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Microsoft Windows'98 Training
 
Open My Computer Window
Open My Documents Folder
Open Floppy Disk
Open a CD ROM
Connect to Internet via a Modem
What is Hard Drive?
Open Control Panel Window
What is My Music Folder?
What is My Pictures Folder?
What is My Video folder?
Restore/Permanently delete a deleted File
Change Recycle Bin properties
What is System Tray?
Change the Multimedia Device's Volume
Using Calculator
Browse a Webpage using Internet Explorer
Change Internet Options
What is Start Button?
Using Disk Defragmenter
Using Help & Support of Windows'98
Find a File or Folder
Shutdown/Restart the Computer
Delete temporary files using DiskCleanup
Using Wordpad
Change to Command/DOS Prompt
Play a video file using Media Player
Draw an image using MS Paint
Set Multimedia Options
Type and save text Using Notepad
Create a New Folder
Check/Fix the Hard Disk for Errors using ScanSDisk
Create a Shortcut to Desktop
Create a Boot/Startup Disk
Hide a File or Folder
Rename a File/Folder
Delete a File/Folder
Copy a File to Floppy
Cut/Copy a File/Folder to another Location
Change Display Settings
Add Folder/Webpage to the Favorites list
Change Folder Options
 
Add/Remove Windows Components
Change the Date/Time
Install New Font
Schedule a Program
Create/Change User Accounts
Change Mouse settings
Add a New Printer
What is Taskbar?
Add items to Start Menu
Add Toolbar
Using Run Command
Windows Explorer
Address Book
Set Power Management Options
System Properties
 
 
Open My Computer Window 
The My Computer icon found on the Windows 98 desktop provides you with a quick means to explore your computer. Double-click it to open an Explorer-type window that enables you to peruse your hard drive. When you double click on a drive icon, a window displays the folders and files contained on that drive.

The icons contained in you’re my Computer window are:
  1. Floppy Drive
  2. Hard Drive
  3. CD-Rom Drive
  4. Printers
  5. Control Panel
  6. Dial-Up Networking
  7. Scheduled Tasks
  8. Web Folders
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My Documents 
aa My Documents refer to a location (a folder) in your hard drive partition, which is the default path or area for saving data. You can open My Documents folder my double clicking on My Documents icon the desktop. The default path for My Documents folder is C:\ My Documents.
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Open a Floppy 
Floppy is a soft magnetic disk. It is called floppy because it flops if you wave it. Unlike most hard disks, floppy disks are portable, because you can remove them from a disk drive. Disk drives for floppy disks are called floppy drives. Floppy disks are slower to access than hard disks and have less storage capacity, but they are much less expensive. And most importantly, they are portable. The Floppy drive icon found in the My Computer window, is used to open a floppy, which is inserted in the Floppy Drive.

To open a Floppy,
  1. Insert a Floppy disk into your computer’s floppy drive.
  2. Click on My Computer icon.
  3. On the My Computer window, Double click on “3 ˝ Floppy (A)”.

You can see the contents on the Floppy disk.
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Open a CD-ROM 
CD Drives are designed to read CDs. All modern computers come with some version of a CD-ROM Drive.
To read a CD,
  1. Insert the CD into the CD Drive.
  2. Open My Computer Window.
  3. Double click on CD Drive icon.
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Connect to Internet via a Modem 
The Dial-Up Networking feature of Windows 98 enables you to connect to a remote network or to an internet via a modem. To configure a Dial-Up Networking session, follow these steps:
  1. Double Click on My Computer icon in desktop. Double click on Dial-Up Networking.
  2. Double-click the Make New Connection icon in the Dial-Up Networking window, to start the Make New Connection Wizard. This wizard walks you through the steps of creating a Dial-Up Networking connection.
  3. Type a name for the new connection in the text box at the top of the wizard's first screen.
  4. Select a modem device from the Select a Device drop-down list (click the down-arrow button next to the text box to view the list). The default modem will typically be the one you want to use unless you have multiple modems connected to your PC. When you are satisfied with your selections, click Next.
  5. In the screen, type the telephone number of the computer to which you will be connecting. (This computer will typically belong to your Internet service provider.) Be sure to select the correct country code. Click Next to continue.
  6. Click on the Finish button in the wizard's final screen. Doing so returns you to the Dial-Up Networking window.
  7. Notice that the connection you created using the wizard now appears in the Dial-Up Networking window.
  8. Double click on the connection icon. Connect To dialog will appear.
  9. Enter username and password. Click on Connect to connect to the remote network
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What is Hard Drive? 
The Hard Drive is your PC’s secondary storage area. It is like the computer’s long-term memory; data stored there remains available for later use. However, the Hard Drive cannot be accessed as quickly as RAM, which is the primary memory. The computer uses the hard drive to store all of the software that it uses and all of the documents and pictures and other data that you create and save on the PC. Hard drive storage is measured in GB. Partitioning is the method of dividing a large hard drive into smaller chunks that can each be assigned a separate drive letter. For instance, an 80 Gigabyte drive might be partitioned into four 20 gigabyte drives, each with its own drive letter; C, D, E and F.
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Open Control Panel Window 
Control Panel is full of specilized tools, that are used to change the way windows looks and behaves. Some of these tools helps you to adjust settings that make your computer more fun to use.

