Care & Feeding of Your Computer Presented by Don Hazelwood

Computer Maintenance File & Folder Maintenance Disk Defrag Updates Photography by Darren Hester Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic

File & Folder Maintenance

Disk Defrag

Updates

File & Folder Maintenance Desktop is not for storage Store files in My Computer This makes backing up a BREEZE Photograph by singleframe Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License

Desktop is not for storage

Store files in My Computer

This makes backing up a BREEZE

My Documents Folders a folder is an object that can contain multiple documents. Folders are used to organize information. Files Almost all information stored in a computer must be in a file. There are many different types of files: data files program files Different types of files store different types of information.

Folders

a folder is an object that can contain multiple documents.

Folders are used to organize information.

Files

Almost all information stored in a computer must be in a file.

There are many different types of files:

data files

program files

Different types of files store different types of information.

Files & Folders Create Rename Delete Move Copy

Create

Rename

Delete

Move

Copy

Shortcuts To place a shortcut icon on the desktop Locate the folder or file in My Documents If making a shortcut for an application - this will be found in Program Files right click the icon Select ‘Send To’ Select ‘Desktop (create shortcut)’ A shortcut is now on your desktop Photography by ISphoto Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic

To place a shortcut icon on the desktop

Locate the folder or file in My Documents

If making a shortcut for an application - this will be found in Program Files

right click the icon

Select ‘Send To’

Select ‘Desktop (create shortcut)’

A shortcut is now on your desktop

Backing Up Your Data It is not IF your going to have hard drive failure – rather it is WHEN The data you create is PRICELESS Have a plan Photography by orangejack Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic

It is not IF your going to have hard drive failure – rather it is WHEN

The data you create is PRICELESS

Have a plan

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Backing Up Your Data (cont.) Windows XP comes with a built in backup utility To get to Backup Click Start Click All Programs Click Accessories Click System Tools Click Backup For more info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320820

Windows XP comes with a built in backup utility

To get to Backup

Click Start

Click All Programs

Click Accessories

Click System Tools

Click Backup

For more info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320820

Disk Defragmenter Process that reduces the amount of fragmentation of files on our hard drive Fragmentation occurs when the OS can’t allocate enough contiguous space to store a complete file as a unit instead parts of files are stored all over your hard drive Larger files, lots of files & accessing files a lot contribute to fragmentation and consequent performance loss Defragmentation attempts to alleviate these problems

Process that reduces the amount of fragmentation of files on our hard drive

Fragmentation occurs when the OS can’t allocate enough contiguous space to store a complete file as a unit

instead parts of files are stored all over your hard drive

Larger files, lots of files & accessing files a lot contribute to fragmentation and consequent performance loss

Defragmentation attempts to alleviate these problems

Disk Cleanup The Disk Cleanup tool helps you free up space on your hard disk by searching your disk for files that you can safely delete You can choose to delete some or all of the files Photograhy by jpstanley Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic

The Disk Cleanup tool helps you free up space on your hard disk by searching your disk for files that you can safely delete

You can choose to delete some or all of the files

Disk Cleanup (cont.) You can start Disk Cleanup, by doing any of the following: Click Start , and then click Run . In the Open box, type ‘cleanmgr’, and then click OK Click Start , point to All Programs , point to Accessories , point to System Tools , and then click Disk Cleanup In Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the disk in which you want to free up space, click Properties , click the General tab, and then click Disk Cleanup Remove temporary Internet files Remove downloaded program files. For example, ActiveX controls and Java applets that are downloaded from the Internet Empty the Recycle Bin Remove Windows temporary files Remove optional Windows components that you are not using Remove installed programs that you no longer use For more info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

You can start Disk Cleanup, by doing any of the following:

Click Start , and then click Run . In the Open box, type ‘cleanmgr’, and then click OK

Click Start , point to All Programs , point to Accessories , point to System Tools , and then click Disk Cleanup

In Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the disk in which you want to free up space, click Properties , click the General tab, and then click Disk Cleanup

Remove temporary Internet files

Remove downloaded program files. For example, ActiveX controls and Java applets that are downloaded from the Internet

Empty the Recycle Bin

Remove Windows temporary files

Remove optional Windows components that you are not using

Remove installed programs that you no longer use

Running Defrag Open Disk Defragmenter by selecting the Start Button in the bottom left corner of your screen, and then selecting in order: All Programs Accessories System Tools Disk Defragmenter

Open Disk Defragmenter by selecting the Start Button in the bottom left corner of your screen, and then selecting in order:

All Programs

Accessories

System Tools

Disk Defragmenter

Automating Defrag & Cleanup With Scheduled Tasks, you can schedule defrag & disk cleanup to run at a time that is most convenient for you Scheduled Tasks starts every time that you start Windows XP and runs in the background, and it starts each task that you schedule at the time that you specify when you create the task For more info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569

With Scheduled Tasks, you can schedule defrag & disk cleanup to run at a time that is most convenient for you

Scheduled Tasks starts every time that you start Windows XP and runs in the background, and it starts each task that you schedule at the time that you specify when you create the task

For more info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569

Updating Operating System Updates Application Updates Anti-Virus updates Photography by ISphoto Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic

Operating System Updates

Application Updates

Anti-Virus updates

Why update? To fix bugs, install patches, add new features and protect your computer Install updates as soon as they become available OS, applications & Anti-Viruses all need to be updated regularly Photography by davidsonscott15 Attribution 2.0 Generic

To fix bugs, install patches, add new features and protect your computer

Install updates as soon as they become available

OS, applications & Anti-Viruses all need to be updated regularly

Microsoft Update Turn on automatic updates Install updates as soon as possible Microsoft releases updates on Tuesdays Photography by timhulmephotography Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic

Turn on automatic updates

Install updates as soon as possible

Microsoft releases updates on Tuesdays

Anti-Virus Updates It’s imperative in this day and age of instant on Internet to have an anti-virus working at ALL times! Your computer is completely vulnerable without an UP TO DATE anti-virus There are fantastic FREE anti-viruses!

It’s imperative in this day and age of instant on Internet to have an anti-virus working at ALL times!

Your computer is completely vulnerable without an UP TO DATE anti-virus

There are fantastic FREE anti-viruses!

Anti-Virus Updates (cont.) Your anti-virus is only as up to date as it’s definitions Definitions are used by the program to find viruses Definitions are & needed to be updated regularly If your definitions are old, your anti-virus can not catch new viruses. New viruses are released into the wild daily!

Your anti-virus is only as up to date as it’s definitions

Definitions are used by the program to find viruses

Definitions are & needed to be updated regularly

If your definitions are old, your anti-virus can not catch new viruses.

New viruses are released into the wild daily!

Anti-Virus (cont.) AVG http://free.avg.com/ Zone Alarm http:// www.zonealarm.com

AVG

http://free.avg.com/

Zone Alarm

http:// www.zonealarm.com

Follow what you’ve learned for a happy computer!