Installing and Working with Printers and Fonts Chapter Seven

Understanding the Terms Print Device Print Device Printer Printer Printer Drivers Printer Drivers Printer Pool Printer Pool Print Server Print Server

Installing Local Printers Choose Start > Printer and Faxes Choose Start > Printer and Faxes

Installing a Local Printer Select Ad a Printer Select Ad a Printer

Installing a Local Printer Use the Wizard to select Local printer Use the Wizard to select Local printer

Installing Multiple Drivers Don’t use the Automatically detect feature Don’t use the Automatically detect feature Choose a Port Choose a Port

Installing Printer Select you printer Select you printer

Installing Printer If you name your printer with more than 8 characters and include spaces, your printer may not be available for MS- DOS based applications. If you name your printer with more than 8 characters and include spaces, your printer may not be available for MS- DOS based applications.

Installing Printer Select the properties box of the installed printer. Select the properties box of the installed printer.

Installing Printer Select sharing and choose Additional Drivers. Select sharing and choose Additional Drivers.

Setting Permissions Print Print Manage Printers Manage Printers Manage Documents Manage Documents

Installing Remote Printers Selecting a remote printer Selecting a remote printer

Installing a TCP/IP port Adding TCP/IP Adding TCP/IP Select Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard Select Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard

Examine the Printer Properties Several Tabs Several Tabs –General –Sharing –Ports –Advanced –Color Management –Device Settings –Services

Advanced Properties What the printer is capable of What the printer is capable of

Managing the Print Process Offline Offline Print Queue Print Queue

Managing the Print Process Separator pages Separator pages Select from predefined files: Select from predefined files: –Sysprint.sep –PCL.sep –Pscript.sep –Sysprtj.sep Or design your own (table of switches on pages 317 – 318) Or design your own (table of switches on pages 317 – 318)

Managing Fonts From the Font collection or add your own From the Font collection or add your own Font Substitution Table Font Substitution Table

Installing and Configuring Hardware Chapter Eight

Driver Signing Three Options: Three Options: –Ignore –Warn –Block

Modifying Driver Resources On selected devices, choose the Resource tab On selected devices, choose the Resource tab Available resources: Available resources: –I/O Range –Memory Range –IRQ –DMA

Using Hot-Pluggable Devices Users can install Users can install Only Administrators can install non-Hot- Pluggable Devices Only Administrators can install non-Hot- Pluggable Devices

Disabling a Device Right click on the device and select disable Right click on the device and select disable

DVD Encoding Regions Encoding Regions You may change regions up to 4 times only You may change regions up to 4 times only –Note the CAUTION

Removable Drives Windows detects media type Windows detects media type If there is more than one type of content Windows ask the user to select how the drive should be read. If there is more than one type of content Windows ask the user to select how the drive should be read.

Multiple Monitors First check the HCL First check the HCL In Display properties choose your monitors relationship In Display properties choose your monitors relationship

Power Options UPS options are now included with XP UPS options are now included with XP

Media Player and Movie Maker Chapter Nine

Media Player Allows you to work with Audio and Video clips. Allows you to work with Audio and Video clips. A full range of tools. A full range of tools. –Playing –Copying (Ripping) –Playing DVDs –Tuning into Internet Radio –Viewing Streaming audio

Media Player Setting Media Options: Setting Media Options: –Automatic Update –Internet settings –Player settings

Sound Volume control Volume control Audio Device properties Audio Device properties Speaker Balance Speaker Balance Advance audio properties Advance audio properties

Windows Movie Maker Allows you to create movies from video clips. Allows you to create movies from video clips. Clips can be saved Clips can be saved Clips can be sent over the internet Clips can be sent over the internet

XP Professional on Notebook PCs Chapter Ten

How Notebook PCs are Different The FN key The FN key LCD Screens LCD Screens Docking Stations Docking Stations Moure alternatives Moure alternatives PCMCIA PCMCIA Battery Battery

Hardware Profiles

Hardware Profiles cont. Select a profile to copy Select a profile to copy Name it Docked Name it Docked Click properties Click properties Check This is a portable computer Check This is a portable computer Select This computer is Docked Select This computer is Docked Save the profile. Save the profile.

Key Point Remember you must restart your computer before you make changes to your new hardware profile. Remember you must restart your computer before you make changes to your new hardware profile.

