The biggest thing most people will notice about Windows 98 will be its heavy integration with the World Wide Web. Although it was easy to access the Web through Windows 95 via Web browsing software, Windows 98 can actually make your entire desktop behave as if it were a web page. This is what is referred to as an Active Desktop. To do this, right-click any open area of the Desktop and choose Active Desktop|Customize My Desktop... from the shortcut menu.
By clicking on the Folder Options button in the lower-right corner, you can choose how folders are displayed on your desktop.
You can customize it yourself, choose the Classic style of Windows 95, or choose Web style, which will enable all icons to be treated like hyperlinks. Here is what icons on the desktop look like in Web style.
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It should be noted that now a SINGLE-CLICK activates these icons, not a double-click. As this represents a fundamental change in how Windows 98 works, you may want to practice with this before converting over on a permanent basis. For example, to highlight an icon, you simply point to it. To highlight several icons, hold down the [CTRL] key as you point to those icons. Click here to see a video demo of this. (Note: the video file is 355K) |
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