1. Windows Tutorial 9 Maintaining Hardware and Software

2. Objectives Back up and restore files Create a system restore point
Install and uninstall software
Maintain hard disks
Enable and disable hardware devices
Install and update device drivers
Adjust monitor settings
Set up multiple monitors
Install and set up printers
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

3. Backing Up Files
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then click Backup and Restore Center
Click Back up files
Follow the steps in the wizard. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

4. Backing Up Files
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

5. Backing Up Files Where to Save Your Backup File Back up files
Internal hard drive
External hard drive
Writeable disc
Network folder
Back up files
Back up computer
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

6. Backing Up Files
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

7. Restoring Files and Folders
You restore files using the Restore Files Wizard, which you also start from the Backup and Restore Center window
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

8. Creating a System Restore Point
To save system files without affecting your personal files, you can use System Restore
Click the Start button, point to All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click System Restore. (If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, enter the password or provide confirmation.)
Click the open System Protection link in the System Restore dialog box
Click the System Protection tab, if necessary, then click the Create button
Enter a description to help you identify the restore point, then click the Create button
Click the OK button
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

9. Creating a System Restore Point
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

10. Installing Software
You can install software from at least three locations: from a CD or DVD, Web site, or network folder
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

11. Uninstalling a Software Program
Click the Start button on the taskbar, click Control Panel, click Programs, then click Programs and Features
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

12. Installing a Software Update
Click the Start button, point to All Programs, and then click Windows Update
In the left pane, click Check for updates, then wait while Windows looks for the latest updates for your computer
If Windows finds updates, click View available updates
Select the updates you want to install, then click Install. (If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.)
Restart your computer, if necessary
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

13. Viewing Installed Updates
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

14. Maintaining Hard Disks
Defragmenting a drive organizes clusters so that files are stored most efficiently
Viewing Hard Disk Properties
Click the Start button, and then click Computer
Right-click a hard disk in the Computer window, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

15. Maintaining Hard Disks
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

16. Checking for Partitions
A partition (sometimes called a volume) is part of a hard disk that works like a separate disk
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

17. Deleting Unnecessary Files with Disk Cleanup
In the Local Disk (C:) Properties dialog box, click the General tab
Click the Disk Cleanup button
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

18. Checking a Hard Disk for Errors
In the Local Disk (C:) Properties dialog box, click the Tools tab
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

19. Defragmenting a Disk
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

20. Working with Devices and Drivers
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

21. Enabling and Disabling Devices
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then click Device Manager. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation
Expand the list of devices as necessary, then click a device
If the device is disabled, click the Enable button on the toolbar to enable it. If the device is enabled, click the Disable button on the toolbar to disable it
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

22. Enabling and Disabling Devices
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

23. Maintaining Your Monitor
Brightness and contrast
Display resolution
Native resolution
Color settings
Screen refresh rate
Screen text and icons
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

24. Adjusting the Display Refresh Rate
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Appearance and Personalization, click Personalization, and then click Display Settings
Click the Advanced Settings button
Click the Monitor tab
Click the Screen refresh rate button, then click a refresh rate
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

25. Setting Up and Extending the Desktop and Multiple Monitors
Physically connect the additional monitor to your computer
In the New Display Detected dialog box, click the Show different parts of my desktop on each display (extended) option button
Click the Left or Right option button
Click the OK button
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

26. Setting Up and Extending the Desktop and Multiple Monitors
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

27. Installing a Local Printer
Follow the printer manufacturer’s instructions to connect the printer to your computer
If Windows does not automatically detect the printer and install its drivers, click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers
Click the Add a printer button on the toolbar
In the Add Printer Wizard, click Add a local printer
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

28. Installing a Local Printer
Click the Next button to accept the existing printer port
Select the printer manufacturer and the printer name, and then click the Next button
Enter a printer name, and then click the Next button
Click the Finish button
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista

29. Installing a Local Printer
New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows Vista