Monitoring and Optimizing Battery Usage Choose a Power Scheme Choose a Power Scheme –Note fig on page 405 Setting Power Alarms Setting Power Alarms –Laptop configurations differ from Desktop

Dial up First setup a Dial-up connection First setup a Dial-up connection Choose Create a new Connection and use the wizard Choose Create a new Connection and use the wizard

Dial up cont. First set up your modem First set up your modem Select your location Select your location Select you area code Select you area code Select your dial type Select your dial type

Dial up cont. Setup the Dialing Rules Setup the Dialing Rules You can have Multiple Dialing Locations You can have Multiple Dialing Locations

Dial up cont. Edit your Location Edit your Location Edit area code rules Edit area code rules

Synchronizing Files with other PCs Two steps to using files with other PCs Two steps to using files with other PCs 1.Offline Files 2.File Synchronization

Offline files First you must turn off Fast User Switching First you must turn off Fast User Switching –In Control Panel Select User Accounts –Select Change the way User Log on and off

Disabling Fast User Switching Uncheck the Use the Welcome Screen Uncheck the Use the Welcome Screen Apply settings. Apply settings.

Enable Offline files Under the Folder Option, select the offline file tab Under the Folder Option, select the offline file tab Check enable Offline Files check box Check enable Offline Files check box

Enable Offline Files You must share a folder You must share a folder Offline files and folders only work when you have more than one PC connected. Offline files and folders only work when you have more than one PC connected.

Synchronizing your files Works in conjunction with Offline files Works in conjunction with Offline files Synchronization Manager is found under the Tools option. Synchronization Manager is found under the Tools option. Briefcase is used on one PC when you need to synchronize your files on removable medium. Briefcase is used on one PC when you need to synchronize your files on removable medium.

Troubleshooting Notebook Problems. Pages 417 – 420 Pages 417 – 420

Connecting to the Internet Chapter Eleven

Different types of connections 56k Modem 56k Modem High-speed Broadband connection High-speed Broadband connection

56k Modem Install the Hardware Install the Hardware Setup the modem to be used Setup the modem to be used Establishing your connection Establishing your connection Throughput speeds at about 36K Throughput speeds at about 36K

Cable Questions to ask your Provider: Questions to ask your Provider: –Page 430 Configuring Your Cable Connection: Configuring Your Cable Connection: –Pages 431 – 432 Throughput speeds depends… Throughput speeds depends… –Anywhere from 256kbps to 512kbps with a max possible of 1.3Mbps

DSL Through T1 line Questions to ask your Provider: Questions to ask your Provider: –Pages 433 – 444 –Throughput speeds 1.5Mbps A T1 line is a long-distance circuit that provides 24 channels of 64Kbps each, giving you a total bandwidth of 1.544Mbps A T1 line is a long-distance circuit that provides 24 channels of 64Kbps each, giving you a total bandwidth of 1.544Mbps

Satellite Newer technology that is still developing Newer technology that is still developing –One way communication –Two way communication

Protecting Your System Using ICS Using ICS Using ICF Using ICF ICF is configurable ICF is configurable

ISDN Two Types: Two Types: –PRI –BRI

Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Network Address Translation Network Address Translation Allows the use of one Network IP address to the Internet to be shared with your internal Network. Allows the use of one Network IP address to the Internet to be shared with your internal Network. Step to configuring ICS manually on pages 450 – 451. Step to configuring ICS manually on pages 450 – 451. Setting up programs you can use, pages 451 – 454. Setting up programs you can use, pages 451 – 454.

Web Browsing with Internet Explorer Chapter Twelve

Using Internet Explorer Understanding URL Understanding URL Working with the Links Bar Working with the Links Bar Keeping track of Favorite Sites Keeping track of Favorite Sites The Media Bar The Media Bar Working with the History list Working with the History list Accessing and News Groups Accessing and News Groups Sending a link Sending a link

Finding what you want Simple search Simple search Expanding a search Expanding a search Downloading files Downloading files

Customizing Internet Explorer The General Tab The General Tab The Security Tab The Security Tab The Privacy Tab The Privacy Tab The Content Tab The Content Tab The Connections Tab The Connections Tab The Programs Tab The Programs Tab The Advanced Tab The Advanced Tab

Customizing the IE Toolbar View > Toolbar > Customize View > Toolbar > Customize Changing Text Siz Changing Text Siz

Built-in Utilities ARP ARP FTP FTP TFTP TFTP Finger Finger Ping Ping Netstat Netstat RCP RCP RPEXEC RPEXEC RSH RSH Telnet Telnet Route Route Tracert Tracert