comprehensive windows tutorial 9 maintaining hardware and software

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Windows Tutorial 9

Maintaining Hardware and Software

XPXPXPObjectives• Back up and restore files• Create a system restore point• Install and uninstall software• Maintain hard disks• Enable and disable hardware devices• Install and update device drivers• Adjust monitor settings• Set up multiple monitors• Install and set up printers

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XPXPXPBacking Up Files• Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click

System and Maintenance, and then click Backup and Restore Center

• Click Back up files• Follow the steps in the wizard. If you are

prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation


XPXPXPBacking Up Files


XPXPXPBacking Up Files• Where to Save Your Backup File– Internal hard drive– External hard drive– Writeable disc– Network folder

• Back up files• Back up computer


XPXPXPBacking Up Files


XPXPXPRestoring Files and Folders• You restore files using the Restore Files Wizard,

which you also start from the Backup and Restore Center window


XPXPXPCreating a System Restore Point• To save system files without affecting your personal files, you can

use System Restore• Click the Start button, point to All Programs, click Accessories, click

System Tools, and then click System Restore. (If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, enter the password or provide confirmation.)

• Click the open System Protection link in the System Restore dialog box

• Click the System Protection tab, if necessary, then click the Create button

• Enter a description to help you identify the restore point, then click the Create button

• Click the OK button


XPXPXPCreating a System Restore Point


XPXPXPInstalling Software• You can install software from at least three

locations: from a CD or DVD, Web site, or network folder


XPXPXPUninstalling a Software Program• Click the Start button on the taskbar, click

Control Panel, click Programs, then click Programs and Features


XPXPXPInstalling a Software Update• Click the Start button, point to All Programs, and then

click Windows Update• In the left pane, click Check for updates, then wait while

Windows looks for the latest updates for your computer• If Windows finds updates, click View available updates• Select the updates you want to install, then click Install.

(If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.)

• Restart your computer, if necessary


XPXPXPViewing Installed Updates


XPXPXPMaintaining Hard Disks• Defragmenting a drive organizes clusters so that

files are stored most efficiently• Viewing Hard Disk Properties– Click the Start button, and then click Computer– Right-click a hard disk in the Computer window, and

then click Properties on the shortcut menu


XPXPXPMaintaining Hard Disks


XPXPXPChecking for Partitions• A partition (sometimes called a volume) is part

of a hard disk that works like a separate disk


XPXPXPDeleting Unnecessary Files with Disk Cleanup• In the Local Disk (C:) Properties dialog box, click

the General tab• Click the Disk Cleanup button


XPXPXPChecking a Hard Disk for Errors• In the Local Disk (C:) Properties dialog box, click

the Tools tab


XPXPXPDefragmenting a Disk


XPXPXPWorking with Devices and Drivers


XPXPXPEnabling and Disabling Devices• Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click System

and Maintenance, and then click Device Manager. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation

• Expand the list of devices as necessary, then click a device

• If the device is disabled, click the Enable button on the toolbar to enable it. If the device is enabled, click the Disable button on the toolbar to disable it


XPXPXPEnabling and Disabling Devices


XPXPXPMaintaining Your Monitor• Brightness and contrast• Display resolution– Native resolution

• Color settings• Screen refresh rate• Screen text and icons


XPXPXPAdjusting the Display Refresh Rate• Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click

Appearance and Personalization, click Personalization, and then click Display Settings

• Click the Advanced Settings button• Click the Monitor tab• Click the Screen refresh rate button, then click a

refresh rate


XPXPXPSetting Up and Extending the Desktop and Multiple Monitors• Physically connect the additional monitor to your

computer• In the New Display Detected dialog box, click the

Show different parts of my desktop on each display (extended) option button

• Click the Left or Right option button• Click the OK button


XPXPXPSetting Up and Extending the Desktop and Multiple Monitors


XPXPXPInstalling a Local Printer• Follow the printer manufacturer’s instructions to

connect the printer to your computer• If Windows does not automatically detect the

printer and install its drivers, click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers

• Click the Add a printer button on the toolbar• In the Add Printer Wizard, click Add a local

printer


XPXPXPInstalling a Local Printer• Click the Next button to accept the existing

printer port• Select the printer manufacturer and the printer

name, and then click the Next button• Enter a printer name, and then click the Next

button• Click the Finish button


XPXPXPInstalling a Local Printer


XPXPXPProject Nine Completed

• Good Luck• H. Zamanzadeh


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