To open Control Panel window,
  1. Click on start button
  2. Select Settings
  3. Click on control panel
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What is My Music Folder? 
You can organize and share music files with others on your computer and on the Internet using the My Music folder. When you save music files from internet to your computer, Windows stores them in the My Music folder by default, which is located at My Documents folder. This folder contains links to specialized music tasks, like playing a music file, that help you manage your music files.
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What is My Pictures Folder? 
You can organize and share pictures with others on your computer and on the Internet using the My Pictures folder. When you save pictures from internet, your digital camera or scanner to your computer, Windows stores them in the My Pictures folder by default, which is located at My Documents folder. This folder contains links to specialized picture tasks, such as printing a picture and ordering prints from the Internet, that help you manage your photos and image files.
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What is My Video folder? 
You can organize and share video files or movie file with others on your computer and on the Internet using the My Videos folder. When you save video files or movie file from internet, your digital camera to your computer, Windows stores them in the My Videos folder by default, which is located at My Documents folder. This folder contains links to specialized tasks, like playing a movie file, that help you manage your video files or movie files.
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Restore/Permanently delete a deleted File 
When a file or folder is deleted from your computer, it first goes to the Recycle Bin, which is found on the Windows 98 desktop. When the Recycle Bin contains no files or folders, the Recycle Bin icon shown on the desktop appears to be empty. When files or folders have been placed in the Recycle Bin, the Recycle Bin icon appears to be stuffed with paper. To view the contents of the Recycle Bin, double-click its icon on the desktop.
To restore a deleted file
  1. Select the file to restore.
  2. Click on File menu.
  3. Click on Restore

To empty the Recycle Bin and permanently remove its contents from your computer,
  1. On recycle Bin window, click on File menu
  2. Click on Empty Recycle Bin
  3. Confirm File Delete dialog will appear.
  4. Click on Yes to empty recycle bin.
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Change Recycle Bin properties 
When a file or folder is deleted from your computer, it first goes to the Recycle Bin, which is found on the Windows 98 desktop. You can set the properties of Recycle bin.
To change the properties of Recycle bin,
  1. Right click on the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop
  2. From the menu, click on Properties.
  3. The Recycle Bin Properties window will appear. Here you can change various options.
  4. If you want to reduce the capacity or size of Recycle Bin, change the percentage of size using the slider.
  5. If you do not want to display the Delete Confirmation dialog box when deleting a file or folder, uncheck the checkbox near to “Display Delete Confirmation Dialog box”.
  6. If you do not want to store deleted items to the Recycle Bin, that is, permanently delete files, then check the checkbox near to “Do not move files to Recycle Bin”
  7. If you want to configure each hard drive partition independently, select the option “Configure Drives Independently” and select the hard drive partition and configure.
  8. Click on Apply Button
  9. Click on OK
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What is System Tray? 
The System Tray is the right hand corner of the Task Bar. The system tray contains a display of the current computer time, and the icons representing the programs activated when Windows first starts up.
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Change the Multimedia Device's Volume 
The Volume Control feature of the Windows 98 operating system does exactly what you would expect: It controls the volume settings for your multimedia devices (such as the CD Player, sound card speakers, TV tuner, and so on).
To use the volume control, do the following:
  1. Click the Start button
  2. Choose Programs
  3. Choose Accessories
  4. Choose Entertainment
  5. Click on Volume Control, the volume control window appears
  6. To add or remove options, click on Options menu.
  7. Click on Properties, the Properties window appears
  8. Check the controls that you want to add and Uncheck the controls that you want to remove.
  9. Click on OK.
  10. Move the slider bars to control the volume output.
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Using Calculator 
Microsoft provides a calculator within Windows 98. The Calculator program offers two types of calculators:
  • Standard: This is probably the type of calculator you're used to and have used for years; it is most useful for calculations using the decimal number system.
  • Scientific: This type of calculator supports a variety of numbering systems such as hexadecimal, decimal, octal, and binary.
To use Calculator, follow these steps:
  1. Click on Start Button.
  2. Select Programs.
  3. Select Accessories.
  4. Click on Calculator.
  5. The Calculator appears.
This calculator works just like the one you have at home, except that you use the mouse pointer rather than your fingers to click its keys. The standard calculator contains all the basic arithmetic and memory functions, along with a few extras--such as the capability to calculate square roots, percents, and the reciprocal of a number.
To switch to the scientific calculator,
  1. Click the View menu
  2. Click Scientific.
The scientific calculator offers a host of features and functions that are probably better explained in a math book than here.
To switch back to the standard calculator,
  1. Click the View menu
  2. Click Standard.
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Browse a Webpage using Internet Explorer 
The Internet Explorer is the Web browser that is built into Windows 98 what you will use to access the Internet and the World Wide Web.

