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Remove the URLs that IE remembers for its AutoComplete feature by launching RegEdit and going to
HKEY_USERS\Default\Software\Microsoft
\InternetExplorer\TypedURLs. Delete any unwanted URLs.
Win98 changes the way you boot to a DOS prompt. Hold down the Ctrl key while your PC is booting. This takes you directly to the Boot Menu, including Safe Mode and "Boot to
command prompt only."
You can speed up your boot process by telling Windows not to search for your floppy drive. (You'll still be able to
use the drive, but Win98 will search for it only when you click on its icon in My Computer.) Go to My Computer
File/Properties/Performance. Click on File System and the Floppy Disk tab. Deselect "Search for new floppy disk drives
each time your computer starts."
Maintain your hard drive by performing these steps at least monthly, in this order:
1.) Delete all files and folders with dates older than one week from C:\WINDOWS\TEMP.
2.) Purge your browser's history and Internet cache files.
3.) Run ScanDisk. Select the Standard radio button and enable Automatically Fix Errors. Click on Advanced and, under Log File,
pick Replace Log; for Cross-Linked Files, select Delete; click Free under Lost File Fragments; under Check Files For, check
"Invalid dates and times;" and disable "Check host drive first", unless you've compressed your hard drive.
4.) Empty the Recycle Bin.
Editing Web addresses in the Address field can be frustrating, but IE helps you navigate. Use Ctrl+Left Arrow and Ctrl+Right
Arrow to move among URL sections separated by periods and forward slashes.
Some of the changes you make in the Windows Registry don't take effect until you reboot. But if you want to see the effect of a changed Registry entry, you can refresh the
Desktop and reload Registry defaults without rebooting. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del. Select Explorer in the Task list and click the End Task button. When the Shutdown dialog box
appears, choose No. A Program Not Responding dialog box for Explorer will appear on the Desktop. Click the End Task button to restart Explorer, reloading system settings from the current Windows Registry.
Shutting down Windows actually takes three or four steps-Start, Shut Down, selecting Shut Down in the dialog box, and clicking
OK. You can do the same thing by simply double-clicking an icon on the Desktop-and here's how to create that icon. Right-click
on an empty part of the Desktop and select New, Shortcut. Under Command Line, enter c:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows
and click Next. In the next dialog box, give the shortcut a name (Shut Down Windows will do), and click on Finish. To close down fast, double-click your new icon. (If you have lots of windows open, minimize everything fast to uncover your shortcut: hold down a 104-key keyboard's Window key and press D).
If your Start menu is getting too long and you never use the Log Off option, just remove it. Select Start/Run, enter Regedit,
and press Enter. In the Registry Editor, find HKEY_CURRENT_USER, and click down through Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. Select Edit, New, Binary Value, and name the new entry NoLogOff. Press enter, and set the value to 01 00 00 00 before you quit RegEdit and restart Windows.
It's hard to find an icon on a Desktop that's cluttered with dozens of them. Here's a quick way to locate the one you're looking for-all you need to know is the name under the icon. Click anywhere on the Windows desktop and press the first letter of the icon's label. Windows will highlight the first icon it comes to beginning with the letter-if that's not the one you're looking for, keep pressing the letter and watch
the highlight as it cycles through the matching icons.
It's not a big deal for many people, but Windows 98's default way of sliding out menus and windows gradually distracts some
people. To make menus pop out, as they do under Windows 95, open Control Panel and double-click on the Display item. Click
on the Effects tab and under Visual Effects, click to remove the checkmark next to Animate windows, menus, and lists. If
you change your mind later, you can return here and click a checkmark back into the box.
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