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Windows 98 From A to Z
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Games
Game Controllers
Getting Started
Group Policies
Games
Windows 98 comes with four built-in games:
FreeCell
Hearts
Minesweeper
Solitaire
To play any of these games, do the following:
1. Click the Start button, choose Programs, Accessories,
and then Games; then choose whichever game you want to play. As shown in Figure
G.1, I've chosen FreeCell.
Figure G.1
2. If you selected FreeCell as I did, the game opens on the desktop. To
start a new game, click the Game menu option and choose New Game,
as shown in Figure G.2. If you need help learning how to play the game, click the
Help menu option.
NOTE: As an alternative, you can press
the F2 key on your keyboard to begin a new game.
NOTE: Starting any of Windows 98's other
built-in games is pretty much the same as starting FreeCell, except that when you
want to start a new game of Solitaire, you select the Deal option in the Game
menu.
Figure G.2
Any additional games you install on your PC might not be placed in the same folder
structure as FreeCell, Solitaire, Minesweeper, and Hearts. Many games install into
their own default locations, as shown in Figure G.3.
Figure G.3
Game Controllers
In Windows 98, game controllers are devices such as joysticks, stick and rudder
control systems, steering wheels, and the like. To configure game controllers in
Windows 98, do the following:
1. Click the Start button, choose Settings, and then Control
Panel, as shown in Figure G.4.
Figure G.4
2. The Control Panel window, shown in Figure G.5, opens. Double-click
the Game Controllers icon.
Figure G.5
3. If you have no game controllers connected to your computer, then the
Game Controllers dialog box is empty, as shown in Figure G.6.
Figure G.6
4. If you are adding a game controller for the first time, you can use
the Add New Hardware feature; refer to the section titled "Add
New Hardware" for more information. Otherwise, you can click the Add button
on the Game Controllers screen. This takes you to the Add Game Controller
screen, shown in Figure G.7.
Figure G.7
5. Click on the game controller that you are connecting to your PC and
then click on the OK button to install the chosen controller. If your game
controller is not listed, click the Add Other button to view the screen shown
in Figure G.8.
6. Select the hardware you want to install or click the Have Disk button
to install the necessary device drivers from the floppy disk(s) or CD-ROM disc that
came with that particular game controller. Click the Next button to continue
the installation process.
Figure G.8
7. As shown in Figure G.9, the Game Controllers dialog box displays
the hardware you've added (I added the SideWinder Precision Pro device). Click the
Properties button to test each of the buttons, levers, and movement functions
of your game controller.
Figure G.9
8. To make port or controller changes to your game controller configuration,
click the Advanced tab to view the screen shown in Figure G.10. The most important
thing to keep in mind here is that if you do not understand the change that you are
making, then do not make the change. It is always better to consult the technical
support information that came with the game controller or call the device manufacturer's
help desk for further details.
NOTE: Most of the settings on this screen
were probably established when you installed your game controller device for the
first time. This is especially true if your device came with its own installation
software (such as the Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro joystick seen in this example).
Figure G.10
Getting Started
Getting Started is the name of the Windows 98 online book. This book comes with
Windows 98 when you purchase the operating system from Microsoft Corporation. To
access and use it, do the following:
1. Click the Start button and choose Help, as shown in Figure
G.11.
Figure G.11
2. The Windows Help window, shown in Figure G.12, opens. Click
the Getting Started Book: Online Version entry; the book icon to the left
of this entry opens to reveal the Microsoft Windows 98 Getting Started Book
hyperlink.
Figure G.12
3. Click this hyperlink to view information about the book in the right-hand
pane, as shown in Figure G.13.
Figure G.13
4. Click the Click Here hyperlink to open the screen shown in Figure
G.14. Click any of the closed-book icons in the left pane to read the corresponding
sections.
NOTE: The three tabs--Contents,
Index, and Search--all permit users to find additional information
as needed (see the section titled "Windows 98 Help" for more information
about using Windows Help).
Figure G.14
5. To exit the online book, click the x located in the upper-right corner
of the window.
Group Policies
Group policies are tools for securing a Windows 98 installation on a network so
that the individuals running the connected Windows 98 client PCs do not change things
that the system administrator does not want altered. Typically, you would never install
group policies on your home PC, but this is not to say that you could not do so.
By using group policies, the system administrator can lower the total cost of
ownership of each computer because these policies make it easier to configure each
PC to look and act just like the one next to it. That is, a group policy enables
you to lock down the user interface, system security, and the PC's underlying infrastructure
in such a way as to permit the easier maintenance and support of that computer. When
this cost savings is multiplied over hundreds or even thousands of PCs, it does become
a substantial number!
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