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43 Windows 98 application tips
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Tips for speeding up shutdown

Some users find that Windows takes a long time to shut down (sometimes as long as several minutes). In that case, we should take the following measures:
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, System, CourrentControlSet, Control, and Shutdown branches in order.
3. Under the Shutdown branch, create a new string named FastReboot, and set its value to 1.
4. Execute the "Exit" command from the "Registry" menu to close the Registry Editor.

Tips for deleting system icons such as "Network Neighborhood" and "Recycle Bin"

System icons such as "Network Neighborhood" and "Recycle Bin" on the desktop cannot be deleted by conventional methods. If users want to remove them, they must use the following method:
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT, Windows, CURRENTVERSION, EXPLORER, DESKTOP, NAMESPACE branches in order.
3. At this point, we can see system icons such as "Network Neighborhood" and "Recycle Bin" from the NameSpace branch. Users only need to selectively delete them.
4. Execute the "Exit" command from the "Registry" menu to close the Registry Editor.

Tips for changing hard disk icons

By default, the hard disk icons in the computer are all the same gray color, with no individuality at all. If we want to modify them, we should create an AUTORUN.INF file in the root directory of the relevant hard disk, and enter the following into that file:

icon=PATH，＃
Here, "PATH，＃" means the icon file containing the hard disk icon and the number of the selected icon, for example "C:\Windows\System\shell32.dll,13".
After that, we only need to reopen Explorer or My Computer, and the hard disk icon will change, greatly satisfying users' needs (if there is still no change after the modification, it may be because the screen has not refreshed; in that case, just press the F5 key).

Tips for quickly starting the Windows 98 Control Panel

If users often need to run the "Control Panel" to configure the system, then they only need to create a shortcut to the CONTROL.EXE file in the Windows directory on the Start menu and the desktop. After that, just double-click the shortcut to quickly start the "Control Panel".

Tips for clearing the history in the "Run" dialog box
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_USERS, Default, SoftWare, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, Explorer, Runmru branches in order.
3. The right window of the Registry Editor now displays the history records in the "Run" dialog box of the Start menu. Users only need to select the unwanted history items from there and click the DEL button.
4. Execute the "Exit" command from the "Registry" menu to close the Registry Editor.

Tips for changing the short filename naming method

Generally speaking, when Windows 98 names a long filename as an 8.3 short filename, it usually first uses the first 6 valid characters from the long filename, then adds a "~" symbol and a numeric sequence number. But by using the method below, we can change this naming method so that the first 8 valid characters of the long filename are used as the short filename:
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_Loccal_Machines, Systems, CurrentControlSet, Control, FileSystem branches in order.
3. Under the FileSystem branch, create a new binary value named "NameNumericTail", and change its value to 1.
4. Execute the "Exit" command from the "Registry" menu to close the Registry Editor.
5. Restart the computer.
After that, the naming method of Windows 98 aliases will change. That is to say, when the first 8 characters of a long filename do not duplicate the first 8 characters of any other long filename, the alias of that long filename will be the first 8 characters of that filename, and the "~" form will no longer be used, thus satisfying users' needs (after using this function, if the first 8 characters are the same, the system will still use an alias in the "~" form).

Tips for disabling the Windows 98 automatic dial-up function

When we subscribe to a webpage in Windows 98 and set it to update automatically, the computer will often dial up to the Internet automatically in order to update this information. This will affect the user's work and add a lot of unnecessary online time ("money" is at stake), so we need to use an appropriate method to turn it off:
1. Start the IE browser.
2. Execute the "Internet Options" command from the "View" menu to open the "Internet Options" dialog box.
3. Click the "Advanced" tab.
4. Clear the "Enable scheduled updates" option.
5. Click the "OK" button to close the "Internet Options" dialog box.
After restarting the IE browser, the system will no longer dial automatically, and you won't have to worry about your money "vanishing into thin air."

Tips for using Active Desktop content as a screen saver

Using the Active Desktop feature, Windows 98 tightly integrates the operating system and the web browser, so we can use Active Desktop as a screen saver. The specific steps are:
1. Right-click a blank area on the desktop, then execute the "Properties" command from the pop-up shortcut menu to open the "Display Properties" settings box.
2. In the "Display Properties" settings box, click the "Screen Saver" tab.
3. In the "Screen Saver" list box, select the "Active Desktop Screen Saver" option.
4. Click the "Settings" button to open the screen saver settings dialog box.
5. Configure the content of the Active Desktop screen saver.
6. Click the "OK" button repeatedly to close all dialog boxes.

Tips for preventing application window size changes

Starting from Windows 3.X, the size of application windows has been adjustable by users. However, if users want to forbid resizing window size and prevent others from shrinking program windows, it can also be done. The specific steps are:
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the Hkey_Current_User, Control Pannel, Desktop, Windows Metries branches in order.
3. At this time, users will see a MinAnimate key in the right window of the Registry Editor. It is used to control whether shrinking application window size is allowed ("0" means the window cannot be shrunk, "1" means the window can be shrunk). Users can set it according to their own needs.
4. Execute the "Exit" command from the "Registry" menu to close the Registry Editor.
5. Restart the computer.

How to enable power-saving functions

1. Click the "Start" button, then choose "Settings" and "Control Panel" in order to start the Windows 98 "Control Panel".
2. In the "Control Panel", double-click the "Power Management" icon to open the "Power Management" settings box.
3. In the "Power Schemes" list box, select the power-saving mode you need.
4. Set suitable wait times respectively for "System standby", "Turn off monitor", and "Turn off hard disks".
5. Click the "OK" button to close the "Power Management" settings box.

Tips for quickly changing desktop icons

In Windows 98, we can very conveniently change the icons of system components such as My Computer, Recycle Bin, and Network Neighborhood. The specific steps are:
1. Right-click a blank area on the desktop, then execute the "Properties" command from the pop-up shortcut menu to open the Windows 98 "Display Properties" settings box.
2. Click the "Effects" tab.
3. From the "Desktop icons" list box, select the system component whose icon you want to change (such as My Computer, Recycle Bin, etc.).
4. Click the "Change Icon" button to open the "Change Icon" dialog box.
5. Click the "Browse" button and select a suitable icon file.
6. In the "Current Icon" list box, select a suitable system icon
7. Click the "OK" button repeatedly to close all dialog boxes.
8. Click a blank area on the desktop, then press the F5 key to refresh the screen.

