Re: WinNews Vol. 2 No. 18, October 16, 1995
Microsoft(R) WinNews Electronic Newsletter
Vol. 2, #18, October 16, 1995
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Thanks to all the people who wrote in suggestions for
WinNews topics. We will be going to people who can help
address these issues.
We had some interesting announcements for Windows 95 since
our last issue. You may have heard about Windows 95 being
a platform for games. Below you will see announcements on
our Online Games Launch later this month and the release
of the Windows 95 Games SDK. Also, the Japanese Edition
of Windows 95 was sent to manufacturing last week.
This ensures the Japanese Editor of Windows 95 will be
available in the time period previously announced.
With Comdex approaching, we hope all readers will come by
the Windows 95 booth to check out the updates to our
Internet Explorer web browser as well as what you can
expect from Windows in the future. If you haven't
actually seen the final version of Windows 95, we invite
to come by and check that out as well.
This issue of WinNews contains:
1. "WINDOWS 95 HINTS AND TIPS"
Our regular feature offering some helpful ways to
use Windows 95. Hints provided in this issue focus on
using the keyboard for various functions.
2. "WINDOWS 95 SERVICE FOR NETWARE DIRECTORY SERVICES
NOW AVAILABLE" - we know many of you have been waiting
for the availability of NDS with Windows 95. Check out
this announcement for more details.
3. "ON LINE EVENT FOR GAMES FOR WINDOWS 95" - Microsoft
will be holding a Halloween event (one day early) to
announce games support for Windows 95. You have the
opportunity to go on-line and participate in these
announcements on-line.
4. "GAME SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS KIT (SDK) RELEASED
TO MANUFACTURING - The completion of the Game SDK
is a major milestone in making Windows 95 a leading
game platform. Pertinent information is included for
game developers or anyone interested in games.
5. "GAMEBANK TO RELEASE WINDOWS 95 GAME SOFTWARE
IN LATE NOVEMBER OR EARLY DECEMBER" - Gamebank and
Activision Japan will team up to market game software
that runs with the Japanese version of Windows 95.
For more information on future plans as well as
software titles to be introduced, see this article.
6. "ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"
Microsoft's Product Support team provides answers to
questions they are asked most often to help you
support and run Windows 95 in your organizations.
This issue contains answers to questions on
PC (PCMCIA) Cards.
7. "DESIGNED FOR WINDOWS 95 LOGOED SOFTWARE" -
Here is a complete list of software products that has
received the Windows 95 logo (as of October 5).
8. "NEW POSTINGS TO WINDOWS 95 WEB SITE AND FORUMS"
Our regular information of new postings to various
on-line servers locations - and how to access these files.
QUICK NOTES
A. The Internet Explorer 2.0 beta is now available to be
downloaded from most on-line services, in addition to
the Windows 95 website where it was already available.
B. If you support corporate computing then you know
migrating an enterprise raises many questions. Windows 95
Corporate Migration Stories has Corporate IT managers,
Windows 95 implementers, and experienced and novice
end-users both discuss their experiences and give advice
on migrating to Windows 95.
See how Ford, Dow, Sprint and others discovered that early
migration has given their companies a competitive
advantage, increased user productivity, and reduced their
overall technical support burden. Costs, time and effort
spent on installations, end-user training issues, and
how migration was facilitated by Microsoft's Migration
Tools are all discussed.
Corporation Migration Stories can be found at -
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/support/testimonial
Jay Goldstein
WinNews Editor
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1. WINDOWS 95 HINTS AND TIPS
The following are a few useful hints and tips that will
result in a more productive work environment.
This issue has two keyboard hints and one important
phone number.
A. If you are in the U.S. , you can call and get Fast Tips
for Windows 95 toll-free at 1-800-936-4200. This provides
special Windows 95 announcements, frequently asked
questions, technical library items, information on the
Microsoft support network and lots of important facts.
B. Using the cursor from the Keyboard instead of the Mouse
You can operate the cursor without using the mouse by
going to Control Panel/Accessibility Options select the
Mouse tab and activate the "MouseKeys" box.
C. Improved Keyboard Access By Numbering Start menu items
Rename the items you have placed at the top of the Start
Taskbar menu by placing a number at the beginning of the
name. When you access the Taskbar using Ctrl-Esc (or
by clicking on the Start button) then type the number you
added the program name, that program will open.
