It is been a while i was trying to post something related to Windows 98 as i always wanted to make the blog complete in itself, covering all the Microsoft OS and provide a microsoft online support, but was not able to explre some thing around Windows 98 as it is being absolute.. but then let’s be a bit formal and have some thing for Windows 98 and it is straight here..
Remove the Speaker Icon from the Tray
The speaker icon in the lower-right of your toolbar (Tray), enables you to open the Volume Control by clicking on it. To remove the icon:
- Right-click the speaker icon and choose Adjust Audio Properties from the menu
- At the bottom of the Audio Properties window, there’s a check-box Show volume control on the taskbar, removing the check-mark in the box will remove the Icon from the Tray.
Now if you ever want to restore the Speaker icon in your Tray, you have to:
- Click Start, Select Settings > Control Panel
- Open Multimedia, and place the check-mark back in the Show volume control on the taskbar box (on the Audio tab)
Change the size of Icons on your Desktop
To change the size of the Icons on the Desktop:
- Right-click on the Desktop
- Choose Properties from the context menu. On the Appearance tab look in the Item list box. Once you find Icon you can choose the size from the Size box
- To hit the Apply button, once you are satisfied hit OK
Change Icon spacing on your Desktop
To Change the Icon spacing on your Desktop:
- Right-click on the desktop
- Choose Properties from the popup menu. On the Appearance tab look in the Item list box. Once you find Icon Spacing (Horizontal) and Icon Spacing (Vertical) you can choose different values
- Once you are satisfied hit OK
- Press F5 to Refresh the Desktop
Change the color of your Title Bar
To change the color of your Title Bar:
- Right-click on the Desktop
- Choose Properties from the context menu. On the Appearance tab look in the Item list box. Once you find Active Title Bar and Inactive Title Bar you can change the color from the Color and Color2 boxes
Select your Monitor
Windows 98 will not always detect your Monitor. This is done by design. Many monitors don’t like to be "poked". To select your monitor:
- Right-click on the Desktop
- Choose Properties from the context menu. On the Settings tab press the Advanced button. Select the Monitor tab. If your monitor is not listed (correctly) here, press Change
- Select your Monitor from the list, or if you have a driver disk for your monitor, select have Disk
- Click Apply, and follow any other instructions on screen
