Subject: 3. Basic Win95 usage 

     * 3.1. ...vs Windows 3.x
     * 3.2. ...vs MS-DOS (tm)
     * 3.3. What is this "Explorer" thing?
     * 3.4. How do I...
          + 3.4.1. ...find my old Win 3.x programs?
          + 3.4.2. ...make a program read a file I click on?
          + 3.4.3. ...change what program opens what kind of file?
               o 3.4.3.1. How can I add or remove file extensions from
                 a file type?
          + 3.4.4. ...run Windows 3.x programs? (including Windows
            games)
               o 3.4.4.1. How do I run Win 3.1 after installing
                 Win95?
               o 3.4.4.2. How do I install Win 3.1 fresh in a Win95
                 system?
          + 3.4.5. ...run MS-DOS apps?
          + 3.4.6. ...run MS-DOS utilities? (Xtree (tm), Norton
            Utilities (tm), etc)
          + 3.4.7. ...run MS-DOS games?
          + 3.4.8. ...format or copy disks?
          + 3.4.9. ...search for files?
          + 3.4.10. ...add my own items to the Start Menu?
               o 3.4.10.1. The Desktop, Start Menu, and shortcuts
          + 3.4.11. ...change my display resolution?
          + 3.4.12. ...change my display driver?
          + 3.4.13. ...disable the "Full window drag" feature of MS
            Plus?
     * 3.5. Some MS-DOS utilities are missing. Where can I get them?
     * 3.6. Should I buy these new fancy utilities for Win95?
          + 3.6.1. ...Norton Navigator (tm) ?
          + 3.6.2. ...un-installers?
          + 3.6.3. ...anti-virus programs?
          + 3.6.4. ...Microsoft Plus (tm) ?
          + 3.6.5. ...RAM compression programs?
          + 3.6.6. ...crash-proofing utilities?
     * 3.7. Top ten mistakes running Windows 3.x programs
     * 3.8. Top ten mistakes running MS-DOS programs and games 
       

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