DCS 108: LAB 01

Hands-on Project 1: Identifying your computer system components

Introduction

The System Information tool enables desktop technicians to quickly look at a machine and
determine what is running on the machine. In the following exercise, you will identify your components
in your system.

Steps:

1. Click the Start button, right-click Computer, and then click Properties. The System window displays
as shown below.

Look in the System area and answer the following questions.

Question:
What processor and speed does your system contains?
How much memory (RAM) does your system contain?
What is the system type of the operating system?
Who is the manufacturer of your system?
What is the model of the system?
What is the edition of the operating system?

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2. Close the System properties window

3. Click the Start button, type system info in the Search programs and files search box,
and then click System Information in the resulting list.
Or alternatively, Click Start. Then click All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System
Information. The System Information console appears, as shown in See the figure below.

Make sure System Summary is selected in the navigation pane on the left.

Question
What is the System Manufacturer and model?
How many processors, which processor(s), and at what speed does the processor run?
How much memory does your system contain?
What is the version and date of the BIOS?
What is the operating system type?

4. Expand Components
Question
What system components are available?

5. Expand Components, select one after the other and expand Input, Ports, network, and Storage.

Question
What kind of input, ports, network, and storage is the system having?

6. Physically inspect your system to identify all ports.

Question
Record all ports that your system has including the number of USB ports, 1394 ports, audio ports, serial
ports, parallel ports, network jacks, and video ports.

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To explore Device Manager, perform the following steps:
1. Click Start , type device man in the Search programs and files search box, and then
select Device Manager from the resulting list. (Alternately, click the Start button, right-
click Computer , click Manage , and then lick the Device Manager node in the left pane.)
Provide an administrative password or confirm to continue. The Device Manager page is
shown in Figure below.

2. The top line displays the name of the computer. Each of the nodes beneath are types of
devices, such as battery, disk drive(s), display adapter, and so on. Within each device
type are the various devices that are installed. To view the devices, expand the device
type node (click the clear, right-facing triangle next to a node).
3. To refresh Device Manager, click the Scan for hardware changes icon on the toolbar.
Device Manager scans the computer looking for new devices to install or to remove
devices that have been uninstalled but still display in Device Manager.

Hands-on Project 2: Using the User Accounts Control Panel

Introduction
When users access a computer or network resource, they will need to be authenticated and authorized.
To log in to a Windows computer, you will need to use an account with the correct user privileges. This
project outlines the steps to create a new user account with the User Accounts control panel.

Steps
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears as show below.

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2. Click User Accounts and Family Safety. The User Accounts and Family Safety window
appears.

3. Click Add or remove user accounts. The Choose the account you would like to change page
appears as in the next page.

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4. Click Create a new account. The Name the account and choose the account type page
appears.

5. Type your registration number for the new account in the text box, and then choose the
appropriate radio button to specify whether the account should be a Standard user or an
Administrator. You are recommended to choose Standard user. Why?

6. Click Create Account. The Choose the account you would like to change page reappears,
with the new account added.

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Hands-on Project 3: Using the User Accounts Control Panel (cont.)
Introduction
Most critically, when you create a new user account with this procedure, the account is not protected by
a password. You must modify the account after creating it to specify a password or change any of its
other attributes.

Steps
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.
2. Click User Accounts and Family Safety. The User Accounts and Family Safety window appears.
3. Click Add or remove user accounts. The Choose the account you would like to change page
appears.
4. Click one of the existing accounts. The Make changes to [user’s] account page appears as shown
below.

5. Click Change the account name. The Type a new account name for [user] account page appears
as show below.

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6. Type a new name for the account in the text box, and then click Change Name. The Make
changes to [user’s] account page reappears.
7. Click Create a password. The Create a password for [user’s] account page appears as shown
below.

8. Type a password in the New password and Confirm new password text boxes and, if desired,
supply a password hint.
9. Click Change password. The Make changes to [user’s] account page reappears, now with a
Remove the password option added.
10. Click Remove the password. The Remove a password page appears as shown below.

