Haramaya University

College of Computing and

Informatics
Department of Computer
Scienceon
Training
Installing ,Configuring &
Maintaining Windows 7
Operating System

February,
2014 1
 Introduction
• What is Operating System ?
– System Software …
• Why we need Operating System?
– To manages the hardware and software
resources of a computer.
• Examples?
– Window XP, Vista , Windows 7 ….

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 Editions of Windows 7
• Windows 7 Starter
– Has the most limited features
– Intended for use on networks or in developing
nations
• Windows 7 Home Basic: designed for
low-cost home systems not requiring full
security and networking features
• Windows 7 Home Premium
– Similar to Windows 7 Home Basic
– Includes additional features such as the Aero
user interface
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 …Editions of Windows 7
• Windows 7 Professional
– Intended for business users
– Similar to Windows Vista Business
• Windows 7 Enterprise
– Includes additional features over Windows 7
Professional
– Major additional features include BitLocker
Drive Encryption and support for multiple
languages
– Multiple site licensing available
• Windows 7 Ultimate: includes every
Windows 7 feature 4
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32-Bit or 64-Bit Versions
• An operating system is built using
either 32-bit or 64-bit code

• A 64-bit installation of Windows

– Generally runs faster than a 32-bit
installation
– Can support more RAM

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 Preparing to Install
Windows 7
• Before installing Windows 7, determine if:
– The system’s hardware resources qualify
– The hardware devices are compatible
– The system has a DVD drive
• Minimum/recommended hardware:
Hardware For 32-Bit For 64-Bit
Processor 1 GHz or faster 1 GHz or faster
Memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Free hard drive 16 GB 20 GB
space
Video device and DirectX 9 device DirectX 9 device
driver with WDDM 1.0 or with WDDM 1.0 or
higher higher
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• If you’re not sure which features and
editions of Windows 7 will run on
your existing PC, the Windows 7
Upgrade Advisor can help. Please
visit
http://windows.microsoft.com/
upgradeadvisor.

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 New in Windows 7
• Aero Shake: You can use the shake
feature to quickly minimize
unneeded open windows. Allowing
you to focus on one window at a
time.[Click on the title bar of a
window and shake your mouse.]
• Snap: You can snap open windows
to the side of your monitor, allowing
you to easily compare windows side-
by-side. 9
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• Improved Taskbar: The Taskbar has
been revamped for faster access to
programs and features on your computer.
• Jump Lists: A list of recently used files,
folders, or websites. Jump Lists can be
viewed either in the Start Menu or the
Task Bar. The Jump List allows for easy
and quick access to recently opened
items.
• Library: Libraries are very similar to
folders except they allow you to view files
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and folders from multiple locations.
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• Search: Improved search filters and
features have been added.
• Gadgets: Gadgets can now move
freely on the desktop.
• Desktop Background: The
background feature can now display
a slideshow of pictures.

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 Installing Windows 7
• Clean install: creates a fresh
installation and does not carry
forward settings or applications
• In-place upgrade: launched from
the Windows desktop and carries
forward user settings and installed
applications
• Dual boot allows you to install the
new OS without disturbing the old
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Upgrade or Custom
Installation

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 …Installing Windows 7
• To perform a clean install or a dual boot:
– Insert Windows 7 DVD
– Press F12 [start booting from the DVD]
– ….[steps]
• When installing the upgrade to a
replacement hard drive:
– Install Vista or XP first, then install the
upgrade
– Install Windows 7 twice

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 Windows 7 Desktop
• Taskbar Desktop

• Window
• Icon Icons

Start button Taskbar

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Demonstra
tion

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 Check Windows Version
• Check Windows Version
• Windows Version tells the exact Build of
OS and service Pack you are using. You
can simply check it by using Winver
Command. Open Run Dialog box by
using Win+R and type “Winver” there
without quotes. This will bring a
Windows which has OS details such as
Windows details.
• Alternatively you can also use the
Command prompt to find the information.
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Type “Winver” in command prompt. It
Pinning a program to the
Taskbar
1. Find the program in the Start Menu
2. Right–click on the program
3. Click Pin to Taskbar
OR
1. Click and drag the program to the
Taskbar

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 Snipping Tool
Snipping Tool can capture a screen
shot of anything on your desktop
1. Start
2. Type Snipping Tools
3. Select part of screen
4. Save

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 Preview Document in
Folder
• Once you find your file you can
preview it right inside the folder
without opening up the program.
Select the file you want to Preview,
and then click on the Preview Pane
button.