Tips for quickly entering Web URLs

When manually entering Web URLs in IE, making flexible use of the following tips can greatly improve operating speed:
1. After entering an incomplete Web URL, press the "Ctrl-Enter" key, and the system will automatically add the "http://www”" prefix and the ".com" suffix, simplifying user input (for example, we only need to enter Microsoft in IE's address bar, then press "CTRL+ENTER", and the system will automatically complete it as "http：//www.Microsoft.com”".
2. IE has an automatic suffix matching function. That is, when the user enters a URL without a suffix, the system will automatically try various different suffixes. If a user is not sure whether the URL he wants to look for ends with ".com" or ".edu" or ".org", then he only needs to enter the domain name in the address bar without a suffix. After pressing Enter, the IE browser will first add the ".com" suffix to search. If it cannot find such a URL, it will then try ".edu". If that still does not work, IE will then look for a URL ending in ".org", which makes things more convenient for the user (of course, users should still use this function less often in order to speed up IE searching).
3. When entering a URL in IE's address bar, we can hold down the CTRL key and use the left and right cursor keys to quickly move between each period in advance.

Tips for enhancing IE4's automatic matching function

As mentioned above, when we enter a URL in IE, the system can automatically add the "http://www”" prefix and the ".com" suffix. But for suffixes like ".com.cn", IE can do nothing about it. No matter—after carrying out the following steps, we can make the system automatically add the ".com.cn" suffix to Web URLs:
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Main, UrlTemplate branches in order (by default, this branch contains 6 key values, 1 through 6, and they are used to define IE's automatic prefix and suffix adding function; the editing pattern is fairly simple, so it will not be introduced in detail here).
3. In the right side of the Registry Editor, create a new string named "7" (or some other sequence number), then define it as "www.%s.com.cn”".
4. Again in the right side of the Registry Editor, create a new string named "8" (or some other sequence number), then define it as "%s.com.cn".
5. Execute the "Exit" command from the "Registry" menu to close the Registry Editor.
After that, when the user enters a URL without a suffix, the system will also automatically search for a URL with the ".com.cn" suffix, thus satisfying users' needs.

Tips for removing the warning box before entering Safe Mode

Generally speaking, when we start the system in Safe Mode, Windows 98 always pops up a warning box showing information about the function of "Safe Mode" and requires user confirmation before it will continue running, which affects usability. If users want to close the warning box before entering Safe Mode, they only need to add the following line to the MSDOS.SYS file: BootWarn=0.

Tips for adding your own prompt text to the welcome dialog box

As everyone knows, if we enable the Windows 98 welcome dialog box, the system will display prompt information each time it starts, and so it is popular with users. What you may not have thought of is that these prompt messages are all man-made, and we can add corresponding prompt messages ourselves as well. The specific steps are:
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, explorer, Tips branches in order.
3. The Tips branch stores all the prompt messages shown in the Windows 98 welcome dialog box. If the user needs to modify these prompt messages, he only needs to directly replace the content of the corresponding key; if the user wants to add new prompt messages, he only needs to create new string values under that branch.
4. Execute the "Exit" command from the "Registry" menu to close the Registry Editor.
After that, the prompt messages we added will also appear in the Windows 98 welcome dialog box. Well, not bad, right?

Tips for modifying IE's default display fonts

By default, Windows 98 uses "SimSun" and "Medium" to display the contents of HTML documents. That is to say, when we use IE 4.0 to open an HTML document that does not define a font, the system will automatically display it in SimSun and set the display size to Medium. Although we can make suitable adjustments to the display size through the relevant commands in the "Font" submenu of the "View" menu, the result is only effective for the current time; after restarting, the system returns to the original state. If we want to change it for the long term, we must use the following method:
1. Start IE 4.0.
2. Execute the "Internet Options" command from the "View" menu to open the "Internet Options" settings box.
3. Select the "General" tab from the "Internet Options" settings box.
4. Click the "Fonts" button to open the "Fonts" dialog box.
5. In the "Fixed-width font" and "Proportional font" list boxes, choose the required default display fonts for IE 4.0 (such as KaiTi, WeiBei, etc.), and in the "Font size" list box, choose the default display size for IE 4.0 (there are mainly five choices: largest, large, medium, small, and smallest).
6. Click the "OK" button twice in succession to close all dialog boxes.
In this way we achieve the purpose of changing the default display font and size. After restarting IE 4.0, the system will display relevant HTML documents according to the font and size specified by the user (for example, if the user sets IE 4.0's default display font to KaiTi and the display size to largest, then whenever we use IE 4.0 to open an HTML document, the system will display it in KaiTi and use the largest font size).

Tips for hiding drive icons in Explorer or My Computer

In daily operation, we often need to hide a drive icon for reasons such as confidentiality (that is, not allowing users to access these hard disk drives). This can be done in Windows 98. The specific steps are:
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER, SoftWare, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, Policies, Explorer branches in order.
3. Right-click a blank area on the desktop, then execute the "Binary Value" command from the "New" submenu of the shortcut menu to create a binary value named "NoDrives". "NoDrives" is used to determine whether to hide a drive. It consists of four bytes (the default value is 00000000, meaning no drives are hidden). Each bit of each byte corresponds respectively to the drive letter of a disk drive. When a bit is 1, the corresponding drive in Explorer and My Computer is hidden. Specifically, the first byte of "NoDrives" represents drives A through H, namely 01 for A, 02 for B, 04 for C..., the second byte represents I through P; the third byte represents Q through X; the fourth byte represents Y and Z.
4. Modify the value of "NoDrives" as needed (for example, to hide drive C, the key value should be changed to 04000000, while to hide drive D, it should be changed to 08000000).
5. Execute the "Exit" command from the "Registry" menu to close the Registry Editor.
In this way, the corresponding disk drive icons will disappear from Explorer, My Computer, and other dialog boxes, thus satisfying users' needs.

