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Start Windows 9x and explain how it works |
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Install Windows 9x |
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Monitor Windows 9x by using the System Monitor |
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Windows ME or Millenium is the current
"Consumer Operating System". Most new PC's come with it |
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Millenium came out late 2000 |
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Preceeded by Win 98 and Win 95 with numerous
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Previously had GUI ad-ons to DOS Operating
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Present FAT system, called FAT32 started W95 R2. |
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Windows 9x contains some 16-bit code and some
32-bit code |
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Preferable to use 32-bit drivers |
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Generally much faster |
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Can be stored in extended memory |
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Can be dynamically loaded |
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Multiple logical machines created within one
physical machine by Windows |
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Allow applications to make serious errors within
one logical machine without disturbing other programs and parts of the
system |
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Swapping blocks of RAM to an area of the hard
drive to serve as virtual memory when RAM is low |
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Managed by the Virtual Memory Manager which
controls the page table, swapping 4K pages in and out of physical RAM to
and from the hard drive |
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What happens when Windows 9x starts up |
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How a user can alter startup process |
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How the Windows 9x desktop can be customized |
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Normal |
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Logged (\BOOTLOG.TXT) |
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Safe mode |
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Safe mode with network support |
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Step-by-step confirmation |
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Command prompt only |
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Safe mode command prompt only |
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Previous version of MS-DOS |
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Automatically load applications at startup |
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Create shortcuts to files and applications |
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Make environment more user-friendly |
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Installation scenarios |
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As an upgrade to DOS with Windows 3.x |
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As an upgrade from Window 95 to Windows 98 |
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On a clean hard drive |
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Create a Startup disk to help prepare for
emergencies |
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Msdos.sys |
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Plays different role in boot process of Windows
9x than in DOS boot process |
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Can contain several parameters that affect how
the OS boots |
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Is a hidden, read-only, system file; use ATTRIB
command to make file available for editing |
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Advantages of overwriting Windows 3.x and DOS |
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Less hard drive space used |
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Application information is copied from .ini
files of Windows 3.x to Windows 9x Registry |
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Programs are added to Start menu |
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.dlls exist in same Windows\System folder |
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Advantages of installing Windows 9x in separate
directory |
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Dual boot capability |
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Clean Windows\System folder |
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Criteria |
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System BIOS must be PnP |
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All hardware devices and expansion cards must be
PnP compliant |
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OS must be Windows 9x or another OS that
supports PnP |
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A 32-bit device driver (VxD) must be available |
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Main services |
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Resource management |
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Run-time configuration |
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Windows 9x uses four components in implementing
PnP architecture |
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Configuration manager |
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Hardware tree |
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Bus enumerator |
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Resource arbitrator |
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Intended to replace .INI files that Windows and
Windows applications software used under Windows 3.x |
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Uses a hierarchical database with a treelike,
top-to-bottom design |
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Happens automatically when software is installed |
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Rare occasions when manual edit is required |
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Back up System.dat and User.dat |
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Use Regedit.exe |
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Hitting F8 during start up allows you to select
some Log Start Options |
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Setuplog.txt Is created during setup of Windows. |
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Bootlog.txt can be created during start up. Can
be read with a text editor. |
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Detlog.txt Monitors the presence of detected
hardware devices and identifies the parameters for them. |
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Step by Step Confirmation allows user to select
what is started and what is not started. |
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Books by Microsoft Press |
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Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit |
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Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit |
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Microsoft Web sited |
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http://support.microsoft.com/search |
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Identified similarities and differences between
Windows 3.x and Windows 9x |
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Installed and configured Windows 9x |
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Used System Monitor to track system performance |
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