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Admit it. You don't have a clue what you are doing. Someone you know told you that you need to be online for e-mail or chat programs. Or you have a job where you use a computer on a daily basis, and if they knew how un-qualified you are, they would fire you. Whatever the situation is, you now have to deal with a computer running Microsoft Windows everyday, and you think the computer hates you. Sit back and relax, oh ye of little skills, because Brent is here to solve some of your problems, and make it easier for you.
To start out with, what is Windows? Windows in an Operating System (OS). It is basically an interface that allows the common person to easily interact with the files on their computer. Windows has many different Versions. They are:
*Windows 95 (Win95)
*Windows 98 (Win98)
*Windows ME (WinME) Note: Also called Windows Millenium
*Windows NT (WinNT)
*Windows 2000 (Win2K)
*Windows XP (WinXP)
How do you know which version of Windows you have on your computer? Even if you already know, do this anyways. When you are at your Desktop (this is the basic Windows screen with all of your icons on it) you should see an icon that says "My Computer". Simply right-click on this, and then left-click on "Properties" from the menu. On the window that comes up, you should now be able to see what version you have under the "System" header. Click on [Cancel] to exit this window.
Not every peice of information contained on this page will apply to ever version of Windows. To see if the information you are reading will apply to you, each tip, trick, or section will be followed with a version tag that will look like the following:
*Win95
*Win98
*WinME
*WinNT
*Win2K
*WinXP
So you have already learned one Windows trick, checking the version. To continue, please click below.