1. Introduction to Microsoft Windows XP
Windows XP Project
Introduction to Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows XP - Introduction

2. What is Windows XP? Windows XP is an operating system program
An operating system is a program that ‘runs in the background’ and helps application programs interact with the hardware.
For example, if you are writing a letter in Word and you click the button to save the document/file, the Word program will tell the operating system program to do what is necessary to save the file. If you chose to print the letter and you click the button to print the file, the Word program will tell the operating system program to do what is necessary to print the file.

3. Operating system programs
Operating system programs such as Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 95, Unix, Linux, etc. perform several other functions besides interacting with the hardware. In fact, “Mr. operating system wears several hats”:
Receptionist (displays the opening desktop)
Security Guard (verifies passwords)
Resource manager (enables programs to access and share RAM memory space, printers, disk drives, and the CPU – brain)
File Clerk (tells disk drive controllers when and where to save files and retrieve files)
Traffic cop (prevents deadlock – “freezing up”)

4. Operating System Programs Are Software

5. Editions of Windows XP
The version of Windows XP that we are using here is Windows XP Professional edition.
There are other versions of Windows XP.
There is Windows XP home edition designed especially for home computers that are networked to each other and there is a Windows XP media center edition that is designed for PCs built to function as a media center, and there is Windows XP tablet edition that is designed for tablet PCs.

6. What is a service pack?
Occasionally, Microsoft needs to update an operating system program that has already been released to the public.
The update program is referred to as a service pack and it often includes fixes and enhancements to the original version of the operating system.
In August, 2004 Microsoft released service pack 2 (SP2) that contains advanced security features that protect computes from viruses, worms, and hackers.
If you already have Windows XP, you can download the service pack program from Microsoft’s web site and install in ‘on top of’ your existing operating system program.

7. Logging on to the computer at CBU
The computers stay on all the time but the screen will dim out. Press any key to ‘undim’ the screen.
Everyone should login using the user name “student”. No password is necessary.

8. Once the operating system is running, you will see the Windows XP desktop displaying, and you can launch an application program such as Word or Excel or Internet Explorer.
One way to launch a program is to begin by clicking the [start] button on the Window’s task bar.

9. Use the mouse to position the mouse pointer over the menu item “Programs” to see a list of programs installed on this PC. Some of the menu items are not programs but represent groups of similar programs.

10. Use the mouse to position the mouse pointer over the menu item “Accessories”. See another list of programs and program groups.

11. If you click on any one of these ‘Accessory’ programs, it will launch
If you click on any one of these ‘Accessory’ programs, it will launch. Some of the accessory menu items do not launch programs but may display another sub-menu. The right arrows next to some of the menu items indicate that there is a sub-menu below this menu item. For now, left-click with the mouse on the desktop area to ‘dismiss’ the all the menus.

12. The [My Computer] item allows you to view all the folders on all the disk drives that are directly attached to your computer (such as the C-drive, the floppy drive and maybe a CD-ROM or DVD drive. Shared folders and disk drives on other computers in your workgroup may also be listed in the “My Computer” window.

13. To open the [My Computer] window, double-click its icon that is now on the desktop.

14. Drives connected to this computer
Title bar
Menu bar
Standard Tool bar
Address bar
Drives connected to this computer

15. Maximize this window by clicking the [Maximize] button

16. Restore this window by clicking the [Restore] button.
(When the window is maximized, the middle button becomes the ‘restore’ button).

17. Minimize this window by clicking the [Minimize] button

18. Restore this window by clicking the [My computer] button on the task bar.

19. Close this window by clicking the [Close] button

20. On the Windows XP desktop, click the [start] button
On the Windows XP desktop, click the [start] button. Position the mouse pointer over [Settings], and click on [Control Panel].

21. The control panel provides options for you to customize the appearance and functionality of your computer, add or remove programs, setup network connections, or add user accounts.

22. A window may be moved around the desktop.
To move a window, position the mouse pointer on its (blue) title bar. Press and hold the left mouse and drag the mouse left, right, up, or down to move the window. Release left mouse when the window is moved to the desired location.

