Re: WinNews Vol. 2 No. 20, November 20, 1995

	Microsoft(R) WinNews Electronic Newsletter
		Vol. 2, #20, November 20, 1995

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We got to speak with many people at Comdex in the U.S. last
week, and we were able to hear positive feedback and
concerns Windows 95.  We will look to address many of these
topics in WinNews and on the Windows home page on the
Microsoft World Wide Web site.  Speaking of the home page,
it has been slightly renovated to provide a cleaner
look with more information on screen.  If you have not
seen it lately, please check it out at
www.microsoft.com/windows


Internationally, we are getting ready for the
Windows 95 localized launches in Japan (Nov. 23),
Korea (Nov. 28) and Taiwan (Nov. 28).  We hope you have
the opportunity to see some of the exciting launch
plans for the different countries.



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. "IDC PRODUCTIVITY STUDY SHOWS USERS OF WINDOWS 95
     OUTPERFORM MACINTOSH, OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEMS" - Here
     are the results of a just completed study showing
     significant gains for Windows 95 users

3. "WINDOWS 95 EARNS TOP AWARDS AT COMDEX"
     Some publications gave Windows 95 some of their top
     awards last week at Comdex.  We would like to provide
     these to show independent organizations' opinions
     of Windows 95.

4. "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 hardware
     peripherals.

5. "DESIGNED FOR WINDOWS 95 LOGOED SOFTWARE" -
     This issue we list hardware products that have
     received the Windows 95 logo.

6. "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. Don't Forget!  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.

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.  We hope
these are tips you can pass on to the users you support.

Below we present a few multimedia-related tips.

A. Adjusting Memory Cache Size for CD-ROM's:
Go to Control Panel and select systems.  Choose the
Performance Tab and then select File System.  Finally,
choose the CD-ROM Tab.  Here you can adjust the
memory cache size for your CD-ROM drive.

B. Deactivating Autorun On Audio CD's:
There are two options to deactive Autorun:
1. Hold down the shift key when you insert the CD-ROM
2. Open any folder and select the View drop-down menu.
Then choose Options, then File Types.  Choose Select
AudioCD and click Edit.  Click once on Play from the Action
listbox.  Then click on Set Default - this toggles the
Autorun default.  If Play is bolded, the CD will play when
inserted.  If it is not bolded, it will not play.

C. Opening the Media Player from an .AVI:
When an .AVI file is playing, you can bring up the Media
Player by double-clicking the title bar of the .AVI.
Double-clicking the Media Player title bar will make
it disappear.

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2. IDC PRODUCTIVITY STUDY SHOWS USERS OF WINDOWS 95
OUTPERFORM MACINTOSH, OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEMS

REDMOND, Wash. - In a test aimed at measuring the
productivity of personal computer users in terms of speed
and accuracy on a variety of common tasks, International
Data Corp. (IDC) found that users of the Microsoft(R)
Windows(R) 95 operating system outperformed Macintosh(R)
and OS/2(R) users.  Highlights of the study include
the following:

* Users of Windows 95 finished the overall test in an
average of 58 minutes, 19 percent faster than Mac(tm)
users, who completed it in 72 minutes, and 50 percent
faster than OS/2 users, who finished in 116 minutes.

* Seventy-six percent of the users of Windows 95 completed
eight or more of the task groups successfully, compared to
58 percent of the Mac users and 31 percent of the OS/2
users.

* In a key measure of productivity, users of Windows 95
who completed eight or more of the 10 task groups
successfully did so in 22 percent less time than Mac users
and in 51 percent less time than OS/2 users.  Eighty-five
percent of that group of users of Windows 95 completed
the test in less than one hour, compared to 47 percent of
the Mac users.

"The IDC test indicates that users of Windows 95 completed
common tasks in 19 percent less time than Mac users, and
with greater overall accuracy," said David Card, author of
the report and director of PC software research at IDC.

"While the Mac has had a strong reputation for usability,
this study establishes Windows 95 as a new productivity
benchmark," said Brad Chase, general manager in the
personal systems division at Microsoft Corp.  "It's the
operating system to choose to get your work done quickly
and accurately."

In July, IDC teamed with consulting firm Andre' Associates
of Oakland, Calif., to execute a series of tests and focus
groups for Microsoft that measure user productivity under
different operating systems.  The tests compared 54
Windows 95 Preview Program participants, 55 Mac operating
system users and 52 OS/2 users with comparable skills on
identical business-computing tasks and on comparably
configured systems.  To IDC's knowledge, this was the
largest such study ever undertaken.

The tests comprised 10 families of tasks covering local and
networked file management and printing, document and
application management, checking system resources, creating
an alias or shortcut, and customizing the desktop.  The
test also required the users to attach an external CD-ROM
drive.

The study's intent was to evaluate the productivity of
users of the operating system itself, rather than to
measure application usage.  The minimal interaction with
applications was controlled through identical applications
in each environment.  Likewise, this test was designed to
measure a mix of everyday tasks, such as manipulating
files, as well as things business users do less frequently.
IDC weighted all task groups equally.

