Using Microsoft Windows 95

This slightly wacky book offers inviting, colorful, and humorous coverage of the newest version of Windows. Like The Ultimate MS-DOS Book, this book has four-color photos and illustrations, up-to-the-minute facts, and engaging text. "Tips" bars give practical advice, "Troubleshooting" topics steer users away from possible hazards and give advice on how to get out of a jam.

Bestselling author Ron Person offers detailed tutorials on tasks and/or topics that may challenge expert level users. "Using Windows 95" provides all the information, step-by-step instructions, and software tools one needs to build the ultimate Windows workstation in a networked/Internet-ready environment. The CD-ROM contains over 150 of Que's "Editor's Choice" shareware tools.

With a complete visual solution on every page, this book provides an excellent introduction to Windows 95 in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step layout. This book covers all the reader needs to know about Notepad, mobile computing, faxes, e-mail, games, and video, along with bonus information about Internet Explorer. The third edition has been updated to cover navigating on the World Wide Web.

"Raymond Chen is the original raconteur of Windows." --Scott Hanselman, ComputerZen.com "Raymond has been at Microsoft for many years and has seen many nuances of Windows that others could only ever hope to get a glimpse of. With this book, Raymond shares his knowledge, experience, and anecdotal stories, allowing all of us to get a better understanding of the operating system that affects millions of people every day. This book has something for everyone, is a casual read, and I highly recommend it!" --Jeffrey Richter, Author/Consultant, Cofounder of Wintellect "Very interesting read. Raymond tells the inside story of why Windows is the way it is." --Eric Gunnerson, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation "Absolutely essential reading for understanding the history of Windows, its intricacies and quirks, and why they came about." --Matt Pietrek, MSDN Magazine's Under the Hood Columnist "Raymond Chen has become something of a legend in the software industry, and in this book you'll discover why. From his high-level reminiscences on the design of the Windows Start button to his low-level discussions of GlobalAlloc that only your inner-geek could love, The Old New Thing is a captivating collection of anecdotes that will help you to truly appreciate the difficulty inherent in designing and writing quality software." --Stephen Toub, Technical Editor, MSDN Magazine Why does Windows work the way it does? Why is Shut Down on the Start menu? (And why is there a Start button, anyway?) How can I tap into the dialog loop? Why does the GetWindowText function behave so strangely? Why are registry files called "hives"? Many of Windows' quirks have perfectly logical explanations, rooted in history. Understand them, and you'll be more productive and a lot less frustrated. Raymond Chen--who's spent more than a decade on Microsoft's Windows development team--reveals the "hidden Windows" you need to know. Chen's engaging style, deep insight, and thoughtful humor have made him one of the world's premier technology bloggers. Here he brings together behind-the-scenes explanations, invaluable technical advice, and illuminating anecdotes that bring Windows to life--and help you make the most of it. A few of the things you'll find inside: What vending machines can teach you about effective user interfaces A deeper understanding of window and dialog management Why performance optimization can be so counterintuitive A peek at the underbelly of COM objects and the Visual C++ compiler Key details about backwards compatibility--what Windows does and why Windows program security holes most developers don't know about How to make your program a better Windows citizen

This book explains how best to use the powerful features of Windows 95 in Win32-based applications, 16-bit Windows application, and MS-DOS-based applications. It also provides guidelines for developing virtual devices that support applications. Provided by members of the Microsoft Windows 95 technical team, this important information is not available anywhere else.

Addressing the new features of the newest version of Windows, and leading the reader step-by-step with full-color illustrations, How to Use Windows 95 is the perfect book for any new user of Windows.

The Microsoft Windows 95 product team introduces readers to Windows 95. This guide describes the features, behavior, and benefits of Windows 95. The comprehensive overview will leave readers with a clear vision of what the software will look, feel, and act like. It includes everything readers have wanted to know about Windows 95 but didn't know who to ask! (Operating Systems)

Direct from the Windows 95 development team, this comprehensive book/disk combo is the most exhaustive source of technical information that computer professionals, advanced users, and many enthusiastic Windows users need to become experts on the latest release of Windows. It contains some of the most sought-after tips, tricks, and productivity secrets available.; 3 disks.