Appendix D Updates for Windows 7

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1 D 1 Appendix D Updates for Windows 7 This appendix covers updates from the Windows Vista version of CompTIA A+ Certification: Essentials (2009 Edition) to Windows 7: A Course Setup B Unit changes

2 D 2 <Title> <Subtitle> Topic A: Classroom setup Explanation The introductory and course setup material between the Windows Vista and Windows 7 versions of CompTIA A+ Certification: Essentials is identical with the exception of the hardware and software requirements and one setup step. Hardware requirements The instructor s and each student s personal desktop computer should have: A keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse 1 GHz or higher 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 GB or higher RAM on 32-bit processor computers or 2 GB or higher RAM on 64-bit processor computers At least 30 GB of free hard disk space on 32-bit processor computers or at least 40 GB of free hard disk space on 64-bit processor computers DVD-R ROM drive Floppy disk drive Monitor with DirectX 9 graphics support; Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.0 or higher Wired NIC Modem Sound card and speakers A video card with two monitor ports for the independent practice activity in the Video output ad image input devices unit. If the video adapter cards in your computers have only one monitor port, students can do all other activities in the course, but will not be able to complete this independent practice activity. Software requirements You will need the following software: Windows 7 Professional installation files and product keys for both classroom setup and the independent practice activity in Unit 20, Windows installation and upgrades. Windows 7 Ultimate upgrade keys for an activity in Unit 20. Windows Vista Business installation files and product keys for the independent practice activity in Unit 20. Any Windows 7 and Windows Vista device drivers needed for the independent practice activity in Unit 20. Any Windows XP application software for an activity in Unit 20. Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, which can be downloaded from Microsoft s Downloads Web site. Note: Because students will need to conduct multiple operating system installations in the Windows installation and upgrades unit, operating system discs should be slipstreamed with the latest service packs, if at all possible.

3 First-time setup instructions Updates for Windows 7 D 3 The only difference in setup is installing Windows 7 instead of Windows Vista. All other steps are identical. 1 Install Windows 7 Professional on an NTFS partition according to the software manufacturer s instructions. Leave at least 1 GB of unallocated space on the drive.

4 D 4 <Title> <Subtitle> Topic B: Unit changes Explanation The units in the Windows Vista version of CompTIA A+ Certification: Essentials key in Windows 7 without changes except where noted in this topic. In addition, Windows 7 follows Windows Vista in the conceptual material, again, except where noted in this topic. One global change to the activities for all units in Windows 7, students aren t prompted to click Continue in the Windows Vista UAC when attempting to complete administrative tasks. Operating systems (Unit 2) Page 2-5: Windows client operating systems Microsoft has several versions of its Windows client operating systems currently in use on computers around the world, including six Windows 7 versions, six Windows Vista versions, three Windows XP versions, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows Me. The latter two operating systems are the newest, and currently the most widely used, Windows client operating systems. The six Windows 7 editions include Windows 7 Home Basic and Windows 7 Home Premium, both of which are geared toward the home user, and Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise, which are geared toward the business user. The Home Basic version is only available in emerging markets. The Enterprise edition is designed for large, global organizations with complex IT infrastructures and is available only through Microsoft s volume licensing programs. Windows 7 Ultimate includes the same features as Enterprise but is available to smaller businesses and home users on an individual license basis. The final Windows 7 edition is Windows 7 Starter. It is a stripped-down version of Windows 7, available preinstalled on computers, especially netbooks, through system integrators and computer manufacturers. Page 2-6: Windows 7 editions Microsoft s most recent client operating system is Windows 7. Most features are included in all Windows 7 editions, but some features are unique to particular editions. The following features aren t available in Windows 7 Home Basic edition: Aero Glass and advanced window navigation Easy networking and network sharing Windows Media Center and improved media format support Multi-touch The following features aren t available in the two Windows 7 Home editions: Windows XP mode Domain Join Encrypting File System (EFS) Location-aware printing

5 Updates for Windows 7 D 5 Network backup Remote Desktop Host The following features are available only in Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate: BitLocker Drive Encryption Multi-Language User Interface (MUI) Direct Access links to corporate resources without a VPN AppLocker Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) disk image booting BranchCache Page 2-11 Pinned applications Taskbar Notification area Desktop gadgets Desktop shortcuts Start menu Exhibit: The Windows 7 desktop

6 D 6 <Title> <Subtitle> Page 2-14 In Windows 7, Microsoft added several features to the desktop of the Aero interface. They re described in the following table. Desktop feature Aero Peek Aero Shake Aero Snap Jump lists Description Aero Peek works in two different ways: When you place your mouse over an open application s Taskbar icon, Windows displays a thumbnail of the window. Place your mouse pointer on that thumbnail, and Windows 7 makes all open windows transparent except the one you re pointing to. By placing your mouse pointer over the small translucent rectangle at the right-edge of your task bar (shown in the exhibit below), it makes all open windows transparent, allowing you to view your desktop. If you click the rectangle, you re able to access items on the desktop with your mouse. This is similar to the Show Desktop feature in previous versions of Windows. Click the rectangle again, and the transparent windows are restored. When you have multiple windows open on your desktop, you can press and hold your mouse pointer on the title bar of a single window, then shake the mouse back and forth. This minimizes all other open windows, leaving just the one you shook on the desktop. Drag the title bar of a window to the top of the screen, and the window automatically maximizes. Drag the title bar back down, and the window goes back to its original size and position. Drag the title bar to the left or right of your screen, and it snaps to one side and takes up half the desktop. When you right-click a taskbar icon (either an open application or a pinned application), Windows 7 displays a pop-up menu that you can use to select common tasks quickly for the application. Jump lists are coded by the application developers and, if available, vary from application to application. An example of the jump list for Internet Explorer is shown in the exhibit below. Exhibit: Showing the desktop with Aero Peek

