September 2013 LCCU Meeting
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September 2013 LCCU Meeting
• What system utilities will clean up and speed up my PC? Judy Grindle will discuss and demonstrate.
• We’ll answers members’ other questions:– How do I use my all-in-one printer to scan
to my hard drive?– Is the 32-bit or 64-bit status of a computer
based on hardware or software?
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• Maintenance tasks recommended by Microsoft:– Install & run antispyware software– Uninstall unused programs– Run the Disk Cleanup tool, a system tool– Defragment the hard disk, a system tool– Limit startup programs & open programs – Disconnect unused network connections– Turn off visual effects – Control Panel, Display
or Performance
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• Tasks done by system utilities– Uninstalling unused programs– Disk cleaning – temp files, etc.– Defragmenting the hard drive– Registry cleaning & defragmenting– Removing/deleting startup programs– Disabling/deleting browser add-ons – Deleting duplicate files– Memory optimization
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• Recommendations – PC Magazine Best Free Software for 2012, System
Utilities includes Advanced System Care Free, Ccleaner, Glary Utilities, SlimCleaner.
– The Best Windows Software - PC Maintenance includes Advanced SystemCare Free, Ccleaner, and Glary Utilities.
– Best Free Tune-up Program for Computer recommends Glary Utilities and Ccleaner.
– Microsoft warns against registry cleaners.
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• Programs to clean up and speed up a PC– Ccleaner for disk cleanup. – Eusing for registry cleanup.– Revo Uninstaller to remove unused programs.– Glary Utilities for speeding up:
• Delaying/deleting unneeded startup programs• Disabling/deleting unneeded browser add-ons • Removing context (right-click) menu choices• Defragmenting the hard drive & registry (not SSDs)• Memory optimization … and more.
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• Disk cleanup experience, MB found
XP laptop Win 7 laptop Vista desktop
Ccleaner 696 MB 2851 MB 910 MB
Glary Disk Cleanup 794 MB 1123 MB 1146 MB
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• Registry cleaning experience, # problems:
– Before cleaning - back up registry and create Restore Point.
– Glary gives more info than Eusing about problem items.
XP laptop Win 7 laptop Vista desktop
Ccleaner 223 81 161
Glary Utilities 572 495 191
Eusing FRC 1876 868 1191
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• Programs to clean up and speed up a PC– Glary Utilities One-click maintenance:
• Fixes invalid/incorrect registry entries.• Cleans up invalid shortcuts.• Cleans up temporary files & recovers disk space.• Erases internet history and internet traces.• Cleans up dangerous startup entries.• Removes spyware and adware.
– The Pro version ($39.95, often discounted) can run 1-click maintenance on a schedule.
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• Glary Utilities, Startup Manager– Delaying/deleting startup programs
• On XP PC, delayed startup for 11 programs, disabled 7, and startup went from 1’ 26” to 1’ 21”; on Win 7 startup was 12” with nothing disabled except Glary’s boot-time defrag.
• Clicking an entry gives “More information” that helps you judge whether to delay or disable.
• Glary is always running – adding to startup time?
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• Glary Utilities, cont’d– View & disable/delete browser add-ons
with Browser Assistant.– View & block context (right-click) menu
additions, if menu is slow to display. – Defragment the hard disk(s) defaults to
boot-time defrag (may want to disable)– Defragment the registry– Optimize memory, automatic or manual,
clear clipboard
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• Glary Utilities privacy & security tasks– Tracks eraser– File shredder– File undelete– File encrypter and decrypter
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
September 2013 LCCU MeetingGlary Utilities (Help file)
September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC
• From PC Magazine, for-pay system utilities:
– Iolo says registry cleaning alone can slow system.
September 2013 LCCU MeetingScan to PC
• Using an All-in-one printer or flatbed scanner:
• First, install scanner driver and software on PC, then connect scanner to PC or to network:– With USB connection or– Wired network connection or– Wireless network connection
• Note – When upgrading to Windows 7 or 8, you may need latest drivers from the internet, search for brand, model and “drivers”.
September 2013 LCCU MeetingScan to PC
• Scanner driver and software for Win 7 64-bit:– For Epson Artisan 730 All-In-One– For Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner
• To install scanner on a network:– In Win 7, go to Control Panel, Network and
Sharing Center, click “View network computers and devices”, right-click scanner & select “Install”.
– In Vista, click Start, Network, right-click scanner and select “Install”.
– In XP, use software for printer/scanner to install.
September 2013 LCCU MeetingScan to PC
• Scanning methods:– Use controls on printer/scanner – for auto mode.– Use scanning software for your brand & model.
• may have more choices, modes from auto to pro.
– Use scanning software in a photo editor.• uses driver for your brand & model, reduces image
degradation caused by multiple saves.
– Use XP’s Scanning and Camera Wizard or Paint or Vista & 7’s Windows Fax and Scan or Photo Gallery
• uses generic scanner driver, install if network-connected.
September 2013 LCCU MeetingScan to PC
• Scanning steps, using software:– Select image type – color, grayscale, B&W.– Select resolution or destination – web, print …– Select image adjustments - brightness,
sharpness, contrast, descreening.– Run preview scan.– Adjust marquee if needed.– Run scan.– Select location and Save.
September 2013 LCCU MeetingScan to PC
• Scanning in image editing software – all use scanner’s software instead of default software:– Irfanview, Select Scan/TWAIN source, Acquire;
can convert to text with OCR.– Picasa, Import from, select scanner or camera,
saves image to selected folder.– GIMP – Create, Scanner/camera, transfers image
into program for editing.– Adobe Photoshop Elements – File, Import,
transfers image into program for editing.
September 2013 LCCU MeetingScan to PC
• References, from Microsoft
• Use your computer to print, scan & fax. (XP)
• Add or remove a scanner. (Vista)
• Install a scanner. (Win 7)
• Scan a document or photo with Windows Fax and Scan. (win 7)
September 2013 LCCU MeetingScan to PC
• References• Scanning 101: Setting the Right Resolution
• Scanning 101: Sharpening Your Images
• Many videos under “How to scan to PC”:– Scan with your HP All-In-One using Windows
Photo Gallery (YouTube)– Wireless Scanning Using the HP All-in-One
Control Panel (YouTube)
September 2013 LCCU Meeting32-bit vs. 64-bit
• From Wikipedia: In computer architecture, 64-bit computing is the use of processors that have datapath widths, integer size, and memory addresses of 64 bits (eight octets) wide.
• From Microsoft: A 64-bit PC can use 4GB of memory and up.
September 2013 LCCU Meeting32-bit vs. 64-bit
Number of bits Decimal, base 10 maximum
Hexadecimal, base 16 max
8 256 100
16 65,536 10000
32 4,294,967,296 100,000,000
64 18,446,744,073,709,551,616
10,000,000,000,000,000
September 2013 LCCU MeetingRestoring Files from a System Image• Windows System Image must have been run before
losing the file. Not available in XP or Vista Home. – See “How to Recover Specific Files from a Windows System
Image”
• Click Start, right-click Computer, click manage, click Disk Management on left. – Click Action, Attach VHD. Browse to the .vhd file in the backup
folder named SystemImageBackup, subfolder with your username. If there are two .vhd files, it’s the larger one. A new drive should show up using the next available letter.
– Autoplay will show up. Browse and copy needed files.– When done, go back to Disk Management, right-click drive for
vhd and click “detach”.