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`The Windowe 95 Bible
`Fred Davis
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`critical communications medium of all—office gossip. Microsoft cleverly
`picked August—a slow month at the office—to roll out Windows 95, and
`during that time it seemed as if everyone was talking about the new operat-
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`The launch Party
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`Massive media exposure and manipulative marketing maneuvers trans-
`formed the release ofWindows 95 from a mundane Operating system upgrade
`into a cultural event of the first magnitude. My head spun as I attended the
`Windows 95 launch event at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington, campus on
`August 24, 1995. Carnival tents and a Ferris wheel were set up to welcome the
`Windows elite, and security seemed assured with scores of Seattle police sur-
`rounding the perimeters. The gala event was hosted by Jay Leno of “Tonight
`Show” fame. Not coincidentally, Microsoft and NBC announced a deal related
`to the Microsoft Network that same day. Leno flaunted the tie-in with a joke
`about Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, saying, _“NBC .
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`Compatible.” Most of Leno‘s jokes played on the fact that Gates——who shared
`the stage with the comedianwis a nerd. Leno rode off toward the horizon in
`a midget car shaped like a Microsoft Mouse.
`Then Gates took center stage and invited the two Brads who helped build
`Windows 95—Brad Silverberg and Brad Chase—to join him onstage. As a
`giant Windows 95 Start button rose above them, the lights dimmed, and Gates
`popped a $12 million token into a virtual jukebox. (Microsoft paid that
`amount to gain rights to “Start Me Up” by the Rolling Stones, the first time
`the rock group had permitted commercial use of one of their songs.) The
`speakers blared, and Gates jumped and gyrated to the music in an attempt to
`disprove Leno’s portrayal of him.
`Then the stage split open. The backdrop was pulled up like a curtain to
`reveal oudoor bleachers packed with the Windows 95 product development
`team, all dressed in rainbow-colored crew shirts bearing the Windows 95
`logo. Like that of their suddenly rhythmic chairman, the wholesome faces of
`Microsoft were charged with excitement as they swayed to the music. We atten-
`dees were then ushered through the opening in the stage into the sunshine
`outside, with the music blaring and the dancing Bill guiding us through like
`Moses leading the Israelites through the Red Sea into the promised land.
`All the hoopla left little time to think about Windows 95 itself. Even at the
`press conference, no one seemed to care about the operating system; most of
`the questions centered around problems the Justice Department was having
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` 1/ Introducing Windows" 95
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`Windows 95 package. But Windows 95 isn’t about marketing or about Jay
`Leno or the Rolling Stones or even the Microsoft Network. It‘s about a new
`version ofWindows, the most popular and prominent operating system in all
`of computerdom. And the changes that Microsoft has made to this important
`piece of software dramatically change the way you work with your computer.
`That’s what this book is about.
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`What This Book Is About
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`According to the hype surrounding the launch of Windows 95, some 500
`books have been written on the t0pic. I’m glad you chose this one. Hundreds
`of those books were available simultaneously with the launch; because it takes
`several months to produce a book, that means those books were not based on
`the final product. I’ve tried to describe the real world of Windows 95, and
`that’s why I waited to finish the book until Windows 95 was also finished. I’ve
`used the final product and installed it on several different machines. And I
`like to tell it like it is, so you can count on me to give you the straight scoop
`and sound advice, based on hard experience with the real product.
`When you strip away all the hyperbole, you have an operating system that’s
`evolutionary, not revolutionary. Most peOple will still be doing pretty much
`the same things with Windows 95 that they were doing with Windows 3.1.
`Yes, it will be a little easier and a little prettier, but it won’t change your life,
`and it won’t turn your PC into a MauA PC is aPC is aPC—despite the much-
`touted Plug and Play feature—so you might have to confront the technical
`complexities of your hardware setup sometime in the near future. Don’t get
`me wrong. I think Windows 95 is a big improvement over Windows 3.1. It’s
`just important to keep everything in perspective.
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`Windows 95 raises computing on a PC to a higher threshold in three impor-
`tant areas: features, performance, and ease of use. To start with, Windows 95
`introduces a substantially new graphical user interface, or GUI (Figure 1.1).
`Windows 95 also improves the performance of your operating system in areas
`such as graphics, multitasking, memory management, and hardware device
`drivers. And Windows 95 adds new features such as built-in networking and
`“auto-play” technology for CD-ROMS; the latter enables a music CD to begin
`playing all by itself and a software (ID-ROM to start up all by itself when you
`pop the disc into the drive. All the improvements to Windows also enrich the
`entire environment for building application programs.
