This document covers managing applications, services, folders, and libraries in Windows. It discusses installing and uninstalling local and network applications, understanding services and how to configure them, using MSCONFIG to manage startup programs, comparing file systems like FAT, FAT32, and NTFS, using libraries to organize files across multiple folders, and methods for encrypting and compressing files for security and storage purposes like Encrypting File System, BitLocker, and compression.

1. Managing Applications, Services, Folders,Managing Applications, Services, Folders,
and Librariesand Libraries
Lesson 4

2. ObjectivesObjectives
Objective Domain Matrix
Technology Skill Objective Domain Description Objective Domain
Number
Understanding Local versus Network
Applications
Understanding Local versus Network
Applications
3.1.1
Removing or Uninstalling an Application Removing or Uninstalling Applications 3.1.3
Understanding Group Policy and Application
Installation
Understanding Group Policy 3.1.2
Understanding Service Startup Types Understanding Service Startup Types 3.4.1
Understanding Service Accounts Understanding Service Accounts 3.4.2
Understanding Service Dependencies Understanding Service Dependencies 3.4.3
Understanding MSCONFIG Understanding MSCONFIG 1.3.5
Understanding FAT, FAT32, and NTFS Understanding FAT, FAT32, and NTFS 4.1.1
Adding Multiple Local Locations to a Library Adding Multiple Local Locations to a Library 4.4.2
Adding Networked Locations Adding Networked Locations 4.4.3
Understanding Encrypting File System (EFS) Understanding Encrypting File System (EFS) 4.3.2
Understanding Security (Encryption) Understanding Security (Encryption) 5.2.2
Understanding Compression Understanding Compression 4.3.3
Understanding BitLocker Understanding BitLocker 4.3.1

3. Installing and Managing ApplicationsInstalling and Managing Applications
• An application is a program that:
– Runs “on top” of the operating system or
from a server
– Helps a user perform a specific task, such as
word processing, appointment scheduling, or
accounting

4. Installing and Managing ApplicationsInstalling and Managing Applications
• Applications installed at the local level or the
network level
– Local installation = software files running
directly from a computer
– Network installation = software files are
made available from an application server on
a network

5. Uninstalling Local ApplicationsUninstalling Local Applications

6. Applications Installed over a NetworkApplications Installed over a Network
• Group Policy
• Active Directory
• Group Policy objects (GPOs)

7. Assigning/Publishing ApplicationsAssigning/Publishing Applications
• Windows 2008 R2 Active Directory Domain
Services (AD DS) uses Group Policy to push
applications to users or computers.
• Using Group Policy, you can assign or
publish an application to all users or
computers in a designated site, domain,
organizational unit (OU), or to a local,
individual user or computer.

8. Assigning ApplicationsAssigning Applications
• If Group Policy assigns software on each
computer, the software is installed the next
time the computer starts and any users with
the correct permissions who log on to the
computer may run the software.
• If Group Policy assigns software to users, the
next time an authorized user clicks the
Microsoft Office shortcut or menu item (for
example), the software installs on the user’s
computer and Office opens.

9. Publishing ApplicationsPublishing Applications
• Group Policy can publish an application to
users.
– The next time a user logs on, he can choose
to install the software from a dialog box that
appears.

10. ServicesServices
• Run in the background on a Windows
system to help the operating system run
other programs
• Services console is the central management
point of services in Windows Vista and
Windows 7

11. ServicesServices

12. The General TabThe General Tab

13. The Log On TabThe Log On Tab

14. The Recovery TabThe Recovery Tab

15. The Dependencies TabThe Dependencies Tab

16. The Print Spooler Service in the ServicesThe Print Spooler Service in the Services
ConsoleConsole

17. Selecting a Startup TypeSelecting a Startup Type

18. MSCONFIGMSCONFIG
• Also known as the System Configuration
Utility
• Lets you:
– Enable or disable startup services
– Set boot options such as booting into Safe
Mode
– Access tools like Action Center and Event
Viewer
– More

