the bottom of your desktop.

Moving the Taskbar (contd.)

• My Computer is on the desktop, but the desktop is both in My

Properties of a Hard Disk Drive

• The Windows 98 Explorer is the hierarchical file cabinet or

• It is a tool for understanding the file and folder structure the

• It can be used to move, copy, rename, compress, view, and

• It is a two-paned view of a folder window.

• The Explorer shows both a tree view and a folder (directory)

Windows Explorer (contd.)

Creating New Folders

Copying and Moving Files and Folders

Copy a file or folder

Paste a folder to Destination

Find a file or folder

ctrl key and perform the task.

Copy, Label, Format, Make a system disk

• Windows Explorer lets you do a disk copy.

• The disk-copy a diskette in the Explorer, right-click the diskette

Copy, Label, Format, Make a system disk (contd.)

• To label a drive or diskette, right-click the drive icon, click

• To format a drive, right-click the drive icon, and click Format.

• To make a system disk or diskette, right click the drive icon