7 Updates for Windows 7 D 7 Exhibit: Internet Explorer jump list Page 2-15 Menu bar Files Date created or modified File type File size Navigation pane Drive Folders/ directories Exhibit: The Details view of Windows Explorer in Windows 7 Professional

8 D 8 <Title> <Subtitle> Page 2-16 Do it! A-2: Locating Windows 7 interface components Here s how 1 If necessary, log on to Windows 7 as ESSADMIN## Here s why The password is Pa$$ Observe the Windows 7 desktop Locate the Recycle Bin icon By default, it s located in the upper-left corner of the screen. However, you can drag it around on the desktop. The Recycle Bin icon points to a directory where deleted files are stored until you permanently remove them from the computer. Double-click Recycle Bin When the Recycle Bin has items in it, two Recycle Bin buttons are available. You can permanently delete all items in the Recycle Bin by clicking Empty the Recycle Bin. You can also retrieve items from the Recycle Bin by clicking Restore all items. If the Recycle Bin is empty, these buttons are not displayed. Close the Recycle Bin 3 Locate the system tray On the far right, it displays the system clock and Show Desktop button. Other icons depend on what your system is currently running. In the graphic above, there is: A volume icon, because a sound card is installed and functioning A network icon, because there is a NIC installed and configured An Action Center Alerts icon, because there is at least one security information message for the user Point to the system clock It displays today s date.

9 Updates for Windows 7 D 9 4 Click (The Start button.) To display the Start menu. 5 Click Computer and then maximize the window Double-click Local Disk (C:) Click 6 Point to the Windows Explorer icon pinned to the Taskbar Click the thumbnail for Local Disk (C:) Click In this window, you can do the following: See the disks installed on your computer. Begin common system tasks, such as viewing system properties, uninstalling or changing a program, mapping a network drive, or opening the Control Panel. Navigate by using links to other places, including Documents, Pictures, and Music libraries. To view the folders on your C: drive. To leave Local Disk (C:) running, but minimize it to a button on the taskbar. A thumbnail for Local Disk (C:) appears. When applications are running, you can switch from one to another by clicking its thumbnail on the taskbar. To switch to the running application. To close the Local Disk (C:) window. 7 Click Start and choose All Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer To open Windows Explorer. Expand Computer (Click the arrow next to Computer in the lower-left pane.) The lower-left pane is called the Folders pane. Expand Local Disk (C:) Select WINDOWS 8 Scroll the Details pane down to view files The files are listed in the Details pane in alphabetical order folders first, then files. Details view is the default. It displays each folder and file, with its type, the date it was created or last modified, and the file size. 9 Click To close Windows Explorer.

10 D 10 <Title> <Subtitle> Page 2-23 Activity A-3: Observing Windows Vista system tools changes to Observing Windows 7 system tools. This changes a couple of the steps in the activity. 2 From the View by list, select Large icons To view all Control Panel applets. This view is similar to the interface used in Windows 2000 Professional. Observe the Control Panel categories 3 From the View by list, select Category To view all Control Panel applets. This view is similar to the native view for the Control Panel in Windows XP and Windows Vista. 11 In the console pane, under Storage, select Disk Management, and observe the information in the details pane 14 Click Start and choose Computer In the navigation pane, click Network To start the Network utility. It auto-detects the other computers, routers, and switches on your network. Page 2-29 Windows 7 Libraries A Windows library is a collection of related locations that you can see in one contents pane. Your libraries are listed in the navigation pane of Windows Explorer. The built-in libraries include Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos, and you can add new libraries. Previous versions of Windows had special-purpose folders for different types of content, and these folders were all subfolders of a personal folder that was automatically created for each user. Some of these folders still exist in Windows 7, but they are now included in the appropriate library.

11 Updates for Windows 7 D 11 Exhibit: This Documents library contains three locations The Documents library, for instance, is not an individual folder, but rather a listing of the files found in the Public Documents folder and in your personal Documents folder. You can add other folders to libraries, too. If, for instance, you store all your Word documents in a folder on an external hard drive, you can add that folder to your Documents library. In the example shown in the exhibit, the folder D:\Reports has been added to the Documents library. To see which folders are actually in a given library, select the library in the navigation pane of Windows Explorer. The included locations will be shown in the contents pane, as shown in the exhibit. Also, you can expand the libraries in the navigation pane and select an individual folder to see only that folder s contents.

12 D 12 <Title> <Subtitle> Page 2-30 The first two steps of the activity are slightly different in Windows 7. Do it! B-1: Navigating a directory tree Here s how Here s why 1 From the taskbar click To open Windows Explorer. Observe the navigation pane 2 Under Computer, expand Local Disk (C:) You can use this pane to move around in the directory structure on your computer. Expand WINDOWS Creating libraries To create a library, do either of the following: In the navigation pane of Windows Explorer, select Libraries; then, on the Command bar, click New library. Enter a name for the library. You can then add locations to your new library. Right-click a folder and choose Include in library, Create new library. This action automatically creates a library with the name of the selected folder and includes that folder in the library. You can then add more locations.