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11. Click Remove Password. The Make changes to [user’s] account page reappears.
12. Click Change the picture. The Choose a new picture for [user’s] account page appears as shown
below.

13. Select a new picture for the account, or click Browse for more pictures, and then click Change
Picture. The Make changes to [user’s] account page reappears.
14. Click Change the account type. The Choose a new account type for [user] page appears as
shown below.

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15. Select the Standard user or Administrator radio button, and then click Change Account Type.
The Make changes to [user’s] account page reappears.
16. Click Delete the account. The Do you want to keep [user’s] files? page appears.
17. Click Delete Files to delete the user profile, or click Keep Files to save it to the desktop. The Are
you sure you want to delete [user’s] account? page appears.
18. Click Delete Account. The Choose the account you would like to change page reappears.
19. Close the User Accounts control panel window.

Hands-on Project 4: Using the Local Users and Groups Snap-In

Introduction
For more control when managing user accounts, you should use the Local Users and Groups snap-in,
which is included as part of the Computer Management console. The project outlines the procedures of
using the Local user and Groups Snaps-In.

Steps
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears as shown below.

2. Click System and Security > Administrative Tools. The Administrative Tools window appears as shown
below.

3. Double-click Computer Management. The Computer Management window appears as shown below.

4. In the scope (left) pane of the console, expand the Local Users and Groups node and click Users. A list
of the current local users appears in the details (middle) pane as shown below.

5. Right-click the Users folder and, from the context menu, select New User. The New
User dialog box appears.
6. In the User name text box, type the name you want to assign to the user

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account. This is the only required fi eld in the dialog box.
7. Specify a Full name and a Description for the account, if desired.
8. In the Password and Confi rm password text boxes, type a password for the
account, if desired.
9. Select or clear the four check boxes to control the following functions:
• User must change password at next logon: Forces the new user to change the password
after logging on for the first time. Select this option if you want to assign an
initial password and have users control their own passwords after the first logon. You
cannot select this option if you have selected the Password never expires check box.
Selecting this option automatically clears the User cannot change password check box.
• User cannot change password: Prevents the user from changing the account
password.
Select this option if you want to retain control over the account password,
such as when multiple users are logging on with the same user account. This option
is also commonly used to manage service account passwords. You cannot select this
option if you have selected the User must change password at next logon check box.
• Password never expires: Prevents the existing password from ever expiring. This
option automatically clears the User must change password at next logon check box.
This option is also commonly used to manage service account passwords.
• Account is disabled: Disables the user account, preventing anyone from using it
to log on.
10. Click Create. The new account is added to the detail pane and the console clears
the dialog box, leaving it ready for the creation of another user account.
11. Click Close.
12. Close the Computer Management console.

Manage a user using Local user and Snaps-In

1. Open the Computer Management console.
2. In the console’s scope pane, expand the Local Users and Groups subheading, and
then click Users. A list of the current local users appears in the details pane.
3. Double-click one of the existing user accounts. The Properties sheet for the user
account appears, as shown in Figure 3-2.

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4. If desired, modify the contents of the Full name and Description text boxes.
5. Select or clear any of the following check boxes:
• User must change password at next logon.
• User cannot change password.
• Password never expires.
• Account is disabled.
• Account is locked out. When selected, this indicates that the account has
been disabled because the number of unsuccessful log on attempts specified in
the local system policies has been exceeded. Clear the check box to unlock the
account.
6. Click the Member Of tab.
7. To add the user to a group, click the Add button. The Select Groups dialog box
appears.
8. Type the name of the local group to which you want to add the user in the text
box, and then click OK. The group is added to the Member of list. You can also
type part of the group name and click Check Names to complete the name or click
Advanced to search for groups.
9. Click the Profi le tab. See Figure 3-3.
10. Type a path or fi lename into any of the following four text boxes as needed:
• Profile path: To assign a roaming or mandatory user profile to the account,
type the path to the profile stored on a network share using Universal Naming
Convention (UNC) notation, as in the example \\server\share\folder.

