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Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows ‘‘Chicago’’ Reviewer’s Guide Beta-1 The information discussed in this guide is based on features and functionality present either in the Beta-1 release of Chicago, or planned for a future release. The discussion of Chicago herein, does not represent a commitment on the part of Microsoft for providing or shipping the features and functionality discussed in the final retail product offerings of Chicago. This document is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................1 Welcome ..................................................................................1 Chicago Mission......................................................................1 Where We’ve Been.................................................................................................1 Where We Are Today.............................................................................................1 Where We’re Headed .............................................................................................2 How We Get There.................................................................................................3 A Quick Preview of Chicago’s Top Features ........................4 Even Easier.............................................................................................................4 Faster and More Powerful ......................................................................................5 Compatible .............................................................................................................7 Summary..................................................................................8 CHICAGO’S PLACE IN THE MICROSOFT WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM PRODUCT LINE .......................................................................9 Which Products Are Available Today?..................................9 Which Products Will Be Available in the Future? ................9 Why Is There A Choice For a Client Operating System? ...10 Which Client Operating System Should You Choose?......11 CHICAGO EVALUATION CRITERIA................... 13 Areas Still Under Construction.............................................................................13 Suggested Evaluation Criteria for Desktop Operating Systems .................................................................................15 Ease of Use............................................................................15 ii Performance ..........................................................................16 Compatibility: Device and Applications Support................17 Support for Network Services and Connectivity ................18 Support for Manageability and Administration...................18 Support for Communications and Messaging....................19 Support for Mobile Services and Remote Access..............19 CHICAGO PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..................... 21 Chicago Product Areas Covered by Guide .......................................................... 21 Summary of Improvements over Windows 3.1.................................................... 21 Try It!................................................................................................................... 22 Under Construction.............................................................................................. 22 The Chicago User Interface..................................................23 Designing the Chicago User Interface.................................................................. 23 Easy...................................................................................................................... 27 Powerful............................................................................................................... 39 Compatible........................................................................................................... 50 Base System Architecture ....................................................53 Summary of Improvements over Windows 3.1.................................................... 53 Fully-Integrated Operating System ...................................................................... 54 32-Bit Versus 16-Bit Components....................................................................... 55 Chicago System Layout ....................................................................................... 58 Support for Win16–based Applications............................................................... 59 Support for MS-DOS–based Applications........................................................... 62 Support for Win32–based Applications............................................................... 63 32-Bit File System Architecture........................................................................... 65 Improved System Capacity .................................................................................. 74 Better Memory Management ............................................................................... 76 The Registry—Centralized Configuration Store.................................................. 77 Better Font Support.............................................................................................. 80 Robustness Improvements ..................................................83 System-wide Robustness Improvements .............................................................. 83 Robustness for MS-DOS–based Applications ..................................................... 85 Robustness for Win16–based Applications.......................................................... 86 Robustness for Win32–based Applications.......................................................... 87 Try It!................................................................................................................... 91 iii Improved Support for Running MS-DOS–based Applications...........................................................................93 Summary of Improvements over Windows 3.1.....................................................93 Zero Conventional Footprint Components ...........................................................94 Improved Compatibility........................................................................................95 Improved Support for Graphic-intensive MS-DOS–based Applications..............96 Improved Memory Protection...............................................................................96 Better Defaults for Running MS-DOS–based Applications..................................97 Consolidated Customization of MS-DOS–based Application Properties.............97 Toolbar in MS-DOS Window...............................................................................99 User-Scalable MS-DOS Window .........................................................................99 Ending MS-DOS–based Applications Graceful..................................................100 Local Virtual Machine Environment Settings.....................................................101 Support for UNC Pathnames to Access Network Resources..............................101 New MS-DOS Prompt Commands.....................................................................102 Try It! .................................................................................................................103 Plug and Play.......................................................................105 The Problem With PCs Today............................................................................105 The Plug and Play Solution ................................................................................107 Plug and Play Support in Chicago ......................................................................108 Benefits of Plug and Play with Chicago .............................................................110 Improved Device Support...................................................113 Chicago Device Driver Philosophy ....................................................................113 Better Disk Device Support................................................................................114 Better Display Adapter and Monitor Support.....................................................116 Better Mouse and Pointing Device Support........................................................122 Try It! .................................................................................................................123 Networking ..........................................................................125 Summary of Improvements over Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11:....................................................................................................................125 Easier networking with Chicago .........................................................................126 Chicago Network Architecture ...........................................................................132 Network Provider Interface: Concurrent Support for Multiple Network Servers133 Installable File System: Support for Multiple Network Redirectors...................135 NDIS 3.1: Multiple Protocol Support and ODI Support ....................................136 Novell NetWare Integration ...............................................................................137 Microsoft Network Integration ...........................................................................141
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