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2. WINDOWS 95 SERVICE FOR NETWARE DIRECTORY SERVICES
NOW AVAILABLE
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 16 - Microsoft Corp. today announced
availability of the Microsoft(R) Service for NetWare(R)
Directory Services (NDS), an enhanced client software for
NetWare that incorporates support for Novell(R) NetWare 4.x
Directory Services. Service for NDS is a superset of the
rich network support already built into the Windows(R) 95
operating system and provides users with logon and browsing
support for NetWare 2.x, 3.x and 4.x bindery servers as
well as NetWare 4.x NDS servers.
"The Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services is
another example of Microsoft's commitment to making
Windows 95 the best-connected client software available,"
said Brad Chase, general manager in the personal systems
division at Microsoft. "Now, corporate customers who
are using NDS can immediately migrate to Windows 95."
Windows 95 offers well-integrated, robust, high-
performance networking that provides support for NetWare
and the Windows NT(TM) operating system out of the box.
Because of the open, extensible architecture, third parties
such as Banyan Systems Inc., Digital Equipment Corp.,
Novell Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. can implement
Windows 95-based client software for their server platforms
with the same integration and performance capabilities as
Microsoft-supplied client software. Microsoft is also
planning to provide NDS functionality in the next release
of Windows NT Workstation.
The enhanced client software is available for download
from Microsoft's world wide web site and commercial
online services (listed below in "New Postings").
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3. ON LINE EVENT FOR GAMES FOR WINDOWS 95
What do a haunted house, Darth Vader, a giant pool of
ooze, scores of eye-popping Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95-
compatible games, and the first-ever Doom(TM) world
championship Deathmatch tournament have in common? They
will all be feature attractions at Microsoft's Judgment
Day, the ultimate gaming event of the year happening
Oct. 30 in an underground garage at the Microsoft
Campus in Redmond, Wash.
Learn why the PC game industry is moving to Windows 95
as the development platform of choice. You will have the
opportunity to act as judge and jury for an overwhelming
number of Windows 95 games as they are introduced LIVE
on the virtual "main stage" at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows
Highlights of the event:
* THE VRML Haunted House of the year with six hellish
rooms hosted by Microsoft Consumer, ATI Technologies
Inc., Activision Inc., id Software, LucasArts
Entertainment Co., Mindscape and Zombie.
* Highlights and scores from the first-ever DOOM World
Championship Deathmatch Tournament.
* Game companies making major product announcements for
Windows 95 updated live online.
* Online Tradeshow featuring the hottest hardware and
software companies in the gaming industry.
Experience "Judgment Day" Online -- if you dare!
http://www.microsoft.com/windows
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4. GAME SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS KIT (SDK) RELEASED
TO MANUFACTURING
REDMOND, Wash - Microsoft Corp. today announced that the
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95 Game Software Developers Kit
(SDK) has been finalized and released to manufacturing.
The completion of the Game SDK is a major milestone in
making Windows 95 a leading game platform. Major game
companies are scheduled to release more than 30 Game SDK-
based titles for Windows 95 this holiday season. The
Windows 95 Game SDK is scheduled to ship to all Microsoft
Developer Network Level II subscribers by Oct. 15, 1995.
"The Windows 95 Game SDK and DirectX APIs enable
developers to ship the high-performance, action-packed
games that consumers demand." said Brad Silverberg,
senior vice president at Microsoft.
DirectX APIs Empower Developers
The Windows 95 Game SDK contains tools, sample code,
documentation and a game subsystem featuring the new
DirectX game APIs. The DirectX APIs include the
following technologies:
--DirectDraw(TM) API, for high-performance display graphics
and direct access to graphics-acceleration hardware.
--DirectSound(TM) API, for high-fidelity, low-latency
sound effects
--DirectPlay(TM) API, for multiplayer connectivity
--DirectInput(TM) API, for digital joystick control
The DirectX game subsystem may be redistributed royalty-
free by developers.
Device support in the Game SDK now spans all display and
audio devices supported in the retail package for
Windows 95. More than 50 hardware and software companies
are working closely with Microsoft to develop games and
peripherals for Windows 95.
"The Game SDK makes it possible for Mindscape to ship
Windows 95-based titles this fall that look and perform as
well as, or often better than, games we've created for
MS-DOS and video-game consoles," said Bob Lloyd, chairman
and chief executive officer of Mindscape Inc. "We are
relying upon high-performance components such as DirectDraw
and DirectPlay to remove the technical barriers that in the
past have limited the creative process. We look forward
to the compelling, exciting games that lie ahead."
