Whether you're making the transition from an earlier version of Windows or tackling a PC for the first time, Windows 98 For Dummies can help you take control of your computing needs. The latest edition of the best-selling computer book ever - more than four million copies sold and counting! - features all the sound, easy-to-understand information readers have come to expect from Dummies guides plus 150 helpful illustrations.

Windows 98 For Dummies won''t try to turn you into a Windows wizard, but you''ll pick up a few chunks of useful computing information while reading it. Instead of becoming a Windows 98 expert, you''ll know just enough to get by quickly, cleanly, and with a minimum of pain so that you can move on the more pleasant things in life.

This easy-to-understand guide is for those who are yearning to

• Conquer Windows 98 basics
• Personalize your PC
• Send and receive e-mail
• Get more out of the Web
• Have fun with audio and video
• Deal with common problems and aggravations

Something in Windows 98 will eventually leave you scratching your head. No other program brings so many buttons, bars, and babble to the screen. When something in Windows 98 has you stumped, use this book as a reference. You won''t find any fancy computer jargon in these pages. Instead, you''ll find subjects like these, discussed in plain old English:

• Preparing your computer to run Windows 98
• Finding the file you saved yesterday
• Moving those little windows around on the screen with the mouse
• Running your favorite old programs under Windows 98
• Performing chores in Windows 98 that you used to do in older versions of Windows
• Figuring out which of the many Windows versions you''re using

There''s nothing to memorize and nothing to learn. Just turn to the right page, read the brief explanation, and get back to work. Unlike other books, this one enables you to bypass any technical hoopla and still get your work done.

"This book feels your pain and prescribes a chuckle." -Business Week

Praise for Windows 98 For Dummies, the # 1 Computer Book Bestseller*

"It''s the most fun you''ll have with a computer book." -Business Week

"Informative, friendly, conversational, and slightly irreverent.... It could help save you time and ease your frustration level." -San Diego Union-Tribune

"Written in a humorous style that gets the job done." -Chicago Sun-Times
*Publishers Weekly (Computer Bestsellers, Operating Systems)

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Quick and easy answers to common Windows 98 questions

The fun and easy way to take command of your PC''s operating system Windows 98 controls your computer. But how do you control Windows 98? Don''t worry! With bestselling computer-book author Andy Rathbone at your side, you''ll figure out how to tame all those buttons and boxes, install software, connect to the Internet, and make your computer work the way you do.

Discover how to:

• Conquer Windows 98 basics
• Personalize your PC
• Send and receive e-mail
• Get more out of the Web
• Have fun with audio and video
• Deal with common problems and aggravations

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Andy Rathbone''s computer books, which include Windows? 2000 Professional For Dummies? and Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies?, have sold more than 11 million copies.