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• Logon script: Type the name of a script that you want to execute whenever the
user logs on.
• Local path: To create a home folder for the user on a local drive, specify the path
in this text box.
• Connect: To create a home folder for the user on a network drive, select an unused
drive letter and type the path to a folder on a network share using Universal
Naming Convention (UNC) notation.
11. Click OK to save your changes and close the Properties sheet.
12. Close the Computer Management console.

Hands-on project: Change Aero Settings

Steps:

1. Right-click an empty part of the desktop, select Personalize , then click Window Color .
The Window Color and Appearance window displays as shown below.

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2. Click a color box to change the color of Windows borders.
3. Uncheck the Enable transparency check box if you want to retain most of the Aero look
and feel but you want to disable the semi-transparent effect.
4. Move the Color intensity slider to make the Windows border color more or less intense.
5. To create your own border color, click the Show color mixer arrow and then adjust the
Hue, Saturation, and Brightness sliders (see Figure below).

7. Click Save changes .

Hands-on Project: Adjust Display Settings

Steps:
1. To set screen resolution, right-click the desktop and select Screen resolution . Click the
Resolution drop-down arrow and then drag the slider to change the resolution (see
Figure below).

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2. To adjust color depth, right-click the desktop, choose Screen resolution, and then click
Advanced settings . Click the Monitor tab in the resulting properties window, click the
Colors drop-down arrow, and then select the color depth of your choice (see Figure
below).

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 3. To adjust screen font size, right-click the desktop, select Personalize , and then click
Display in the left pane. The options are Smaller , Medium , and Larger .

Hands-on Project: Changing the Desktop Background

Steps:
1. Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel. The Control
Panel window opens as shown in the figure below.

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 Each option represents an aspect of Windows that you can change to fit your own
working habits and personal needs.
2. Click the Appearance and Personalization link. The Appearance and
Personalization window opens as shown in the figure below, displaying Windows
customization options.

The name of the current window, Appearance and Personalization, appears as the
rightmost label in the Address bar.

Click the Change desktop background link under Personalization The Desktop
Background window opens with the currently selected background highlighted.

Scroll through the Background list, point to one of the available backgrounds, click the
background image, then click the background image check box to select it, as shown in
Figure below.

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This selects the background check box and displays a preview of the background on the desktop
to show how the background will look on your screen. When you select multiple background
pictures, additional options appear to specify a time interval to change the picture, shuffle the
pictures, and save power.

Click the Picture position list arrow, and then click Center. The background picture appears
centered on the desktop. The Picture location list arrow allows you to select pictures from
other locations, such as the Sample Pictures folder, or select a solid color from a list. Windows
Desktop Backgrounds is the default folder.

Click the Picture location list arrow, and then click Solid Colors. A list of available colors
appears in the Desktop Background window.

Click any color in the list. The color you selected appears on the desktop.
Click Cancel. The changes to the desktop background do not take effect, the Desktop
Background window closes, and the Appearance and Personalization window reopens.

Setting picture as a background

Instead of using one of the pictures in the Background list in the Desktop Background window,
you can select a picture on your hard drive or from a Web page as the desktop background.

To set a picture as the background, right-click the picture you want to use in a Windows
Explorer window or a Web page, then click Set as desktop background or Set as Background on
the shortcut menu. Acceptable formats for background fi les include bitmaps (the format of a
Paint fi le) and JPEGs (the format of an Internet graphic fi le).

Hands-on Project: Change Screen Server

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Steps:
1. Under Personalization, click the Change screen saver link in the Appearance and
Personalization window. The Screen Saver Settings dialog box opens as shown
below, displaying various screen saver options.

