June 2013 LCCU Meeting Organize links, images, and files for your projects, trips, hobbies, etc. using Evernote notebooks. We’ll use a multiple laptop purchase project as an example. Judy Grindle will demo We'll discuss backup strategies using the software built into the various versions of Windows. We’ll answers members’ other questions: –How do you get rid of unwanted toolbars, search engines or home pages from your browser?

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Evernote Notebooks Organize links, images, and files for your projects, trips, hobbies: –Download Evernote or use to install.Evernotewww.ninite.com –Sign up for an Evernote account to save Notebooks online and synch Notebooks between computers, tablets & smart phones. –Notes may include text, links, images, attached documents & files, recorded audio. –Share notes or notebooks by , by url, or to Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. –Premium version extend searches to contents of documents & PDFs.

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Evernote Notebooks File, New Notebook; File, New Note. View: Snippet view, etc. Note: Share, Copy, Move. Notes by (sequence), Search Synch Notebook: share, stack URL for Judy’s Laptop Shopping Notebook: hopping. hopping

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Backup Types File & folder backup: Available in Windows XP Pro, and in all versions of Vista, 7 & 8, can be installed from system discs for XP Home. System Image: Available in Window XP Pro, called “Automatic System Recovery Backup”, in Vista Business, Enterprise & Ultimate, called “Complete PC Backup”, and in all versions of Windows 7 as “System Image”. In Win 8 it’s available under “Windows 7 file recovery”.Windows 7 file recovery File History: In Windows 8, saves files in libraries, desktop, contacts & favorites, backing up changes frequently (e.g. hourly).

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Backup Strategies Windows Vista Home and XP Home – run file backup, full or incremental. Windows XP Pro, Vista Business, Enterprise & Ultimate and all versions of Windows 7 - schedule file backup daily or weekly, backups after the first are incremental; create a system image at same time or monthly or quarterly. Windows 8 – Backup with file history daily or as frequently as every 10 minutes, and make a system image every month or two.

June 2013 LCCU Meeting File Backup How-To Run file backup: –XP: All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup, Backup or Restore Wizard, Backup files and settings, My Documents and Settings, Type, Destination and Name, under Advanced, specify Normal or Incremental, Finish. –Vista: Control Panel, Backup and Restore Center, Backup Files, Set up automatic File Backup, select destination, files to backup, and how often. –Windows 7 file backup:

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Image Backup How-To Vista - create a system image (not available in Vista Home): Control Panel, Backup and Restore Center, Complete PC Backup, select where to save the backup and which discs to include. Windows 7 System Image Backup: _8Cw and Restore: 89n4 _8Cw 89n4

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Win 7 Backup Reference Search for “Ed Bott Chapter 11 Backup” and click the first link, for.pdf file from the book “Windows 7 Inside Out”. How To Use Backup and Restore in Windows 7 from To Use Backup and Restore in Windows 7

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Browser Toolbars, Disabling To disable the Toolbar in Internet Explorer: –Go to your Tools menu and select Internet Options. –Within the Programs, click on the Manage Add- Ons. –Select the Toolbar and then click Disable. If you want to disable the Toolbar in FireFox: –Go to your Tools menu and Select Add-Ons. –Select and highlight the Toolbar. –Click the Disable button.

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Browser Toolbars, Uninstalling If you have the Windows 7 or Vista operating system: –Go to the Start Menu and select Control Panel. –Under Programs or Programs and Features click on Uninstall a program. –Select the Toolbar, then select Uninstall/Change and then, when prompted, click Yes or Uninstall. If you have the Windows XP operating system: –Go to the Start Menu and select Control Panel. –Click the Add or Remove Programs icon. –Select the Toolbar, then click on the Remove or Change/Remove.

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Browser Toolbars, Uninstalling If you cannot delete the toolbar in add/remove programs: –Install & run Malwarebytes Anti-malware.Malwarebytes Anti-malware –Install & run Comodo Cleaning Essentials..Comodo Cleaning Essentials If all else fails: –Install “Hijack This” and create a log.Hijack This –Post log on Bleeping Computer to get help identifying items to delete as HTJ does not discriminate between good & bad software.Post log on Bleeping Computer –Malwarebytes forum lists “Other groups authorized to help with HTJ logs”, if needed.Other groups authorized to help with HTJ logs

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Browser Homepage, Changing In Internet Explorer –Navigate to the desired home page(s) –select "Tools", "Internet Options”, "General" tab. –Under Homepage, click “Use current” button. In Firefox: –Navigate to the new desired home page(s). –Select Options, Options, General tab. –Click “Use current pages” button.

June 2013 LCCU Meeting Browser Search Engine Removal In Internet Explorer –select "Tools", "Internet Options“, "General" tab –Under Search, click "Settings". –Select search engine and click Remove button. In Firefox: –Click icon to left of search engine name and select “Manage Search Engines”. –Select search engine & click Remove button.