the background:1. Right-click MS-DOS Prompt on the taskbar, and then click Properties.2. Click the Misc tab.3. Drag the Idle sensitivity slider toward Low. 4. Under Background, make sure the Always Suspend check box is cleared. Antivirus software------------------Existing antivirus software running on Windows 98should be able to detect viruses, but they may not always eliminate the viruses they find. We recommend that you update your antivirus software to a version that is designed to run with Windows 98. Contact your antivirus software vendor for an upgrade.Disk repair and optimization utilities--------------------------------------To make it possible to store long file names on a FAT volume, it was necessary to change the Windows file system. These changes prevent most existing disk repair and optimization programs designed for Windows 3.1 from functioning correctly. Depending on how the disk repair and optimization programs work, Windows 98 may block them to protect the data on your disk.This limitation is necessary in a multitasking environment to prevent disk corruption caused by multiple utilities running simultaneously. We strongly recommend that you upgrade to disk repair software that was designed for Windows 98 if you are upgrading from Windows 3.1. For more information, contact your software vendor.Disk compression utilities--------------------------Windows 98 is incompatible with Stacker 4.1 and earlier versions. You need to uninstall Stacker version 4.1 or earlier before upgrading to Windows 98.Windows 3.1 shell enhancements------------------------------Most Windows 3.1 shell replacements still run on Windows 98, but with some limitations because of the taskbar, 32-bit components, and the new Windows 98 shell. If you want to continue running one of these programs, upgrade to a version that was designed to run with Windows 98.The major Windows 3.1 shell enhancement programs this limitation may affect are Norton Deskt...