Extensive software and hardware testing preceded the
release of the Game SDK. Thirty-one hardware companies
and 10 software companies attended the Meltdown Plugfest,
an intensive two-week testing event held in September in
Seattle. The objective of the event was to test game
software and hardware systems extensively that will be sold
during the 1995 holiday season to help ensure the highest
levels of performance and compatibility with Windows 95.
Top Game Companies Plan Introductions for Oct. 30
Game-Industry Event
Many leading software and hardware game companies,
including Activision Inc., ATI Technologies Inc.,
id Software, LucasArts Entertainment Co., Mindscape and
Zombie plan to announce and demonstrate new games and
peripherals for Windows 95, several for the first time
publicly, at a Halloween-theme event hosted by Microsoft
on its Redmond, Wash., campus on Oct. 30.
The Game SDK is scheduled to be delivered to more than
100,000 developers worldwide as a premium to Microsoft
Developer Network Level II release, and it is scheduled to
be available in mid-October. Developers interested in
joining the Microsoft Developer Network membership can
call (800) 759-5474 in the United States or Canada, or
(303) 684-0914 outside North America, to obtain local
contact information.
THIS COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE
ONLINE WINDOWS 95 FORUMS (listed below in "NEW POSTINGS").
Check under - News&Events/PressReleases/oct295.doc.
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5. GAMEBANK TO RELEASE WINDOWS 95 GAME SOFTWARE
IN LATE NOVEMBER OR EARLY DECEMBER
Gamebank and Activision Japan will team up to market game
software that runs with the Japanese version of Windows 95
operating system. Gamebank will receive the license of
game software developed by Activision. The company will
manufacture, market, and provide customer support.
Two software titles to be introduced at the same time as
the Japanese version of Windows 95 are Activision's
"Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure" and "Shanghai: Great
Moments." Both games fully utilize the advanced
capabilities of Windows 95 and offer playability similar
to comparable titles on home TV game machines, primarily
because users just pop in a CD-ROM to automatically start
up the games. Both games were also introduced in the U.S.
at the same time Windows 95 was released. In the first
week, the two titles sold more than 1.5 million copies.
Activision Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of Los Angeles-
based Activision handles licensed marketing and
development of game software.
Gamebank is a joint venture between Softbank and Microsoft
set up to import game software developed by domestic and
overseas leading companies for Windows 95 and worldwide
excellent TV game software titles for Windows 95 platform.
The company plans to aggressively expand in the Japanese
market as well as in markets in other countries.
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6. ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON WINDOWS 95
This regular feature of WinNews provides help on
questions that are frequently asked to our Product Support
team. A complete list of these questions can be found at
Microsoft website at: http://www.microsoft.com/support/products/
windows95/windows95.htm.
Q: What socket services do I need to use with my PCMCIA
network adapter?
To use a protected mode PCMCIA network card, your socket
services must match your network card. If you use a real
mode network card driver, you must use real mode socket
services. If you use a protected mode net card driver,
you must use protected mode socket services. To determine
what kind of network card driver you're using, go to the
Driver Type properties for your network adapter, in the
Network Control Panel. Choose a driver type. To enable
protected mode socket services, run the PCMCIA wizard
from Control Panel.
Q: How do I get my PCMCIA cards to work in protected mode?
Double click the PCMCIA wizard and then follow the
instructions on the screen. You may be asked to select
your PCMCIA network or SCSI card during this process.
After the wizard runs, you will no longer be loading the
device drivers in your configuration files, and you will
be running with protected mode drivers from within
Windows 95.
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7. DESIGNED FOR WINDOWS 95 LOGOED SOFTWARE
This is a list of software products that have earned the
"Designed for Windows 95" Logo as of October 5, 1995.
A frequently updated help-file of all logoed hardware and
software products is available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows as well as the electronic
services listed below in "NEW POSTINGS".
To earn the Windows 95 Logo, software products
must be 32-bit Windows-based applications which provide
better multitasking and robustness in Windows 95.
Applications with the Windows 95 Logo also feature the
enhanced user interface of Windows 95, support long
filenames, provide automated installation and uninstall
capability. Many applications, support OLE component
technology which provides better cross-application
interoperability and efficiency through features such
as OLE Drag and Drop.
The Windows Logo is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp
WINDOWS 95 LOGOED SOFTWARE
01/FAX for Windows 01 Communique Laboratory Inc.
