Windows 98 requires
skill and knowledge to install, configure, tune, manage, troubleshoot, and support.
This 2-day intensive course is hands-on (one PC per student) and filled with
practical tips on smoothing out Windows 98’s rough edges. Tuition includes
workbook and CD.
1. Windows
98 Versions and Variations
- A. Windows
98’s Place in the Family
- B. Microsoft’s
Design Goals
- C. Windows
98 vs. NT Workstation
- D. What’s
Windows 98, Second Edition?
2. Installing
Windows 98
- A. Creating
a Distribution Point
- B. Preparing
for Installation
- C. Automated
Installations and Batch 98
- D. Dual-Boot
Systems
- E. Top 10
Setup Problems
3. Memory
Management under Windows 98
- A. The Intel
Memory Model
- B. Protect-Mode
vs. Real-Mode Memory
- C. 32-Bit
vs. 16-Bit Applications
- D. Managing
DOS Memory in CONFIG, AUTOEXEC, and Property Sheets
- E. Fixing
System Resource Problems
- F. Monitoring
and Tuning the Swapfile
- G. Memory
Protection and Dr. Watson
- H. Top 10
Memory Management Problems
4. Multitasking,
Threads and Program Execution
- A. Pre-Emptive
vs. Cooperative Multitasking
- B. Processes
and Threads in Windows 98
- C. Prioritization
and Scheduling
- D. Achieving
Efficient and Safe Multitasking
- E. The Top
10 Multitasking Problems
5. Configuring
the File Systems
- A. Tuning
Hard Drives, CDROMs, & Networks
- B. Troubleshooting
Long File Names on the PC and LAN
- C. Configuring
and Troubleshooting FAT32
- D. Utilities:
System File Checker, ScanDisk, & Defrag
- E. Top 10
File System Problems
6. Configuring
the Display and Printing Systems
- A. Configuring
Display Adapters for Speed
- B. Configuring
Multiple Displays
- C. Top 10
Display Problems
- D. The Print
System and EMF Spooling
- E. Point-and-Print
on the Network
- F. Top 10
Printing Problems
7. Buses,
Devices, Plug-and-Play, and Power
- A. Plug and
Play Architecture: What Works, What Doesn’t
- B. Configuring
Legacy Devices
- C. Resolving
Device Conflicts
- D. New Buses:
USB, FireWire, etc.
- E. New Devices:
DVD, AGP, etc.
- F. Power
Management
- G. Top 10
Device Configuration Problems
8. Networking
and Remote Access
- A. Windows
98 and the OSI Model
- B. Configuring
LAN Drivers, Protocols, and Clients
- C. Supporting
Real-Mode Network Access
- D. Peer Services
and Resource Sharing
- E. Network
Print Services for Novell and NT
- F. Top 10
Networking Problems
- G. TAPI and
Communications Software
- H. Remote
LAN Access with Dial-Up Client and Server
- I. Virtual
Private Networking and PPTP
- J. Direct
Cable Connection and the Briefcase
9. Understanding
and Securing the Registry
- A. The Role
of the Registry
- B. Registry
Structure
- C. Registry
Editing Tools
- D. Backing
Up and Restoring with Registry Checker
- E. Registry
"Gotchas"
- F. The Registry
and System Management
- G. Top 10
Registry Problems
10. User
Profiles, System Policies, and Security
- A. User-Level
and Share-Level Security
- B. User Profiles
- C. System
Policies
- D. Windows
Update
- E. Internet
Security
- F. Top 10
Profile and Policy Problems
11. Supporting
the User Interface
- A. The Internet-Centric
Desktop
- B. Running
Applications and Performing Tasks
- C. Customizing
the Desktop
- D. New Multimedia
Tools
- E. Active
Desktop and IE4/5
- F. Top 10
User Interface Problems
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