Supporting Microsoft Windows 98: Installing and Configuring CBT Training CD

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Summary: Supporting Microsoft Windows 98: Installing and Configuring
Review: Course Overview
This is the first course in a five part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge to install, configure, customize, optimize, integrate and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 98.

Learn To

Identify the hardware requirements for installing Windows 98 and the measures to prevent software conflicts during setup.
Configure hardware, system and software settings by using the Control Panel and the registry.

Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for installing, configuring, customizing, optimizing, integrating and troubleshooting Microsoft Windows 98. Participants should be familiar with Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 and have completed NETg course series 71441 - 71444, Networking Essentials 2nd Edition.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Setting Up Windows 98 3 - 4 hours

Identify the key enhancements in Windows 98.
Identify the communications and networking features supported by Windows 98.
Match the new hardware standards supported by Windows 98 with their functions.
Select the appropriate client operating systems for a given work environment.
Identify the hardware requirements for installing Windows 98.
Identify the measures to avoid software conflicts during Windows 98 setup.
Identify the requirements for setting up a computer to dual boot Windows 98 with the Windows NT Workstation 4.0.
Identify the situations in which you set up Windows 98.
Install Windows 98.
Automate Windows 98 setup by using a setup script.
Provide setup support by resolving setup problems.
Uninstall Windows 98.
Disable Windows 98 uninstallation.
Customize a Startup Disk by adding utilities to the cabinet file.

Unit 2: Configuring Windows 98 3 - 4 hours

Add a hardware component to a Windows 98 system.
Create a hardware profile manually.
Identify the methods for managing PC Card devices.
Configure power management on a Windows 98 computer by changing the properties of a power scheme.
Configure the display properties of a Windows 98 computer.
Sequence the steps to set up multiple displays.
Configure multiple displays.
Identify the possible solutions to multiple display support problems.
Configure the virtual memory of a Windows 98 computer by changing the swap file settings.
Optimize the performance of the hard disk file system by configuring the hard disk cache.
Optimize the performance of the CD-ROM file system (CDFS) by configuring the CDFS cache.
Optimize the performance of a Windows 98 computer by configuring the floppy and removable disk drives.
Configure accessibility options.
Enlarge a selected portion of the screen to improve accessibility for the disabled by using the Magnifier.
Manage Windows 98 components.
Manage applications on a Windows 98 computer.
Sequence the steps in which file alignment takes place in applications on Windows 98 computers.
Identify the position of a registry component in the registry structure.
Match the registry subtrees with their contents.
Back up the registry.
Modify a registry value.
Add a new value to the registry.
Restore the registry by using the import function of Registry Editor.