Tips for hiding related command items in the Start menu

As for commands such as "Log Off" and "Favorites" on the Windows 98 Start menu, the vast majority of users may have no real use for them. In that case, we can delete them by the following method:
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. On the left side of the Registry Editor, double-click the HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, Policies, Explorer branches in order to open the Explorer key.
3. Under the Explorer key, create a new DWORD value named "NoFavoritesMenu".
4. Double-click NoFavoritesMenu, and the system will bring up the "Edit DWORD Value" dialog box.
5. Change the "Value data" in the "Edit DWORD Value" dialog box from 0 to 1.
6. Click the "OK" button to close the "Edit DWORD Value" dialog box, and the "Favorites" submenu in the Start menu will disappear.
7. Repeat steps 3-6, create a new DWORD value named "NoRecentDocsHistory" under the Explorer key, and change its value to 1, then the "Documents" menu will no longer change.
8. Repeat steps 3-6, create a new DWORD value named "ClearRecentDocsOnExit" under the Explorer key, and change its value to 1, then whenever the system exits, Windows 98 will automatically clear the history in the Documents menu
9. Repeat steps 3-6, create a new DWORD value named "NoRecentDocsMenu" under the Explorer key, and change its value to 1, then the "Documents" menu will disappear from the Windows 98 Start menu.
10. Repeat steps 3-6, create a new DWORD value named "NoRun" under the Explorer key, and change its value to 1, then the "Run" command will disappear from the Windows 98 Start menu.
11. Repeat steps 3-6, create a new DWORD value named "NoSetFolders" under the Explorer key, and change its value to 1, then the "Settings" submenu will disappear from the Windows 98 Start menu.
12. Repeat steps 3~6, create a new DWORD value named "NoFind" under the Explorer key, and change its value to 1, then the "Find" submenu in the Start menu will disappear.
13. Repeat steps 3~6, create a new DWORD value named "NoClose" under the Explorer key, and change its value to 1, then the "Shut Down" command will disappear from the Windows 98 Start menu.
14. Repeat steps 3~6, create a new binary value named "NoLogOff" under the Explorer key, and change its value to "01 00 00 00", then the "Log Off" command will disappear from the Windows 98 Start menu.
15. Execute the "Exit" command from the "Registry" menu in the Registry Editor to close the Registry Editor.
16. Restart Windows 98.
After carrying out the above steps, the related commands on the Windows 98 Start menu will disappear, and users can choose according to their needs.

Tips for removing the underline from application icons

As everyone knows, when we use the "Active Desktop" mode in Windows 98, an underline will appear under the related application icons (whether they are program icons on the desktop or in My Computer or Explorer). This may not suit some users' usage habits. This can be solved. The specific steps are:
1. Click the "Start" button, then choose "Settings" and "Folder Options" in order to open the "Folder Options" settings box.
2. Click the "General" tab.
3. Select the "Custom, based on settings you choose" option.
4. Click the "Settings" button next to the "Custom, based on settings you choose" option to open the "Custom Settings" dialog box.
5. Select both the "Single-click to open an item" and "Underline icon titles only when I point at them" options.
6. Click the "OK" button repeatedly to close all dialog boxes.
After that, the underline under the related application icons will disappear (it will only appear when the user points the mouse at the icon), thus satisfying the user's needs.

Tips for renaming the "Recycle Bin"

We only need to right-click the relevant icon and execute the "Rename" command from the pop-up shortcut menu to rename various shortcuts on the desktop, but we cannot use this method to rename the "Recycle Bin". To achieve this purpose, we must use the following steps:
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. Execute the "Find" command from the "Edit" menu to open the "Find" dialog box.
3. Enter "Recycle Bin" in the "Find what" field, then click the "Find Next" button.
4. After the system finds it, double-click the "Default" icon to open the "Edit String" window.
5. In the "Value data" field, enter a name you like (such as "Wastebasket".
6. Click the "OK" button to close the "Edit String" window.
7. Execute the "Exit" command from the "Registry" menu in the Registry Editor to close the Registry Editor.
8. Click a blank area on the desktop and press the F5 key.
At this point, the Windows 98 "Recycle Bin" will become the user's preferred name, thus satisfying the user's needs.

Tips for increasing the driver recognition level

In the past, we often ran into situations where poorly designed drivers affected system performance or even caused the system to crash. In order to solve this problem, Windows 98 specially provides a driver signing function. That is to say, Microsoft tests the compatibility of relevant drivers with the Windows 98 system, and signs those drivers that pass the compatibility test. After that, as long as the user uses signed drivers, he can ensure that system performance will not be affected by driver problems, thus improving system security! But then again, although Windows 98 has this excellent function, by default it does not enable it (while running, it does not prompt the user whether the driver being used has passed signing, and unsigned drivers are installed all the same), which causes this excellent feature to be wasted! If users want to ensure system stability, they can use the following method to make Windows 98 install only certified drivers.
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. On the left side of the Registry Editor, double-click the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, Software, Microsoft, DriverSigning, Policy branches in order to open the Policy key (the Policy key is specially used to set the Windows 98 signing level. A value of 00 means skip the signing check function (default value); 01 means issue a warning to the user when an unsigned driver is encountered, but allow continued installation and use; 02 means users are not allowed to install any unsigned drivers).
3. Modify the Policy key as needed, that is, select an appropriate signing level (generally 01 is more suitable).

4. Execute the “Exit” command from the “Registry” menu to close the Registry Editor.

Tips for redisplaying the “Welcome” dialog box

The Windows 98 “Welcome” dialog box can provide users with many useful tips. If users want to display it again after turning it off, they can use the following method:
1. Click the “Start” button, then choose the “Help” command to open the Windows 98 Help system.
2. Click the “Index” tab in the “Help” dialog box.
3. Enter “欢迎” in the search field and press Enter to open the “Topics Found” dialog box.
4. In the list box of the “Topics Found” dialog box, select the “Welcome to Windows 98” option.
5. Click the “Display” button.
In addition, the following method can achieve the same purpose:
1. Click the “Start” button, then choose the “Run” command to open the “Run” dialog box.
2. Enter “welcome” in the “Open” field.
3. Click the “OK” button.

