Windows 98 Second Edition Complete

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Summary: Eureka!
Review: All I can say about this book is fantastic! There is so much in this wonderful book that I could understand unlike the dummies books. And the index and glossary and command reference is a sheer delight. I sleep with the book now for obvious reasons.

Rating:
Summary: Eureka!
Review: All I can say about this book is fantastic! There is so much in this wonderful book that I could understand unlike the dummies books. And the index and glossary and command reference is a sheer delight. I sleep with the book now for obvious reasons.

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Summary: Windows 98 SE: Incomplete
Review: This book appears to be written for a mixed audience, serving none of them well. It has no declared author, which is the first clue that it is nothing more than a collection of pieces and parts from various places. For the beginner to Windows, I would suppose it provides some help. It explains how to use Windows and how to use the Internet to the beginner. But if I were a beginner, I'd get a book expressly for the beginner. For those who have to actually set up and maintain their own computer, this book is insufficient. For example, the chapter "Controlling 98 SE -- The Regisitry and .ini Files", gets you into these files, but does not provide the details you need to do anything actually useful beyond creating backup copies (a good thing to do, of course). The registry is a potentially hazardous place to tweak, and without some guidance in developing a plan for working on the registry, other than an early backup, it is of no help whatsoever. In fact, it teaches a bad habit, namely, hacking rather than plan--execute--test strategies. This book lacks the useful details needed to actually get into the system to maintain it. The coverage of the Autotexec.bat and Config.sys files is virtually non-existent. It does not explain such basic parts of the Autoexec file as "CLASSPATH" or the univerally used "%...%" notation. These are necessary details. The book is far from complete. Not recommended.

Rating:
Summary: Windows 98 SE: Incomplete
Review: This book appears to be written for a mixed audience, serving none of them well. It has no declared author, which is the first clue that it is nothing more than a collection of pieces and parts from various places. For the beginner to Windows, I would suppose it provides some help. It explains how to use Windows and how to use the Internet to the beginner. But if I were a beginner, I'd get a book expressly for the beginner. For those who have to actually set up and maintain their own computer, this book is insufficient. For example, the chapter "Controlling 98 SE -- The Regisitry and .ini Files", gets you into these files, but does not provide the details you need to do anything actually useful beyond creating backup copies (a good thing to do, of course). The registry is a potentially hazardous place to tweak, and without some guidance in developing a plan for working on the registry, other than an early backup, it is of no help whatsoever. In fact, it teaches a bad habit, namely, hacking rather than plan--execute--test strategies. This book lacks the useful details needed to actually get into the system to maintain it. The coverage of the Autotexec.bat and Config.sys files is virtually non-existent. It does not explain such basic parts of the Autoexec file as "CLASSPATH" or the univerally used "%...%" notation. These are necessary details. The book is far from complete. Not recommended.

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Summary: Meet your computer.
Review: This book is quite helpful for any "new to computer" people. I used this book to teach a summer school class how to efficiently use the Windows 98 program. It went well. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a better understanding of computers.

Rating:
Summary: Meet your computer.
Review: This book is quite helpful for any "new to computer" people. I used this book to teach a summer school class how to efficiently use the Windows 98 program. It went well. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a better understanding of computers.