Windows 2:

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Windows 2
File Management some useful tools
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Prac moves to Thursday
05N3873 Ngwaile, DP     05N4195 Notshati, X    
05S2223 Schaller, FG    05S5515 Shiels, RD     
05T2651 Taolo, G        05T2127 Tlou, M        
05T1067 Tristram, WB    05V0090 Van Der Merwe,
D 05V5830 Van Dyk, MAJ    05W4679 Wolfe,
MG       05X0463 Xwazi, S    

• 05B4824 Benza, ARK      05D2713 Dlamini, BM    
  05D0894 Dudley, QB      05G4896 Garapo, ST     
  05J2333 Jacobs, C       05K3609 Kibuule, IK    
  05K2367 King, BHM       05K3246 Komane, K      
  05M1875 Mcwilliam, MA   05M2119 Mnqayi, L      
  05M2106 Mthupha, B      05N5057 Ndakunda, ST   
  

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INFO RE FLASH DRIVES!

• When you plug the flash drive in, you will be
  told to install it
• You will then be told that you dont have
  permission to install it
• Choose Cancel you should still be able to see
  the drive

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Focus

• Windows Explorer
• The Command-line Interface
• Utility programs

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Windows Explorer
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File Paths
The path is the full name of a file combined with
the drive letter, folder, and subfolders that
make up its specific location.
C\Install\Schema\xml-schemas\xml-schemas3.ppt
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File Information
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Cut, Copy and Paste
Cut ControlX
Copy ControlC
Paste ControlV
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Handling Files Folders

• Naming /\ ?ltgt
• but . and even ! are acceptable
• File Extensions
• File Properties
• System Files

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Moving and Selecting Files and Folders in Windows

• To select click on a file or folder
• To select multiple files or folders
• click on the topmost file or folder
• holding down the Shift key, click on file or
  folder at the bottom
• To select all Control a
• To move either
• cut and paste
• or drag and drop

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Deleting a File or Folder
or Shift/Delete
But all I did was hit delete..
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The Command Prompt
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The Command Prompt
formerly MS-DOS
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The Command Prompt

• cd cd.. cd\
• copy copy source.ext destinationFolder
• del del myFile.txt
• dir dir /p dir /w
• md md NewDirectory
• mov move myFile.txt destinationFolder
• exit

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Some Useful Tools

• Compression
• Diagnostic
• Disk scanners
• Defragmenters
• Uninstaller
• AntiVirus

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File Compression Utility
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Diagnostic Utilities
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Disk Scanners
SCANDISK My Computer ? Select a drive ?Properties
? Tools ? Error-Checking DISK CLEANUP Start ?
All Programs ? Accessories ? System ? Disk
Cleanup
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Problem with XP Disk Cleanup

• Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then
  click OK.
• Locate and then click the following registry key
  
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr
  entVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress Old
  Files
• On the Edit menu, click Delete (for Compress Old
  Files only).
• When prompted to "Confirm Key Delete," click Yes.
• Quit Registry Editor.

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Disk Defragmenter
c\ defrag
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Screen Savers
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Anti-Virus Utility
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Anti-Virus Utility

• Your labs have F-Prot antivirus utility
  installed.
• Use it to check for virus every time you put a
  disk in the computer.
• Do NOT open email attachments unless youre sure
  who sent them.
• Even visiting some web pages can cause problems
• Pop-ups put Cookies on your machine some of them
  write entries into your machines Registry and
  can trace your every move.