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Putting text onto your Desktop wallpaper.

If you have important information or reminders that you want to put somewhere where you won't forget them, you can put them in you Desktop wallpaper.

• To do this click the button.
• Go to
• Select
• Click
• Now you can type or paste the information that you want to be on your desktop into Paint.
• Next save the file as a graphics (*.BMP) file.
• Then you can choose Set As Wallpaper (Centered) in the File menu.

Now you have your information on the desktop. It's a good idea not to use white as a background because it can be hard on your eyes.

With Windows 98, you can use an HTML document as Desktop wallpaper. To do this:

• Create the document.
• Move the document to C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper.
• Righ-click an empty area on the Desktop.
• Click Properties.
• Click the Background tab.
• Select your HTML document.
• Click OK to save your settings.

Another new capability included with Windows 98 is the ability to use multiple monitors. This may come in handy when you need extra desktop space. To utilize this feature, all you need is another video card, an open PCI slot and a second monitor.

You can quickly and easily access the contents of your Desktop by creating a shortcut to C:\Windows\desktop. Every time you open this shortcut, a window with the contents of your Desktop will appear.

ing rid of the Network Neighborhood icon Windows 98.

You may not be on a network and not need the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop. You can delete this icon easily. Doing this involves editing the registry. We recommend having a backup of the registry before continuing. To make a back up for the registry, see this tip. To get rid of the Network Neighborhood icon do this:

• Click the button.
• Click
• In the Open field type regedit and click OK.
• Once you are in the Registry Editor, navigate your way to the following folders:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

• Once you are there, right-click the right side of the screen.
• Select New and click DWORD Value.
• Name it "NoNetHood" (without quotes).
• Now, double click on it and in the Value section type "1" (without quotes).
• Click OK.
• Now, exit and restart your computer.

You can have all icons on your desktop invisible if you like. Doing this involves editing the registry. We recommend having a backup of the registry before continuing. To make a back up for the registry, see this tip. To make all icons on the desktop invisible do this:

• Click the button.
• Click
• In the Open field type regedit and click OK.
• Once you are in the Registry Editor, navigate your way to the following folders:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

• Once there, right-click the right side of the screen.
• Select New and click DWORD Value.
• Name it "NoDesktop" (without quotes)
• Now, double click on it and in the Value section type "1" (without quotes).
• Click OK.
• Now, exit and restart your computer.

To quickly create a shortcut to a web site on your Desktop, simply right-click a URL and click Copy Shortcut while browsing. Switch to you Desktop, position your mouse where you want the shortcut to appear, right-click your mouse and click Paste Shortcut. The new shortcut will immediately appear!

You may make a change to a Desktop setting such as icon spacing, position, and so on. If you realized that whenever you boot up Windows, the changes that you made were reversed, and put backed to normal again. If this occurs, you can easily tell Windows to remember your desktop settings. Before continuing, please make sure to have a backup of the registry. To make a back up for the registry, see this tip. To have Windows save your Desktop settings:

• Click the button.
• Click
• In the open field, type regedit and click OK.
• Once you are in the Registry Editor, navigate your way through the following folders:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

• Once you are there, simply delete the NoSaveSettings key.

Windows 98 also comes with the Windows Maintenance Wizard. This program performs routine checks on your computer for unneeded files, errors, etc. To use it:

• Click the button.
• Select .
• Select .
• Select .
• Click Maintenance Wizard.
• From here, simply follow all on-screen instructions.

• Stopping ScanDisk when it automatically runs
• Using ScanDisk to check MS-DOS mode name length errors.

Stopping ScanDisk when it autmatically runs.

If your computer is shut down abnormally, ScanDisk will automatically run the next time you start your computer. If you prefer to stop it, go ahead. No problems should occur.

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Using ScanDisk to check MS-DOS mode name length errors.

There is a simple way to make ScanDisk check for MS-DOS mode name length errors. To do this:

• Click the button.
• Select .
• Select .
• Select .
• Click ScanDisk.
• Click the Advanced button.
• Put a check in the "Report MS-DOS mode name length errors." checkbox.
• Click OK.

There is another way of getting around while inside a window other than using the mouse. If you are in Windows Explorer, or any window, on the left side of the screen, you can navigate through folders without the mouse. You can move up and down between folder by using the up and down arrows. You can also expand each folder by pressing the right arrow key once it is selected, or collapse them with the left arrow key. To open a folder once it is selected, simply press Enter.