2. Click the Screen saver list arrow, and then click 3D Text. The 3D screen saver
appears in the preview window of the Screen Saver Settings dialog box, as shown in
Figure below.

3. Click Settings. The 3D Text Settings dialog box opens, as shown in Figure below,
displaying the 3D screen saver options. Not all screen savers have settings. Some
screen savers require settings whereas others don’t.

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 4. Click the Rotation Type list arrow, and then click Wobble. The Rotation Type option
for the 3D Text screen saver is set to Wobble, which makes the 3D text move back
and forth on the screen.

5. Click OK. The 3D Text Settings dialog box closes and the Screen Saver Settings dialog
box reappears.

6. In the Wait box, click the up arrow or down arrow until it reads 5. The Wait box
option is set so that your computer will begin the screen saver if it doesn’t detect
any mouse or keyboard activity for five minutes.

7. Click Preview. The 3D Text screen saver previews on the screen.

8. Move the mouse or press any key to stop the preview. The preview ends and the
Screen Saver Settings dialog box reappears.

9. Open the 3D Text Settings dialog box, change the Rotation Type back to Spin, click
OK to close that dialog box, then click Cancel in the Screen Saver Settings dialog
box. The Screen Saver Settings dialog box closes and the changes to the screen saver
settings do not take effect. The Appearance and Personalization window reopens.

Hands-on Project: Create and Delete a Shortcut

Steps:
1. In Windows Explorer, point to the folder for which you want to create a shortcut.

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2. Right-click the folder and choose Send To . Desktop (create shortcut) (see Figure
below).

The shortcut now displays on your desktop.

To delete a shortcut icon:
1. Right-click it, choose Delete , and then click OK . The shortcut is removed and sent to
the Recycle Bin.
Hands-on Project: Add a Gadget to your Desktop
Steps:
1. Right-click a blank area of the desktop and select Gadgets .
2. Browse the gadget gallery. To get information about a particular gadget, click the gadget
and then click the Show details link in the lower-left corner of the gallery.
3. Right-click a gadget of your choosing and click Add (see Figure below). That gadget
displays on your desktop. You can also drag-and-drop a gadget onto your desktop.

4. To move a gadget or change its size, hover your mouse pointer over the gadget and
then use the menu that displays next to the gadget (see Figure 2-28).

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To remove a gadget from the desktop (but leave it in the gallery for later use), click the
X at
the top of the menu next to the gadget.

Hands-on Project: Use the Snipping Tool to Capture a screen shot

Steps:
1. Open or display a file, program, window, Web page, or anything that contains an object
or picture you want to capture in a screen shot.
2. Click Start . All Programs . Accessories . Snipping Tool .
3. Click the New drop-down menu and choose Free-form Snip , Rectangular Snip ,
Window Snip , or Full-screen Snip (see Figure below). The default is Rectangular Snip,
which is used in this example.

4. A white overlay appears on your screen. Click and drag the mouse pointer over the area
you want to capture (see Figure below). An editing window appears, displaying the
captured image.

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5. To save the image, click the Save Snip icon on the toolbar, which looks like a floppy
diskette.
6. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the location where you want to save the screen
shot. In the File name text box, type a descriptive name for the file.
7. Click the Save as type drop-down menu and select GIF , JPG , or PNG .
8. Click Save . The screen capture is saved as a graphics file.

To annotate an image using the Snipping Tool, perform the following steps:
1. In the Snipping Tool editing window, click the down arrow to the right of the pen button
on the toolbar. Select a pen color from the list.
2. Write or draw on the image (see Figure below).

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3. Click the Save Snip icon to save the annotated image under the current file name or a
new file name.
Remember, you can open an image saved with Snipping Tool in any graphics program
(including Paint) to make detailed edits.

Hands-on Project: Windows Media Player

To listen to music files in Windows Media player, perform the following steps:
Steps:
1. Open Windows Media Player by clicking Start , selecting All Programs , and then
selecting Windows Media Player near the top of the programs list. You can also click its
icon in the taskbar if it appears there. Windows Media Player appears as shown below.

