The Most Definitive Configuration Reference Released on Windows 3.11,
Including Windows For WorkGroups 3.11

SAN MATEO, CA--[June 22, 1994]--For "power users" of the Microsoft Windows
operating environment and technical professionals who oversee
Windows-based PC systems and networks, IDG Books Worldwide has just
released Windows 3.1 Configuration SECRETS, an authoritative guide to
Windows 3.11 and Windows for WorkGroups 3.11 operating systems.

At more than 1000 pages, Windows 3.1 Configuration SECRETS covers the field
of Windows configuration issues in comprehensive detail, and is designed
to help PC users and information systems professionals configure,
customize, and fine-tune Windows systems. Included with the book are three
floppy disks packed with Windows configuration tools and utilities.

Windows 3.1 Configuration SECRETS was written by Valda Hilley and James
Blakely, who drew heavily on input from the large Windows User Group
Network (WUGNET) in preparing the text. Based in Media, Pennsylvania,
WUGNET publishes the Windows Journal and the Electronic editions of
Microsoft's Windows Resource Kits, the definitive support bible from
Microsoft, and operates WINUSER, the only independent technical support
forum for the Windows-based PC and information systems professions on
CompuServe. Thus Windows 3.1 Configuration SECRETS combines the
organization's expertise and technical staff with a broad array of Windows
lore gleaned from the WUGNET CompuServe forum and the respected technical
newsletter, the Windows Journal.

"For computing professionals and systems managers, Windows offers
unprecedented performance and versatility as an business applications
platform," said IDG President and CEO, John J. Kilcullen. "Windows 3.1
Configuration SECRETS will help them realize the full potential of the
Windows-based solutions they implement and maintain.

"Especially with the three bonus disks of configuration software, including
WUGNET's respected System Engineer configuration software, this book may
be the best Windows-related value of the year," Mr. Kilcullen added.

Windows 3.1 Configuration SECRETS covers Windows installation and
configuration in unprecedented detail, with due attention both to backward
compatibility issues (DOS) and to the newest developments in Windows
technology (Windows NT). Readers will find deep expertise on a broad range
of Windows configuration issues, from memory configuration and BIOS
settings to configuration secrets of printing and fonts, undocumented
Windows for WorkGroups, undisclosed advanced data communications features,
configuring for applications, optimizing Windows for Dynamic Data Exchange
(DDE) and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), and Windows system
connectivity extensions.

About the Software

In addition to WUGNET's System Engineer configuration software and Hewlett
Packard's DashBoard, Windows 3.1 Configuration SECRETS features GoCIS, one
of the most powerful and versatile of Windows navigators for CompuServe.
GoCIS is designed to dramatically reduce online time for CompuServe users,
while providing the most powerful tools for using CompuServe as a total
Windows support resource. The other software on the three disks in Windows
3.1 Configuration SECRETS contain several of the best Windows
configuration tools and utilities available, including GoCIS, Mechanic,
Junker, WinColor, Pulse, Unloader, and FontManager.

A special version of WUGNET's $50 System Engineer utility, the definitive
configuration tool for Windows allows users to maintain, modify and manage
every configuration aspect of the Windows environment and thousands of
Windows applications. System Engineer has become a standard tool on
support professionals workstations, including Ford Corporation and
Microsoft. System Engineer configuration technology has also become the
core configuration technology in Symantec's Norton Utilities 8.0.

"The collection of utilities and tools selected for Windows 3.1
Configuration SECRETS is an added benefit for any user, from novice to
programmer. Many of the shareware utilities selected for this book have
become tools for day to day computing with thousands of our corporate
members in WUGNET" said Joel Diamond, Technical Director of the
8000-member worldwide user group. "The book also includes an unprecedented
appendix detailing hundreds of configuration tools and utilities selected
by WUGNET."

About the Authors

Ms. Hilley, a Certified Microsoft Professional, and Mr. Blakely, a
certified Microsoft Service Provider and Microsoft System Engineer,
provide top notch advice for the innards of Windows configuration,
including advanced topics on 32 Bit File Access, MS Mail, Microsoft At
Work FAX. Both Jim and Valda are sysops on WINUSER.

Valda Hilley is President of QED SciFax, a Cincinnati, Ohio consultancy
specializing in Windows support and solutions. She is also the managing
editor of the Windows Journal, a five year technical publication of the
Windows Users Group Network. Jim Blakely is a principle of Blakely
Signature Associates, a Microsoft Solutions Partner and consultancy
specializing in custom Windows network application solutions and support.
Jim is also a MVP of Microsoft's Windows for WorkGroups Forum on
CompuServe, assisting users on all levels.

About IDG Books and International Data Group

IDG Books Worldwide publishes high quality computer books that bring extra
value and skill-building instruction to the reader. The company applies
the technical, market, and editorial knowledge of IDG, the leading
publisher of technology periodicals, to provide timely and useful computer
books that meet the needs of computer users of all levels. IDG Books
Worldwide is the fastest growing computer book publisher with over 100
titles in print and foreign translations in over 24 languages. One-third
of all books published by IDG Books have become national bestsellers.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, International Data Group is the world's
largest publisher of computer-related information and the leading global
provider of information services on information technology. International
Data Group publishes over 195 computer publications in more than 62
countries, including such titles as PC World, InfoWorld, Computerworld, &
Macworld. Forty million people read one or more IDG publications each
month.

How to Buy

Windows 3.1 Configuration SECRETS
by Valda Hilley and James M. Blakely
Price: $49.95 USA, $64.95 Canada, $44.99 incl. VAT UK & Eire
ISBN: 1-56884-026-8
Specs: 969 pages, 7 3/8" x 9 1/4"

IDG Books are available wherever computer books are sold or direct from the
publisher at (800) 762-2974, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For reseller discounts and
information, contact IDG Books at (415) 312-0600. For volume discounts and
special orders, please call Tony Real, Special Sales, at 415-312-0644.

IDG Books Worldwide
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San Mateo, CA 94402
415-312-0650,  Fax: 415-358-1260

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