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`ability to use almost all the existing software applications written for Win-
`dows 3.1 and DOS. The tens of thousands of applications created for those
`older operating systems run the gamut from spreadsheets and word proces-
`sors to shareware utilities and music software. Microsoft actually put reins on
`the advancement of Windows to retain compatibility with existing Windows
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`Why Bother to Read This Book?
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`The megabucks Microsoft set aside to blitz the media with Windows 95 has
`paid off handsomely. I’m assuming that you, too, have been swept up in the
`wave of Windows 95 enthusiasm. But even if you’re someone without the
`faith, someone who’s had Windows 95 foisted on you by your boss, why just
`tolerate it when you can actually put it to work for you? Either way, without
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`a detailed understanding of the software and hardware resources that the
`environment offers, and without a command of the utilities that enable you
`to control and customize it, you aren’t able to take full advantage ofWindows.
`And as with any software product, it’s the extras—the tips, the tricks, the little
`insights—that give you the incomparable pleasure that comes with truly
`understanding and mastering your environment.
`Ifyou stop your efforts after installing the Windows 95 environment along
`with an application or two, you’re bound to miss out on some important
`advances in personal computing, advances that can help increase your pro-
`ductivity and creativity and even enhance your enjoyment of computing.
`With Windows 95 you can make your personal computer more personal. You
`can customize your screen by selecting or designing icons, changing the colors
`of menus and buttons, and splashing the desktop with any pattern, from
`fleur-de-lis to flying toasters. Windows brings individuality to the forefront,
`so every system can reflect the personality and preferences of its user
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`Mastering the Window 95"Enuirenmeni
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`Underlying the capabilities and flexibility of Windows 95 is a Vast array of
`features and options. This book is designed to help you learn the inner secrets
`of Windows 95 so you can optimize your system and your software. Those
`secrets will help you harness all the power that Windows 95 offers. Imagine
`that you've driven home the car of the future. This book shows you all the new
`controls and how best to use them to rev up your engine.
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`Windows 95 is a graphical user interface with a long evolutionary history.
`Windows belongs to a larger family of interfaces that are all derived from the
`same source: Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (Xerox PARC). During the
`1960s and 1970s, PARC was home to seminal work by computer scientists
`such as Doug Englebart (inventor of the mouse), Alan Kay (now an Apple
`Fellow), and John Warnock (chairman ofAdobe Systems). Products emanat-
`ing from ideas developed at Xerox PARC revolutionized the computer indus-
`try. They include Xerox’s own Star Workstation (:1 commercial failure), Apple
`Computer’s failed Lisa and its highly successful Macintosh (which catalyzed
`an industry-wide move to GUIs), and the UNIX interfaces, including Open-
`Look from Sun Microsystems, Open Software Foundation’s Motif, NeXT’s
`NextStep, and IBM’s OSIZ Presentation Manager and Workplace Shell.
`Of course, Windows 95 is also a member of its own species: Windows. As
`such, Windows 95 represents the latest step in the evolution of Windows.
`Inaugurating a long—standing policy of preannouncing software, Microsoft
`first announced Windows 1.0 in 1933 but didn’t ship it for two years, until
`1985. Thus Windows was released ayear after Apple launched the Macintosh,
`which came with the first successful operating system based on a graphical
`user interface. By the late 1 9805, Windows reached a new evolutionary plateau
`that included versions. 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 and Windows 386. In 1990 the first
`commercially successful version of Whidows—3.0-—appeared, ultimately
`selling about 7 million copies.
`Windows 3.0 introduced many of the features and concepts that remain
`today in Windows 95. Windows 3.1 represented a relatively minor step for-
`ward in the technical evolution of Windows; its GUI was almost identical to
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`that of Windows 3.0. However, it was a huge success in the marketplace, its
`installed base soaring to include over 50 million users by the time Windows
`95 was launched in August 1995. Although Windows 95 is often seen as a new
`product, it’s almost as long-lived as the Macintosh operating system.
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`The Windows interface is based loosely on a software design specification
`called the SAA CUA, for System Application Architecture Common User
`Access, deveIOped several years ago by IBM. When IBM first outlined 5AA
`CUA, the intent was to make all user interfaces look similar, especially OSIZ
`Presentation Manager and Windows. Indeed, Windows 2 .x (that is, all the ver-
`sions of Windows 2) and Presentation Manager 1.1; shared a similar appear-
`ance. However, in 1991 IBM and Microsoft severed their longstanding joint
`development efforts, the very efforts that had lead to the creation of DOS and
`the PC standard. The result was the end of the look-alike quality of OSJ2 and
`Windows, with Microsoft taking its portion of the OSIZ code and renaming
`it Windows NT.