To use Internet Explorer, do the following:
  1. Double-click the Internet Explorer icon located on the Windows 98 desktop.
  2. The Internet Explorer window will appear. (If you have not yet connected to the Internet--either through a Dial-Up Networking client or through a direct connection--an error message appears).
  3. Type the web page address in the Address field of the Internet explorer.
  4. Either press the Enter key or click on “Go” button located in the right side of address bar.
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Change Internet Options 
To change internet options,
  1. On the Control Panel Window Double click on Internet Options,
  2. Internet Properties dialog appears.
  3. If you want to set a home page, type the URL of the page in the Address text box.
  4. Click on Use Default.
  5. If you do not want any home page, Click on Use Blank.
  6. Click on Delete Files to delete the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder or folders
  7. Delete Files warning will display
  8. If you want to delete offline pages, check the checkbox
  9. Click on OK.
  10. If you want to change the number of days that Internet Explorer should keep track of your viewed pages in the History list, then edit the number.
  11. If you want to delete the address of the viewed pages in the History list, click on Clear History.
  12. Click on Apply to accept changes.
  13. Click on OK.
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What is Start Button? 
Start Button is the button labeled “Start” located at the left corner of the Task Bar. Clicking on “Start Button” displays a menu called Start Menu that lets you easily access the most useful programs or items on your computer.
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Using Disk Defragmenter 
The Windows 98 Disk Defragmenter enables you to rearrange files on your hard drive so that software programs can find files faster. This, in turn, will help applications run faster. Another plus of the Disk Defragmenter is that it automatically rearranges the free disk space on your hard drive, which might give you more free space to work with.
To Defragment your disk
  1. Click on start button
  2. Point to Programs
  3. Point to Accessories
  4. Point to System Tools
  5. Click on Disk Defragmenter.
  6. On the Select Drive dialog, select the drive that you want to Defragment.
  7. You can change the options by clicking on Settings button
  8. After setting the options click on OK
  9. Click OK on select drive dialog to start Defragmenting.
  10. Click on Show Details to see the details.
  11. Click on Hide details to return.
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Use Help & Support of Windows'98 
Windows98 provides a help on the operating system with it. To use windows98 help,
  1. Click on Start Button.
  2. Click on Help, Windows help window appears.
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Find a File or Folder 
To find files or folders on your computer, follow these steps:
  1. Click the Start button, and then choose Find. You will see the Find menu, which contains the various Find options.
  2. Click the first tab to open the Find: All Files screen (with the Name & Location tab displayed.
  3. If you know the name of the file you seek, or if you can type some of the text that the file contains, the Name & Location tab is the screen for you. Type the name of the file you're looking for with its extension (.DOC, .PPT, .XLS, and so on) if you know it, and select the drive in which the file resides (such as the C: drive) from the Look In drop-down list.
  4. To narrow a search, you can enter the date your file was created, last modified, or last accessed. To do so, click the Date tab of the Find: All Files dialog box.
  5. If you leave this screen at its default setting, All Files, it instructs Windows 98 to search through all files from all dates, which doesn't exactly take advantage of this screen's functions. Instead, select the Find All Files option, and select either Created, Accessed, or Modified from the corresponding drop-down list box.
  6. Click the Between xxxx and xxxx button to instruct Find to search the range of dates that you specify; click the During the Previous xx Month(s) button to instruct Find to search backward over the number of months you specify; click the During the Previous xx Day(s) button to instruct Find to search backward over the number of days you specify.
  7. To narrow your search even further by searching by the file's size and type, click the Advanced tab.
  8. Click the Find Now button to instruct Windows 98 to look for the file in question. Locations of matches are placed in the box that appears immediately below the Find screen.
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Shutdown/Restart the Computer 
Because Windows 98 performs so many tasks in the background (including caching memory prior to saving it), it is imperative that you turn off your PC in a structured manner. If you were to simply cut the power to your PC, you might lose data that you thought you had already saved to the hard drive.

To properly shut down Windows 98, do the following:
  1. Click the Start button and choose Shut Down.
  2. Select the Shut Down option button in the “Shut Down Windows” dialog box. Then click OK. Your computer will automatically shut itself down and, in some cases, power itself off.

