Lesson 1 (Reviewing Disk Cloning, Cloning- Copies partition;

folders and files and System Migration)

Windows XP
● Display - can set icons (larger/smaller)
● Display
1. Right click
2. Click Personalization/ Personalize (Background, Colors, Lock Screen,
Themes, Fonts, Start, Taskbar)
● Background
1. Find image/picture
2. Right Click the picture
3. Set as background
- Choose a a fit:
1. Fill: Width Only
2. Fit: Height and Width
3. Stretch
4. Tile
5. Center: Original size of the logo/picture
6. Span: Width only yet different from Fill
● Shortcut
1. Click Start Button
2. Right Click Word
3. Drag the W/Word to the desktop
● Shortcut on Start
1. Click Start button
2. Right Click Word
3. Click More
4. Pin to Start/Taskbars
● Can drag taskbar and Microsoft = Start and Taskbar

Lesson 2: Preventive Maintenance Schedule/Procedure

● Preventive Maintenance Schedule/Procedure

- Organizing the system, defragmenting the hard drive, keeping
applications current, removing unused applications, and checking the
system for errors.
● Maintenance Planning
- The goal of an OS Preventive Maintenance Plan is to avoid problems
in the future.
● Preventive Maintenance Planning
- Detailed information about the maintenance
- With emphasis on equipment that could impact the organization
● Task of Preventive Maintenance Planning
- Updates to the operating system and applications
- Updates to anti-virus and other protective software
- Hard drive error checking
- Hard drive backup
- Hard drive defragmentation
● A preventive maintenance program that is designed to fix things before they
break; and to solve small problems before they affect productivity.
- Benefits are; Decreased downtime, Improved performance, Improved
reliability, Decreased repair costs
- Active PM performs while in a good condition (A1= healthy)
- Passive is damaged, has error
● Some PM consists of:
- Cleaning
- Inspecting
- Doing minor repairs
● Windows has the following utilities:
- The DOS Command launches tasks at a specified time using the
command line interface
- The WIndows Task Scheduler launches tasks at a specified time using
a GUI.
● AT Command (Automated Task Command)
1. Start
2. Run
3. CMD
4. Then, type AT/? At the command line
● Access the Windows Task Scheduler
1. Start
2. All programs
3. Accessories
4. System tools
5. Scheduled Task/Task Scheduler
● AT Command and Windows - both allow the user to set commands to run at a
certain time just once, or to repeat at selected days or times.
● Task Scheduler- easier to learn and use than the AT Command
- recurring tasks and deleting tasks already scheduled
● System Utilities
1. DOS
2. Help maintain system integrity
● Tools:
> ScanDisk (Windows 2000) or CHKDSK (Windows XP) - check the integrity
of files and folders, scan the hard disk surface for physical error.
> Defrag- as a file increases in size, some data is written to the next available
space on the disk, making files run faster.
● Access of both utilities
1. Start
2. All programs
3. Accessories
4. System Tools
5. Disk Defragmenter
● Microsoft Update Wizard
1. Start
2. Control Panel
3. System
4. Automatic Updates
● Restore Point- Windows XP can create an image of current computer
settings, called restore point, if the computer crashes, or an update causes
system problems, the computer can roll back to a prev. config.
- A technician should always create a restore point before updating or
replacing the operation system
- Should be created when an application is installed, when a driver is
installed
- The restore point backs up the drivers, system files, and registry
settings but not application data
● Creating Restore Point
1. Start
2. All Programs
3. Accessories
4. System Tools
5. System Restore
● Emergency Repair Disk (ERD)- offers the ability to create an emergency
repair disk that saves critical boot files
● Automated System Recovery (ASR)- offers the same features
- Both ERD and ASR are powerful troubleshooting tools, they should
never replace a good backup
● Recovery CD- contains the essential files used to repair the system after the
serious issue, each as a hard drive crash.
- contains original versions
- when it is used, the computer will be restored to the original default
config.
● Doing backup - use another drive, transfer to cloud/google drive
● Defragmentation- optimization/optimize
● Task Scheduler
1. Search
2. CMD
3. Task Scheduler
4. Create Task
5. General/ Trigger/ Actions/ Conditions/ Settings
● End Task (in Task Manager, How to Turn OFF Windows 10)
1. Flag R
2. Services.msc
3. Scroll down, double click Windows Update
4. Access General Settings.
5. Select Disable or Stop
6. Click OK
7. Restart PC
- Volume label or Drink label
Ex. Local Disk E
Data: D
- Defrag C: /A- analysis/ analyze drive
Ex. /c , /E (no square bracket) (mandatory)
[/H] (with brackets) (optional)