Introducing Windows 95 Session Two

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Introducing Windows 95Session Two
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Todays Agenda

• Formatting Disks
• Copying Disks
• Mapping Network Drives
• Connecting to Network Printers

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Formatting Disks
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Formatting Disks

• Caution Formatting a disk will erase all data
  from it.
  
• Insert a floppy disk into your a (or b) drive.
• Click on My Computer
• Highlight (single-click) the drive that contains
  the disk you wish to format. If you do not
  highlight the drive, Format will not appear in
  your menu.

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Formatting Disks (cont.)

• Click on File, Format.
• Select the size of the floppy, select Quick
  Format (If you are sure the disk is not damaged.
  This option does not scan for bad clusters. It
  only removes data from the disk.)
• Click ok.

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Copying Disks
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Copying Disks

• Insert a floppy into the a drive.
• Click on My Computer.
• Highlight (single-click) the drive you wish to
  copy from. If you do not highlight the drive,
  Copy Disk will not appear in your menu.
  
• Click on File, Copy Disk.
• Select the source and destination drives.

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Copying Disks (cont.)

• Click ok.
• You will be prompted to insert the source disk.
  The computer will then read the disk and store
  the information to be copied.
  
• You will then be prompted to insert the
  destination disk. The computer will copy the
  information to this disk.

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Network Drives

• A Brief Description
• How to Connect Network Drives

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Network Drives

• Network drives are connections on a users
  machine to a specific directory on a fileserver
  in our computer room.
  
• \\GEN1\APPS connects to the server GEN1 and to
  its directory APPS.

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Network Drives (cont.)

• Occasionally it is necessary to connect to an
  additional network drive.
  
• This depends mostly on individual needs.
• Access to shared directories is user-specific.
  For access to a shared directory, call Jim for
  permission and then complete the following steps.

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Mapping Network Drives

• Click on Start, Programs, Windows Explorer.
• Click on Tools, then Map Network Drive.
• Choose a letter for the drive (any drive letter
  that is unoccupied is acceptable.)
  
• Enter the path if you know it.
• If the path is unknown, Browse the choices shown
  to find the appropriate drive.

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Mapping Network Drives (cont.)

• If you wish to connect to this drive every time
  you log on, select Reconnect at logon. If you
  will only be using it this one time, do not
  select that option.
• Click ok.

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Connecting to Network Printers
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Connecting to Network Printers

• Click on Start, Settings, Printers
• Click on Add Printer
• An installation guide will appear. Click Next.
• Select Network Printer, Next.
• Click on Browse to view the printers you may
  connect to.

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Connecting to Network Printers (cont.)

• Click on Entire Network and the server your
  printer is on
  
• (GEN1 or GEN2)
• Select the printer name. Click ok and then Next.
• Choose from the list of manufacturers (most
  likely HP).
  
• Choose the name of the printer from the list.