To properly Restart Windows 98, do the following:
  1. Click the Start button and choose Shut Down.
  2. Select the Restart option button in the Shut Down Windows dialog box. Then click OK. Your computer will automatically shut itself down and restarts.
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Delete temporary files using DiskCleanup 
The Disk Cleanup function is an automated way for Windows 98 to delete extraneous files such as temporary Internet files, other temporary files, downloaded ActiveX and Java program applets, documents in the Recycle Bin, temporary Windows 98 files, and remove the Windows 98 uninstalls information.

To use the Disk Cleanup feature, follow these steps
  1. Click the Start button
  2. Choose Programs
  3. Choose Accessories
  4. Choose System Tools
  5. Click on Disk Cleanup
  6. Select Drive dialog appears.
  7. Click on the combo box.
  8. Select the drive from the list.
  9. Click on OK
  10. Disk Cleanup for dialog appears.
  11. Select the file that you want to delete.
  12. Click on OK
  13. Click on Yes to delete the files.
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Using Wordpad 
WordPad, which is built into Windows 98, enables you to create and edit text. WordPad files can be any size you want, but if they are smaller than 64 KB, consider using Notepad instead.

To use WordPad, do the following:
  1. Click on Start Button
  2. Select Programs.
  3. Select Accessories.
  4. Click on WordPad.
  5. The WordPad window appears.
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Change to Command/DOS Prompt 
DOS is nothing but one of the Operating System. At the DOS prompt the user can enter a command.

To use DOS (Command) prompt,
  1. Click on Start Button
  2. Point to Programs.
  3. Click on MS-Dos Prompt, the command window appears where you can type the commands.
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Play a video file using Media Player 
Windows 98 Media Player enables you to play several types of multimedia files including ActiveMovie, MPEG Decoder, Video for Windows, Sound (WAV), MIDI Sequencer, and CD Audio files (you might be able to play a few other types, depending upon your computer's sound equipment). To open Media Player, do the following:
  1. Click the Start button;
  2. Choose Programs,
  3. Choose Accessories,
  4. Choose Entertainment,
  5. Click on Media Player, the media player window appears

To play a vedio CD do the following
  1. click the File menu
  2. Click Open. The Open dialog box appears.
  3. On open dialog box click on Browse button
  4. Click on Look in combo box
  5. Click on CD drive icon
  6. You can see the folders in the CD.
  7. Click on the folder named MPEGAV
  8. Click on Open
  9. Click on Files of Type combo box
  10. Click on All Files (*.*)
  11. Now you can see the media files in the folder. Select a file to play
  12. Click on Open
  13. You can see the path of the file.
  14. Click on OK to play the file.
  15. To view in full screen, click on View menu and select Full screen from the list
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Draw an image using MS Paint 
MS Paint is used to draw images usind the mouse. To open MS Paint do the following;
  1. Click on Start Button
  2. Select programs
  3. Select Accessories
  4. Click on Paint
  5. MS Paint window will appear
  6. Select a tool from the toolbox and draw.
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Set Multimedia Options  
Using Sound and Multimedia options, you can change various sound and multimedia options.
  1. On the Control Panel window, double click on Sound and Multimedia.
  2. Sound and Multimedia properties window will appear with four tabs.
  3. On the Sound tab, you can assign sound to program events.
  4. Audio tab contains the list of sound playback and sound recording hardware available on the computer.
  5. Voice tab contains the list of Hardware available for voice playback and voice capture on your computer.
  6. Devices tab displays the list of multimedia devices available on the computer.
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Type and save text Using Notepad 
Notepad enables you to create or edit non-formatted text files. These files cannot exceed 64 KB in size, and are saved into the ASCII file format.
To open Notepad window, do the following:
  1. Click on Start Button
  2. Select Programs.
  3. Select Accessories.
  4. Click on Notepad
  5. The Notepad window appears.
To begin using the Notepad application, just start typing as soon as the program begins.