3D Kitchen Books that Work
3D-Body Adventure Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
3D-Dinosaur Adventure Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
ABC Graphics Suite MicroGrafx
Action Pack I Activision
Adaptec EZ-SCSI Adaptec, Inc.
Add-A-BarCode/32 Wallace Computer Services
Al Unser Jr.
Arcade Racing Mindscape, Inc.
All-Star Baseball Accolade Software
Announcements for
Windows Parsons Technology, Inc.
Arcada Backup for
Windows 95 Arcada Software
AT&T Mail Driver
for Mapi AT&T EasyLink Services
Automatic Tour
of the Internet Morris & Associates
Baby Yaga and
the Magic Geese Davidson & Associates
Beat The House InterPlay Productions
Buried in Time Sanctuary Woods, Inc.
Calendar Creator Softkey International
Cinemania 96 Microsoft Corporation
Clarify Clarify
CleanSweep 95 Quarterdeck Corporation
Colorado Backup for
Windows 95 Hewlett-Packard Company
Comedy Classics Questar Service Corporation
Complete NBA Basketball
Guide '95-'96 Microsoft Corporation
Coolsville Music Pen, Inc.
Crayola Art Studio MicroGrafx
Dashboard 95 Starfish
Dentrix Dentrix Dental Systems
DesignCAD 3D
for Windows American Small Business Computers, Inc.
Desktop Toys Desktop Toys
Dicionario Basico Priberam Inform=E1tica, Lda.
Dust: A Tale of the
Wired West CyberFlix Incorporated
EasyTutor Learn
Windows 95 CRT Multimedia Ltd.
Encarta '96 Microsoft Corporation
Encarta '96 World Atlas Microsoft Corporation
Endorfun Time Warner Interactive Group
Entomorph: Plague of
the Darkfall Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Excel for Windows Microsoft Corporation
Explorapedia- The
World of Nature Microsoft Corporation
FastTrack Schedule AEC Software, Inc.
First Aid For
Windows Users CyberMedia
Fisher-Price ABC's Davidson & Associates
FlowModel Arcland, Inc.
Freddi Fish: Case of
the Missing Kelp Seeds Humongous Entertainment, Inc.
Fury3 Microsoft Corporation
Fusion FTMS Proginet Corp.
Harvard ChartXL Software Publishing Corporation
Harvard Graphics Software Publishing Corporation
HiJaak Inset Systems, Inc.
HotFax Menu Smith Micro Software
ImageStream(R) for
Microsoft(R) Office ImageMark Software Labs, Inc.
IntelliType Microsoft Corporation
Janna Contact 95 Janna Systems Inc.
Kid Desk Family Edition Edmark Corporation
Living Book's
Dr. Seuss ABC's Living Books, Inc.
MAPS & DATA for
Microsoft Office 95 MaconUSA
Mario's Time Machine
Deluxe! Mindscape, Inc.
Math Munchers Deluxe Minnesota Educational Computing Corp.
Micrografx Windows Draw MicroGrafx
Microsoft Access for
Windows 95 Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Bookshelf Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Dogs Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Golf Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Golf CD-ROM Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Office for
Windows 95 Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Plus! Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Visual Basic Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Visual C++ Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Works Microsoft Corporation
Midisoft Studio for
Windows 95 Midisoft Corporation
Milestone, Etc. KIDASA Software, Inc.
Milestones Simplicity KIDASA Software, Inc.
Modern Age Books
Electronic Book Engine Modern Age Books
Money Microsoft Corporation
MTV's Beavis & Butt-head
in Virtual Stupidity Viacom New Media
MyAdvanced Brochures MySoftware Company
Name-It Vertisoft Systems
Navision Financials PC&C A/S
NavTrek Nobeltec Corporation
Netscape Navigator Netscape Communications
Norton Anti-Virus for
Windows 95 Symantec
Norton Navigator Symantec
Norton Utilities for
Windows 95 Symantec
NS/Elite NetSoft
Oceans Microsoft Corporation
Office Binder Microsoft Corporation
OfficeBlox AlphaBlox Corporation Ltd.
Oregon Trail II Minnesota Educational Computing Corp.
Personal Tax Edge Parsons Technology, Inc.
Personal Tax Edge Parsons Technology, Inc.
Personal Tax Organizer Parsons Technology, Inc.
Phone Search USA DeLorme Mapping
PhoneDisc Digital Directory Assistance, Inc.