13 Updates for Windows 7 D 13 Adding folders to a library To add a location to a library, follow these steps: 1 In the navigation pane of Windows Explorer, select the library to which you want to add a location. 2 In the contents pane, under the library s title, click the link stating the number of locations (such as 3 locations ). This opens the Library Locations dialog box for that library. See the following exhibit. 3 Click Add. Navigate to and select the desired folder, and click the Include folder button. You are returned to the Library Locations dialog box with the new folder shown. 4 Click OK to return to Windows Explorer. You can also right-click a folder in Windows Explorer and choose Include in library, and then select the desired library. Exhibit: The Library Locations dialog box for the Documents library A folder can be included in more than one library. For instance, an online auctioneer might have a library for current items for sale; this library might include a folder for item descriptions and a folder for item pictures. These same folders might also be included in the Documents and Pictures libraries. If you include one library in another library, all of the folders in the first one will be included in the second, as though you had added them individually. However, the first library name won t appear in the second library. Default saving locations and content order Every library has a default saving location the actual folder where it will save something that is saved in the library. For instance, if you drag a file to the Documents library, the file will be saved in the My Documents folder by default. You can change

14 D 14 <Title> <Subtitle> the default save location from the Library Locations dialog box. Just right-click a folder and choose Set as default save location. You can also use the Library Locations dialog box to change the order in which the locations appear in the library s contents pane. By default, the folders appear in the order in which they were added to the library. To change that order from within the Library Locations dialog box, right-click a folder and choose Move up or Move down. Page 2-31 The first part of Step #1 in the activity is different in Windows 7. Do it! B-2: Creating directories Here s how Here s why 1 In the Folders pane, under Libraries, expand Documents Page 2-32 Deleting libraries To delete a library, select it in Windows Explorer and press Delete, or right-click the library and choose Delete. Note: Deleting a library does not remove any of the files or folders that were included in the library. Removing folders from a library Reverse the methods above to remove folders from a library: In the navigation pane, right-click the folder under the expanded library and choose Remove location from library. With the library displayed in the contents pane, click the number-of-locations link under the library title. Then use the Library Locations dialog box to remove the folder.

15 Updates for Windows 7 D 15 Page 2-40 Exhibit: A user s personal folder in Windows 7 Page 2-41 The steps of the activity are slightly different in Windows 7. Do it! C-1: Sharing files in the Public folder with local users Here s how 1 Click Start and select your ESSADMIN## user name Here s why To open your personal folder. 2 Under Libraries, expand Documents and select My Documents 3 Right-click a blank area of the details pane and choose New, Text Document To create a text file, in Notepad, in your personal folder. 4 Type ESSPrivate## and press e 5 Open ESSPrivate## and type This is my private document. 6 Save the file and exit Notepad 7 Under Libraries, expand Documents and select Public Documents 8 Right-click a blank area in the file list and choose New, Text Document Type ESSPublic## and press To name the file, using your administrative user

16 D 16 <Title> <Subtitle> e name. 9 Open ESSPublic## and type This is my public document. 10 Save the file and exit Notepad 11 Click Start, click (Next to Shut down.) Choose Switch user Log on as ESSUSER## with a password of Pa$$ Open ESSUSER## s personal folder Navigate to select the Public Documents folder Observe the content You can see the ESSPublic## document that you created with your ESSADMIN## user account. 13 Open ESSPublic## and add a few words 14 Save the file and exit Notepad You can access and edit ESSADMIN## s shared file in the Public folder. 15 Switch to Windows Explorer Navigate to Computer\Local Disk (C:)\Users 16 Select ESSADMIN## This is a private user folder. You can t access it. Click Continue You could enter ESSADMIN## s password and edit the permissions. Click No 17 In your private My Documents folder, create a text document

17 Updates for Windows 7 D 17 named ESSUSER##_Private Close Windows Explorer 18 Log off and log back on as ESSADMIN## 19 Attempt to access ESSUSER## s ESSUSER##_Private file When you click Continue, the Windows login manager passes your administrative credentials to the Local Security Authority Service, which gives you access to the user s private folder. 20 Open the ESSUSER##_Private file 21 Add text to the document 22 Save the file 23 Close all open windows Page 2-43 Explanation HomeGroups in Windows 7 Windows 7 provides a feature called HomeGroup that allows computers to share pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers with other computers in the same homegroup. By default, people can view these files but they can t modify them in any way unless you give them specific permission to do so. To create a homegroup, you must be running Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise, and you must be on a home network (which you designate during installation or using Network and Sharing Center at any time after installation). A homegroup is not available on networks that have been designated Work or Public. To join a homegroup, you can use any version of Windows 7.