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3. WINDOWS 95 EARNS TOP AWARDS

At Comdex Windows 95 has earned some awards that we would
like to share with you.  We present this list to show the
opinions of independent publishers of Windows 95, and to
further confirm the quality of our product.

>From PC Magazine -
 	* PC Magazine Technical Excellence Award,
 	Operating Systems

>From PC/Computing -
 	* PC/Computing Most Valuable Product (MVP)
 	Award, Product of the Year
 	* PC/Computing MVP Award, Operating Systems

>From PC Laptop Computers Magazine -
 	* PC Laptop Computers Magazine Laptop Software
 	Product of the Year

>From Computer Retail Week -
 	* Computer Retail Week Best Product Award
 	* Computer Retail Week Best Productivity
 	Software Award

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4. 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.

Question: My sound card is supported by Windows 95, but
Setup did not detect it. How do I install it?

Answer: Use the Add New Hardware tool in Control Panel.
If the sound card is not detected, make sure its real-mode
drivers are loading in the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat
files before you run the Add New Hardware Wizard again.

If Windows 95 still does not detect the sound card, there
may be a conflict between the sound card and another
device. Use the right mouse button to click My Computer,
click Properties on the menu that appears, then click the
Device Manager tab. Examine the properties for each device
to see if Windows 95 reports a device conflict. Once any
device conflict is resolved, run the Add New Hardware
Wizard again.


Question: After I set up Windows 95, I cannot access my
CD-ROM drive. What do I do?

Answer: If your CD-ROM drive is not recognized by
Windows 95, use the following steps:

1. Make sure the correct real-mode driver for the CD-ROM
drive is installed on the hard disk. This driver is
normally shipped with the CD-ROM drive kit. If you do not
have this driver, please contact the CD-ROM drive
manufacturer.

2. Verify that the correct driver statement is in the
Config.sys file, and that the driver statement specifies
the correct path for the driver. For details about the
specific driver statement for your CD-ROM drive, please
consult the CD-ROM drive documentation or manufacturer.

3. Verify that Mscdex.exe is being loaded in the
Autoexec.bat file, and that the Mscdex statement loads the
Mscdex.exe file from the Windows\Command folder. For
information about the Mscdex statement settings, please
consult the CD-ROM drive documentation or manufacturer.

4. Restart Windows 95.

If you have other questions about Windows 95, we encourage
you to get more information from our website at
http://www.windows.com/windows, or from the many online
forums and bulletin boards which support Windows 95.

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5. DESIGNED FOR WINDOWS 95 LOGOED HARDWARE PRODUCTS

Below, please find an up-to-date list of "Designed for
Windows 95" Logoed hardware products.  To limit the size
of this article, the list is provided alphabetically, by
company name from A-Me.  Mi-Z will be provided in the
next WinNews.

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".


Accton Technology Corp.		EN2216 PCMCIA Ethernet
				EN1660 ISA PnP LAN
Acer America Corp.		AcerCd 655A
				CD-747E CD-ROM Drive
				CD-743E CD-ROM Drive
Acer Peripherals Inc.		Acer P60 Display Adapter
				AcerCD 645A
				Acer P50E Display Adapter
				AcerCD 645A CD-ROM Drive
Adaptec, Inc.			AVA-2930P
				AHA-2940
				AHA-1542CP
				APA-1460
				AHA-2910
				AHA-1530P
Alliance Semiconductor		ProMotion Display Adapter
Allied Telesyn Inc.		AT-2450 Network Adapter
				AT-1510 Network Adapter
American Power Conversion	Back-UPS Pro 420
				Back-UPS Pro 280
				Back-UPS Pro 650
APAQ Technologies		Columbia Patriot 120
				Columbia Elite 90
ARK Logic, Inc.			ARK Logic 1000PV Display Adapter
				ARK Logic 2000PV Display Adapter
AST Research Inc.		Advantage Adventure 6066d
AT&T Paradyne			KeepIn Touch 28.8 Data Fax
ATI Technologies		Graphics Pro Turbo PCI (mach64)
Avance Logic, Inc.		ALG 2302A
				ALG 2301B
Aztech Systems Ltd		CDA268-031SE CD-ROM Drive
				CDA668-011 CD-ROM Drive
Boca Research, Inc.		BE 100/10 BocaLAN Card
				Ben 1PI BocaLAN Card
				Boca Research Voyager 64 Display Adapter
				Boca Research SuperX VGA Display Adapter
				Ben 120 BocaLAN Card
Cabletron Systems		E2219 Single Chip Series Ethernet
				E2219 Dual Chip Series Ethernet
California Graphics 		Italia Srl - Terminator 64
				Italia Srl - Terminator 68
Can Technology			105 Keyboard
Canon, Inc.			LBP-430W (P90 WPS) Printer
				LBP-210 (P97 Dumbo) Printer
				BJC-610 (A160 WPS) Printer
				BJC-610JW (A160 WPS) Printer
				LBP-460 (P97 Dumbo) Printer
Cirrus Logic			GD54M30 PCI Demo Board Kit
				GD5430 Demo Board Kit
				GD5434 PCI Demo Board Kit
Compex, Inc.			Compex Freedom line 16 PNP Ethernet
				Compex ENET32-PCI Ethernet Network Adapter
Conner Peripherals		FilePro Series 1275A
				FilePro Series 850A
				FilePro Series 635A
				FilePro Series 540A
				FilePro Series 425A
D-Link Systems			D-Link DE-650CT PCMCIA Ethernet
				D-Link DE530CT PCI Ethernet
				D-Link DE-220PCT ISA Ethernet
Diamond Multimedia Systems
			Diamond Stealth 64 Video 2200XL Display Adapter
			Diamond Stealth 64 Video 2120XL Display Adapter
			Diamond Stealth 64 Graphics 2200XL Display Adapter
			Diamond Stealth 64 Video 3240XL Display Adapter
			Diamond Stealth 64 Video 3400XL Display Adapter
			Diamond Stealth 64 Graphics 2120XL Display Adapter