Pitfall!: The Mayan
Adventure Activision
Pixel PRO Intergraph Corporation
Popular Mechanics
Car Guide Books that Work
PowerAlbum Softkey International
PowerPoint Microsoft Corporation
Practitioner Life Care Development Corporation
Pressure Drop Rocket Science Games, Inc.
Pro CD ProPhone Pro CD
Project Microsoft Corporation
Publisher for Windows 95 Microsoft Corporation
QmodemPro for Windows 95 Mustang Software, Inc.
Quick View Plus Inso Corporation
Rubicon 95 PC-Systemer Norge AS
Sammy's Science House Edmark Corporation
Schedule Plus Microsoft Corporation
Shanghai: Great Moments Activision
Sidekick 95 Starfish
SimCity 2000 Maxis
SimTown Maxis
Smart Moves PHH Technology Services
SmarTerm 32-Bit
Edition for Windows 95 Persoft, Inc.
SmartSketch 95 FutureWave Software, Inc.
Street Atlas USA DeLorme Mapping
Taxability Pro for
Windows Digita International Limited
The Family Doctor,
4th Edition Creative Multimedia
Trancend Intergraph Corporation
TriSpectives (Standard
& Professional editions) 3D/EYE, Inc.
TSR Screensaver US Gold
Undersea Adventure Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
VirusScan for Windows 95 McAfee Associates, Inc.
Visio Visio Corporation
Visual Compta DC2i
Visual Smalltalk
Enterprise Digitalk
Visual SourceSafe Microsoft Corporation
Widget Workshop Maxis
WINLine MESONIC GmbH
WinTutor 95 Softkey International
Word for Windows Microsoft Corporation
World of Flight Microsoft Corporation
XoftWare/32 for WIN32 AGE Logic, Inc.
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8. NEW POSTINGS TO WINDOWS 95 WEB SITE AND FORUMS
Technical Information and Support
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There is a new whitepaper posted - "Windows 95 Graphics
Architecture". This document informs developers of the
features, benefits, and delivery schedule for this rich
and well-resourced development and authoring environment
for creating the next generation of games and multimedia
applications - "Whitepapers/Graphics.doc"
INF Generator - This utility assists in preparing for
automatic installation of Microsoft Windows 95 in the
corporate networking environment. Users can specify
separate settings for the company, the department, and the
individual user when installing Windows 95 -
"Other IS Tools/igread.txt" & "Other IS Tools/ig.exe"
Free Software
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"Service for NetWare Directory Services" provides enhanced
NetWare client support that incorporates support for
Novell NetWare 4.x Directory Services -
"Windows 95 Updates/msnds.txt" &
"Windows 95 Updates/msnds.exe"
The "Windows 95 Shell Update" is now available -
"Windows 95 Updates/shellupd.txt" &
"Windows 95 Updates/shellupd.exe" &
The newest beta of Internet Explorer for Windows 95 beta
version 2.0 should be available on most online sites. This
will be replaced with the final version of Internet
Explorer 2.0 as soon as it's available.
Instructions on downloading the beta -
"Internet Explorer/msie20b1.txt"
Downloading the beta - "Internet Explorer/msie20b1.exe"
Windows 95 Compatible Products
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Updated "Designed for Windows 95 Products" Catalogue -
"Logo_w31.txt" & "Logo_w31.exe"
News & Events
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Clarifications - two new clarifications:
Explanation of "Server Name Conflict Issue, Reported in
PC Week on September 25, 1995" - "sapqa.doc"
"Microsoft Windows 95 Registration Wizard - Updated
October, 1995" - "r_screen.exe"
"Additional information regarding PC Week web posting
(October 5th) 'PC Week Labs unearths Windows 95 glitch'" -
"pcwkweb.doc"
Events - Windows 95 TrainCast. TrainCast is a series of
educational and instructional training videos produced by
Microsoft Television that uses product demos to cover
different features of the Windows 95 operating system -
"traincst.doc"
YOU CAN FIND THE ARTICLES LISTED ABOVE,
AND OTHER WINDOWS 95 INFORMATION:
On the World Wide Web at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows
On the Internet:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/PerOpSys/Win_News
On The Microsoft Network:
Main Page(MSN Central)\Edit Menu\Go To\
Other Location\Windows
On America OnLine: Use keyword WINNEWS
On CompuServe: GO WINNEWS.
On GEnie: MOVE TO PAGE 95
On Prodigy: JUMP WINNEWS.
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