Week 3 - January
20
  
Due Today
Preparation for Class
 | We will try to cover some things we didn't get to in the last class
because of our technical difficulties. |
| We will review some of the theoretical material covered in the MCSE book,
and the lectures as well as adding some further points. Bring your technical
questions. |
Topics Covered in this Class
| Customization
 | Why Customize an OS
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| Kinds of Customization
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| How DOS and Windows do Customization
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| The Windows Registry
| How Windows Uses the Registry |
| Main Divisions of the Registry |
| Customizing in the Registry |
| Location of Registry info |
| Adding a command to a system menu |
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| User Profiles
| What they are
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| How to set them up
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| Dos commands and programs under Windows
| Why DOS programs require special treatment |
| What a PIF file does |
| Running in "Dos Mode" |
| "Dos" commands in NT |
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Handouts
| Registry Notes covers some
of the basics of how the registry is organized and what kinds of information are stored in
it. |
| Windows 95 Folders and Files is a
fairly exhaustive reference listing of Windows 95 files. You should know what the
different folders are for but don't print this unless you want a reference. (Warning:
The formatting of this document seems to be messed up. I'll try to get a
fresh copy out.) |
| File Names shows how a file
name is formed in DOS and compares it to the Windows Long File Name support. |
Resources
Assignments
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