23. A window may be re-sized manually.
To resize a window, position the mouse pointer on one of its borders. The pointer will become a double-headed arrow. Press and hold the left mouse and drag the mouse left, right, up, or down to resize the window. Release left mouse when the window is adjusted to the desired size and shape.

24. If a pane in a window becomes too small to display its contents entirely, a scroll bar will appear next to that window pane so that a user may scroll to see the hidden contents.

25. Starting an application.
Your computer may have several different programs installed. One type of application program is called a ‘web browser’. Two popular web browser programs are Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. If you are an AOL user, you might be using AOL’s proprietary web browser.
To start a web browser program, from the window’s desktop, click [start], then [Internet Explorer]. The IE window displays on your monitor and the ‘home’ web page displays within the IE window.

26. Quitting an application.
To quit Internet Explorer, you can click the window close button [X] in the upper right corner of the IE window, or from the menu, you can select [File], [Exit].

27. Using Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer is a program that allows you to navigate through the hierarchy of folders and files on your disk drives. You can also delete, move, copy, and rename files or folders using the Windows Explorer windows and menus.

28. To start Windows Explorer, on the Window’s desktop, click [Start], then [My Computer].

29. Maximize the “My Computer” window by clicking the ‘maximize’ window control button.

30. Click the [Folders] button on the toolbar.
See the folders view display in the left pane of the window.

31. Because “My Computer” is selected in the folder pane, the left pane shows a list of storage components that are directly accessible from this computer. Storage components consist of disk drives that contain file folders.

32. There are actually four sections to the My Computer window
There are actually four sections to the My Computer window. The top section – Files Stored on This Computer - shows the login-user’s “My documents” folder and another folder referred to s “Shared Documents”. If this login user wants to share some of his/her files with other users that may log on to this computer, s/he should put those files in that “Shared Documents” folder.
Note: for you, the login user would be: student

33. The next section – hard disk drives - shows permanent disk drives that are physically attached to this computer.

34. The third section – Devices with Removable Storage – shows drives that use removable disks.

35. The fourth section - network drives – shows disk drives which are not directly attached of this computer system but were setup as “shares” to make them directly accessible to the login user as if they were physically attached.

36. In the left pane, some storage components have a plus sign [+] next to them. That indicates that there are folders “below” or “within” that component.

37. Folders are arranged into a hierarchy on a disk
Folders are arranged into a hierarchy on a disk. At the top of the hierarchy is the root folder (C:\).
Folders are said to be “below” other folders; Files are inside the folders.
C:\ (Root)
Level 2 of the folder hierarchy on drive C.
C:\BACKUP
C:\WINNT
C:\DELL
C:\BACKUP\DOCS
C:\BACKUP\PROGRAMS
C:\DELL\DRIVERS

38. Click the [+] next to the Local Disk C and the folders pane will display all the folders directly below the root folder of C. That’s called ‘expanding the listing’. The right pane does not change.

39. Now click the [-] next to the Local Disk (C:) to “collapse” the listing in the folders pane so that you cannot see the folder names below Local Disk (C:).

40. Now click the on the words “Local Disk (C:)” and all the folders that are directly below the root folder of C will show in the right pane.

41. If you scroll down in the right pane, you will see that there are also some files in the root folder of C. So a folder can contain other folders “below” it and files “within” it.

42. To create a folder at the same level (directly below the root folder), right click anywhere on the white background of the right pane to display a popup menu. Click [New], [Folder]…

43. …see a new folder icon. Backspace over the words ‘new folder’ and type your last name. Press <enter> when finished.

44. Click the [X] to close the [My Computer] window.

45. Now we will start Word and create a file and save it in our new ‘last name’ folder.
From the Windows desktop, click [Start], [Microsoft Word]…

46. The Word application window opens
The Word application window opens. A document window opens within the Word application window. Type: This is a test.

47. Now save the file: from the menu bar, select [File], [Save as]…

48. …when the “Save As” window opens, in the “Save in” box, click the down arrow control and select ‘Local Disk C” to select the root folder of C…

49. …locate your last name folder in the folders list and double click it to open it…

50. …now type in the file name: test and click [Save].

51. To exit Word, from the menu bar, select [File], [Exit] or just click the [X] window control button in the top right corner.