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2. Click the Music library in the navigation pane, click the file you want to hear in the file
list, and click the Play button along the bottom of the window.
Another option is to click the Play tab in the upper-right corner of the Windows
Media Player window, drag the songs you want to hear to the Play tab, and then click
the Play button.
4. After the file has finished playing, Windows Media Player automatically plays the next
file in the list.

To watch a video in Windows Media Player, perform the following steps:

1. Click the Videos library in the navigation pane, and then double-click the file you want
to view in the file list. Windows Media Player launches a special viewing window and
plays back the video.
2. Place your mouse pointer over the window to display playback controls.

To view photos in Windows Media Player, perform the following steps:

1. Click the Pictures library in the navigation pane. Thumbnails of the photos in your
Pictures library appear.
2. To view all of the photos as a slide show, click the Play button. Windows starts the slide
show in its own window.
To stop any playback feature, click the Stop button in the playback controls, and then click
Go To Library.

To create a playlist of music, perform the following steps:

1. In Windows Media Player, in the Player Library, click the Create playlist button on the
toolbar.
2. Type a name for the new playlist that appears in the Navigation pane.
3. Drag and drop songs from the file list to the new playlist in the Navigation pane.

To burn a music CD, perform the following steps:

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1. Insert a blank CD or DVD into your computer’s recordable media drive.
2. In Windows Media Player, in the Player Library, click the Music library to display the file
list.
3. Click the Burn tab.
4. Drag individual songs, playlists, or entire albums to the burn list on the right.
5. Click Start burn.

Hands-on Project: Install an Application Locally

To install an application in Windows 7, perform the following steps:
Steps:
1. Start the application’s installation program.
• If installing from a CD/DVD, insert the application’s installation media into your computer’s
CD/DVD drive. The installer program should run automatically.
• If installing an application you downloaded from the Web, or if the installer program doesn’t
start automatically when inserting a CD/DVD, open Windows Explorer, browse to the location
of the application’s installer program (such as setup.exe ), and then double-click it.
2. Follow the prompts to install the application.

NB: Every program is different, but most programs prompt you to accept the license
agreement, select a location on your computer in which to install the software files, and then
enter a product ID or key.

Hands-on Project: Add a folder to a Library

Steps:
1. Click Start . Computer . Windows Explorer opens. (You can also open Windows Explorer
by clicking Start and then clicking Documents .)
2. In Windows Explorer, use the navigation pane on the left to locate the folder you want
to include in a library and click to select it. The folder cannot already be included in
another library.
3. On the toolbar, click Include in library (see Figure below), and then click a library (such
as Documents, Music, Pictures, or Videos).

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To add photos in a folder that’s already in another library (such as Documents) to the Pictures
library, perform the following steps:
1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to and click the Pictures library to open it.
2. Click the locations hyperlink at the top of the main pane (see Figure 4-25).
3. The Pictures Library Locations dialog box displays (see Figure 4-26). Click Add .

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4. Navigate to the folder that contains the images you want to include in the Pictures
library (in this example, a folder named “Report images”), click the folder, and then click
Include folder.
5. The Pictures Library Locations dialog box displays the newly added folder (see Figure
below)
Click OK .

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Hands-on Project: Encrypt a File or Folder
Steps:
1. In Windows Explorer, right-click the file or folder you want to encrypt, and then click
Properties . The Properties dialog box displays.
2. On the General tab, click Advanced . The Advanced Attributes dialog box displays (see
Figure below).

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3. Select the Encrypt contents to secure data check box, and then click OK .
4. Click OK to accept your settings and close the Properties dialog box.
5. The Confirm Attribute Changes dialog box displays (see Figure below).

