1. Windows management Unit objectives: Manage the operating system Configure Task Scheduler Manage resources on your computer Participate in a Remote Assistance session, and connect to another computer using Remote Desktop

2. Topic A Topic A: System management Topic B: Task Scheduler Topic C: Resource management Topic D: Remote management

3. Regional and language settings Formats Location Keyboards and Languages Administrative

4. XP regional and language settings Regional Options Languages Advanced

5. Windows 2000 regional & language settings General Numbers Currency Time Date Input Locales

6. Activity A-1 Exploring regional and language settings

7. Indexing Windows builds an index for faster searching Creates a catalog of file information Service has filters for HTML files, text files, all types of MS Office files Functions while computer is idle Produces results faster than standard search engines

8. Windows Search Taken over tasks of indexing service Creates a system level index Over 200 common types of files Completes an initial scan Updates are completed during system idle times Index includes: –All users’ Documents folders –All users’ Favorites folders –Public folders –Default mail stores Use Group Policy to manage settings

9. Configure indexing in Vista 1.Open the Control Panel 2.Click System and Maintenance. 3.Click Indexing Options.

10. Configure indexing in XP and 2000 1.Click Start and choose Run. 2.Enter ciadv.msc. 3.Double-click System. 4.Display the contents of the Directories folder. –Add new directories to this list by choosing Action, New Directory and entering the required information in the Add Directory dialog box. –Delete directories from this list by choosing Action, Delete.

11. Turn off indexing on volumes 1.Open My Computer and right-click the volume that you don’t want Windows to index. 2.Clear “Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching” and click OK.

12. Disable indexing 1.Click Start and choose Run. 2.Enter service.msc. 3.Scroll to view Indexing Service and double-click it. 4.Click Stop and change the Startup Type to Disabled. 5.Click OK.

13. Activity A-2 Modifying indexing settings

14. Windows Aero 3-D flip

15. Windows 7 Aero features Aero Peek Aero Shake Aero Snap Jump lists

16. Aero technical requirements 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 GB system memory Windows Aero-compatible graphics card: –Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver support –Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware –32 bits per pixel 128 MB of graphics memory

17. Personalization dialog box

18. Personalization settings

19. Change desktop background

20. Activity A-3 Personalizing the appearance of Windows

21. Troubleshooting Windows Aero Running Windows 7 Starter or Windows Vista Home Basic Hardware doesn’t support Windows Aero Video card drivers out-of-date Incorrect display settings Incorrect desktop theme Windows frame transparency not enabled Application doesn’t support Windows Aero Update not applied to Windows Vista, may indicate need for a BIOS update

22. Activity A-4 Troubleshooting Windows Aero settings

23. Windows Sidebar

24. The Gadget Gallery

25. Gadget settings

26. Setting sidebar properties

27. Sidebar tasks Remove gadgets Hide and exit Sidebar Display Sidebar when hidden or closed

28. Activity A-5 Configuring Windows Desktop Gadgets

29. Power management Power-saving measures for idle components or computer ACPI standards Windows includes power management software Windows 7 and Vista’s two modes: Sleep and Hybrid sleep Motherboard must support hybrid sleep

30. Power option configuration

31. Power plans Predefined –Balanced –Power saver –High performance Advanced –Predefined plan –Custom plan

32. Advanced power settings

33. Hybrid sleep option

34. Power options in XP and 2000

35. Activity A-6 Configuring power settings

36. Sleep and hibernation modes Cost savings Desktop or notebook Configure using Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, Power Options Options: –Do nothing –Sleep –Hibernate –Shut down

37. Power options: notebooks

38. Power options: desktops

39. Activity A-7 Putting a computer into Hibernate and Sleep modes

40. Wake on LAN “Wake up” with network request Configure on NIC Exact options depend on NIC manufacturer and type

41. Power saver and Wake on LAN options

42. Activity A-8 Configuring Wake on LAN

43. Topic B Topic A: System management Topic B: Task Scheduler Topic C: Resource management Topic D: Remote management

44. Task Scheduler

45. Creating a task manually 1.Open Computer Management, and expand Task Scheduler in the tree pane. 2.Right-click Task Scheduler Library and choose Create Task. 3.Using the five tabs, configure options: –General properties –Triggers –Actions –Conditions –Settings

46. Creating a task in XP or 2000 1.Click Start and choose All Programs (Programs in Windows 2000), Accessories, System Tools, Scheduled Tasks. 2.Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard starts. 3.Click Next. 4.Select the program you want Windows to run and click Next. continued

