®® Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Tutorial 9 Maintaining Hardware and Software.

® ®Microsoft Windows 7

Windows Tutorial 9

Maintaining Hardware and Software

XPXPXPXPObjectives• 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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XPXPXPXPManaging Data and Software


XPXPXPXPBacking 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


XPXPXPXPBacking Up Files


XPXPXPXPBacking 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


XPXPXPXPBacking Up Files


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

which you also start from the Backup and Restore window


XPXPXPXPManaging 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


XPXPXPXPCreating a System Restore Point


XPXPXPXPInstalling Software• You can install software from at least three

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


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

Uninstall a program


XPXPXPXPSetting 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


XPXPXPXPManaging Hardware


XPXPXPXPMaintaining 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


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

of a hard disk that works like a separate disk


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

click the General tab• Click the Disk Cleanup button


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

click the Tools tab


XPXPXPXPDefragmenting a Disk


XPXPXPXPWorking with Devices and Drivers


XPXPXPXPEnabling 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


XPXPXPXPEnabling and Disabling Devices


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

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


XPXPXPXPAdjusting 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


XPXPXPXPSetting Up Multiple Monitors• Physically connect the additional monitor to

your computer• Click the Extend option


XPXPXPXPSetting Up Multiple Monitors


XPXPXPXPInstalling 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


XPXPXPXPInstalling 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


XPXPXPXPInstalling and Setting Up a Printer


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