Choose either Apply changes to this folder only or Apply changes to this folder,
subfolders and files.
6. Click OK.
As Windows encrypts the folder, you are reminded to back up your encryption key.
Microsoft recommends that you back up the encryption key immediately.
7. Click the balloon reminder and follow the prompts.
An encrypted folder displays in green in the Windows Explorer file list (see the Books
folder in Figure below) so you can see at a glance that it’s encrypted.

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To decrypt a file or folder, perform the following steps:
1. Right-click the file or folder you want to decrypt, and then click Properties.
2. Click the General tab, and then click Advanced.
3. Deselect the Encrypt contents to secure data check box, and then click OK.

To back up your EFS certificate, perform the following steps:

1. Click Start and in the Search programs and files search box, type certmgr.msc then click
certmgr in the resulting list. The Certificate Manager displays.
2. Expand the Personal folder by clicking its arrow.
3. Click Certificates. The user’s personal certificates are listed (see Figure below).

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4. Click the certificate that lists Encrypting File System in the Intended Purposes column. If
there is more than one EFS certificate, select all of them.
5. Click the Action menu, point to All Tasks, and then click Export . The Export wizard
starts.
6. Click Next.
7. Leave the Yes, export the private key option selected (see Figure below) and then click
Next.

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8. Click Personal Information Exchange, and then click Next.
9. Type the password you want to use, confirm it, and then click Next.
10. The wizard creates a file to store the certificate. Click Browse and navigate to the
location where you want to save the file, and then enter a name for the file. Click Save.
11. In the next screen, click Next.
12. Click Finish, and then click OK.
Be sure to back up the certificate file to a location that is different from where it’s saved.
For example, if you saved the file on your computer’s hard disk, copy the file to
removable media or a network location.

Hands-on Project: Compress a File or Folder

Steps
1. In Windows Explorer, right-click the file or folder you want to compress, and then click
Properties . The Properties dialog box displays.
2. On the General tab, click Advanced . The Advanced Attributes dialog box displays (see
Figure below).

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3. Select the Compress contents to save disk space check box, and then click OK.
The compressed file or folder displays in blue in Windows Explorer.

To uncompress the file or folder, select it, return to the Advanced Attributes dialog box, and
deselect the Compress contents to save disk space check box.

Hands-on Project: Add a Local Printer

Steps:
1. Physically connect the printer to a computer with the appropriate cable.
2. Click Start. Devices and Printers. The Devices and Printers page displays (see
Figure below).

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3. Select Add a printer from the menu bar or right-click in the white space on the page and
select Add a printer from the shortcut menu. The Add Printer Wizard starts.
4. On the What type of printer do you want to install? page (see Figure below), select Add
a local printer .

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5. For a local printer, on the Choose a printer port page, select the port that your printer is
currently connected to: Use an existing port or Create a new port . Figure below shows
the default existing ports. Your choices for creating a new port are local port or TCP/IP
port (whereby you enter the IP address or name of a printer).

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6. The Install the printer driver page asks for a printer driver and displays a list of
manufacturers and printers. Select the manufacturer of the printer and then the printer
displayed in Figure below. If you do not see your printer, click the Windows Update
button to get a more extensive list of printers to choose from.

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7. When you’ve found your printer, click the Have Disk button. Ensure the CD is in the
CD/DVD drive, browse to the appropriate printer model, and then click OK .
8. Type a name for your printer and then click Next .
9. The Printer sharing screen displayed in Figure below allows you to share the printer so
other people can connect to and use the printer across the network.

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 The printer is local for you, but for all others connecting across the network, it’s a
networked printer. If you would like to share the printer, type the respective
information for the Share name , Location , and Comment text boxes. If you do not
want to share the printer, select the Do not share this printer option.
10. Click Next.
11. The message You’ve successfully added printername should display (see Figure below).

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To ensure that your computer and printer are communicating properly, click the Print a test
page button.