To save the file,
  1. Click on File menu
  2. Click on Save
  3. Save As dialog will appear.
  4. Open the folder, where you want to save the file.
  5. Type the file name
  6. Click on Save Button
To open an existing notepad file,
  1. Click on File menu
  2. Click on Open
  3. Open dialog box will appear.
  4. Open the folder, where the file is located
  5. Select the file to be opened
  6. Click on Open.
  7. The file will be opened in the window
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Create a New Folder 
To Create a new folder;
  1. Open the folder or drive where you want to create a new folder. If you want to create a new folder in the desktop, open the folder c:\windows\desktop
  2. Click on File menu
  3. Select New from the menu.
  4. Click on Folder
  5. The new folder will be created
  6. If you want to change the folder name then type the new name for the folder
  7. Press Enter key on the keyboard
Or
  1. Right Click on the folder or drive where you want to create a new folder
  2. Select New from the menu.
  3. Click on Folder
  4. The new folder will be created
  5. If you want to change the folder name then type the new name for the folder
  6. Press Enter key on the keyboard
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Check/Fix the Hard Disk for Errors using ScanSDisk 
You can use scandisk to check your hard disk for errors and to fix problems that are found.
To use Scan disk
  1. Click on Start button
  2. Select Programs
  3. Accessories
  4. System Tools
  5. Click on ScanDisk
  6. On the scan disk dialog select the drive that you want to scan for errors.
  7. Check the box near to automatically fix errors.
  8. Click on Advanced button to change options.
  9. Change scandisk advanced options, as your need.
  10. Click on OK.
  11. Click on Start on the Scan disk dialog, to start scanning.
  12. After completing scanning, you can see the result
  13. Click on Close.
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Create a Shortcut to Desktop 
A Windows 98 shortcut is also known as a link. It permits you to access a file or application without having to navigate to it on your hard drive. Shortcuts on your Windows 98 desktop are represented by icons containing a small curved arrow in the lower-left corner.

To create a shortcut in the desktop,
  1. Select the file or folder that you want to place a shortcut in the desktop.
  2. Click on File menu.
  3. Choose Send to.
  4. Click on Desktop
  5. The new shortcut will be placed on the desktop.
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Create a Boot/Startup Disk 
The purpose of the Windows 98 startup disk is to enable you to recover in the event that something dreadful happens to your PC (for example, if you turn on your computer one morning and get the error message No operating system found, you are in deep trouble). If you have a startup disk (think of it as an emergency repair disk), you can pop it into the A: drive and reboot the system.

To create a startup disk, sometimes called a boot disk, do the following:
  1. Click the Start button
  2. Choose Settings
  3. Click Control Panel, the control panel window appears.
  4. On the control panel window, double click on Add/Remove programs.
  5. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, click the Startup Disk tab.
  6. Click the Create Disk button, and the system begins to prepare startup disk files.
  7. You will be prompted to insert a floppy disk into the A: Insert the disk and click OK.
  8. The process will continue and will probably take several minutes
  9. When it is complete, you will be returned to the Startup Disk tab of the Add/Remove Properties dialog box. The disk is now complete and ready for use. Close the dialog box.
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Hide a File or Folder 
In windows 98 you can hide a folder or file to protect from other users.

To hide a file OR folder do the following
  1. Select the file or folder that you want to hide
  2. Click on File menu.
  3. Click on Properties
  4. On the Properties dialog, check the checkbox near to Hidden
  5. Click on Apply
  6. Click on Close
  7. The file OR folder will be hidden. If not do the following
  8. Click on View menu
  9. Click on Folder Options
  10. On the Folder Options dialog, click on “View tab”
  11. Click the radio button near to “Do not show hidden or system files”.
  12. If you want to show a hidden file , then click the radio button near to Show All Files
  13. Click on Apply
  14. Click on OK
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Rename a File/Folder 
You can rename a file or Folder in the hard Drive.