47. Create a task in XP or 2000, continued 5.Enter a name for the task and choose when to run the task. Choices include: –Daily –Weekly –Monthly –One time only –When my computer starts –When I log on 6.Click Next. continued

48. Create a task in XP or 2000, continued 7.Depending on the choice you made for when to run the task, you’re prompted to enter details about when to run the task. 8.Click Next. 9.If you want to configure Advanced options for the task, check “Open advanced properties for this task when I click Finish.” 10.Click Finish. continued

49. Daily task settings

50. Weekly task settings

51. Monthly task settings

52. One time only task settings

53. When computer starts and When I log on task settings

54. Activity B-1 Creating a basic task

55. Activity B-2 Creating a task manually

56. Topic C Topic A: System management Topic B: Task Scheduler Topic C: Resource management Topic D: Remote management

57. The net command Manage and monitor Windows shares, services, connections Syntax obtained by entering net / ? at command line

58. The net command parameters Parameters –continue –pause –Print (not available in Windows 7) –session –share –start –stop –use –view

59. Administrative command prompt Windows 7/Vista: –Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and choose “Run as administrator.” Windows XP: –Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, and right-click Command Prompt. –Choose Run as, and then run program as current user, or enter credentials of a different user. continued

60. Administrative command prompt, continued Windows 2000: –Click Start, All Programs, and Accessories. –Hold down the shift key as you right-click Command Prompt. Choose Run as. –Run program as current user, or enter credentials of a different user.

61. Activity C-1 Using the net command

62. Services and Applications Computer Management utility Use to manage services and applications running on local or remote computer –Services –WMI Control –Indexing Services

63. Services To optimize and secure computer, disable unnecessary services Running unneeded services –Consumes resources –Adds overhead View services to identify a problem

64. The Services console

65. Service properties General Log On Recovery Dependencies

66. Service dependencies

67. Activity C-2 Managing services

68. Activity C-3 Configuring Windows 7 services

69. The Registry Hierarchical database Created during Windows installation Binary files hold system configuration information –Security settings –User profiles –Installed applications –Attached hardware –System properties Hives –\%systemroot%\System32\Config folder

70. Registry keys HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE HKEY_USERS HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

71. Registry editors Can’t use text editor View data indirectly through system tools regedit.exe or regedt32.exe –Windows 9x/Me: regedit.exe –Windows 2000: both versions –Windows 7/Vista/XP: combined version

72. Windows 7 Registry Editor

73. Opening Registry Editor In Windows 7 or Windows Vista: 1.Click Start. 2.In the Search box, type regedit or regedt32. 3.Press Enter. 4.Click Continue. In Windows XP or Windows 2000 Professional: 1.Click Start. 2.Choose Run. 3.Type regedit or regedt32. 4.Click OK.

74. Activity C-4 Viewing Registry information

75. Registry searches 1.Open Registry Editor 2.Choose Edit, Find 3.Enter text string 4.Check or clear “Look at” values 5.Click Find Next

76. Activity C-5 Searching the Registry

77. Registry corruption and backups Corruption is uncommon Caused by: –Power failures –Corrupted Registry files –Hard disk errors –Editing mistakes made directly in Registry Back up by exporting: –Key –Subkey –Value –Entire Registry

78. Recovery discs Created by system recovery utilities that copy entire Registry Windows 2000 Professional –Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) Windows Vista and Windows XP –Automated System Recovery (ASR) Windows 7 –System recovery disc using Backup and Restore

79. Activity C-6 Backing up Registry files

80. Topic D Topic A: System management Topic B: Task Scheduler Topic C: Resource management Topic D: Remote management

81. Remote Assistance 1.You send invitation 2.Helper accepts invitation 3.You demonstrate the problem 4.Helper can take control, fix problem, or inform you of resolution 5.Either party ends the session

82. Activity D-1 Requesting Remote Assistance

83. Activity D-2 Participating in a Remote Assistance session

84. Remote Desktop Connect to and see the desktop of another computer Access any folder or program on the remote computer Enabled by default By default, only administrators can access a remote computer

85. A remote connection

86. Comparison Remote Assistance –Allows remote display of computer –Prime user must also grant control Remote Desktop –Also allows remote display of computer –Remote connection automatically allows control

87. Activity D-3 Enabling Remote Desktop

88. Connecting to remote desktop Can’t connect if computer is in sleep mode or hibernation Console (keyboard and mouse) is locked while session is active

89. Unit summary Managed the operating system Configured Task Scheduler Managed resources on your computer Participated in a Remote Assistance session, and connected to another computer using Remote Desktop