12. If a page prints properly, click Finish .

Your newly added printer should display in the Devices and Printers window with a
green circle and a white check mark, indicating that it is your default printer. From this point
forward, whenever you tell the computer to print, it automatically prints to your default
printer. You can always choose to print to a different printer by selecting a different printer
from the list of printers when you print a document.

To remove a local printer, perform the following steps:

1. Open Devices and Printers.
2. Right-click the printer that you want to remove and then click Remove device .

Hands-on Project: Install a Network Printer

Steps:
1. Click Start . Devices and Printers .
2. Select Add a printer from the top menu or right-click a blank area on the page and
select Add a printer .

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3. On the Add Printer page, click Add network, wireless or Bluetooth printer . The Add
Printer wizard searches for shared printers. If a list of shared printers does not display
(or if the printer you are looking for doesn’t display), on the Add Printer page, click The
printer that I want isn’t listed .
4. Figure below shows how you can find a printer by name or by a TCP/IP address. You can
browse for a printer (chances are, however, that if it didn’t show up before, it won’t
show up by browsing). Type the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path to the
computer name and shared printer name or add a printer using a TCP/IP address or
hostname.

Some network printers on the market today use proprietary connectivity methods and
can only be accessed by installing a driver that is supplied by the manufacturer.

Hands-on Project: Run disk Defragmenter

Steps:
1. Click Start . All Programs . Accessories . System Tools . Disk Defragmenter .
Alternately, click Start and in the Search programs and files search box, type defrag and
then click Disk Defragmenter from the resulting list.(see figure below) If prompted for
administrative privileges, type the password or provide confirmation.

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2. Click Defragment disk .
The defragmentation process can take several minutes to well over an hour to
complete, depending on the size and level of fragmentation of the hard disk.
To change the Disk Defragmenter schedule, perform the following steps:
1. In Disk Defragmenter (refer to previous figure), click Configure schedule . The Disk
Defragmenter: Modify Schedule dialog box displays (see Figure below).

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2. To change how often Disk Defragmenter runs, click the Frequency drop-down arrow and
select Daily , Weekly , or Monthly . If you choose Weekly or Monthly, click the Day
drop-down arrow, and select a day of the week or a day of the month.
3. To change the time of day when Disk Defragmenter runs, click the Time drop-down
arrow and select a time.
4. To change the volumes that are scheduled to be defragmented, click the Select disks
button (see Figure below). Deselect any volumes you don’t want scanned, and then click
OK .

5. Click OK , and then click Close .

Hands-on Project: Run Disk Cleanup

Steps:
1. Click Start . All Programs . Accessories . System Tools . Disk Cleanup .
Alternately, click Start and in the Search programs and files search box, type clean and
then click Disk Cleanup from the resulting list. If prompted for administrative privileges,
type the password or provide confirmation.
2. The Disk Cleanup: Drive Selection dialog box displays (see Figure below). In the Drives
drop-down list, click the arrow to select the drive you want to clean and then click OK .

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 Disk Cleanup scans your disk (see Figure below) to determine how much space it can
free up. (You can safely click Cancel, if necessary, but you will have to restart Disk
Cleanup to clean your disk.)

3. The Disk Cleanup dialog box for the selected drive displays (see Figure below). Select the
types of files you want the utility to delete; those that are deselected will not be
deleted. For many of the file types, you can click View Files to see a list of files that will
be deleted.

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4. When you’re ready, click Clean up system files .

Hands-on Project: Create Data Backup and Recovery

In this lab, you will back up data. You will also perform a recovery of the data.
Step 1
Log on to the computer as an administrator.

Create a text file on the desktop called Backup File One. Open the file and type the text “The
text in this file will not be changed.”

Create another text file on the desktop called Backup File Two. Open the file and type the text
“The text in this file will be changed.”

Note: Remove all extra folder and files from the computers Desktop. This will help to reduce
the length of time to complete the backup for this lab.

Step 2

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Click Start > All Programs > Maintenance > Backup and Restore. The “Back up or restore your
files” screen appears as shown below.