18 D 18 <Title> <Subtitle> Exhibit 4-1: Creating a homegroup To create a homegroup: 1 Open Control Panel and click Network and Internet. Click HomeGroup. If you re not on a home network, you will not have the option to create or join a homegroup. 2 Click Create a homegroup, and choose which files to share, as shown in Exhibit 4-1. Click Next. Windows 7 generates a password that you can use on other computers to join the homegroup you just created. 3 Click Finish. To join a homegroup, in the Control Panel, click Network and Internet, and then click HomeGroup. You ll see any existing homegroups listed, and you can click Join to choose which of your files to share in the homegroup, and enter the password to join the homegroup. Do it! C-2: Exploring homegroups Here s how Here s why 1 Click Start, and choose Control Panel Click Network and Internet, and then click HomeGroup 2 What message do you see? Why? You see that you can t connect to a homegroup. This means that you are on a network designated as Work or Public, and not a network that s been classified as Home. 3 How could you join a You d need to go into Network and Sharing Center to change your network from Work to

19 Updates for Windows 7 D 19 homegroup? 4 If you were on a Windows 2000 Professional computer, could you connect to a homegroup? Why or why not? 5 If you were on a Windows 7 Starter Edition computer could you create a homegroup? Could you join a homegroup? Home. No, only Windows 7 computers can connect to a homegroup. You couldn t create a homegroup; only computers with Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise can create a homegroup. However, on a Windows 7 Starter Edition computer, you could join a homegroup. 6 Close any open windows Page 2-44 Share permissions Share permissions are permissions that you (or an administrator) assign to a specific shared resource. The standard share permissions in Windows 7 are: Read Read/Write Page 2-47 Steps 8 and 10 are different on Windows 7. Do it! C-2: Setting NTFS permissions 8 Click Change Permissions 10 Click Add To add these permissions to the Marketing folder and then edit them.

20 D 20 <Title> <Subtitle> CPUs and motherboards (Unit 4) Page 4-3 In a multi-core processor, each core handles incoming strings of instructions simultaneously. When one core is executing instructions, other cores can be accessing the system bus or executing their own string of instructions. To utilize a multi-core processor, the operating system must be able to recognize multi-threading, and the software must have simultaneous multi-threading technology (SMT) or Non-Uniform Memory Access or Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA) written into its code. SMT enables parallel multi-threading, meaning that multi-threaded instructions are delivered to the cores in parallel. NUMA builds upon SMT by providing separate memory for each processor. Without SMT or NUMA, the software can recognize only one core. A multi-core processor is different from a multi-processor system. In a multi-core processor, system resources are shared and all cores reside on the same chip. In a multiprocessor system, there are two separate processors, each with its own system resources. All other components being equal, a multi-processor system is faster than a system with a multi-core processor. Page 4-5 Addition/corrections to the table: Data bus width Hyperthreading The number of bits of data or instructions that can be transferred in a single operation. The larger the data bus, the more data that can be moved and thus the faster the processor can operate. Officially called Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT), this is an Intel technology that enables each single processor core to execute two streams of instructions at the same time, sharing the workload between two virtual processors when possible. Other manufacturers use similar hyperthreading technology in their processors. Page 4-6 Addition to Multiple processor support: The 32-bit versions of Windows 7 support multiprocessors in the same manner as Windows Vista does. The 64-bit versions of Windows 7 use Non-Uniform Memory Access or Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA) to support multiprocessors. In SMP (the traditional model for multiprocessor support), each processor has equal access to memory and I/O. As you add more processors, the system s performance becomes limited by the processor bus. NUMA addresses this problem by providing separate memory for each processor, avoiding the performance hit when several processors attempt to address the same memory. In NUMA, the architecture is non-uniform, because each processor is close to some parts of memory and farther from other parts of memory. The processor quickly gains access to the memory it s close to, and it can take longer to gain access to memory that s farther away. Under NUMA, a processor can access its own local memory faster than nonlocal memory another processor s local memory or memory shared between processors.

21 Updates for Windows 7 D 21 Memory systems (Unit 6) Page 6-23 Step #2 in the activity is slightly different than in Windows Vista. Do it! C-2: Changing the size of the Windows page file 1 In the navigation pane, click Advanced system settings In Windows XP or Windows 2000, select the Advanced tab.

22 D 22 <Title> <Subtitle> Bus structures (Unit 7) Page 7-9 Step #3 in Activity A-2: Examining IRQ assignments is slightly different. Do it! A-2: Examining IRQ assignments 3 In the Actions pane, click More Actions and choose View, Resources by type In the details pane, collapse all sections To display the list of system resources. The available sections are Direct Memory Access (DMA), Input/output (IO), Interrupt Request (IRQ), and Memory.

23 Updates for Windows 7 D 23 Peripheral connection types (Unit 9) Page 9-16 Steps #2 and #5 in Activity B-2: Setting mouse properties is slightly different in Windows 7. Do it! B-2: Setting mouse properties 2 Click Hardware and Sound Under Devices and Printers, click Mouse To open the Mouse Properties dialog box. The Buttons tab is active by default. 5 Select the Pointers tab You ll change the pointer scheme. Under Scheme, from the list, select Windows Inverted (system scheme) Observe the Customize list It displays the pointer shapes that will appear in various situations. Click Apply To apply the selected pointer scheme. Observe the pointer The shape of the pointer changes to a solid black arrow.

24 D 24 <Title> <Subtitle> Page 9-19 Step #1 in Activity B-3: Setting keyboard properties is slightly different in Windows 7. Do it! B-3: Setting keyboard properties 1 In Control Panel, switch to Small icons view In the View by list. Click Keyboard Page 9-37 In Activity E-1: Using a sound card, students don t need to complete step #16 to start play of their recording. In Windows 7, the recording will automatically start when they double-click in Step #15.

