Book Description

Windows® 95 secrets® 4th Edition "You can't get the beast to run? Does the Registry need CPR? … Don't boot up without Windows 95 Secrets." — Robert Luhn, Computer Currents Now in its fourth edition, the internationally acclaimed Windows 95 Secrets contains hundreds of invaluable inside techniques for optimizing your operating system. Experts Brian Livingston and Davis Straub have spent more than three years taking apart Windows 95. With precise and detailed instructions, they reveal the many undocumented features and time-saving shortcuts that will help you realize the promise of Windows 95 — from installing and configuring software to connecting to the Internet and networking. Optimize your Windows 95 performance! Use shortcuts to open your system and files Customize your startup, desktop settings, and file management system Edit the Registry to change underlying parameters Run and optimize your DOS applications Install new plug-and-play devices without conflicting with your existing peripherals Create briefcases to edit and update files on both your desktop and your laptop Take full advantage of Windows' built-in dial-up networking capabilities Configure your computer as a networking client Connect to the Internet with Internet Explorer Try out Livingston's and Straub's top 275+ picks of high-performance freeware and shareware for Windows 95 Internet and Web Publishing Tools Communication Tools Mail Clients and Utilities Dial-up Networking Tools Remote Computing Tools FTP Clients Internet Suites Web Browsing and Authoring Tools HTML Editors Networking Tools Productivity Tools and Utilities Automation Tools File Managers and Compression Tools Memory and Benchmarking Tools Virus Protection Software Calendar and Time Management Programs Personal Finance Managers Database Managers Graphics and Text Editing Tools Programming Tools Multimedia, Games, and More … MS Power Toys Desktop Enhancements Onscreen Notes and Stickies Presentations and Slide Shows Video and Animation Tools T-shirt Designs Exercise Programs Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like—free—but they have no technical support.