Windows Columns

Bob O'Donnell

May 11, 1998, Windows 98 troubleshooting tools are a dual-edged sword

Brian Livingston

October 4, 1995, Hidden switches make Windows 95's Explorer flexible
October 9, 1995 Little-known key combinations make using Windows 95's Explorer easier
October 30, 1995 A lesson on how to manage objects, icons under Desktop feature of Win95
November 6, 1995 Tweak Windows 95's desktop to your heart's content with PowerToys
November 13, 1995 Tis the season: A handful of toys will give you control over Windows 95
November 20, 1995 View the contents of any folder or drive with one click of the mouse
January 15, 1996 Use your new right mouse button in Win95; explore the Send To function
March 25, 1996 Add Windows 95 Help files
September 2, 1996 The case of the conflicting DLLs -- chapter 1
September 9, 1996 Out, out, damned GPFs. Get thee to a link library!
September 16, 1996 Handling DLLs the Microsoft way: improperly
September 23, 1996 What's the big DLL? A fix would be appreciated
October 14, 1996 Conflicting apps? Take two DLLs and then give me a call
December 23, 1996 More on DLL conflicts and Windows 95B
January 20, 1997 You can add your Internet-surfing history and cache to Start button
February 24, 1997 A new weapon exists in the battle of duplicate DLLs
March 23, 1998 Tweak DirectX, my tip
July 13, 1998 Beware apps bearing DLLs: Windows 98's disables Microsoft competitors'software
July 20, 1998 How to fix the DLLs that are disabled when you install Windows 98
August 10, 1998 Crash! Take advantage of these emergency Registry routines if Windows goes south
August 24, 1998 System Information tool offers helpful Advanced features
September 7, 1998 When Win98's power management doesn't agree with your PC
September 28, 1998 Microsoft Resource Kit and other goodies on Win98's CD-ROM
June 14, 1999 Prepare your PC for faster performance and more reliability under Windows
June 21, 1999 Extreme steps aren't the only way to keep Windows' performance from getting worse
June 28, 1999 A few advanced steps may lead you closer to restoring Windows' snappy performance
July 5, 1999 Readers report results, share efforts to bring Windows' performance back up to speed
September 13, 1999 Exploring the latest secrets and tips for using Windows 98
September 20, 1999 Get quick access to IE 5's History and brand icons with these Windows 98 tips
September 27, 1999 Automate your e-mail messages and fix formatting problems in Outlook Express 5.0
November 29, 1999 Readers explain how to use an undocumented hardware utility and search the Web faster
December 6, 1999 Missing your favorite Power Toys? Here they are, and some even better ones, too

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