As mentioned last week, some Windows 95 and 98 systems will scan the hard drive for problems whenever they are shut down improperly - even if the shutdown is caused by Windows itself. You can prevent this with a tweak to the msdos.sys file. Click on Start and Run. This opens Microsoft's configuration utility. No more time-consuming scans.
Several alternatives make it a whole lot easier to select text.
Hold down the Shift key and press the Arrow keys. Text will be selected in the direction of the Arrow keys. Click on the starting point. Scroll to near the end point, hold down Shift and click on where you want to end the selection. Click at the starting point.