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The Windows 98 Control Panel

If you are using Windows 98/ME/2000, your Control Panel will look something like this. If you have additional software installed, there may be some additional icons not shown here.

• Add New Hardware
  Add new hardware to your system. Use this when Windows Plug-n-Play doesn't work correctly. Double-clicking this icon will launch a wizard that will walk you through installing new hardware drivers.

• Add/Remove Programs
  Double-clicking this icon will launch a dialog box to install/uninstall programs, add or remove Windows system components, or create a Windows startup disk. Always use this feature to correctly remove programs or system components.

• Date/Time
  This is where you access all the controls to change the date and time features of Windows.

• Display
  Features the following tabs: Background, Screen Saver, Appearance, Effects, Web, and Settings. The Display dialog box is where you can set your desktop wallpaper, monitor resolution, desktop themes, and screen savers.

• Fonts
  The fonts folder is nothing more than a shortcut to the fonts folder within the Windows system folder. To add or remove fonts just cut, copy, or paste them directly into the fonts folder.

• Gaming Options
  Use this application to configure and test gaming controllers.

• Internet Options
  Features the following tabs: General, Security, Privacy, Content, Connections, Programs, and Advanced. You're probably already familiar with the Internet options dialog box if you use Internet Explorer. Use this dialog box to adjust your browser's history properties, cache size, security settings, homepage, and more.

• Keyboard
  Use the keyboard dialog box to adjust your cursor's repeat delay, repeat rate, and blink rate. You can also set the proper language settings for your keyboard here.

• Modems
  Use the modem wizard to install a new modem or change modem properties.

• Mouse
  Features the Buttons, Pointers, and Motion tabs. Go here to make your mouse right- or left-handed or to change the pointer to a different icon.

• Multimedia
  Features the Audio, Video, MIDI, CD Music, and Devices tabs. Adjust sound card properties, video playback sizes, and view all the multimedia devices connected to your computer here.

• Network
  Use the network dialog box to configure network and hardware settings. This is where you can turn file and printer sharing on/off, adjust TCP/IP settings, or switch the logon type to either "Client for Microsoft Networks" or "Windows Logon."

• Passwords
  Features the Change Passwords, Remote Administration, and User Profiles tabs. Change your Windows logon password and other passwords here.

• Power Management
  Features settings to suspend your PC, monitor, or hard disks after periods of inactivity.

• Printers
  Use this dialog box to add or remove a local or network printer.

• Regional Settings
  Features the Number, Currency, Time, and Date tabs. This is where you can configure how Windows displays numbers, currency, time, and dates.

• Sounds
  Allows you to customize event sounds in Windows. Change system sounds to other default sounds or use your own.

• System
  Provides system information such as operating system, amount of RAM, processor speed, and all the devices that are connected to your computer. It also features advanced settings for adjusting virtual memory, file system, and graphics performance.

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