Windows Hardware Compatibility List
www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp
This page tells you which hardware knickknacks have been tested and approved for use with Windows Millennium.

Windows Update
windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
This site offers the latest updates, fixes, and features for Windows Millennium.

Microsoft Technical Support Search
support.microsoft.com/support/
If you're having problems with Windows Millennium, this site has various resources that offer solutions.

32BIT.com
www.32bit.com/
This site offers a lot of free or cheap programs that run on Windows Millennium.

CNET's Operating Systems Topic Center
www.cnet.com/software/0-3709.asp
This top-notch site offers links to various flavors of Windows, each of which offers news, tips and tricks, downloads, and even message boards where you can discuss Windows.

Consummate Winsock Apps List
cws.internet.com/
This is one of the best sites on the Net for downloading software, mostly because it provides reviews for each program.

DOWNLOAD.COM
download.cnet.com/
This is one of the best and most extensive spots on the Web for downloading Windows programs and files.

How to Speak Geek
www.howtospeakgeek.com/
This site, maintained by yours truly, provides definitions for Windows words and other geekspeak.

PCWin Resource Center
pcwin.com/
This site offers Windows tips, tricks, chat, and software.

Tech Support Guy
http://www.helponthe.net/
The motto of this useful site is "There's no such thing as a stupid question, but they're the easiest to answer."

TUCOWS
www.tucows.com/
This is yet another downloading site for people who didn't think that Windows Millennium took up enough of their disk space.

Windowatch
www.windowatch.com/
Keep an eye peeled on this site if you're interested in the latest news and happenings in the world of Windows.

Windows Magazine
www.winmag.com/
The good folks at WinMag.com (formerly Windows magazine) run this site and give you news, opinions, how-to advice, tips, and more.

WinPlanet
www.winplanet.com/
This is one of the busiest Windows sites on the Net thanks to its large collection of tips and features related to the Windows world.

ZDWindows
www.zdnet.com/windows/
This well-done site offers the latest Windows Millennium news, software reviews, tips, and a bunch of other ways to waste time at work.

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