Tips for shutting down the computer by right-clicking the “Start” menu

1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, Directory, shell branches in order.
3. Under the shell branch, create a new key named “Close”.
4. Change the “Default” value under the “Close” key to “关闭计算机”.
5. Under the “Close” key, create a new key named “Command”.
6. Change the “Default” value under the “Command” key to “Rundll32.exe User.exe，ExitWindows”.
7. Execute the “Exit” command from the “Registry” menu to close the Registry Editor.
After that, when we right-click the “Start” menu, the shortcut menu popped up by the system will have an extra “Shut Down Computer” command. Executing this command can quickly shut down the computer (directly shutting down, rather than displaying the “Shut Down Computer” dialog box), thus speeding up the user’s shutdown.

Tips for installing multilingual support modules

Windows 98 has multilingual support, which lets us handle documents in multiple different languages at the same time, greatly facilitating users’ data exchange. Generally speaking, when we install Windows 98 using the default method, the multilingual support module is not installed. For this, we can use the following method:
1. Click the “Start” button, then choose “Settings” and “Control Panel” in order to open the Windows 98 Control Panel.
2. Double-click the “Add/Remove Programs” icon in the Control Panel to open the “Add/Remove Programs” dialog box.
3. Select the “Windows Setup” tab.
4. Select the “Multilanguage Support” option.
5. Click the “Details” button.
6. Check the box next to the language you want to use.
7. Click the “OK” button, and insert the Windows 98 system floppy disk or CD as required.
8. Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

Tips for allowing multiple users to have personalized settings

Windows 98 allows multiple users to use it, and different users can use different personal settings. To achieve this, we can use the following method:
1. Click the “Start” button, then choose “Settings” and “Control Panel” in order to start the Control Panel.
2. Double-click the “Passwords” icon.
3. Open the “Password Properties” dialog box.
4. Select the “User Profiles” tab.
5. Check the “Users can customize their preferences and desktop settings” option.
6. Click the “OK” button.

Steps for updating device drivers

When installing Windows 98, suitable drivers have already been installed for all hardware devices. However, hardware manufacturers may later release new drivers to further improve system performance. At that time, we should upgrade our driver versions to make full use of the new version’s functions. The steps for updating drivers are:
1. Click the “Start” button, then choose “Settings” and “Control Panel” in order to open the Control Panel.
2. Double-click the “System” icon to open the “System Properties” settings box.
3. Select the “Device Manager” tab.
4. Select the hardware device whose driver you want to update.
5. Click the “Properties” button to open the property dialog box for that device.
6. Select the “Driver” tab.
7. Click the “Update Driver” button to start the “Update Driver Wizard”.
8. Complete the driver update with the help of the “Update Driver Wizard”.

Tips for using multiple monitors

Windows 98 can support multiple monitors at the same time. We can move programs from one monitor to another, and we can also assign different color depths and screen resolutions to each monitor, which greatly facilitates users.
㈠How to install a secondary monitor
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Insert a PCI or AGP video adapter card into an available slot.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Windows will detect the new video adapter card and install the corresponding driver. At this time, the system may prompt you to restart the computer several times. We should keep clicking “No” until the system prompts that it must restart the computer.
5. Click the “Yes” button and restart the computer, and the secondary monitor will be installed successfully.
Note: To use the Windows 98 multi-monitor support function, we must ensure that each monitor is equipped with a PCI or AGP video adapter card.
㈡How to change the primary monitor
1. Connect the primary monitor and secondary monitor to the backs of the desired display cards respectively.
2. Start the computer. At this time, the monitor showing the desktop items is the primary monitor.
3. If the desktop items do not appear on the monitor to be used as the primary monitor, turn off the computer and monitors, then connect the monitor to be used as the primary monitor to the primary display card, and connect the other monitor to the secondary display card.
4. Restart the computer and repeat the above steps until a suitable monitor has been selected.
·The primary monitor is the monitor that shows desktop items when the computer starts.
·Full-screen MS-DOS windows always appear on the primary monitor.
㈢Viewing the same desktop across multiple monitors
1. Click the “Start” button, then choose “Settings” and “Control Panel” in order to start the Control Panel.
2. Double-click the “Display” icon.
3. Select the “Settings” tab in the “Display Properties” dialog box that pops up.
4. Click the monitor icon you want to use, then select “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”.
5. Click the “OK” button. After that, the desktop content can be displayed on multiple monitors at the same time.
㈣Arranging multiple monitor information
1. Click the “Start” button, then choose “Settings” and “Control Panel” in order to start the Control Panel.
2. Double-click the “Display” icon.
3. Open the “Settings” tab in the “Display Properties” dialog box that pops up.
4. Drag and drop the monitor icons so their positions match the actual arrangement of the monitors.

How to change the keyboard language layout (how to choose the default input method)

1. Click the “Start” button, then choose “Settings” and “Control Panel” in order to open the Windows 98 Control Panel.
2. Double-click the “Keyboard” icon in the Control Panel to open the “Keyboard Properties” dialog box.
3. Select the “Language” tab.
4. Select the keyboard language you want to change, then click the “Properties” button.
5. In the “Language Properties” dialog box that pops up, select the keyboard layout (Chinese input method) you want to use.
6. Click the “OK” button.

Tips for using the “Windows Tune-Up Wizard” for routine computer maintenance

Routine computer maintenance is a headache, but Windows 98’s “Windows Tune-Up Wizard” thoroughly solves this problem. It can help users check disk errors, defragment disks, and so on, greatly facilitating use. The steps for using the “Windows Tune-Up Wizard” for routine maintenance are:
1. Click the “Start” button, then choose “Programs”, “Accessories”, “System Tools”, and “Windows Tune-Up” in order to start the Windows 98 Tune-Up Wizard.
2. At this time the “Windows Tune-Up Wizard” will ask the user whether to perform maintenance immediately or set up a maintenance schedule so the computer can maintain itself automatically at the specified time. Users can choose according to actual circumstances.
3. If the user selects the “Tune up my computer now” option, the “Windows Tune-Up Wizard” will immediately call relevant applications to carry out all-round maintenance on the computer, mainly including deleting useless files from the hard disk, checking disk errors, defragmenting disks, and so on.
4. If the user selects the “Change my settings or schedule” option, the “Windows Tune-Up Wizard” will ask the user to specify the time, method, items, and other content for automatic routine maintenance, and then add that content to the “Scheduled Tasks” management program. In the future, the scheduled tasks manager will call the related applications to maintain the computer, thus achieving automatic system maintenance by the computer, which is very convenient.

