The book is a combination of tightly-knit reference and tutorial materials. It has step-by-step procedures with screenshots to accomplish essential tasks. It has chapters on architecture and technology discussions so as to give readers a sound understanding of the operating system. The book is full of tips, cautions, and unique Peter's Principles to help readers make the best decisions for personalizing their system to their work habits.

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PN's Complete Grade to Windows 95, 1998 Edition is better than Mastering Windows 95 because it presents the meat of the operating system in a more accessible and unified manner. It provides additional topics not found in Mastering Windows 95, and does so at a lower price.

This title also has advanced topics and in-depth coverage lacking in the similarly- priced book, Running Microsoft Windows 95.

Microsoft reports that through June of 1997 over 77 million copies of Windows 95 were sold -- each month there are 4 million new users. This installed base can now freely download Internet Explorer 4.0 not only as an enhanced browser, but also as a stepping-stone to Windows 98 features and services otherwise available 2nd quarter of 1998.

The existing 2nd (1997) edition of Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows 95, which already covers OSR2, is now being updated for Windows 98. Given the delay in W98 release and increasing interest on the part of W95 users, there is now a window of opportunity for a 3rd edition that focuses on W98 features that are already available right now in the just released Internet Explorer 4.0. Finally, the book also offers concise previews of W98 equivalents that enhance or replace existing Windows 95 features & services.

The book helps the reader to get up to speed with Windows 95 and Internet Explorer 4.0. It especially demonstrates how to take advantage of Windows 98 features right now.

OSR2 is thoroughly covered in the 2nd edition of this title. Also included are patches, new and enhanced drivers, updated applets, Microsoft and other utilities that provide W98-like features (e.g., Qfecheck.exe), etc. Among these are: Personal Web Server 4 (in beta 3), MSDUN 1.2 (VPN client, ISDN channel bonding), Infrared Transfer (InfraRed 3.0), new hardware support. The primary focus will be IE4 enhancements to Windows 95: shell, active desktop, browser, Webcasting, Outlook Express, NetMeeting, NetShow, FrontPage Express, web view of folders, etc. It will not cover topics like network clients, applets, etc., to the extent and detail covered in other higher-priced, higher page count books.