Exploring Windows(R) News -- September 15, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - For additional information, visit: Windows Home Page http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ Microsoft Daily News http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews!/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ORDER INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0 ON CD TODAY http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/ryce_info1.asp Get the final version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 delivered on CD when the product ships on September 30. For a limited time, Microsoft is offering a Commemorative Edition CD. Customers who order early will receive more than $100 worth of offers from Warner Bros., NBC, ESPN Sportszone, CBS Sportsline, MSNBC, US Robotics, Connectix and others. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - INTRODUCING WINDOWS 98 http://mspress.microsoft.com/mspress/books/des/1428.htm. Get an inside guide to how Windows 98 will look, work, and act. To place an order, call 1-800-MSPRESS and reference department WWW2. ------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT AND OEMS ANNOUNCE HANDHELD PC UPGRADE STRATEGIES In preparation for the release of the next version of Windows CE, Microsoft announced its Windows CE upgrade strategy to support Handheld PC (H/PC) original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Through OEM upgrade programs, all H/PC owners may upgrade to the new version of Windows CE for the H/PC via a simple ROM upgrade. These upgrades will be available from OEMs, not Microsoft. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - SEAGATE SOFTWARE TO PROVIDE BACKUP AND EMERGENCY RECOVERY UTILITY FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98 http://www.seagate.com Seagate Software recently announced that its backup and disaster recovery utilities will be integrated with the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - MARTHA STEWART LIVING GOES ONLINE WITH MICROSOFT http://www.marthastewart.com On Monday, September 8th, Martha Stewart Living launched its new online initiative. The site is based on Microsoft Internet products including Windows NT Server, SQL Server and Microsoft Site Server, Enterprise Edition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - INSIDE MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 TIP OF THE WEEK The following tip is presented by INSIDE MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95, a monthly publication of The Cobb Group. For a FREE issue, go to http://www.cobb.com/w95/cuvyeu.htm COPYING FILES USING SEND TO X If you frequently move and copy files, you'll want to take advantage of the Send To X tool and its Send To|Any Folder... command. With this command you can move or copy files or folders anywhere simply by right-clicking their icons and choosing the desired location. The utility even keeps a log of the folders to which you've sent files in the past, so the task becomes easier each time you use the tool. You can download your free copy of Send To X from Microsoft's Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/download/sendtox.exe. Once you've downloaded the file, double-click sendtox.exe. When you do, you'll find three new files: sendtox.inf, sendtox.dll, and Readme.txt. To install Send To X, right-click on Sendtox.inf and choose Install from the context menu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - TIPWORLD'S TIP OF THE DAY http://www.tipworld.com This tip originally appeared on the TipWorld web site. THOSE FILES SURE ADD UP! Use Windows Explorer to find out the size of all the files and folders in a particular directory. In Explorer's left pane, click on the plus sign of the directory in question. Select all the contents of the right pane by clicking on the top entry, holding down Shift, and clicking on the bottom entry. Right click on the entire selection; choose Properties to see the total number of files and folders, as well as their combined size. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - WUGNET SHAREWARE OF THE WEEK http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software/shareware/ Each week WUGNET and Microsoft feature a shareware pick demonstrating the highest standards available today in shareware for Windows NT. Try one, try them all! PRINCESS DIANA TRIBUTE SCREEN SAVER http://ftp.digitalriver.com/ris/diana.exe PRINCESS DIANA TRIBUTE SCREEN SAVER http://ftp.digitalriver.com/ris/diana.exe The Princess Diana Tribute Screen Saver captures images of the great lady from her emergence in the public eye through the following years in her public and private functions. 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