Tips for using the “Connection Wizard” to establish an Internet connection

1. Click the “Start” button, then choose “Programs”, “Internet Explorer”, and “Connection Wizard” in order to start the Windows 98 “Internet Connection Wizard”.
2. The system pops up the “Setup Options” dialog box. Users should choose the appropriate option according to their needs (if the user has not yet selected an ISP, they can choose “I want to choose an Internet service provider and set up a new Internet account”; if the user already has an account with an ISP, they should choose “I want to set up a new connection using my phone line or local area network and connect to my existing Internet account”), then click the “Next” button.
3. Follow the prompts of the “Internet Connection Wizard” and gradually enter the telephone number, user name and password, Internet mail address, and so on.
4. When the “Complete Setup” dialog box appears, click the “Finish” button to create the new connection.
After the above setup, we can directly use IE and other software to surf the Internet, which is very convenient. In addition, Windows 98 still provides a “Dial-Up Networking” program, which we can also use to establish an Internet connection.

Using Windows 98’s Web online help function

1. Click the “Start” button, open the Windows 98 Start menu, and execute the “Help” command to open the “Help” box.
2. Click the “Web Help” button in the “Help” box.
3. At this point the help system will automatically link to Microsoft’s technical support webpage, and then we can view relevant Web online help information as needed.
Tips for preventing Windows 98 from detecting the CD-ROM drive
Generally speaking, Windows 98 needs to spend a certain amount of time detecting the CD-ROM drive every time it starts, which affects system startup speed. If users care very much about startup speed and only use the CD-ROM drive occasionally, they can use the following method to turn off Windows 98’s detection of the CD-ROM drive:
1. Install and start Windows 98 normally.
2. Click the “Start” menu, then choose “Settings\Control Panel” in order to start the Windows 98 Control Panel.
3. Double-click the “System” icon in the “Control Panel” window.
4. In the “System Properties” dialog box that pops up, select the “Device Manager” tab.
5. Expand the “CD-ROM” item in the device list and find the CD-ROM drive being used.
6. Select the CD-ROM drive being used and click the “Properties” button.
7. In the CD-ROM property dialog box that pops up, select the “General” tab.
8. In the “Device usage” box, check the “Disable in this hardware profile” option.
9. Click the “OK” button. The system will automatically return to the “System Properties” dialog box. At this point the user will see a small red X added before the selected CD-ROM drive in the device list, indicating that the CD-ROM drive has been disabled.
10.Close the Control Panel and restart the computer.
After that, Windows 98 will skip detection of the CD-ROM drive during startup, thereby speeding startup by 3~5 seconds, which is still quite a good effect. Of course, at this time Windows 98 will not recognize the CD-ROM drive. If the user wants to use the CD-ROM drive, they can repeat the above steps and clear the “Disable in this hardware profile” option checked in step 8. Then the CD-ROM drive can be used directly without restarting the computer, which is very convenient.

Preventing MS-DOS applications from detecting the presence of Windows

Some older DOS programs automatically check whether Windows is active when starting, and if it is active, they cannot run. Therefore, we should use the following method to prevent MS-DOS applications from detecting the presence of Windows so as to ensure that they run normally under the DOS state of Windows 98:
1. Start Windows 98 Explorer.
2. Locate the older MS-DOS application that has the ability to detect Windows.
3. Right-click the program with the mouse.
4. Execute the “Properties” command from the shortcut menu.
5. Click the “Program” tab in the application properties dialog box.
6. Click the “Advanced” button.
7. In the “Advanced Program Settings” dialog box, check “Prevent MS-DOS-based programs from detecting Windows”.
8. Click the “OK” button to return to the application properties dialog box.
9. Click the “OK” button to close the application properties dialog box.

How to enter Chinese characters from the GBK extended character set in Chinese Windows 98

Chinese Windows 98 combines the GB input method and the GBK input method into one. If we want to use the GBK input method to enter Chinese characters in the GBK extended character set, we can use the following method:
1. Click the “Start” button, then choose “Settings” and “Control Panel” in order to start the Windows 98 Control Panel.
2. Double-click the “Input Method” icon in the Control Panel to open the “Input Method Properties” settings box.
3. Click the “Input Method” tab.
4. Select the Chinese input method you need to use from the “Input Method” list box (such as “QuanPin input method”).
5. Click the “Properties” button.
6. When the system pops up the “Input Method Settings” dialog box, select the “GBK” option.
7. Click the “OK” button twice in succession to close all dialog boxes.

Tips for adding “
Delete” and “Rename” commands to the shortcut menu when right-clicking the Recycle Bin
1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT、CLSID、{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}、ShellFolder branches in order.
3. Change the value of Attributes under the ShellFolder branch from “40 01 00 20” to “70 01 00 20”.
4. Execute the “Exit” command from the “Registry” menu to close the Registry Editor.
After that, when we right-click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop, we will find that there is an extra “Delete” command and a “Rename” command in the shortcut menu. Then we can use these commands to delete the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop or rename it. The effect is actually quite good.

Tips for adding a background to the IE toolbar

1. Prepare an attractive BMP-format image file (note that the color should not be too dark, otherwise it may affect the toolbar display).
2. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
3. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_Current_User、Software、Microsoft、Internet Explorer、Toolbar branches in order.
4. Under the Toolbar branch, create a new string value named “BackBitmap”.
5. Double-click the string value “BackBitmap”, then in the “Value data” field of the Edit String dialog box that pops up, enter the full path and filename of the BMP image.
6. Execute the “Exit” command from the “Registry” menu to close the Registry Editor.
After restarting IE, we will find that IE’s menu bar and toolbar both use that image as the background, and the effect is quite good (Explorer, My Computer, and other application windows will also undergo the same change).

