EN Computer Quick How Tos (UP)

To help you "ease" into using your new Enterprise Computer, ICT has created a page of several Quick How Tos. This applies to EN computers in the college/extension at University Park.

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How much RAM do I have

1. Click on the Start button (lower left corner of the Taskbar)
2. In the menu that opens, right click on My Computer
3. In the subsequent pop-up menu, click on Properties
4. Under the General tab, you will find how much RAM the computer has and information on the processor and version of Windows used.

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How large is my Hard Drive (HD)

1. Click on the Start button (lower left corner of the Taskbar)
2. In the subsequent menu, click on My Computer
3. Single click on the Local Disk (C:)
4. If necessary, click on Details (found at the bottom of the blue bar on the right of the window)
5. You will see how big the HD is under Total Size: xx GB and how much of that space is unused (Free Space: xx GB)

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How to set up Quick Launch

1. To turn on Quick Launch, right click on the Start button
2. Click on Properties in the subsequent short-cut menu
3. Click on the Taskbar tab (if necessary)
4. Click on Show Quick Launch
5. Click on the Apply button and then click on the OK button at the bottom of the screen (some already created icons may appear in the Quick Launch area)
   · To add icons to the Quick launch area you must first make sure that the area is not locked
6. Right click on a blank area of the Taskbar
7. In the subsequent menu, if there is a checkmark in front of Lock the Taskbar, click on it to remove the checkmark, otherwise just click away from the menu (now you can add items to the Quick Launch area)
8. To place a new item in the Quick Launch area, right-click and drag the icon for that item to the Quick Launch area of the Taskbar (an item will be created and added to the area). Choose Copy.

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How to create a System Restore Point

1. Quit all running apps
2. Start...All Programs... Accessories... System Tools...System Restore.
3. At Welcome Screen, click CREATE A RESTORE POINT... click Next.
4. Name the Restore Point.
   • Ex: Before I installed PageMaker
   • The date and time will automatically appear in the Restore Point so you don't have to include these in the name.
5. Click Create.

How to go back to a Restore Point:

NOTE: This will only restore system settings...not any lost data.

1. Quit all running apps
2. Start...All Programs... Accessories... System Tools...System Restore.
3. At select a Restore Point, choose APPROPRIATE Date... click Next
4. Confirm (make sure it's what you want)
5. Click Next

TIP: During the Restoration, system restore shuts down Windows. After the restoration is complete, Windows restarts using the settings for the date and time listed above.

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Create Dial-up Connection for Laptops. (888 used as an example).

1. Add Dial-up Connection.
   1. Click Start, then My Network Places. Click View Network Connections.
   2. Click Create a new connection.
   3. Click Next. Click Next.
   4. Choose "Set up my connection manually" and click Next. Click Next.
   5. In ISP Name, enter 888 CAS and Click Next.
   6. In Phone number, enter 1-888-739-5315 and Click Next.
   7. Enter User name and Password info.
   8. Turn off choices # 2 and # 3. Click Next.
   9. Add a shortcut to desktop if desired. Click Finish.
2. Add Dialing Properties.
   1. Click Properties.
   2. Select Use Dialing Rules. Click the Dialing Rules button. Edit the "My Location" to be the User's Local connect. Click Edit.
   3. Change My Location to Local.
   4. Change Area Code to their area code. Click OK. Click Apply.
   5. Click New. In Location Name, enter 8. In Area Code, enter 000 as the area code.
   6. In access outside line for LOCAL, enter 8,Click Apply. Click OK. Click Apply. Click New.
   7. In Location Name, enter 9. In Area Code, enter 000 as the area code.
   8. In access outside line for LOCAL, enter 9,
   9. Click Apply. Click OK. Click Apply.
   10. Select the LOCAL location.
   11. Click Apply. Click OK. Click OK.
3. Test connection.
4. If connected, click Dial

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Symantec Live Update (must be on-line); Create Scheduled Update

• Users at University Park in the College's Enterprise Network -- This is managed centrally for you. Your computer is being instructed to do LiveUpdate daily. It is a good idea to leave your computer on overnight except for weekends, etc.

1. If you are using Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition version 10.x, please print and follow this How To:
   Create a Scheduled Scan of Your HD with SAV 10.x
   
   If you are using Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition version 9.x, please print and follow this How To:
   Create a Scheduled Scan of Your HD with SAV 9.x

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How to set Power Options

1. Click Start and then Control Panel.
2. Click Performance and Maintenance.
3. Click Power Options.
4. Set the scheme for the user.
5. Click the Hibernate tab. Turn off "Enable Hibernation".
6. Click Apply. Click OK. Close the control panel.

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How to perform Critical Updates

• Users in the college's Enterprise Network should watch for notification of a new update ready to install. Click OK.
• Install only Critical Updates and Service Packs. Do NOT install Driver updates. Only install Windows XP Updates as needed

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. From the Tools menu choose Windows Update.
3. Scan for updates and install if needed.

• Some updates require you to restart your computer for them to take effect.

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How to Move or Copy Files or folders using Windows Explorer.

1. Open Windows Explorer: Right click on Start and choose Explore or press your Windows key (next to the ALT key) + E. Windows Explorer window pops up. It is two paned. Left-hand side shows you what you have on your computer. When you click an item on the left-hand side (like My Documents), it shows you what is in that folder on the right-hand side of Windows Explorer
2. Find the file you want to move or copy., Select it.
3. From the Edit menu, choose copy to folder or move to folder.
4. A Window opens asking you to choose the folder to move to or copy to. Choose the appropriate folder.
5. Click either the MOVE or COPY button. Your file has been copied or moved.

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How to use Easy CD Creator

With Easy CD Creator, you can make a data CD to store computer data such as the files and folders on your hard disk. This is especially useful for archiving your important files or sharing them with your colleagues. Unlike a music CD, a data CD is used for data storage only and cannot be played on your home or car stereo CD player.

To make a data CD:

1. Start, All Programs, choose Roxio Easy CD Creator, slide right and choose Applications, slide right, choose Easy CD Creator.
2. If you are presented w/ the license agreement screen, choose I accept, click OK.
3. (Start a new data CD project.) From the File menu, point to New CD Project, then select Data CD.
4. Insert a blank CD into your CD-Recorder (the destination drive).
5. In the Select Source Files drop-down list box, select the folder where your files are located; a list of all files in the folder appears in the Source window.
6. Select the file (hold down the Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple files) in the Source window, and then click Add . The file is added to the data CD project. This make take a few minutes depending on how many files and how large they are that you are copying to the CD.

Note: Up to 650 MB (74-minute CD) or 700 MB (80-minute CD) of files and folders can be added to a data CD project.

1. Click Record. The Record CD Setup dialog box appears.
2. Click Start Recording.

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