52. See the Windows desktop.

53. Double-click [My Computer] again to open the My Computer window.

54. Click the [Folders] icon again on the toolbar to see the folders view in the right pane.

55. Double-click the Local Disk C link to view the folders directly below the root folder of C in the right window.

56. Locate your last name folder in this window and double click to open it.

57. See your file named test.

58. From the menu bar, click [View] [List] to view the file as a list item instead of an icon.

59. To rename the file, right click on it to see the popup menu, and click [Rename]…

60. Edit the file name to be: Test2
Then press <enter>.

61. Files can be copied or moved to other folders on this computer or to shared folders that are available to this login user using the methods we are about to demonstrate.

62. To copy the file, right click the file icon to display the pop-up menu
To copy the file, right click the file icon to display the pop-up menu. Select [Copy].

63. Now right click on the ‘destination’ folder (Documents and Settings) and select [Paste] from the popup menu.

64. Now click on the “Document and Settings” folder link in the right pane to open that folder. See the file ‘Test2’ in the folder.

65. To move the file out of the “Documents and Settings” folder and in to the “My Documents” folder below the “student” folder, which is below the “Documents and Settings” folder, drag and drop the file into the “My Documents” folder.

66. Double-click the ‘My Documents’ folder in the left pane to open it
Double-click the ‘My Documents’ folder in the left pane to open it. See the ‘test2’ file in the right pane.

67. To delete the file “test2”, right click the file icon to display the popup menu, then select [Delete]. Or just press the [Del] key on the keyboard….

68. Click ‘Yes’ on the confirmation prompt.

69. Note: The file was not really deleted
Note: The file was not really deleted. It was just moved to the recycling bin. To actually delete it, it delete it from the recycling bin.
Click the [X] to close the “My Computer” window.

70. Quitting Windows Explorer
Click the Close button [X] on the My Computer window title bar

71. Searching for a File by Name
Click the Start button on the taskbar
Click Search on the Start menu. If necessary, maximize the Search Results window
Click All files and folders in the Search Companion balloon. Type Expenses Table in the All or part of the file name text box
Click the Look in box arrow in the Search Companion pane

72. Searching for a File by Name
Click Removable Disk (E:)
Click the Search button
Click the Close button on the Search Results window title bar

73. Searching for a File Using a Word or Phrase in the File
Click the Start button on the taskbar. Click Search on the Start menu. If necessary, maximize the Search Results window. Click All files and folders in the Search Companion balloon
Click the A word or phrase in the file text box
Type apply in the A word or phrase in the file text box, click the Look in box arrow, and then click Removable Disk (E:) in the Look in list

74. Searching for a File Using a Word or Phrase in the File
Click the Search button in the Search Companion balloon
Click the Close button on the Search Results window title bar
Remove the USB flash drive from the USB port

75. Starting Help and Support
Click the Start button on the taskbar and then point to Help and Support on the Start menu
Click Help and Support and then click the Maximize button on the Help and Support Center title bar

76. Browsing for Help Topics in the Table of Contents
Point to Windows basics in the Pick a Help topic area
Click Windows basics and then point to Tips for using Help
Click Tips for using Help and then point to Find what you need in Help and Support Center in the topic pane
Click Find what you need in Help and Support Center and then read the information in the To find what you need in Help and Support Center topic in the topic pane

77. Browsing for Help Topics in the Table of Contents

78. Searching for Help Topics Using the Index
Click the Index button on the navigation toolbar, type home networking in the Type in the keyword to find text box, and then point to overview in the list box
Click overview in the list box and then point to the Display button
Click the Display button

79. Searching for Help Topics Using the Index

80. Closing the Help and Support Center
Click the Close button on the title bar of the Help and Support Center window

81. Homework #1 Textbook Windows XP - Chapter ONE
Go to:
Click on ‘Videos’ under ‘Resources’ and watch the videos on “keeping your computer safer from on-line threats” then do the homework (if using an on campus lab, you may need ear-phones).
Homework questions to answer ( answers to instructor)
Briefly discuss how you can protect your self against online fraud
Briefly discuss how you can keep your computer updated
Briefly discuss how you can backup important information