If a backup is scheduled to run, click Turn off schedule.

Step 3
Click Change settings.

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Select the location where the backup will be stored. In this example an external hard drive is
used.

Click Next.

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Select Let me choose.

Click Next.

Step 4

Expand the user account, you logged on as, so you can view the different locations.

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Click What files are excluded by default from the backup.

Close the “Windows Help and Support” window.

Expand Additional Locations and make sure only Desktop is selected. Make sure no other
location is selected.

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Remove the check mark from Include a system image of drives:. Click Next.
Step 5
The “Review your backup settings” screen appears as shown below.

Click Change schedule.

Place a check mark in the checkbox Run backup on a schedule (recommended).

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Set the following conditions:
How often – Daily
What day – blank
What time – 2:00 AM, and click OK.

Click Save settings and exit.

Step 6
The Backup and Restore window appears as shown below.

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Click Back up now > View Details.

The “Windows Backup is currently in progress” screen appears as shown below.

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When the backup is finished, click Close.

Step 7
Navigate to the Desktop. Delete Backup File One and Backup File Two.
Empty the Recycle Bin.

Step 8
Click on the Backup and Restore window.
Click Select another backup to restore files from.

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The “Select the backup that you want to restore files from” screen appears as shown below.

Select the location the files are stored at and then click Next.

Step 9
The “Browse or search your backup for files and folders to restore” screen appears as shown
below.

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Click Browse for files.

Step 10
The “Browse the backup for files” window appears as shown.

Click the user you are logged on as, backup. Example: John’s backup.
Double-click Desktop and locate files Backup File One and Backup File Two. Select both files by
clicking Backup File One and then holding down the Ctrl key while clicking Backup File Two.
Click Add files.

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The two files should show up in the “Browse or search your backup for files and folders to
restore” screen.

Click Next.

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Step 11
The “Where do you want to save the restored files?” screen appears as shown below.

Select In the original location, and then click Restore.

When the Your files have been restored screen appears, click Finish.

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Step 12
Navigate to the Desktop.
Step 13
Open file Backup File Two. Add the following text “More text added.” to the file. Save the file.
Step 14
Click on the Backup and Restore window.
Click Back up now.

Step 15
Navigate to the Desktop. Delete Backup File Two.
Empty the Recycle Bin.
Step 16
Click on the Backup and Restore window so it is activated.
Click Select another backup to restore files from.

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Select the location the files are stored at and then click Next > Browse for files > user’s backup
> Desktop.
Restore Backup File Two.
Step 17
Navigate to the Desktop. Open file Backup File Two.
Step 18
Delete the following from the Desktop: Backup File One and Backup File Two.
Empty the Recycle Bin.

Hands-on Project: Creating a Restore Point

In this lab, you will create a restore point and return your computer back to that point in time.

Step 1
Click Start > right-click on Computer > Properties.
The “System” window opens as shown below.

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Step 2
To create a restore point, click System protection.

The “System Properties” window opens as shown below.

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Step 3
In the “System Protection” tab, click Create.
The “System protection” window opens as shown below.

Step 4

In the “Create a restore point” description field, type Application Installed, then Click Create.

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After a period of time, a “The restore point was created successfully” message appears as
shown below.

Step 5

Click close.

Step 6

Click OK to close the “System Properties” window.

NB: you are expected to install at least one program before performing system restore. This will
aid your understanding of the Lab objective.

Step 1
Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore.
The “System Restore” Window opens as shown below. Select the Recommended restore radio
button.

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Step 2

Click Next. A list of restore points is displayed as shown below.

Step 3

Click next. The “Confirm your restore point” window appears as shown below.
Note: Close all applications before you click Finish. When you click Finish, Windows will restart
the computer.

Step 4
Click finish, and then click Yes to confirm “System Restore”.

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The “System Restore completed successfully” message appears as shown below.

Step 5
Click Close.

Step 6
Confirm whether the installed program has been deleted.

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