Browsing Windows
Add Your Printer to SendTo
Print documents without opening them by adding your printer to the Win9x SendTo menu (accessed when you highlight and right-click on any file in a Windows Explorer or My Computer window).
Adding Links by Drag and Drop
To add new links to the Links toolbar, drag and drop from any of these sources: the icon in the address bar, the icon in the upper left corner of the browser window, an entry in the Favorites menu or a hyperlink on a page.
Assign Keyboard Shortcuts to Your Favorite Applications
You can assign keyboard shortcuts to any applications that you use frequently, thereby avoiding a return to the desktop or the Start Menu to find the app's icon.
Autolaunch DOS
Keep the MS-DOS Prompt readily available.
Automatic Windows Log-On
Here is a tip for those readers who have two (or more) computers networked together at home and are bothered by the Log On box that comes up whenever the computer is started.
Change Power Settings
Win98 will power down Energy Star-compliant monitors after 15 minutes of idle time, and hard drives after one hour.
Automatic Windows 98/ME TCP/IP Addressing Without a DHCP Server
A Windows based computer that is configured to use DHCP can automatically assign itself an internet protocol (IP) address if a DHCP server is not available.