Windows 98 users should use the Registry Checker to find and resolve Registry problems, as well as regularly back-up the Windows 98 Registry. There is an MS DOS and a Windows version of this utilty. Each time that you start your PC, the Registry Checker acts proactively by automatically scanning your system's Registry. If it notices a problem, it will automatically replace the Registry with the back-up copy. To access the Registry Checker Utility, click the Tools menu in the MicroSoft System Information window. To get there simply click Start> Programs> Accessories> System Tools> System Information and click on Tools at the top taskbar. A menu will cascade down where you will see Registry Checker.

This is one way in which you can scan for altered or corrupted files in Win 98. This tool is also found in the System Information Section. This tool offers several choices on how to scan, replace or restore files. You can choose to use the Win 98 CD Rom or restore from C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM...very useful indeed!!!

A quick way to access this feature would be to click Start> Run and type in SFC, then hit Enter.It will begin searching for corrupted files. Another Tip/Trick for the Run menu is to type in MSCONFIG. This is a great way to control how and what starts in Windows.(submitted by Seadog)

To restore some, or all, of your backed-up files, use the Restore Wizard (original name, huh?). To restore your backed-up files to the hard drive, go to the Start Button, then select Programs> Accessories> System Tools> and then Back-up. In the MicroSoft Backup dialogue box, click the Restore Backed Up Files radio button. Click OK. The Restore Wizard will then take you through the back-up process.

Many people wonder how to launch a DOS-based application from Windows (like Duke Nukem!!). You can easily launch these from the Run dialogue box (found on the Start menu). Like a Windows Program, you just type in the name of a program into the dialogue box. You cannot type a DOS command here (such as DIR), but you can enter the name of the DOS program. If the program has any command line options they would be entered here as if you were typing them in at a DOS prompt.