25 Updates for Windows 7 D 25 Data storage devices (Unit 10) Page Activity B-1: Using an optical drive works differently in Windows 7. Do it! B-1: Using an optical drive Here s how Here s why 1 Place an audio CD in the CD drive 2 Select Recommended Settings Click Finish (If necessary.) To configure Windows Media Player on your computer. The audio CD begins playing automatically in Windows Media Player. The steps were written for Windows Media Player version Click To pause the playing of the CD. The Pause button becomes the Play button. 4 Click The Play button becomes the Pause button again. 5 Click Notice that the progress bar continues moving while Mute is enabled. The Mute button becomes the Sound button. Click To unmute the CD. 6 Click To copy songs from the CD automatically to the Windows Media Player Library. The playback continues as the files are copied to the hard drive and stored in the library. Click To stop the copy. 7 Click To open the library. Here you can select which files you want to rip from the CD. Check two titles and clear all others To copy only two songs to the library. 8 Click To rip the two selected songs from the CD to the library.

26 D 26 <Title> <Subtitle> 9 After the songs are copied, remove the audio disc and insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW in the CD-RW drive 10 Click open the Burn tab In the left pane, select Music Scroll to find the two songs you just added Windows Media Player ships with some free music samples. 11 Select and drag the two songs to the Burn list 12 Click Files are converted and then copied to the CD. The progress percentage is shown in the lower part of the window. Observe the Status column When the CD burn is complete, the CD drive tray opens. 13 Close the CD drive tray If the player is capable of playing burned CDs,

27 Updates for Windows 7 D 27 you can listen to the CD you just made. 14 Click To stop playing the CD. 15 Remove the CD from the drive 16 Close Windows Media Player Page Step #7 in Activity C-1: Using a USB flash drive is different in Windows 7. There is no need to do Steps 8 and 9. Do it! C-1: Using a USB flash drive 7 In the system tray, click The Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon. (You might have to click the arrow button to display the icon.) Select Eject device Windows notifies you that it is safe to remove your USB device. Page There is an addition for Windows 7 to the Disk Cleanup bulleted list: Error reporting files in Windows 7 In Activity D-1: Using Disk Cleanup, in Windows 7, students won t need to click Files from all users on this computer. Page The Defragmentation tool interface is different in Windows 7 compared to Windows Vista. Activity D-4: Defragmenting a disk keys differently.. Do it! D-4: Defragmenting a disk Here s how Here s why 1 Click Start and choose All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter 2 Select (C:)

28 D 28 <Title> <Subtitle> Click Analyze disk Disk Defragmenter analyzes your disk to see if you need to defragment it. 3 Click Defragment disk 4 Click Close

29 Video output and image input devices (Unit 11) Updates for Windows 7 D 29 Page 11-7 Addition to Display properties: In Windows 7, in Display, click "Change display settings, then click Advanced Settings and select the Monitor tab. Page 11-9 Steps 8, 9 and 10 of Activity A-2: Using a CRT monitor are different in Windows 7. There are also additional steps. Do it! A-2: Using a CRT monitor 8 Right-click the desktop Choose Personalize In the navigation pane, under See also, click Display To open the Display dialog box. 9 In the navigation pane, click Adjust resolution 10 Raise the Screen resolution to the highest available setting This varies based on the capabilities of your monitor. 11 Click Advanced settings Select the Monitor tab Raise the Color quality to the highest available setting Click Apply Click Yes Click No This also varies based on the capabilities of your video card and monitor. If you changed the settings. If you like the new settings. If you want to revert to the previous settings. 12 Click Cancel Close the Screen Resolution window Page Addition to Multiple monitors section. Using dual monitors in Windows 7 gives you a larger space to display two windows than the Aero Snap feature does. Aero Snap displays each window in half of a single monitor.

30 D 30 <Title> <Subtitle> Page To configure multiple monitors in Windows: 1 In Windows 7, right-click the desktop, choose Personalize, click Display and click Change display settings. Open Display Settings in Windows Vista, or Display Properties in Windows XP or In Windows XP or 2000, select the Settings tab. 3 Select and drag the monitor boxes so they re either side by side or one above the other. Side-by-side extends your desktop to the left or right. Top-and-bottom extends the desktop up and down. 4 Select each monitor box and set the appropriate screen resolution and color settings. 5 If necessary, select the box for your main monitor. In Windows 7 and Vista, check "This is my main monitor. In Windows XP or 2000, check "Use this device as the primary monitor. 6 Select the monitor box for the secondary monitor. In Windows 7, under Multiple displays, choose "Extend these displays. In Windows Vista, check "Extend the desktop onto this monitor. In Windows XP or 2000, check "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. 7 Click OK. Page Activity A-4: Using an LCD monitor is different from Step #7 until the end of the activity. Do it! A-4: Using an LCD monitor 7 Right-click the desktop Choose Personalize Click Display Click Change display settings 8 Raise the Screen resolution to the highest available setting To open the Screen Resolution window. This depends on the capabilities of your monitor. 9 Click Advanced settings Activate the Monitor tab Raise the Color quality to the highest available setting Click Apply Click Yes Click No This also depends on the capabilities of your video card and monitor. If you changed the settings. If you like the new settings. If you want to revert to the previous settings.

