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Windows 98 in Easy Steps

Harshad Kotecha

If you're new to the world of computing or have wrestled with a PC only to come off second best then help is at hand with this excellent introduction to Windows 98. It starts by introducing the mouse and showing how to use it. Then, to boost confidence with the Windows interface, it covers subjects such as use of the Start menu, resizing windows, scrolling, how toolbars work, managing files and folders and shutting down Windows 98. Things start to get a bit more detailed after that, with introductions to various Windows 98 tasks and applications like using Outlook Express, Web browsing, printing, and finally, customising the desktop and using the system tools to ensure maximum performance.
This structure means that users will build their confidence as they progress, and learn about some of the less well-known applications that come with Windows 98 like QuickView, the tool that lets you see files in a range of different formats. --Sandra Vogel
Windows 98 in Easy Steps (Special Edition)

Michael Price

To the novice, Windows 98 can be a bewildering experience. This large Easy Steps guide can help users new to Microsoft's latest operating system get to grips with the huge amount of choices and programs built into it.
Beginning with an overview of the history of Windows, the book moves onto the basics of the desktop such as the taskbar, start menu and the My Computer icon. After this easy to manage introduction, we are guided through the built-in applications, printers, internet connections, networking, hard disk management and customisation before finally reaching the mysteries of the registry.
There are also a couple of chapters dedicated to the Plus! 98 add on pack and the upcoming Microsoft Office 2000 as well as a very useful guide to installing Windows 98.
The style of Windows 98 In Easy Steps is clear, with plenty of screen shots and pictures to help you along and at 380 pages represents excellent value for money, upholding the previous high standards set by the "in easy steps" range. It stands as a comprehensive and informative introduction to the operating system, with a few tasty morsels to tempt more experienced users. --Andrew Russell
Networking with Windows 98 in Easy Steps

Peter Ingram

For many people, the act of getting to grips with a single PC can be horrifying, mention the possibility of a network installation and they'll be reduced to quivering shadows of their former selves.
With Networking with Windows 98 in Easy Steps, Peter Ingram dispels many of the myths surrounding the installation of a small scale network to show how easy setting up a network can be, given a little time, patience and understanding.
Starting with the basics, Ingram goes a good job of guiding the networking newbie through the terminology and theory of the whole operation before taking a step-by-step look at how to link multiple Windows 98 PCs together, going so far as to give instruction on how to take a working net and hook it up to the Internet.
At times it seems as though the text becomes overly complex but a little perseverance and the odd leap of faith will see even the least adept technician on their way and pointing in the right direction.
Using the tried and trusted clean-looking layout which has become the design signature of the ... in Easy Steps format, Networking with Windows 98 takes a tricky subject and simplifies it to make the subject matter challenging and interesting without being condescending.
Windows 95 in Easy Steps

Harshad Kotecha
Windows ME in Easy Steps

Harshad Kotecha