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`Because Microsoft designed much of the original 032'2 operating system,
`Windows and OSIZ have many similarities. Microsoft could take the portion
`of the OS}2 code it owned and rework it so that it became even more similar
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`to Windows. With both hindsight and foresight, Microsoft decided to have
`NT support both native Windows NT applications (32-bit applications
`specifically designed for Windows NT) and existing 16-bit Windows 3.1
`applications. Windows 95 is a step closer to the full 32-bit world of Windows
`NT; the two operating systems use many of the same internal programming
`codes, called application programming interfaces (APIs). This means that
`Windows NT can also run applications designed for Windows 95, and
`because Windows 95 programs are based on the 32—bit APT, they run faster
`on Windows NT than do Windows 3.1 programs.
`Windows NT offers several advantages over Windows 95. It’s a full, 32-bit
`operating system, whereas Windows 95 is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit system,
`which impairs its overall performance and limits its capabilities. Further»
`more, Windows 95 can run only on a single Intel processor, whereas Windows
`NT can run on more than one processor and on non-Intel processors. The
`ability to run on more than one processor means that you can build a pow-
`erful desktop and server system by using two or more processors simultane-
`ously. Because Windows NT was designed to be “portable,” it is relatively easy
`for Microsoft to port the code from the Intel processor to other types of CPUs.
`So far Microsoft has ported Windows NT to the PowerPC chip, the MIPS
`4DOO-series chip, and the DEC Alpha chip. The PowerPC, MIPS, and Alpha
`chips are all state-of—the-art RISC processors, which are capable of providing
`performance levels greater than the current Intel offerings. The combination
`of multiprocessing and the ability to run on different types of processors
`makes Windows NT suitable for a broad range of powerful applications, such
`as engineering workstations, servers, and even supercomputers.
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`Comparing Windows 95 with Windows 3.1
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`Windows 95 is more than a face-lift of Windows 3.1; Microsoft put a whole
`new face on the operating system. Windows 3.1 is actually two-faced; to work
`with it you have to interact with both the Program Manager and the File Man-
`ager. To use a program, you have to run Program Manager, whose colorful
`icons are just aliases—that is, you cannot manipulate them to control the
`program files they represent. Instead the icons act as buttons that give you
`access to the actual files. Thus, if you delete an icon, you don’t delete the file
`it represents. To work with your actual files in Windows 3.1—say, to clean up
`a directory or copy a file to a floppy disk—you have to fire up the File Man-
`ager, a file-browsing utility so weak that power users often resort to using the
`DOS command line instead.
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`Windows 95 scraps the Windows 3.1 interface altogether and presents a
`look that is more reminiscent of the Macintosh or even of IBM’s OSH'Z. The
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`design of almost every interface component has changed, from dialog boxes
`to menus to icons. Not only have the look and feel changed, but so has the
`way you operate your computer. Gone are the Program Manager and File
`Manager Siamese twins. Instead Windows 95 gives birth to interface triplets:
`My Computer, the Taskbar, and the Windows Explorer. Unlike the twins, the
`triplets are independent: each one gives you a unique and stand-alone way to
`manipulate the look and functions of your computer.
`My Computer, as its name suggests, presents the warmest, fuzziest way to
`View your system (Figure 1.3). My Computer bears an uncanny resemblance
`to the Macintosh interface, Which should be no surprise to Macintosh afi~
`cion ados, who know that the Macintosh offers the most intuitive of any com~
`puter interface. Macintosh users will feel right at home with My Computer.
`It is organized into a system of file folders that represent directories. Inside
`those folders are icons, which represent programs, data, and other files.
`There’s even a trash can, although on the advice of Microsoft’s legal depart-
`ment, it’s called the Recycle Bin. Like the Macintosh, My Computer enables
`you to double-click on a drive’s icon to View the contents of that drive and
`double-click on a folder to open up that folder. Even if you are not a Macin-
`tosh user, if you have not used Windows before, My Computer is the easiest
`place to start.