Tips for adding background images to Windows 98 folders

In Windows 98, we can set different background images for each folder, which can greatly beautify the system’s display effect. The steps for adding different background images to each folder are:
1. Start Explorer or My Computer and find the folder whose background image you want to set.
2. Execute the “Customize This Folder” command from the “View” menu.
3. The system pops up the “Customize This Folder” dialog box, where the user can select the “Choose a background picture” option.
4. Click the “Next” button to enter the background image selection box.
5. At this time the system will display various existing images in the “Background picture for this folder” list box. The user can refer to the preview and choose a favorite image from the list, setting it as the background picture for the corresponding folder. In addition, we can also click the “Browse” button and specify some other favorite image from the “Open” dialog box that pops up (such as the main picture from Titanic).
6. Click the “Color” button next to the “Text box” to choose a suitable text display color for the folder, then click the “Color” button next to the “Background box” to choose a suitable display color for the text background.
7. Click the “Next” button.
8. Click the “OK” button.

Tips for removing the little arrow from Windows 98 shortcut icons

1. Click the “Start” menu and execute the “Run” command.
2. Enter “REGEDIT” in the Windows 98 Run dialog box and click “OK” to start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
3. In the left pane of the Registry Editor, expand “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \lnkfile” in order.
4. Right-click the “IsShortCut” item in the right pane of the Registry Editor and execute the “Delete” command from the shortcut menu.
5. In the confirmation dialog box popped up by the system, choose “OK”.
6. In the left pane of the Registry Editor, expand “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \piffile” in order.
7. Repeat steps 4~5 and delete the “IsShortCut” item under “piffile” again.
8. Close the Registry Editor.
9. Restart Windows 98.
Tips for modifying the Windows 98 user name
1 Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2 In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE、SOFTWARE、Microsoft、Windows、CurrentVersion branches in order.
3 The “RegisteredOwner” and “RegisteredOrganization” keys under the CurrentVersion branch are used to record user information for Windows 98. The former is used to record the user’s name, and the latter is used to record the name of the user’s organization. We only need to change them to achieve the purpose of adjusting the Windows 98 user name.
4 Execute the “Exit” command from the “Registry” menu of the Registry Editor to close the Registry Editor.

Using Windows 98 to play VCDs directly

1. Click the “Start” menu, then choose “Programs\Accessories\Entertainment\Active Movie文件类型” in order to start the Active Movie settings dialog box.
2. Select the “Options” tab in the Active Movie settings dialog box.
3. At the same time select the “Use Active Movie to play VCD files” and “Use Active Movie to play MPEG files” options.
4. Click “OK” to close the Active Movie settings dialog box (note: steps 1~4 only need to be carried out the first time you use Active Movie to play a VCD. After that, they can all be omitted, and you can start directly from step 5).
5. Insert the VCD you want to play into the CD-ROM drive.
6. Click the “Start” menu, then choose “Programs\Accessories\Entertainment\Active Movie控制” in order to start the Active Movie playback program.
7. The system automatically pops up the “Open” dialog box. Select “All Active Movie files” from the “Files of type” drop-down box.
8. Select the video file on the VCD, then click the “Open” button.
9. Click the “Play” button on Active Movie to begin playing the VCD.

Tips for quickly entering safe mode

In Windows 98, entering safe mode no longer requires choosing “Safe Mode” from the startup menu as in Windows 95. We only need to hold down the Shift key during startup to achieve the purpose, which is very convenient.

Tips for speeding up the pop-up speed of the Start menu

1. Start the Windows 98 Registry Editor.
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER、ControlPanel、desktop branches in order.
3. Under the desktop branch there is a key named MenuShowDelay. It is the delay time before the submenu appears when the mouse points to a menu item with a lower-level menu in the “Start” menu. The unit is milliseconds. Users can modify it appropriately (for example, set it to 100, meaning it will appear after waiting 0.1 second).
4. Execute the “Exit” command from the “Registry” menu to close the Registry Editor.
After that, the pop-up speed of the “Start” menu will be faster, thus satisfying users’ needs.

Tips for letting MS-DOS mode obtain the maximum available memory

To let MS-DOS mode obtain the maximum available memory, we only need to modify the “system.ini” file and add the command LocalLoadHigh=1 under the section.

Tips for setting OEM information in Windows 98

After buying a brand-name computer with Windows 98 preinstalled, we can see some manufacturer-related information in System Information. This is also something ordinary users can do. The steps are:
1. First create a 160×120 BMP image file showing your own “OEM” style, and save it as “oemlogo.bmp” in the system subdirectory of Windows 98.
2. Create a new system settings file named “oeminfo.ini” in the system subdirectory of Windows 98, with the following file contents:

Manufacturer=（“OEM” name）
Model=（“OEM” unit）

line1=（“OEM” information）
line2=
line3=（there is no limit to the number of line= lines）
In this way we complete the job of making our own “OEM”. After that, we only need to open the “System” icon in Control Panel to see the “OEM” information we set.

Tips for displaying file extensions

By default, Windows 98 does not display the extensions of known file types, which makes some old users feel very uncomfortable. No problem, the following tip can solve it:
1. Click the “Start” button, then choose “Settings” and “Folder Options” in order to open the “Folder Options” settings box.
2. Click the “View” tab.
3. Clear the “Hide file extensions for known file types” option.
4. Click the “OK” button to close the “Folder Options” settings box.
After that, no matter what state Windows 98 is in (such as Explorer or My Computer), it will display file extensions, solving the old users’ habit problem.

Tips for speeding up menu display

1. Start the Registry Editor.
2. In the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_CIURRENT_USER、Control Panel、desktop branches in order.
3. Right-click the right pane, choose “New”, then select “String”, and name it MenuShowDelay
4. Double-click it, and the adjustment field will appear
5. The value can be set to 1－10, with 1 being the fastest
6. Restart the computer


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1. How to quickly open “Explorer”

Hold down the Shift key and double-click the “My Computer” icon on the desktop to open the “Explorer” window.

2. Recovering files deleted in DOS mode

1. Click the “Start” button and choose “Programs”;
2. Click the “MS-DOS Mode” command to open the “MS-DOS Mode” window;
3. Run the “Lock” command at the DOS command prompt;
4. When the prompt message “Are you sure(Y/N)?” appears, press the “Y” key and then press Enter, and Windows 98’s restriction on disk access will be lifted;
5. Execute the command “Undelete”.