To rename a file or folder
  1. Select the file or folder to rename.
  2. Click on File menu
  3. Select Rename
  4. The name of the file or folder will be editable
  5. Enter New Name
  6. Press Enter key
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Delete a File/Folder 
To delete a File or Folder from your computer,
  1. Select the File or Folder to delete.
  2. Click on File menu.
  3. Select Delete
  4. Click Yes on Conform Delete message box.
  5. The File or Folder will be deleted.
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Copy a File to Floppy 
To copy a file or folder to the floppy disk,
  1. Insert a Floppy disk into your computer’s floppy drive.
  2. Select the file or folder to copy.
  3. Click on File menu.
  4. Select Send to.
  5. Select 31/2 Floppy (A).
  6. The file or folder will be copied.
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Cut/Copy a File/Folder to another Location 
When you create files and folders, you may want to copy or move them to another location. To cut or copy a file or folder to another location. Cut is a process of moving file or folder from one location to another, but Copy process just creates a copy of current item in a requested location.
  1. Select the file or folder to move.
  2. Click on Edit menu.
  3. Click on Cut or Copy
  4. Click on the down arrow of the address combo box
  5. Select the drive.
  6. Click on Edit menu.
  7. Click on Paste.
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Change Display Settings 
To change the display settings of windows 98:-
  1. On the control panel window, double click on Display.
  2. Display properties window appears
To change the desktop wallpaper.
  1. Click on Background tab.
  2. Select a Wallpaper from the list.
  3. Display combo box determines how the selected wallpaper is displayed on your desktop. To center the image in the middle of your desktop, click Center. To make a repeated pattern from the image, click Tile. To make the image a full size view, click on Stretch. If the option is not available, either no wallpaper is selected or you have selected an HTML page to use as wallpaper on your desktop.
  4. Click on Browse button to browse your computer or network for the file you want to use as a background on your desktop. Your background wallpaper can be a picture (files with a .bmp, .jpg, .gif, or .png extension) or an HTML page.
  5. Open dialog will appear.
  6. Click on Look in Combo box.
  7. Click on the drive containing the image.
  8. Select the image and click on Open. (The miniature of a monitor shows how the selected wallpaper will look on your desktop).
  9. Click on Apply to apply the changes.
To change the screen saver.
Screen savers provide a series of graphics that hide the application that's open on your computer. The original purpose of a screen saver was to help prevent screen burn-in, in which a faint image of your screen's former contents remained visible even after you turned off your monitor or moved to new contents. Although some people still use screen savers for this purpose, they are used mostly for their entertainment value only.
  1. Click the Screen Saver tab in the Display Properties dialog box to view the screen
  2. Click the down-arrow button to the right of the Screen Saver field and select a screen saver from the drop-down list.
  3. To set the options for a specific screen saver, click the Settings button to view that screen saver's Options dialog box.
  4. After you set your screen saver's options, click OK to return to the Screen Saver tab of the Display Properties dialog box.
  5. Click the Preview button to view a full-screen preview of the screen saver; click or move the mouse to end the preview session.
  6. Enter wait time in minutes.
  7. Click the OK button to return to the Display Properties dialog box
  8. Click on Apply to accept all changes.
To Change windows Appearance
Appearance provides a series schemes that use to change the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously. The screen elements in each scheme are different colors, sizes, and formats. You can use existing schemes or create and save your own schemes.
  1. Click the Appearance tab in the Display Properties dialog box to change the appearance.
  2. If you want to choose an existing scheme, select a scheme from Scheme combo box.
  3. Click on Apply to accept the changes.
  4. If you want to create your own scheme, select the items from the Item combo box and change the corresponding properties like color, size, font, font color, font size etc…
  5. Click on Save As to give a name to the new scheme.
  6. Click on Apply to accept the changes.
To change the windows effects
  1. Click the Effects tab in the Display Properties dialog box to change the windows effects.
  2. You can change the default icons of My Computer, My Documents, Network Neighborhood, and Recycle Bin.
  3. Click on the icon in the Display Properties dialog, which you want to change.
  4. Click on Change Icon button.
  5. Select an icon, or click Browse to browse through folders to find the icon file you want.
  6. Click on OK.
  7. If you want to restore the default icon, select the item and click on Default Icon.
  8. Check the visual effects that you want:
    • Use large icons- Uses large icons to represent files, folders, and shortcuts on your desktop.
    • Show icons using all possible colors- displays desktop icons using all the colors supported by your current display-type and your color-palette settings.
  9. Click on Apply to accept the changes.
WEB Tab
Specifies whether you want your desktop to look and work like the web. When the check box is checked, you can subscribe to channels from your desktop, use a single click to open the items on the desktop, and add active content to your desktop.
  1. Check the check box near to View my Active desktop as a web page.
  2. Click on New.
  3. New Active Desktop Item dialog will appear.
