Hi, all,
The reason for the cross-post is that I believe I came across discussion
concerning the Windows 95 Registry on both lists so I wanted to accomodate
everyone who might benefit from my search.
I went over to amazon.com's website this past weekend and, because I too,
like several others on these lists, feel totally inadequate when it comes
to the subject of the Windows 95 Registry. So I determined that somehow or
other I should embark upon a course of independent study concerning the
Registry.
On Amazon's site I did a search for books on the subject and, lo and
behold!, I came up with eight titles. Actually, you won't behold all of
these titles since I next determined which of those books would benefit me
most. I can however give you exact instructions on how to do the search
quickly so that you can see all of the titles if you wish.
Type in the search keywords exactly as you see them below leaving quotes
plus the word [and], as this is a search string which limits the search
from broad to narrow. Enter the following to view all titles:
"computers" and "windows 95" and "registry"
The book that I chose is called, "Windows 95 Registry for Dummies", by Mark
Wilkins, et al. It turns out that there's a cd-rom version as well but my
correspondence with Amazon will explain the difference between the book and
the cd-rom. Below is first Amazon's final informational response to me
followed by my initial query. Please excuse the length of this but I think
it is much needed information.
From: [log in to unmask]
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 06:52:38 -0700 (PDT)
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To: Sam Troia <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Amazon.com, Re: Question Concerning Book Entry
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Dear Sam:
The publishers, IDG Books, sent us the following information about the
CD Rom for ISBN 0764503596, "Windows 95 Registry for Dummies".
The book text is not contained on the CD. Rather the CD contains a
variety of programs to assist the reader with working with their
registry. Please read the short description of the programs contained
on the CD.
Here's a summary of the software on the CD.
1. CleanSweep Deluxe (removes unnecessary files and Registry entries
from your PC) This is a trialware version of a commercial utility from
Quarterdeck Corporation.
2. Filemon (a freeware utility from Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell
that monitors file activity as it occurs)
3. Ghost (a disk and/or partition copying program from Ghost Software)
4. MTUSpeed (a freeware program from Mike Sutherland that enables you
to change the Registry's TCP/IP settings for more efficient Internet
access).
5. Norton Utilities 3.0 from Symantec, featuring the Norton Registry
Editor, Norton Registry Tracker, and WinDoctor. This is a trialware
version that expires within 30 days after you load the software on your
system.
6. Nova BACKUP 5.0 from NovaStor software (a full-featured backup
program). This is a trial version of a full-featured commercial backup
utility.
7. Registry Search and Replace (a shareware utility from Steven J. Hoek
Software Development that enables you to find and replace specific text
strings in the Registry).
8. Regmon (a freeware utility from Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell
that monitors Registry activity as it occurs).
9. The Registry Surfer (a shareware program from ISES that enables you
to find Registry entries in any key without actually running REGEDIT).
10. TweakDUN (a shareware program from Patterson Software Design that
enables you to change the REgistry's TCP/IP settings for more efficient
Internet access using Dial-Up Networking).
11. WinHacker (a popular shareware utility that allows you to make many
desktop changes that normally require Registry editing).
12. WinZip 95 (a shareware file compression and decompression utility
from Nico Mak Computing, Inc).
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I hope this information is helpful to you. Please let us know if you
have any further questions. Thank you for shopping at Amazon.com.
Best regards,
Carolyn S.
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/
Books, Music, and More
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>Subject: Question Concerning Book Entry
>From: Sam Troia <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 01:36:21 -0700
>X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32)
>
>Dear Amazon Staff:
>
>First, I hope I'm addressing this concern to the right place; if not, my
>apologies and perhaps you could forward this question to the proper people.
>
>A few evenings ago I did a search for something and found exactly the book
>I now wish to purchase. Before I continue let me mention that I am a
>totally blind computer user using Windows 95 with a software screen reader
>and hardware speech synthesizer both of which allow me to navigate within
>the Windows environment very well.
>
>Now, back to the book in question. The book's information is as follows:
>
>Title: Windows 95 Registry for Dummies
>Author: Mark Wilkins, et al
>Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide
>Publishing Date: March, 1998
>Price: $23.99
>Listed as "text only"
>Entry also lists a cd-rom version
>
>My question, if someone can answer it, concerns the cd-rom version of this
>book. Is it possible to ascertain whether or not the cd-rom version is
>simply the identical text-only version contained in the bound, paperback
>edition, or is the cd-rom version something else entirely, such as a visual
>and/or graphical version? And if the cd contains the exact same text,
>through what medium is the text presented on the screen, i.e. browser, etc.
>and is this part of the cd as well?
>
>My reason for asking these questions is that many cd-roms purchased by
>blind people do not subsequently work with their screen access systems. I
>should add that I also have a scanner and excellent OCR software developed
>specifically for use by the blind and I would certainly consider scanning
>the text from the bound, print edition if it were necessary. The point is
>of course that I would rather be able to purchase the cd-rom and then read
>the same text from that medium and thus avoid one major scanning project.
>
>I hope these questions can be researched and answered satisfactorily but if
>there isn't much information available on the cd-rom version of the book
>then I will purchase the paperback. I thank you in advance for your help
>in this matter and look forward to your response.
>
>
>--Sam Troia
>(Your Alternative Uncle Sam)
>KHUM rules!
>
--Sam Troia
(Your Alternative Uncle Sam)
KHUM rules!
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