Windows 98 Registry for Dummies [Illustrated] (Paperback)

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Tweak and tune the Windows 98 Registry -- the veritable "nerve center" of Microsoft's newest version of its popular operating system -- with confidence, safety, and, of course, a copy of Windows 98 Registry For Dummies. Put the power of the Windows 98 Registry to use to make your desktop leaner, meaner, cleaner, and faster. Protect vital system data that could be inadvertently lost because of Registry problems. Modify desktop features you didn't even know you could change. Increase your computing power and productivity The Dummies Way™ with the tips, tricks, and techniques awaiting discovery in this indispensable reference guide to the Windows Registry. Windows 98 Registry For Dummies demystifies the most complex part of the Windows environment with plain-speaking, easy-to-understand language and concise, direct instructions. You'll be amazed at how easily you can customize the look and feel of Windows 98 to suit your own special computing needs, whether you're optimizing the Windows system's plug-and-play features, fine-tuning your system policies for security and safety, setting up new user profiles, changing application-related icons, or twiddling with the Active Desktop and Internet Explorer. Plus, the book's bonus CD-ROM comes packed with trial and demo versions of popular Registry software, so you'll have all the tools you need right at your fingertips.

About the Author

Glenn E. Weadock is president of Independent Software, Inc., a consulting firm he founded in 1982 after graduating from Stanford University's engineering school. One of the country's most popular technical trainers, Glenn has taught Windows to thousands of students in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada in more than 180 seminars since 1988. He has written six intensive two-day seminars for Data-Tech Institute, including Windows on NetWare and Supporting and Troubleshooting Windows 98, and has written and presented four Data-Tech computer videos.

Glenn is the author of Small Business Networking For Dummies® and co-author of Windows® 98 Registry For Dummies®, Windows® 95 Registry For Dummies®, and Creating Cool® PowerPoint® 97 Presentations, all from IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. He has also written Bulletproofing Windows 98, Bulletproofing Windows 95, Bulletproofing NetWare, Bulletproofing Client/Server Systems, and Bulletproof Your PC Network for McGraw-Hill. Glenn is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery and the American Society for Training and Development.; Mark B. Wilkins is a professor at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, where he teaches courses in computer networks and electronics. Mark is also a Microsoft Certified Professional and a member of the Association of Professional Computer Consultants of Canada. He is also a popular lecturer and presenter on Windows 95 and the Registry for Data-Tech Institute, and developed the seminar Supporting and Troubleshooting the Windows Registry. Mark is the coauthor of Windows® 95 Registry For Dummies® and Bulletproofing NetWare.

Glenn and Mark want to share with you their Registry knowledge so that you don't have to spend the thousands of hours they have in studying the Registry, reading about it, experimenting with it, and (occasionally) kicking their computers and spouting decidedly unprofessional language while trying to understand its vagaries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764504371
• ISBN-13: 978-0764504372
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #697,736 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well done!, March 31, 1999

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I bought three W98 Registry books and this one is hands down the best. Much better organized than Worem's book. The CD is good and the foldout registry map is *great* (wish it could be bigger tho??). The style is easygoing and so far every tip I've tried seems to work. Job well done.