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`hand corner of your screen. It’s the lead item of the Taskbar, as well as the
`Windows tie-in to that rocking Rolling Stones song, “Start Me Up” (Figure
`1.4). An animated message pops up when you install Windows, pointing to
`the Start button and inviting you to click on it to start. Despite all this atten-
`tion, the Start button isn’t really for beginners (as I said earlier, My Computer
`is the real starting place). The Start button provides a handy way for Windows
`power users to get things going. When you push on that puppy, you access a
`cascading arra}r of menus that can resemble a maze, depending on how many
`files and folders you’ve created. Like a trained rat, though, your mouse hand
`can quickly learn its way through the maze, and the Start button could
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`The Explorer could be described as the Windows 3.1 File Manager on
`steroids (Figure 1.5). If you’re a 3.1 user, this might be a good place for you to
`start, because it will look somewhat familiar. At least you’ll spot icons. The
`alias icons in the Windows 3.1 File Manager were tiny and not very informa—
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`But there’s a catch: to benefit from its greater strength, you have to feed
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`Given the way it consumes system resources, Windows 95 truly is a gener-
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`processor, but I consider that more fiction than fact. Running Windows 95
`even stresses out a 486 processor unless it has lots (32 bits} of RAM. Most seri-
`ous users will find a fast 486 or a Pentium the realistic minimum. Windows
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`3.] runs 50-50 with 4 megabytes of RAM; it really starts cooking when the
`RAM is pumped up to 8 megabytes. Windows 95 runs 50-30 on 8 megabytes
`and starts to simmer with 16. If you use graphics, Computer Aided Design
`(CAD), or animation programs, you may not find the sizzle until you’ve fed
`the beast a whopping 32 megabytes.
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`What's in the Box
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`Windows 95 is a retail software product, sold either on its own or bundled
`with a computer system. Windows 95 comes in the following four versions:
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`3+ A floppy- disk version called the “full version,” which means you don’t need
`to have an earlier version of Windows already running on your system to
`install Windows 95. This version includes a boot disk and 13 installation
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`disks, for a total of 14 floppy disks.
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`3+ A floppy-disk upgrade version that requires you to have installed Windows
`3.0 or 3.1 on your computer already. This version ships on 13 disks.
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`9+ A CD-ROM full version that does not require you to have an earlier ver-
`sion ofWindows alreadyinstalled. The (ID-ROM version neatly eliminates
`the hassle of feeding a fistfiil of floppy disks into the computer during
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`3+ A CD-ROM upgrade version that requires you to have installed Windows
`3.0 or 3.].
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`The version is identified on the box when the product is sold at retail. The
`term “full version” is confusing but merely means it’s the version for people
`who have never installed earlier incarnations ofWindows; in other words it’s
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`not an upgrade version. The CID—ROM versions (either full or upgrade) are
`actually more complete than either ofthe floppy-disk versions. Microsoft uses
`the extra space available on the (ID-ROM to add information, such as the
`Windows 95 Resource Kit (an excellent technical reference) and even some
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`visual treats, such as full-motion video clips.
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`Mastering the Windows 95 Environment
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`The prices of the full and upgrade versions differ significantly. The
`upgrade version carries a street price of $80 to $90, whether you purchase it
`on CDsROM or floppy disk. The full version can cost $200 or more because
`you aren’t given the price break for alreadybeing a Windows owner. Obviously,
`the CID-ROM upgrade version is the best value, because you get the extra
`goodies at the low price. Don't overzealously wipe out your old Windows
`installation in anticipation of Windows 95, because the upgrade version
`checks for existing Windows components before it installs Windows 95.
`Most computer manufacturers will preinstall Windows 95 on the hard
`disk of a system as part of a so-called bundle. The same doesn’t hold for
`dealers, however; if they include bundled software, it may not have been pre—
`installed. Because of its popularity and value, Windows 95 is frequently
`bundled with other products, such as mice, multimedia upgrade kits, and
`software programs. Whether you buy straight from the computer maker or
`from a dealer, your copy of Wmdows 95 should contain a set of installation
`disks or a CDvROM and a slim user guide, In trodncing Microsoft Windows 95.
`Many computer makers place their labels on Windows when they bundle
`it with their systems. In those cases the manuals and software are usually iden~
`tical to what Microsoft has produced, despite the change on the cover. How-
`ever, sometimes the software has been modified. This can affect how your
`system operates, particularly if the setup program has been altered.
`For the remainder of this book, I refer to the installation software, whether
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`on floppy disks or on (JD-ROM, as the Windows installation disks. Keep those
`disks handy even after you’ve installed Windows. As I point out later in the
`book, you may need them from time to time.
