1. Windows Tutorial 9 Maintaining Hardware and Software

2. Objectives Back up and restore files Create a system restore point
Install and uninstall software
Set default programs
Maintain hard disks
Enable and disable hardware devices
Install and update device drivers
Adjust monitor settings and set up multiple monitors
Install and set up printers
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3. Managing Data and Software
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4. Backing Up Files
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then click Backup and Restore
Click Set up backup or click the Back up now button
Follow the steps in the wizard. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation
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5. Backing Up Files
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6. Backing Up Files Where to Save Your Backup File: Internal hard drive
External hard drive
USB flash drive
Writeable disc
Network folder
Back up files
System image
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7. Backing Up Files
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8. Restoring Files and Folders
You restore files using the Restore Files Wizard, which you also start from the Backup and Restore window
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9. Managing Software
To save system files without affecting your personal files, you can use System Restore
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then click System
In the left pane, click System protection to open the System Properties dialog box
Click the System Protection tab, if necessary, and then click the Create button
Enter a description to help you identify the restore point, and then click the Create button
Click the Close button
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10. Creating a System Restore Point
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11. Installing Software
You can install software from at least three locations: from a CD or DVD, Web site, or network folder
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12. Uninstalling a Software Program
Click the Start button on the taskbar, then click Uninstall a program
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13. Setting Default Programs
You can set default programs by using the Default Programs tool in the Control Panel
Program that opens when you select a specific file type
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14. Managing Hardware
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15. Maintaining Hard Disks
Viewing Hard Disk Properties
Click the Start button, and then click Computer
Right-click a hard disk in the Computer window
Click Properties on the shortcut menu
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16. Checking for Partitions
A partition (sometimes called a volume) is part of a hard disk that works like a separate disk
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17. Deleting Unnecessary Files with Disk Cleanup
In the Local Disk (C:) Properties dialog box, click the General tab
Click the Disk Cleanup button
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18. Checking a Hard Disk for Errors
In the Local Disk (C:) Properties dialog box, click the Tools tab
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19. Defragmenting a Disk
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20. Working with Devices and Drivers
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21. Enabling and Disabling Devices
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then click Device Manager in the System category. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation
Expand the list of devices as necessary, and 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
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22. Enabling and Disabling Devices
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23. Maintaining Your Monitor
Brightness and contrast
Display resolution
Native resolution
Color settings
Screen refresh rate
Screen text and icons
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24. Adjusting the Display Refresh Rate
Right-click the desktop, and then click Screen resolution on the shortcut menu
Click the Advanced settings link
Click the Monitor tab
Click the Screen refresh rate button, and then click a refresh rate
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25. Setting Up Multiple Monitors
Physically connect the additional monitor to your computer
Click the Extend option
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26. Setting Up Multiple Monitors
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27. Installing and Setting Up a 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, and then click Devices and Printers
Click the Add a printer button on the toolbar
In the Add Printer Wizard, click Add a local printer
Click the Next button to accept the existing printer port
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28. Installing and Setting Up a Printer
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
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29. Installing and Setting Up a Printer
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