  4. Enter the URL of the web site (e.g. http://www.serverandclients.com)
  5. Click on OK
  6. Add item to Active Desktop dialog will appear.
  7. Click on OK
  8. Click on Apply to accept the changes.
Settings Tab
Colors combo box displays the current color settings for the monitor whose video adapter appears in Display.
To use a different color setting
  1. Click the arrow.
  2. Click the color setting you want.
  3. Click on Apply to accept the changes.
  4. Compatibility Warning message will appear.
  5. Select apply the new color setting without restarting.
  6. Click on OK.
  7. The monitor will be dark for a moment and will back.
To adjust the screen area
The screen area displays the current screen area settings for the monitor whose video adapter appears in Display.
  1. Drag the slider to specify the screen area you want. (The higher the number of pixels, the more information you can display on your screen)
  2. Click on Apply to accept the change.
  3. A Display Properties warning message will appear.
  4. Click on OK
  5. The screen may flicker for a moment.
  6. Monitor setting dialog will appear.
  7. If you would like to keep the changed settings, click on Yes otherwise click on No.
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Add Folder/Webpage to the Favorites list 
Add a Folder/Webpage Shortcut to Favourates menu.
  1. Open the Folder or Webpage, which you want to add a shortcut to the Favourates Menu.
  2. Click on Favourates Menu.
  3. Click on Add to Favourates
  4. Type a Name for the Shortcut, if you want to change the default.
  5. Click on OK Button
  6. You can open the folder/webpage by a single click on the item in favourates menu.
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Change Folder Options 
Folder Options in Windows 98 gives you many options related to folders and files.
To change Folder Options do the following
  1. Double click on the Folder Options icon in the Control Panel window.
  2. The general tab contains general options
  3. If you want to open an item with single click, then select the option.
  4. The view tab contains advanced settings
  5. Check or select advanced options
  6. File Types tab contains Registered file types in your system
  7. If you want to change the default program to open a file type, select the extension from the list.
  8. Click on Change button.
  9. From the Open with dialog, select the program.
  10. Click on OK.
  11. Click on Apply to Accept changes
  12. Click on OK
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Add/Remove Windows Components 
To add or remove windows components
  1. On the Control panel window, double click on Add/Remove Programs.
  2. Add/Remove programs properties dialog appears.
  3. Click on Windows Setup tab.
  4. Windows setup will search for installed components.
  5. Select a component to change the settings
  6. Click on Details to view the sub items
  7. Check or uncheck the components to add or remove
  8. Click on OK
  9. Click on Apply.
  10. Insert disk message appears. Insert windows 98 CD in the drive.
  11. Click on OK
  12. The files will copied
  13. Click on OK to close the dialog
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Change the Date/Time 
Windows 98 keeps track of the system date and time for the computer. You can easily view the date by holding your mouse pointer over the time display, which appears on the right end of the taskbar.
To set the month, day, year, and time zone, follow these steps:
  1. Double-click on Date/Time
  2. Select the Month
  3. Select the Year
  4. Select the Date
  5. Select the Time Zone
  6. Adjust the Time
  7. Click on Apply
  8. Click on OK
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Install New Font 
Fonts are used within Windows 98 to control how letters, numbers, and special characters look onscreen as well as when they are printed.
To install a font, follow these steps:
  1. Double-click the Fonts icon in the Control Panel window
  2. The Fonts window opens. Listed here are all the screen and print fonts that are already installed on your system.
  3. To add a new font to your system, click the File menu
  4. Choose Install New Font
  5. The Add Fonts dialog box appears
  6. Select the drive where the new font is available.
  7. double click on the folder contains the new fonts
  8. In the List of Fonts box, ctrl+click any font that you want to install (click the Select All button if you want them all).
  9. Click on OK
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Create/Change User Accounts 
User profiles in Windows 98 enable multiple users to operate on the same PC, yet each user can have there own personalized desktop with specific settings such as, screen savers, backgrounds, and so on. To configure your computer to store specific settings, colors, and traits for each person who logs on to it, do the following:
  1. On the control panel window double click on “Users”.
  2. On the User Setting dialog click on “New User” button.
  3. Click Next on Add User dialog.
  4. Enter the new user’s name in the text box
  5. Click on Next.
  6. Enter a password in the password field
  7. Retype the password in the conform password field
  8. Click on Next
  9. Select the items that you want to personalize.
  10. If you want to create new items, click on Create new items
  11. Click on Next
  12. Click on Finish
  13. New user will be listed on the User’s list.(Next time you logon, you will be prompted for password)
  14. Click on Close.
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Change Mouse settings 
The mouse is one of the most important pieces of hardware on your computer system. Without one, it is virtually impossible to be productive on a Windows 98 PC. Most mouse have two buttons: a primary one (usually the left button) and a secondary one (usually the right button). Some mouse have a third button or a rolling ball or wheel in the middle.