19. The General TabThe General Tab

20. The Boot TabThe Boot Tab

21. Checking the Safe Boot Option onChecking the Safe Boot Option on
the Boot Tabthe Boot Tab

22. The Services TabThe Services Tab

23. Disabling an Unneeded ServiceDisabling an Unneeded Service

24. The Startup TabThe Startup Tab

25. Disabling an Unneeded Startup ItemDisabling an Unneeded Startup Item

26. Selective Startup EnabledSelective Startup Enabled

27. The Tools TabThe Tools Tab

28. File SystemsFile Systems
• FAT, FAT32, and NTFS
• NTFS-formatted disks best for Windows 7
• Can convert from one file system to another
• Some conversions destroy existing data

29. File SystemsFile Systems
File
System
Maximum
Partition
Size
Maximum File Size
FAT 2 GB 2 GB
FAT32 32 GB 4 GB
NTFS 256 TB Limited by size of volume on
which it resides

30. File SystemsFile Systems

31. Windows 7 LibrariesWindows 7 Libraries
• A virtual folder that can display content from
different locations (folders, for example) on
your computer or an external drive
• Looks like an ordinary folder but simply
points to files and folders that are located
elsewhere

32. Windows 7 LibrariesWindows 7 Libraries

33. Selecting a Library in WhichSelecting a Library in Which
to Include a Folderto Include a Folder

34. The Locations HyperlinkThe Locations Hyperlink

35. The Pictures Library Locations Dialog BoxThe Pictures Library Locations Dialog Box

36. The Pictures Library Locations DialogThe Pictures Library Locations Dialog
Box with a Newly Added FolderBox with a Newly Added Folder

37. Creating a New LibraryCreating a New Library

38. EncryptionEncryption
• Encrypted data is “scrambled” but still
readable and usable by the user who
encrypted the file
• That user and other authorized users can
open and change the file as necessary
• Unauthorized users who try to open the file
or copy it receive “Access Denied” message

39. EncryptionEncryption
• Only the original owner and the computer’s
designated recovery agent can access
encrypted files
• Encryption uses:
– Encryption keys
– Certificates

40. Encrypting Files and Folders in Windows 7Encrypting Files and Folders in Windows 7
• Encrypting File System (EFS)
– Encrypts information on hard disks, external
flash disks, CDs, DVDs, backup tapes, and
other types of physical media
• Users can enforce encryption on data files,
folders, and entire drives

41. Encrypting Files and Folders in Windows 7Encrypting Files and Folders in Windows 7
• Advanced Attributes dialog box enables
users to encrypt files and folders

42. Encrypting Files and Folders in Windows 7Encrypting Files and Folders in Windows 7
• Encrypted (EFS) files and folders are
displayed in green in Windows Explorer

43. Personal Certificates in Certificate ManagerPersonal Certificates in Certificate Manager

44. Using the Certificate Export WizardUsing the Certificate Export Wizard

45. CompressionCompression
• The process of decreasing the size of files or
folders without affecting the files’ content
• Decreases large files that would otherwise
use a lot of storage space
• Compressing files replaces repeated data
with pointers to the data; pointers take up
much less space than the repeated data, so
the size of the file is reduced

46. Compressing Files and Folders in Windows 7Compressing Files and Folders in Windows 7
• Advanced Attributes dialog box enables
users to compress files and folders

47. BitLocker Drive EncryptionBitLocker Drive Encryption
• Encrypts an entire fixed disk to prevent
access by unauthorized users
• BitLocker To Go protects removable drives,
such as external flash drives
• BitLocker is available in Windows Ultimate
and Enterprise editions only

48. Turning on BitLockerTurning on BitLocker

49. SummarySummary
• You install applications, or programs, at the local
level or the network level.
• Use Control Panel to uninstall a local application.
• Group Policy lets you control who can install
software, and on which computers, and helps you
push software updates and security configurations
across the network.
• Services run in the background on a Windows
system to help the operating system run other
programs.

50. SummarySummary
• Use MSCONFIG (System Configuration utility) to
troubleshoot and diagnose startup problems.
• The three primary types of file systems for Windows
are FAT, FAT32, and NTFS.
• A library is a virtual folder that points to resources.
• Encrypting files and folders protects them from
unwanted access. Microsoft uses the Encrypting
File System (EFS) and BitLocker.
• Compression reduces the size of files and folders
without affecting their content.