3. Minimizing all open windows

The user only needs to click the “Show Desktop” button on the taskbar to minimize all windows.

4. Minimizing multiple windows at one time

If the user wants to minimize multiple windows at one time (note: not all windows), the following method can be used:
1. Hold down the Ctrl key, and use the left mouse button to click the taskbar buttons of the windows to be minimized;
2. Hold down the Ctrl key, and right-click any one of the window buttons to be minimized on the taskbar, and a shortcut menu will appear;
3. Choose the “Minimize” command on the shortcut menu that appears.

5. Clearing the contents of the “Documents” submenu

The “Documents” submenu in the “Start” menu records the filenames of the 15 documents most recently used by the user. If the user wants to delete these contents, the following method can be used;

1. Click the “Start” button and choose “Settings”;
2. Click the “Taskbar and Start Menu” command—or right-click a blank area on the taskbar and choose the “Properties” command from the shortcut menu that appears—and the “Taskbar Properties” dialog box will appear;
3. Click the “Start Menu Programs” tab;
4. Click the “Clear (C)” button, and all contents (records) in the “Documents” submenu can be cleared.

6. The function of the “?” icon button in dialog boxes

When operating dialog boxes in Chinese Windows 98, users can find that there is a “?” icon button in the upper right corner of every dialog box. Click the “?” icon button, and the mouse pointer will carry a question mark. The user can move the mouse pointer to any option in the dialog box. After moving the pointer to an option, clicking the mouse will display a brief explanation of that option.
The function of the “?” icon button in dialog boxes can also be achieved by right-clicking the mouse, as follows:
1. Move the mouse pointer to an option in the dialog box;
2. Right-click the mouse, and a “What’s This? (W)” button will appear;
3. Click the “What’s This? (W)” button, and a brief explanation of that option will be displayed.

7. Three methods for switching windows

Switching windows is something often done when using Chinese Windows 98. There are generally three methods for switching windows.
Method 1: Use the “taskbar” to switch windows
On the taskbar in Chinese Windows 98, apart from the “Start” button and the “Clock”, all the other buttons correspond to active applications.
To switch windows using the taskbar, click the active application button corresponding to the window you want to switch to.
Method 2: Use the keyboard to switch windows
1. Use the Alt+Tab key combination.
2. Use the Alt+Esc key combination.
Method 3: Use the mouse to switch windows by clicking anywhere in the visible area of the window you want to switch to.

8. Showing or canceling icon buttons on the “Toolbar” in Chinese Windows 98 application windows

To show icon buttons on the “Toolbar” in Chinese Windows 98 application windows, use the following method:
1. Choose “Toolbar” from the “View” menu;
2. In the submenu that pops up, choose the type of icon button to show. (There are 4 types in total: “Standard Buttons”, “Address Bar”, “Links”, “Text Labels”)
To cancel icon buttons on the “Toolbar” in Chinese Windows 98 application windows, use the following method:
1. Choose “Toolbar” from the “View” menu;
2. In the submenu that pops up, choose the type of icon button to cancel.

9. Changing the display content of the left pane in Chinese Windows 98 application windows

1. Choose “Explorer Bar” (E) from the “View” menu;
2. In the submenu that pops up, choose what to display in the left pane. There are 6 types: “Search”, “Favorites”, “History”, “Channels”, “All Folders”, “None”.

10. Displaying content in Chinese Windows 98 application windows in Web page style

To display content in Chinese Windows 98 application windows in Web page style, simply choose the “As Web Page” command from the “View” menu (that is, make a check mark “√” appear to the left of that command).

11. Two methods for renaming folders or files

Method 1:
1. Enter “Windows 98 Explorer” or “My Computer”;
2. Select the folder or file to be renamed;
3. Choose the “Rename (M)” command from the “File” menu, and the original name of the folder or file will be highlighted, with a blinking cursor inside;
4. Enter the new name and press Enter.

Method 2:

1. Enter “Windows 98 Explorer” or “My Computer”;
2. After selecting the folder or file to be renamed, right-click the mouse;
3. Choose the “Rename (M)” command from the shortcut menu that appears, and the original name of the folder or file will be highlighted, with a blinking cursor inside.
4. Enter the new name and press Enter.

12. Modifying the properties of the “Recycle Bin”

The function of the “Recycle Bin” is to store deleted files or folders from the hard disk, but the user can also modify the properties of the “Recycle Bin”, for example specifying that when performing a delete operation, the specified file or folder should not be moved to the “Recycle Bin”, but should be truly deleted.
The steps for modifying the properties of the “Recycle Bin” are as follows:

1. Enter “Windows Explorer”;
2. Right-click the “Recycle Bin” icon;
3. Choose the “Properties (R)” command from the shortcut menu that appears, and the “Recycle Bin Properties” dialog box will appear;
4. Click the “Global” tab;
5. If the user wants the specified file or folder not to be moved to the “Recycle Bin” when performing a delete operation, but to be completely deleted by using the “Delete” command, then select the checkbox “Do not move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted (R)”; if the user wants each drive to be able to use different settings separately, then choose the radio button “Configure drives independently (C)”; if the user wants the system to display a confirmation message before deleting files, then choose the checkbox “Display delete confirmation dialog (D)”; if the user wants to adjust the space of the “Recycle Bin”, then hold down the left mouse button and drag the slider until the displayed “Recycle Bin” space ratio meets the user’s requirements;
6. Click the “OK” button.

13. Clever use of the “Edit” menu in the “Recycle Bin”

If the user wants to delete most of the files in the “Recycle Bin”, the following simple method can be used:
1. Select the files the user does not want to delete;
2. Click the “Edit” menu;
3. Choose the “Invert Selection” command, and the system will then select the files the user wants to delete.
4. Choose the “Delete (D)” command from the “File” menu.

