Internet Access and Tools

This chapter describes some of the Internet tools available with Microsoft Windows 98, including the Internet Explorer 4 browsing software and a complete set of communication and collaboration tools. It also includes a comprehensive discussion of the various options provided in Windows 98 to connect computers to the Internet.

Internet Explorer is an integrated suite of Internet software that includes a customizable browser built on open Internet standards. It delivers an Internet solution to network administrators, who can customize and control their users’ Web-browsing capabilities and ensure the security of their corporate intranets. Users and Web authors value the possibilities allowed with Internet Explorer support for Dynamic HTML, ActiveX, and Java.

In This Chapter

Overview of Internet Explorer

Installing and Configuring Internet Explorer

Using the Internet Explorer Browsing Software

Using Public Domain Tools

Supported Standards and Technologies of Internet Explorer

Conferencing with NetMeeting

Multimedia Streaming with NetShow

Web Authoring with FrontPage Express

Connecting to the Internet

Troubleshooting Internet Connections

See Also

• For information about Outlook Express, the Internet Explorer e-mail client, see Chapter 22, "Electronic Mail with Outlook Express."
• For information about configuring Web site and channel subscriptions, see Chapter 6, "Configuring the Active Desktop and Active Channels."
• For information about configuring Internet Explorer, see the Microsoft Internet Explorer Resource Kit (ISBN 1-57231-842-2), or download it from http://www.microsoft.com/ie/corp/.