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Windows98 Windows98
More about the Control Panel (1)

Control PanelThe most crucial component of Windows is the Control Panel: the backstage, the operation room, from here you can configure your computer, change colors, install/remove software. Be careful when messing around.

Add New HardwareUse Add New Hardware to hook new devices to your computer. If you purchased a new printer, scanner, just double-click Add New Hardware and the wizard will guide you through installation. Setting up a hardware is a piece of cake, anyone can do it and Windows98 makes it even easier.

Add/Remove ProgramsAlthough most of new software self-install once you've inserted the CD,Add/Remove Window
you might need the Add/Remove utility to remove software from your computer.
Removing software from your compute is called uninstall and is much easier than installing: 2-click Add/Remove select the program you want to uninstall from the window press Add/remove and Windows will do the rest.
Sometimes, Windows will prompt you to keep or delete certain files, just don't delete anything for the moment.
Keep all the files, always press KEEP.

Remember, keeping unwanted files will not harm your computer but only take space. If you're running a new computer with a 6.4GB HD don't worry about losing space.
To install a software press INSTALL...
Windows will search the Floppy, Cd-rom for a new application
If Windows did not find anything, it will prompt you to BROWSE and find the application yourself. Setup or Install file
Every application has a file called SETUP.exe or INSTALL.exe, these files install the application
on the computer. You can directly 2-click these files without following this procedure. Suppose you downloaded a program off the net if it's a single file, just 2-click on the icon, this is the setup file but named differently.
If you have more than one file, locate setup.exe or install.exe anything with a .exe (use Properties to see the extension)

Respected software companies always indicate the install procedure in a file called readme.txt setup.txt install.txt search for any text file, it can contain detailed info on installation.
Windows Components

Windows Setup tab: from here you can install/remove windows utilities, when you setup Windows you also install lots of applications like Paint, Notepad, WordPad...

You can customize Windows , remove unwanted items.
For more info, check
Customizing Windows 98 in few weeks.
When you press Windows Setup, Windows searches for installed components...
Windows includes many programs and utilities: Accessories, Internet tools, Communications, Multimedia and system tools...

Startup Disk
The Startup Disk tab let you create a Startup disk for your computer, just click on Create Disk, make sure you have the Windows98 CD and insert a blank floppy.
Startup Disk will erase everything on your floppy.
The disk is very useful - keep it in a safe place - it can help you access a "blank" computer.
In our first lesson we used the Startup Disk to access the Cd-rom to install Windows98 from the CD.
You can also use the Startup disk to access your computer, in case something went wrong with Windows.
The Startup Disk is widely used to setup Windows on a
new computer, it gives the user access to his cd-rom
.


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