31 10 Close the Screen Resolution window Updates for Windows 7 D 31

32 D 32 <Title> <Subtitle> Printers (Unit 12) Page Installing a network printer in Windows 7 1 In Windows 7, open Devices and Printers. 2 Click Add a printer. 3 Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. Windows searches for available printers on the network. 4 Select the desired printer and click Next, or click The printer that I want isn t listed. If the printer isn t listed, you can use the wizard to browse for it, then enter its share name, TCP/IP address, or host name. 5 If the print drivers are available on the network, Windows prompts you to install them. Click Install driver. 6 Enter a name for the printer and click Next. 7 If desired, set as the default printer and print a test page. 8 Click Finish. Do it! B-2: Installing a local printer Here s how 1 If necessary, log on to Windows 7 as ESSADMIN## Here s why The password is Pa$$ Connect the power cord to the printer 3 Connect the interface cable to the printer 4 Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet 5 Connect the interface cable to the computer The interface cable varies based on the printer s connection type. Most current printers are USB printers, but some also have parallel or serial ports, and some have SCSI ports. If possible, this should be on a surge protector strip. The port varies based on the printer s connection type. 6 Insert paper in the printer If none is loaded. Install print cartridges Turn on the printer If they aren t already installed. Refer to the printer s documentation for the procedure to install the cartridges. Windows 7 recognizes that you ve connected a device and attempts to install device drivers for it.

33 Updates for Windows 7 D 33 7 If Windows 7 reports that the device driver software was not successfully installed, click Start, right-click Computer, and choose Manage To open the Computer Management console, where you can access Device Manager. 8 In the console tree, select Device Manager To display the computer s devices. Find your printer in the list It s listed under Other Devices. Some printers require that you install software from the CD or from a download, rather than installing the driver through Device Manager. If this is the case with your particular printer, skip the next step. 9 If your instructor has the printer driver available, right-click the printer and choose Update Driver Software You can have Windows search for a new driver or you can manually select it from a location on your computer or the network. Click Browse my computer for driver software Follow the prompts to finish installing the driver 10 If your printer requires you install the drivers from an executable file, close Computer Management Locate and run the printer installation executable file Follow the prompts to install the printer

34 D 34 <Title> <Subtitle> Don t print a test page 11 Click Start and choose Devices and Printers To open the Devices and Printers window. Your newly installed printer should be listed. 12 Right-click the printer and choose Printer Properties Click Print Test Page Close any notification page from the printer and click OK To close the printer s Properties dialog box. Observe that the test page prints successfully. If it doesn t, click Troubleshoot and follow the steps to resolve the problem until you can successfully print a test page. If necessary, adjust the print-head alignment. 13 Close the Devices and Printers window 14 Open Notepad, enter some text, and print the page 15 Click Start, right-click Computer, and choose Manage 16 In the console tree, select Device Manager Notepad is on the Start, All Programs, Accessories menu. To open the Computer Management console, where you can access Device Manager. To display the computer s devices. Find your printer in the list It might be under Imaging devices in Windows 7 and Vista or Other Devices in Windows XP or Right-click the printer and choose You would use this wizard to upgrade the device

35 Updates for Windows 7 D 35 Update Driver Software Click Cancel driver. You can have Windows search for a new driver or you can manually select it from a location on your computer or the network. To close the wizard. 18 Close Computer Management Page Activity B-3: Optimizing printing is keys differently in Steps 6 and 7 on Windows 7. Skip step #8. 6 Click Start and choose Devices and Printers 7 Right-click your printer and choose Printer properties To open the printer s Properties dialog box. Select the Advanced tab

36 D 36 <Title> <Subtitle> Connecting computers (Unit 14) Page Change to steps 4, 5, and 6 in Activity A-2: Examining addresses 4 In the system tray, click Click Open Network and Sharing Center To open the Network and Sharing Center. This utility gives you a summary of your computer s network connectivity. 5 Examine the "View your active networks section It shows that you have one network connection enabled, and it has Internet access. Examine the graphic at the top of the window It shows that you have a connection to both the internal network and the Internet. 6 Click Local Area Connection To view the status of the connection. Click Details Page The first three steps of Activity B-1: Configuring TCP/IP parameters are different in Windows 7. 1 In the system tray, click Click Open Network and Sharing Center 2 Click Local Area Connection 3 Click Properties To open the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.

37 Updates for Windows 7 D 37 This box shows the protocols and services your network card is using. Page Step #2 of Activity B-4: Configuring a wireless client (instructor demo) is different in Windows 7. 2 On the computer with a wireless NIC, click You ll configure the client to connect by using the settings on the wireless access point. Click Open Network and Sharing Center Under Tasks, click Manage wireless networks Page Step #15 of Activity B-5: Creating a dial-up connection (instructor demo) is different in Windows In the Network and Sharing Center, click Change adapter settings The dial-up connection you just created is listed.

38 D 38 <Title> <Subtitle> Portable computers (Unit 15) Page In Activity A-3: Using PC Cards, Steps 4, 5, and 6 are different in Windows 7. 4 In the notification area, click Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media Select your device When it is safe to remove the device, Windows 7 displays a message in the notifications area.

