Pace IT - Maintainance Tools

Preventative
maintenance
tools.

Instructor, PACE-IT Program – Edmonds Community College
Areas of Expertise Industry Certification
 PC Hardware
 Network Administration
 IT Project Management
 Network Design
 User Training
 IT Troubleshooting
Qualifications Summary
Education
 M.B.A., IT Management, Western Governor’s University
 B.S., IT Security, Western Governor’s University
Entrepreneur, executive leader, and proven manger
with 10+ years of experience turning complex issues
into efficient and effective solutions.
Strengths include developing and mentoring diverse
workforces, improving processes, analyzing
business needs and creating the solutions
required— with a focus on technology.

Backup.
– System Restore.
– Check Disk.
– Defrag.
– Recovery images.
PACE-IT.

Preventative maintenance tools.

Backup provides security in case of failure.
– Windows XP.
» Click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories, select
System Tools, and then choose Backup.
» Follow the directions in the wizard to either back up or restore
data.
» The wizard makes it easy to select which files you want to back
up; backups can be local or stored to removable media.
– Windows Vista and Windows 7.
» In Vista, Microsoft introduced the Backup and Restore Center,
which provides more options on how to back up and where you
can back up.
» Available from the Control Panel.

System Restore.
» Many things can affect the stability of a PC; applications,
drivers, and updates are just a few.
» System Restore will return the PC to an earlier state.
– Windows XP.
» Click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories, select
System Tools, and then choose System Restore to get to the
available restore points.
» Windows creates restore points every seven days and before
certain events take place; you can manually create them as
well.
– Windows Vista and Windows 7.
» System Restore is available from the Control Panel.
» Click System, select System Protection, and choose System
Restore.

Check Disk
» Windows may automatically detect a possible disk error
and schedule a Check Disk for that drive on the next
reboot.
» Check Disk can mark bad drive sectors and, if set
correctly, will attempt to recover them.
» Check Disk can try to recover corrupted system files.
– Check Disk can be manually run.
» From Windows Explorer, right click the disk or volume.
» Select Properties.
» Select Tools.
» Select Error Checking.
» Select the options desired.

Disk drives can become fragmented
without intervention.
» Fragmented disks are less efficient.
– Windows XP
» Defrag is available from within the Computer Management
utility.
» Defrag has to be run manually.
– Windows Vista and Windows 7
» Windows Vista and Windows 7 allow for the scheduling of
Defrag automatically.
» Typing “defrag” into a search box will bring up the graphical
user interface (GUI).

Recovery image options.
» An image of the operating system only.
» An image of the OS and selected installed applications.
» An image of the OS, selected installed applications, and
selected user data.
– Windows Vista.
» Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore is available from
the Backup and Recovery center.
– Windows 7.
» The Create a System Image tool is available from the Backup
and Restore applet.
– Recovery partition and image deployment.
» Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) images that do not
contain user data.

Backup copies of files folders and operating system, providing security in
case of failure.
Topic
Backup.
Summary
System Restore returns the PC to a prior state.System Restore.
Check Disk will analyze the integrity of drives and can try to recover from
disk errors.Check Disk.
Defrag will defragment drives, making them more efficient; it is
automatically scheduled in Windows Vista and Windows 7.Defrag.
A recovery image is an exact duplicate of a system at a given point in time.Recovery image.

This workforce solution was 100 percent funded by a $3 million grant awarded by the
U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The solution was
created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S.
Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or
assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including
any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the
information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability
or ownership. Funded by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Grant #TC-23745-12-60-A-53.
PACE-IT is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are
available upon request to individuals with disabilities. For those that are hearing
impaired, a video phone is available at the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)
office in Mountlake Terrace Hall 159. Check www.edcc.edu/ssd for office hours. Call
425.354.3113 on a video phone for more information about the PACE-IT program. For
any additional special accommodations needed, call the SSD office at 425.640.1814.
Edmonds Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race; color; religion;
national origin; sex; disability; sexual orientation; age; citizenship, marital, or veteran
status; or genetic information in its programs and activities.

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