14. The correspondence between font “号” and “points” in Chinese Windows 98

In order to meet the need in Chinese publishing to use character-size names as the unit of font size, Chinese Windows 98 allows users to use both “号” and “points” as the units of font size. The provided character sizes include: 八号、七号、小六、六号、小五、五号、小四、四号、小三、三号、小二、二号、小一、一号、小初、初号. Table 1 lists the point value corresponding to each font “号”.
Table 1 Correspondence between “号” and “points”
Character size number Point value Character size Point value
八号 5 小三 15
七号 5.5 三号 16
小六 6.5 小二 18
六号 7.5 二号 22
小五 9 小一 24
五号 10.5 一号 26
小四 12 小初 36
四号 14 初号 42
Explanation: Fonts with point values 48 and 72 do not have corresponding character-size names, and the 72-point font is the largest.

15. How to open menus with the keyboard

Method 1:
1. Press Alt to activate the menu bar of the active window;
2. Move the arrow keys (or ) to display the menu title bar window you want to open;
3. Press Enter.

Method 2:

1. Press Alt to activate the menu bar of the active window;
2. Press the underlined letter after the menu title bar you want to open.
To open the control menu with the keyboard, simply press Alt+
To choose a menu command with the keyboard, use the following methods:
Method 1: Move the arrow keys so that the menu command you want to choose is highlighted, then press Enter.
Method 2: Press the underlined letter after the menu command you want to choose.

16. How to change window size with the keyboard

1. Press Alt+ to open the window’s control menu;
2. Move the arrow keys (or ) to select the “Size” command, then press Enter, and the mouse pointer will become a shape with 4 arrows;
3. Use the arrow keys to move the pointer to the window border or corner, and the pointer will change accordingly into different shapes;
4. When the pointer is on the border or corner, press the arrow keys to change the window size. After pressing the arrow keys, a red dotted line will appear, indicating the new position of the border.
5. When you think the position of the red dotted line is suitable, press Enter.
Explanation:
1. To cancel the operation of changing window size with the keyboard, just press the Esc key.
2. The above operation applies when the window is neither maximized nor minimized.

17. How to move a window with the keyboard

1. Press Alt+ to open the window’s control menu;
2.Move the arrow keys (or ) to select the “Move” command, then press Enter, and the mouse pointer will become a shape with 4 arrows;
3. Use the arrow keys to move the window;
4. When you think the position of the window is suitable, press Enter.

18. Three commonly used functions of the Space key

Function 1: Input a space character. This is the most commonly used function of the Space key.
Function 2: Used together with the Ctrl key (Ctrl+Space), it can switch between Chinese and English.
Function 3: Used together with the Shift key (Shift+Space), it can switch between full-width and half-width.

19. How to set the key value of the Space key

During Chinese character input, the function of the Space key may differ for different input methods. Chinese Windows 98 allows users to set the key value of the Space key in the input method according to their own preference.
The general steps for setting the key value of the Space key are as follows:
1. Click the “Start” button and choose the “Run (R)…” command;
2. Enter “Regedit.exe” in the “Open” box;
3. Click the “OK” button, and the “Registry Editor” window will appear (note: you can also click the “Regedit.exe” icon in the “Explorer” window);
4. Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsft\Win-
dows\CurrentVersion;
5. In the left window, open the folder of the selected input method (for example QuanPin);
6. Right-click in the upper part of the right window;
7. Choose the “Modify (M)” command from the shortcut menu that appears, and the “Edit DWORD Value” dialog box will appear;
8. Enter the new key value of the Space key in the “Value data (V):” box;
9.Exit the “Registry Editor”.
Explanation:
1. The key value “0” means using the Space key as the external code input marker key; the key value “1” means using the Space key as the candidate selection key.
2. The method of setting the key value of the Enter key（）is basically the same as that of setting the Space key value. The key value “0” means keeping the Enter key’s original function; the key value “1” means making the Enter key function the same as the Esc key.

20. Changing the startup and shutdown screens of Chinese Windows 98

In the Logos.sys file under the Windows subdirectory of drive C (note: some users may have Win98), the startup screen of Chinese Windows 98 is stored; in the Logow.sys file under the Windows subdirectory of drive C, the shutdown screen of Chinese Windows 98 is stored, with a black background and the words “It is now safe to turn off your computer.” on the image. Changing the startup and shutdown screens of Chinese Windows 98 is actually just modifying these two files. The steps are as follows:
1. Enter “Windows Explorer”;
2. Select the startup screen file (or shutdown screen file) to be modified;
3. Double-click the selected file (or right-click the selected file with the mouse, then click the “Open With (E)…” command in the shortcut menu that appears, and the “Open With” dialog box will appear;
4. In the “Choose the program you want to use (C):” list box, select “MSPAINT”;
5. Click the “OK” button, and the “Paint” window will appear;
6. Modify the picture (including graphics, text content, fonts, etc.);
7. Save the modified picture.

21. Changing application icons

1. Enter “Windows Explorer”;
2. Make sure the icon of the application you want to change is visible;
3. Right-click that icon;
4. Choose the “Properties (R)” command from the shortcut menu that pops up, and the “Properties” dialog box will appear;
5. Click the “Shortcut” tab (note: if you are changing the icon of a DOS application, then click the “Program” tab);
6. Choose the “Change Icon (C)…” button, and the “Change Icon” dialog box will appear;
7. Select the required icon from the “Current Icon (C):” list box, then click the “OK” button.
Explanation: The system does not allow users to change the icons of some applications.
Example: Try changing the icon of the “Notepad” application. The steps are as follows:
1. Enter “Windows Explorer”
2. Open the Windows folder (note: some users may have a Win98 folder);
3. Open the Start Menu folder;
4. Open the Programs folder;
5. Double-click the “Accessories” icon;
6. Right-click the “Notepad” icon;
7. Choose the “Properties” command from the shortcut menu that pops up, and the “Notepad Properties” dialog box will appear;
8. Click the “Shortcut” tab;
9. Choose the “Change Icon (C)…” button, and the “Change Icon” dialog box will appear;
10. Select the required icon from the “Current Icon (C):” list box, then click the “OK” button.

Very good! Truly worthy of being called a classic! Thanks for sharing!

I really don’t know how many people can finish reading all of it!
Dizzy!

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Not bad! Already packed up!

You can also quickly open “Explorer” with Win+e

All of this is really digest material! The OP really worked hard!!

So there are still this many friends, just like me, still playing with Win98.

Hehe, old thread, fresh read