Windows® 98 Unleashed

Chapter 17. Wielding the Windows 98 System Tools

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Creating an Emergency Boot Disk

• Preventing and Repairing Hard Disk Errors with ScanDisk

• Protecting System Files with Registry Scan

• Using System File Checker

• Avoiding Device Driver Failures with Automatic Skip Driver

• Using the Microsoft System Information Utility

• Protecting Long Filenames

• Scheduling Maintenance Tasks with Task Scheduler

• Guarding Against Viruses

• Putting It All Together with the Maintenance Wizard

• Getting Your System Back on its Feet with System Recovery

He is safe from danger who is on guard even when safe.

—Publilius Syrus

Computer problems, like the proverbial death and taxes, seem to be one of those constants in life. Whether it's a hard disk giving up the ghost, a power ...