Digital Equipment Corp.		DEClaser 3500
EliteGroup Computer Systems, Inc.  SI54P-AIO
				TS54P-AIO
Everex Systems, Inc.		STEP SP/2000A
EXP Computing, Inc.		EXP ThinFax 288i
				EXP ThinFax 1414i
Farallon Computing, Inc.	Farallon EtherWave PC Card Network Adapter
				Farallon EtherWave ISA Card Network Adapter
Fellowes			IR Mousepen
				Gulliver
				Mini-Trackball
				MousePen Pro
				Best PS/2
Future Domain			Future Domain TMC 3260
				Future Domain PnP 1630
				Future Domain PnP 1640
				Future Domain SCSI-2-Go
Hewlett-Packard 		ScanJet 4s
Hitachi Ltd			SuperScan Elite 17
				SuperScan Supreme 21
				SuperScan Elite 21
				SuperScan Pro 21
IBM				Auto LANStreamer PCI
Intel Corp.			EtherExpress PRO/100 EISA
				EtherExpress PRO/100 PCI
KeyTronic Corp.			KB101-C
				KB101 Plus-C	
				EuroTech
Lexmark International, Inc.	Optra PS
Linksys Corporation		Combo PCMCIA Ethernet
				EtherPCI LAN Card
Logitech, Inc.			ML38 Mouseman II
				MM34 First Mouse
				M-RD37 TrackMan Live
				RC33 MouseMan Cordless
				MM35 Pilot Mouse
				CQ38 MouseMan II
				T-CE3 TrackMan Portable
				SN35 Pilot Mouse
				T-CF9 TrackMan Voyager
				T-CH11 TrackMan III
				ML38 MouseMan Sensa
				T-CJ10 TrackMan Vista
				M-S34 OEM/First Mouse
				ML38 MouseMan II
				T-CE2 TrackMan II
Madge Networks, Ltd		Smart 16/4 PCMCIA Ringnode
				Smart 16/4 ISA PnP Ringnode
				Smart 16/4 PCI Ringnode
Matsushita Electric		Panasonic LF-1000 PD CD-ROM Drive
Maxtor Corp. 			Maxtor MobileMax 262 MB Hard Drive
				GEN 3-71084AP
				Maxtor MobileMax 131 MB Hard Drive
				Maxtor MobileMax 105 MB Hard Drive
				Maxtor MobileMax 171 MB Hard Drive
Megahertz Corp.			Megahertz CC3144 14.4/14.4 PCCard Modem
				Megahertz CC3288 28.8/14.4 PCCard Modem
				Megahertz XJ2144 14.4/14.4 PCCard Modem
				Megahertz XJ2288 28.8/14.4 PCCard Modem
				XJEM 1144 PCCard Modem


The Windows Logo is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp

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6. NEW POSTINGS TO WINDOWS 95 WEB SITE AND FORUMS

(Locations given for these files are for the Windows 95
Home Page on the World Wide Web which can be found at:
	http://www.microsoft.com/windows
Online information at other sites may be organized in a
slightly different manner)


Windows 95 Software Library Area
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* In the "Internet Explorer" folder -
	Check out the latest beta to download - Internet
Explorer 2.0 (Beta 3) - plus details on the continuous
improvements in the beta product.

* In the "Windows 95 Drivers Library" -
	"Unimodem V" - Windows universal modem driver/telephony
service provider for data/fax modems.

* In the "Windows 95 Updates" folder -
	"IrDA (Infrared Driver)" - The IrDA driver
enables Windows 95 users to easily connect to peripheral
devices or other Windows 95 PCs without using connecting
cables.
	" Data Link Control (DLC) Protocol" - the 32-bit
DLC protocol software for Windows 95 enables a network
administrator to add support for 32-bit and 16-bit
applications which are used to access IBM mainframe and
IBM AS/400 computers.

News & Events Area
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* In the "Press Releases" folder
	"November 7, 1995" - Microsoft Announces IrDA
Support for Windows 95

* Latest edition of WinNews Newsletter - Vol. 2 #19


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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