39 Monitoring and management (Unit 16) Updates for Windows 7 D 39 Page In Activity A-4: Monitoring applications, in Step #2, the choice to start Task Manager in Windows 7 is Start Task Manager. Page In Activity A-6: Monitoring Services, in Step #4, if W32Time is not in the list, use LanmanWorkstation. Page Resource Overview is not available in Windows 7. Page In Activity B-2: Monitoring performance with Performance Monitor, in Step #1, to navigate to Performance Monitor: 1 Open Control Panel, System and Security, Administrative Tools Double-click Performance Monitor Page Wake on LAN 2 Click Change adapter settings in Windows 7 or Manage network connections in Windows Vista. Page For Windows 7, in Activity C-8: Configuring Wake on LAN, in Step #2, click Change adapter settings instead of Manage network connections.

40 D 40 <Title> <Subtitle> Operating system troubleshooting (Unit 17) Page 17-9 In Windows 7, there is an additional Advanced startup option: Startup mode Repair Your Computer Description Available in Windows 7. This option presents a list of system recovery tools that you can use to repair startup problems, run computer diagnostics, or restore your system. In Windows Vista, this choice isn t available on the advanced startup menu unless the system recovery tools have been installed on your hard disk. If the tools haven t been installed on your hard disk, this utility is available from the Windows installation disc. Page 17-9 Do it! B-6: Restoring a computer to a previous state Here s how Here s why 1 Click Start and choose All Programs 2 Choose Accessories, System Tools, System Restore To open System Restore. Click Next 3 Check Show more restore points 4 In the list, select Manual: Pretroubleshooting restore point (If necessary.) You ll restore to this point. Click Next 5 Click Finish To begin the system restore. This process will take a few minutes. Click Yes To confirm your intent to restore to the restore point. System Restore begins restoring your computer; it will restart your computer during the process. 6 Log on to Windows 7 Click Close To close the System Restore message box that tells you your system has been restored.

41 Updates for Windows 7 D 41 Security (Unit 18) Page 18-5 In Activity A-1: Creating a basic authentication user account, in Step #3, you ll find Add or remove user accounts under User Accounts and Family Safety. Replace steps 12 and 13 with the following steps: 12 In the Type a word or phrase to use as a password hint box, enter This is too easy! Remember that hints are visible to anyone. It should jog your memory, but not be useful to anyone else. 13 Click Create password Click To return to the Manage Accounts window. Observe the Jdoe user account It shows that the account is password-protected. 14 Close the Manage Accounts window Page In Activity A-3: Using local security policies to set password restrictions, in Step #1, in Windows 7, you click System and Security instead of System and Maintenance. Page Add to the Windows Security Center concepts: In Windows 7, the Action Center provides an interface where you can view the status of security and maintenance utilities on your computer. If there s a problem with your computer, the Action Center displays a message, along with a link to resolve the problem. When Windows finds a security problem where Windows Update isn t enabled, a link is provided so that you can easily fix the problem. You ll find the Action Center in Control Panel, System and Security. Page Configuring the Windows Firewall is different in Windows 7 than in Windows Vista. The following activity replaces the one in the course. Do it! D-2: Configuring Windows Firewall Here s how Here s why 1 Open the Control Panel 2 Click System and Security 3 Click Windows Firewall 4 Observe the state of the firewall It should be turned on.

42 D 42 <Title> <Subtitle> The Windows Firewall window is open. 5 Click Change notification settings To open the Windows Firewall Customize Settings window. This is the same as clicking Turn Windows Firewall on or off. Observe the choices You re going to configure the firewall to allow communication through Windows Meeting Space. You can enable and disable Windows Firewall from this window. 6 Click the Back button To return to the Windows Firewall window. 7 Click Advanced settings 8 Expand Monitoring and select Firewall This is the list of active firewall rules. Students installed Skype in an earlier unit. 9 Scroll down to view Skype Observe the following fields: Profile Action Direction Remote Address Protocol Allowed Users Allowed Computers 10 In the navigation pane, select Inbound Rules Double-click Skype You can see this rule is enabled. Using this dialog box, you can alter the properties of the rule.

43 Updates for Windows 7 D Select each tab and observe the customizable settings Click Cancel 12 Right-click Inbound Rules and choose New Rule You can choose what type of rule you want to create. Select Custom and click Next You ll be creating a rule to allow inbound network traffic to the RPC Endpoint Mapper service. 13 Select This program path and click Browse 14 Navigate to select C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe Click Open 15 Click Customize Select Apply to this service, then select Remote Procedure Call (RPC) from the list

44 D 44 <Title> <Subtitle> 16 Click OK Click Next 17 Click Yes 18 From the Protocol type list, select TCP From the Local port list, select RPC Endpoint Mapper Click Next 19 Observe the Scope page You can specify that the rule applies to all network traffic or from specific IP addresses. Click Next To apply the rule to all network traffic. 20 Observe the Action page You can allow this type of connection, allow them only if they re secure, or block these connections. Click Next To allow RPC connections.

