Diana recommends these fine books

Diana's Little Bookstore Books on Windows Programming You just can't have enough books on Windows programming. I mean it. No matter how many books you have, you are going to run across some kind of API reference that isn't documented anywhere except in the help file on the CD-ROM that doesn't work in your drive any more. So keep buying those Windows books! Windows may be crappy for software development, but it's great for the book vendors.

	Advanced Windows Programming Jeffrey Richter This is one of those books I turn to when I'm stuck. One of many. Advanced Windows Programming by Jeffrey Richter

	Programming Windows 3.1 Charles Petzold This is the book that taught millions of people how to program Windows. (Okay, maybe thousands). Programming Windows 3.1

	Programming Windows 95 Charles Petzold and Paul Yao This book supercedes the Windows 3.1 book, above. An excellent reference. Programming Windows 95

	Windows API Bible James L. Conger A complete reference for Windows 3.1. You need this. Windows API Bible

	Windows 95 Win 32 Programming API Bible Richard Simon This book has all the Windows 95 API calls, except for the ones it doesn't have. You can't live without it. Windows 95 Win 32 Programming API Bible

	Inside the Registry for Microsoft Windows 95 Gunter Born I referred to this book and the next one when I wrote my first Windows 95 setup program. Is it better to used canned setup programs or write your own? I'm not sure. If you try to write your own, you better know what is going on in the registry. This is a good book. It will help. Inside the Registry for Microsoft Windows 95

	Inside the Windows 95 Registry Ron Petrusha I read both this book and the previous one when trying to decipher the registry. Depending on how you look at it, the Windows 95 registry is either a thing of power and beauty or a gnarled up mess. If you are going to attempt use the registry (you really should, you know) then study it and use it to its full potential. This is a very helpful resource. Inside the Windows 95 Registry

Books on Windows 98 Programming I don't have Windows 98 yet. I thought I would read up on it a while first. Here's some books other bookstore buyers have picked.

	Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit Microsoft Good ol' Microsoft. They sell you an operating system, then they sell you a real expensive book to go with it. Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit

	Running Microsoft Windows 98 Craig Stinson I don't know if it's good. People are buying it. If you buy it and you don't like it, send it back to Amazon.com. Running Microsoft Windows 98
Update 2/2000. Okay I bought a new computer installed Windows 98 on it, and it seems to be real nice. Highly recommended! Just in time for the release of Windows 2000. :)