To configure your mouse to best suit your needs, do the following:
  1. On the Control panel window double click on Mouse option
  2. Mouse properties window appears
  3. Click on Buttons Tab
  4. If you use left hand to use mouse, click on Left-handed option.
  5. You can adjust your double click speed by moving the slider.
  6. You can check your double click speed in the Test area by double clicking on the animated image.
  7. Click Apply to accept the changes
To configure mouse pointers
  1. Click on Pointers tab.
  2. Select a Scheme from the list
  3. Click on Apply to accept changes
  4. To apply a pointer other than schemes, click on Browse and open the pointer and click on Apply.
To adjust the pointer speed
  1. Click on Motion tab
  2. Adjust the pointer speed by moving the slider
  3. If you want a trail to the pointer, check the show pointer trails check box
  4. Click on Apply to accept changes
  5. Click OK to close the dialog box.
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Add a New Printer 
To add a new printer software to your computer,
  1. On the control panel window, double click on Printers icon
  2. Printers dialog will appear
  3. On the Printers dialog, double click on Add printer icon.
  4. Add printer wizard will start.
  5. Click on Next button
  6. If your printer is connected through a network, select the option “Network Printer” otherwise select Local Printer.
  7. Click on Next button
  8. Select the Manufacture of the printer from the Manufactures list box.
  9. Select the printer model from the Printers list box.
  10. Click on Next Button
  11. Select the printer port to which the printer is attached.
  12. Click on Next Button
  13. If you want to change the printer’s display name, type the name.
  14. Click on Next Button
  15. If you want to print a test page, click on Yes.
  16. If the test page printed correctly, click on Yes.
  17. Close the Printers dialog box
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What is Taskbar? 
The taskbar is the long bar usually located on the bottom of the desktop. The Start button, Quick launch, active program buttons, and the system tray are located on the Taskbar.
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Add items to Start Menu 
You can add items or shortcuts to start menu. To add new item to the Start menu,
  1. Right click on an empty area on the task bar
  2. From the menu, click on Properties.
  3. Taskbar properties dialog will appear.
  4. Click on Start menu Programs tab
  5. If you want to remove the personal history files, click on Clear button.
  6. To add new item to the start menu, click on Add button
  7. Create shortcut dialog will appear.
  8. Click on Browse button
  9. Locate the file, you want to add shortcut in the start menu.
  10. Click on Open button
  11. Click on Next Button
  12. Select the folder to place shortcut. If you want to create a new folder then click on New Folder button
  13. Type a name for the folder
  14. Click on Next button
  15. Click on Finish Button
  16. on OK
  17. You can see the new item in the start menu.
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Add new Toolbar in Taskbar 
Adding a New Toolbar to the Taskbar
  1. Right-click a blank area of the taskbar, click the Toolbars menu option and then choose New Toolbar.
  2. In the New Toolbar dialog, either type the location on the hard drive where the new toolbar should point, click one of the folders, or type an Internet address (such as http://www.serverandclients.com/index.php), and then click OK.
  3. The new toolbar appears on your taskbar.
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Using Run Command 
The Windows 98 Run window enables you to execute Run commands to start programs or open folders, documents, or Internet resources. To use this window, do the following:
  1. Click the Start button and click Run.
  2. In the Run window type the full path to the program you want to run, including the name of the executable file (if you don't know the full path, click the Browse button to find the file).
  3. Click on OK to run the application.
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Windows Explorer 
Windows Explorer is the most important end-user application in Windows 98. It is everywhere: inside other applications, behind Browse buttons, and inside the internet Explorer Web browser. It is even the core component of the Windows 98 desktop environment itself.
To use Windows Explorer, do the following:
  1. Click on Start Button.
  2. Select Programs.
  3. Click on Windows Explorer.
  4. The Windows Explorer window appears.
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Address Book 
The Address Book provides a convenient place to store contact information for easy retrieval by programs such as Microsoft Outlook Express. It also features access to Internet directory services, which you can use to look up people and businesses on the Internet.
To use address book,
  1. Click on Start Button.
  2. Point to Programs.
  3. Point to Accessories.
  4. Click on AddressBook, the Address Book window will appear.
  5. To add a new contact, click on File menu.
  6. Click on New Contact.
  7. On the Name tab, enter the name details,
  8. To add email id, enter the email id and click on Add
  9. Home tab is for entering home address details.
  10. Business tab is for entering Company details.
  11. Personal tab is for entering personal information.
  12. On the Other tab, you can add some notes about the person.
  13. Click on OK.
  14. You can see the Name on the window.
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Set Power Management Options 
Power management is used to save power while using your computer. Windows 98 got many options for saving power, such as Monitor turn off, system standby etc and also you can configure buttons present on your computer, such as power button.
  1. Double click on the icon Power Management
  2. Power Management Dialog will appear with two tabs.
  3. Select the time idle time for System standby
  4. Select the monitor suspend time
  5. Click on Advanced tab
  6. Select the option for power button
  7. Select the option for sleep button
  8. Click on OK button
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System Properties 
To view and change various System Properties.
  1. On the Control Panel Window, double click on System.
  2. System Properties dialog will appear with four tabs.
  3. The General tab contains the information about the operating System, to whome the Operating System registered, and the computer details.
  4. The Device Manager tab contains all the information about the hardware attached on the computer.
  5. The Hardware Profile tab contains the list of hardware profiles available on the computer.
  6. On the Performance tab, you can see the performance status of the computer.
  7. click OK to close the dialog box.
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Schedule a Program 
With scheduled tasks, you can schedule any script program, or document to run at a time that is most convenient for you. Scheduled tasks starts each time you start windows and runs in the background.
  1. Double click on scheduled tasks icon in the Control panel window.
  2. On the scheduled tasks window, double click on Add scheduled tasks icon.
  3. Scheduled tasks wizard will appear.
  4. Click on Next Button.
  5. Select the program you want run.
  6. Click on the Next button.
  7. Select the Schedule time option.
  8. Click on the Next button.
  9. Select other Time options
  10. Click on Next button.
  11. To set the advanced properties, check the checkbox and Click on Finish button
  12. Change the advanced properties and click on Apply button
  13. Click on Ok button
  14. You can see the new added task on the Scheduled Tasks window.
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