45 Updates for Windows 7 D Observe the Profile page You can apply this rule to different network locations. Click Next To allow TCP RPC connections from all network locations. 22 In the Name box type Custom RPC 23 Click Finish 24 Close all open windows

46 D 46 <Title> <Subtitle> Windows installation and upgrades (Unit 19) Page 19-3 When migrating from a previous version of Windows to Windows 7, for example, you have three options: Upgrade Installation of Windows 7 over a previous Windows operating system. This method updates system files and retains user accounts, applications, and most (if not all) system settings. Custom Installation of Window 7 by replacing the previous operating system. It doesn t retain any user accounts, applications, or system settings. Multibooting Installation of your chosen version of Windows, along with another operating system or version of Windows Page 19-5 Windows 7, all versions Component Processor Memory Hard disk Graphics Minimum 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit 1 GB 32-bit 2 GB 64-bit 16 GB available space 32-bit 20 GB available space 64-bit DirectX 9 support; Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.0 Unlike previous versions of Windows, Microsoft has not issued Recommended hardware requirements for Windows 7. They believe their minimum requirements are generous enough to cover most situations. Page 19-8 Addition to The Upgrade Advisor You can run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor on any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP with SP2 and.net Framework 2.0, or higher computer. Page 19-9 Running the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor To install and run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor: 1 Download the installation file from the Microsoft Download Center at 2 Double-click Windows7UpgradeAdvisorSetup.exe and then click Yes. 3 Accept the license agreement and click Install. Click Close. 4 Double-click the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor icon on your desktop. 4 In the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, click Start check.

47 Do it! A-2: Running the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Updates for Windows 7 D 47 Here s how Here s why Tell students where to find the file on the network, or give them CD-ROMs with the file. 1 Follow your instructor s directions for accessing Windows7UpgradeAdvisorSetup.exe 2 Double-click the file To start the installation. You must install the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor before you use it to scan your computer. 3 Click Yes 4 Select I accept the license terms and click Install To accept the license agreement. 5 Click Close To close the wizard. A shortcut is on your desktop. 6 On your desktop, double-click the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor shortcut Click Yes This activity was written using version 1.0. If you use a later version, the steps might be different. 7 In the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, click Start check The utility begins to scan your system. 8 Observe the results 9 Scroll down to see if there are any potential issues 10 Click See all system requirements The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor confirms that your computer can run Windows 7. The Advisor briefly explains any issues and lists the number of issues in different categories. Any potential issues are explained. Components that were scanned but present no possible issues are also listed.

48 D 48 <Title> <Subtitle> 11 Click 12 Click Close Page Do it! A-4: Installing Windows 7 Professional Here s how Here s why 1 Insert the Windows 7 DVD into your computer, or access the installation files on the network 2 Click Run setup.exe To start the setup program Click Yes 3 Click Install Now 4 Click Go online to get the latest update for installation (recommended) 5 Check I accept the license terms Click Next Setup copies temporary files to your computer. 6 Click Custom (advanced) To install a clean copy of Windows, select where you want to install it, or make disk or partition changes. This option does not keep your files, settings, and programs.

49 Updates for Windows 7 D 49 7 Verify that the C: partition is selected Click Next 8 Click OK To acknowledge that any files from the previous Windows installation will be moved to a Windows.old folder. Once you re satisfied with the installation, you ll want to delete this folder and remove it from the Recycle Bin to get the space back. The installation program copies Windows files, expands them, installs features, installs updates, and then completes the installation. 9 Select the appropriate Country or region, Time and currency, and Keyboard layout for your locations If necessary. Click Next 10 In the Type a user name box, type MYESSADMIN## 11 In the Type a computer name box, type ESS-PC## Where ## matches the number you were assigned for your ESSADMIN user. Where ## matches the number in your user account. Click Next 12 In the Type a password box, type!pass1234 In the Retype your password box, type!pass1234 In the Type a password hint (required) box, type hint Click Next Provide students with their product keys, or have them continue without one. 13 If you have a product key, enter it when prompted Click Next 14 Click Use recommended settings To enable Automatic Updates. 15 Set the correct Time zone, Date, and Time for your location 16 Click Next

50 D 50 <Title> <Subtitle> 17 Click Work To set your computer s current location 18 Remove the DVD from the computer 19 Open Windows Explorer and view the contents of your C: drive There is now a Windows.old folder. 20 Right-click the Windows.old folder and choose Properties Observe the size of the folder It is very large. When you are sure you don t need the information from the previous installation anymore, you should delete this folder to regain the disk space. 21 Click Cancel 22 View the contents of the Windows.old folder It contains the Program Files and User information from the previous installation, plus all of the Windows files. 23 Delete the Windows.old folder If necessary, have students verify to delete all system files. When prompted, click Continue 24 Close Windows Explorer Page Windows 7 upgrade paths The following table outlines Windows 7 upgrade options, indicating Install when a clean installation is required, and Upgrade when an upgrade is possible. Previous Windows version Home Basic Home Premium Professional Ultimate Windows 2000 Install Install Install Install Windows Vista Home Basic Upgrade Upgrade Install Upgrade Windows Vista Home Premium Install Upgrade Install Upgrade Windows Vista Business Install Install Upgrade Upgrade Windows Vista Ultimate Install Install Install Upgrade In addition to the information presented in the table, you can t complete: Windows XP to Windows 7 Cross-architecture upgrades for example, 32-bit to 64-bit and vice-versa Cross-language upgrades for example, English to Japanese Cross-SKU upgrades for example, Windows 7 N to Windows 7 K