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`When Microsoft’s product developers met to plan Windows 95, they filled a
`white board with all sorts of great ideas. However, many of the ideas were
`erased when it became apparent that they were not feasible. And even the final
`list of features didn’t make it into the Windows 95 retail box. Had all those
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`grand features been incorporated into Windows 95, it would not run on a 386
`system. Because the Microsoft marketing department viewed the millions of
`386 computer users—many of whom are using Windows 3.1 —as a poten-
`tially profitable market, they convinced the techies to yank out a few things
`and make a lean, mean Windows 95 that would still run on a 386.
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`That’s what the programmers did. The leftover features that would require
`a 486 or larger processor were pulled out of Windows 95 and packaged into
`Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95, which retails for $49.95. But as I have men-
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`I am skePtical about whether Microsoft really met that goal. (The bottom line:
`If you’ve got a 386, consider sticking with Windows 3.1.)
`Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 contains a mixed assortment of goodies,
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`9+ System Agent. A software scheduling utility.
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`3H DriveSpace 3. An advanced data-compression utility.
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`3+ SD Pinball. Yet another reason for your boss to yell at you.
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`5+ Desktop Themes. A collection of wallpaper, icons, and other designs that
`can spiff up your Windows 95 desktop.
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`2+ Visual Enhancements. Utilities that don’t work on anything less than a
`486, including a program that smooths fonts and another that enables you
`to drag a full window (not just its outline).
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`The Microsoft Plus! package also contains a collection of Internet- related
`utilities called the Internet lumpstart Kit. The kit contains three programs:
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`3+ The Internet Setup Wizard. An automated script that helps you set up
`Windows 95 to connect to the Internet through an},r Internet service
`provider (including, of course, Microsoft Network).
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`9+ Internet Extensions. Software extensions to Windows 95 that, through the
`magic of OLE, provide better integration between Windows 95 and the
`Internet.
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`3+ The Internet Explorer. Microsoft’s World Wide Web browser, based on
`NCSA Mosaic.
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`Most of those components meld seamlessly into your Windows environ-
`ment, providing desktop delights such as designer backgrounds and more
`sophisticated sounds. The Internet components can be downloaded from
`microsoft.com free of charge, so don’t purchase Microsoft Plus! if the},r are all
`you want. Also, I recommend Netscape Navigator as a better World Wide Web
`browser than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, at least at the time of this writing.
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`The name Windows 95 implies that there might be a Windows 96. Microsoft
`officials are still debating whether another version will be out in 1996, but
`given the sluggish pace of operating system development, I predict that
`Microsoft will probably sit out a year. Ultimately, however, Microsoft does
`plan to achieve an annual upgrade cycle, which I’m sure makes their spread-
`sheets light up with dollar signs.
`By the time Windows 97 or 98 becomes a reality, you may decide it's time
`to take an altogether different routewWindows NT. In fact, if you’re a power
`user,you may find that Windows 95 is just a small stepping—stone on your way
`to Windows NT, which is undergoing more rapid upgrades than Windows 95.
`Windows NT already sports an interface that is almost identical to Windows
`95’s. And as I mentioned earlier, Windows NT is a true 32-bit, multitasking
`operating system that can take your computing platform to a higher level.
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`The folks on the Windows 95 product development team are pretty darn
`proud of themselves. To show off and give themselves a virtual pat on the
`back, they embedded an elaborate Easter egg inside Windows 95. Easter eggs
`are secret software routines that are usually activated by a series of keyboard
`entries or menu selections. To demonstrate that Windows 95 is more sophis-
`ticated than older versions of Windows, the Microsoft team concocted a
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`sophisticated way to activate its Easter egg. Here’s how to do it:
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`In Move the mouse to a blank space on your desktop and click on the right
`mouse button.
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`3+ Select New Folder and name the new folder “and now, the moment you’ve
`all been waiting for.” (Don’t type in the quotation marks or the period.)
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`5+ Point to the folder, click the right mouse" button on it, select Rename, and
`this time name it “we proudly present for your viewing pleasure.” (Again,
`don’t type in the quotation marks or the period.)
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`3+ After renaming the folder, click the right mouse button on it again and
`rename it one more time, to “The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team!”
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`(Don’t type in the quotation marks; do type in the exclamation point.)
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`9+ Open the folder, making sure your speakers are turned on, and you’ll see
`(and hear) the lengthy multimedia Easter egg crediting the entire Windows
`95 team.
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