P8 - Undertaking Routine Maintenance Tasks

First I will be organising and naming files and folders.

Here is a New Folder, i will be using this folder to hold some work. It will be named My work. Just double click the name of the folder and change the name.

I have named this folder My Work. Although i have no more screenshots, these folders are essential to organise work, naming files works in exactly the same way as these folders.

Next I am going to schedule automatic deletion of unwanted data. first click sceduled tasks in the control panel.

Next click "Add Scheduled Task".

Disk Cleanup in the process that is done to delete unwanted or unused files.

I have chosen that i should have a Disk Cleanup weekly.

I have also chosen to have the cleanup happen are 7:00 on monday every week.

I am then asked to enter the password, this is for security purposes.

Next you just need to click next.

Here is the Disk Cleanup schedule in the list of tasks.

I also want to do my first disk cleanup manually. This is so i can delete my temporary files. in can find disk cleanup by following Start > Program Files > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup.

Here you can find temporary files, click it to select the deletetion on them. although I have none at this time i will still show you how it is done.

Clicking yes here will complete the deletion of your temporary files.

P7 - CS3

Test Plan -CS3 - P7

Tested Element	What happened?	How was it fixed
Correct Paper Sizes for printing	Paper size setting was for A3 it must be A4	On word, properties for the printer were changed to A4
Correct date and time set	Was hour too fast	Time on PC were double clicked and time changed
Desktop shortcuts go to the right place	They did	N/A

To correct the paper size settings for a printer you can change it in word. First get into word.

When in word press control+P or click print and choose "Properties" in the printer window.

here you can see that the paper which is selected is A3, we need it to be A4.

By using the drop down menu provided I had found and selected A4. Clicking Apply and then OK will save this change.

Next i will be changing the time, at the moment it its an hour too fast. first right click the time in the task bar.

then click Adjust Data/Time.

In this window either type the right time or use the drop down arrows to fix it. I just typed 11.

On my desktop I have a shortcut for the Command Prompt, to test it all you need to do is click it.

as you can see the shortcut worked properly and there is no need to do any changes to it.

CS3 - P6 Configuring a computer to meet user needs

Sometimes setting will need to be changed to meet the needs of the user. I will show how some settings can be changed and will explain why they may be needed to be changed.

First i will be changing the theme of the computer.
in the control panel, which is found on the start menu, click Appearance and Themes.

Click change the computer's theme.

Choose the new theme from the drop down arrow, i chose Windows Classic.

Different themes can actually take up RAM space. having a complex theme may slow the computer down, that is why I chose Windows Classic, it is simple and doesn't slow the computer down, making it more efficient.

now the theme is changed.
just click apply and then okay and the setting updated.

next I will be changing the power settings. in the control panel, click, Performance and Maintenance.

There you can find the power options.

I will change the time it takes for the computer to turn off the monitor when it isn't being used.

In these times saving energy is very important, that is why I am doing this. So when the PC is not being used, it is not wasting energy.

Now i am going to change the language settings, click Date, Time, Language and Regional Options on the control panel.

From there, click Regional and Language Options.

A menu pops up, I will change the regional and language settings to polish. I am doing this because the PC may be used by someone from Poland and may find it easy to work with their own language.

i have selected Polish from the drop down menu, the same can be done for language by click the Language tab and using the drop down arrow again.

CS3 - P5 Setting a Standalone Computer and Installing Software and Hardware

Today I will be installing software and hardware, and I will be safely replacing one of the components of the PC.
The component will be the hard drive.

First of all you must set up and use an anti-static kit. this consists of a wristband, matt, a grounding plug, crocodile clip for joining the saftey equipment to the PC and all the necessary wires.

Make sure you plug in the grounding plug. This ensures all static electricity is grounded properly.

now that you have the necessary protection, start by removing all the wires from the back, remember which goes into the hard drive and where.

The Hard drive will be screwed onto the casing, all this takes is a quick unscrew, keep these screws safe.

here is the removed hard drive. take into account that all my safety equipment are still in place.

here are the two hard drives, left is the one I removed, right is my replacement.

the new hard drive has been placed in the same slot and screwed in, now all there you need to do is put the wires back in.

here you can see I have placed all the wires back into the hard drive and it looks just like before.

To test for your hard drive, get into the bios screen when you start your PC up. you will need to press a button and it is usually delete,Esc, or F12, there you can look at the features and fine the hard drive you have installed.






now I will be installing hardware and software, the hardware I will be installing is a printer, and the software is the software package that is required to use the printer.

Here is the printer that I will be installing.

first I will install the software required, this is usually found in a provided disk. Insert the disk into the CD-ROM drive.

In My Computer, double click the disk that should be detected, this auto runs the disk.

Here is the install wizard that starts when the disk is run.
it may have more than one method of installation, easy install or normal install are the best way of installing the software.

when installing some software, there is usually a User Agreement, this should be read as it holds vital information stating what you can and cannot do.  to continue click Agree and Next.

The instal wizard has found a spot in the hard drive to install the software, click next.

Now the software is being installed.

I have been asked now to install the hardware, this will finish the installation process.

Installing the hardware is fairly easy, it really is just plugging in necessary wires, the cable to link to the PC is a USB lead for this laptop, so all i did was insert the USB into the computers USB port.

the install wizard must establish a connection to the printer and the computer, this may take a short while.

the hardware is now communication with the PC and can now be used.

Now all you need to do is test that the hardware is working, for me, I printed a test page.

now that I have shown you how to install, I will show you how to Uninstall.

When you install any software, you usually get an uninstall wizard installed too. On the start menu, click the uninstall wizard.

This uninstall wizard uninstalls software from specific printers, so I selected my printer. you may not need to do this.

The uninstall wizard usually double checks if you really want to uninstall the software, just click yes.

now there is nothing left to do is wait, once done the software will be uninstalled and all the space on the hard drive that this software took up is now free to be used again.