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 Calculate more
• At first glance the Windows 7
calculator basic but it’s you'll see
powerful new Statistics and
Programmer views. Try the Options
menu find different unit conversions
(length, weight, volume and more),
date calculations (how many days
between two dates), and
spreadsheet-type templates to help
you calculate vehicle mileage,
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 Sharing a printer
1. Click on Devices and Printers on
the Start Menu
2. Right-click on the printer and select
Printer Properties
3. Select the Sharing tab and click in
the box “Share this printer”
4. Click OK

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Connecting to a shared
printer
1. Open the Start Menu
2. In the Search box, type the name of
the Computer the printer is
attached to
3. Right click on the Printer Icon,
left click on Connect

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 Customize Windows 7
Power Button Action
• The “Shut Down” button in
Windows 7 can be customized with
another action, if you use shut down
action very rarely, but you more
often restart it or put it on
hibernate.
• To change the action of shutdown
button, Right click the Start Button,
go to Properties and choose the
„Power Boot Action” to do whatever 24
 Setting Your Language
1. Start
2. Type Region and Language
3. Change

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 Disable Wallpaper Change in
Windows 7
• Organization wallpaper on their computer which is fixed
and cannot be changed by any other user on that
computer.
1. Open Run Dialogue Box (Win + R) and type gpedit.msc
2. Navigate to Local Computer policy > User
Configuration > Administrative Templates > Desktop
in left hand side /RHS pane.
3. Select Desktop Wallpaper from right side pane.
4. Open it and enable it.
5. To use this setting, type the fully qualified path and name
of the file that stores the wallpaper image. You can type a
local path, such as C:\Windows\web\wallpaper\home.jpg.
Also this setting specifies that the wallpaper image be
centered, tiled, or stretched.
6. Press OK 26
 Display a Message at
Start Up
• Display of a message to display instructions or
policies of organization etc. in Windows,
whenever you boot it.
1. Open Registry Editor (Go to Start Run type
Regedit & press enter)
2. Navigate to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. In the Right Side pane select & open
LegalNoticeCaption and enter a value that
you want to see in the Menu Bar.
4. Next to it open LegalNoticeText and insert
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Find out How Healthy Your
Battery is on Your Laptop
1. Open elevated command prompt by
typing "cmd" in your start menu
& opening it with administrator
privileges.
2. Type “powercfg –energy” into
the command prompt & press
Enter.
The command enables tracing for 60
seconds & would collect all the data
after observing the system behavior.
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4. The energy report is generated in HTML format
in the directory shown in the command prompt.
Cmd Prompt Address\energy-report.html by
default.

5. In the HTML file, scroll to the end till you get

information like this:

Example, battery has design capacity of 5200

and now it‟s giving max full charge of 3565 that
counts its efficiency to around 70% it has
degraded around 30% in 6 months.
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 How to Remove “Folder opens
in New Window” Problem
1. Reset the folder options view
Organize > Folder & search Options > General > Browse
Folders > Select “Open each folder in same windows”
2. Organize > Folder & search Options > View >
uncheck Launch folder windows in a new
process.
3. Open Registry editor by typing “regedit” in Run dialog box and
hit enter. Navigate to the key “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\
shell”. On the right hand side pane there is a value named
“Default” double-click on this value & Set the value to “none“.
Once you make this change, your folders should instantly be back
to normal. You must start explorer (Restart/Logoff) for changes to
take effect.
4. Get your Antivirus updated and thoroughly scan your computer as
Virus may create an Autorun.inf file in each folder which may 30
 Customize the Windows 7
log-on screen
1. Go to start, and click on Run, type
Regedit & press enter there.
2. Navigate to :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Authentication\
LogonUI\Background
3. Double-click the OEMBackground
DWORD key
4. Set value of the key to 1. 31
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5. Select a background image for
Logon Screen with size less than
256KB in size (Use of Image Resize
software like VSO Resizer can help)
6. Copy that image into the C:\
Windows\system32\oobe\info\
backgrounds folder
7. Rename the image to
backgroundDefault.jpg
8. Reboot, and now your logon Image 32
 Backup and Restore
Why back up files?
• Backing up your files is a necessity
to guarantee the safety and security
of your data. Should something
happen to your computer, you know
you will have extra copies of your
files
Steps:
and can
easily restore them to a new
1. Click Start button
2. Type Backup and Restore
computer.
3. …..

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 System Restore
• If your PC isn’t working properly,
you may want to return to a previous
configuration.
Steps:
1. Click Start button
2. Type System Restore.
3. …..

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 BitLocker To Go
• There are numerous ways you can
lose your data without losing your
PC, especially if you use USB flash
drives and other personal storage
devices.
Steps:
1. Right Click on the Storage
device(Flash)
2. Turn on BitLocker…
3. Enter password ….

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 Disk Clean up
• Disk Cleanup scans your computer for
files that can be deleted from your
system.
• Why use this?
• This program allows you to delete your
garbage and old internet files. Garbage
can consist of items such as temporary
installation files or leftover files from
uninstalled programs. As these files
accumulate on your computer it will
eventually cause your computer’s
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performance to slow.
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Steps:
1. Start button
2. Click on All Programs.
3. Click on Accessories.
4. Click on System Tools.
5. Click on Disk Cleanup.

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 Disk Defragment
• To defrag fragmented files to make
your system run faster.
Defragmenting your hard drive is a
long process but it is also a very
important one since it can speed up
your computer and gain disk space
by reorganizing the files on your
drive.
• Why use it ?
• As time passes and files are created,38
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Steps:
1. Click Start button
2. Type Disk Defragment.
3. …..

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 Remote Desktop
Connection
To configure remote access, follow
these steps:
1. In Control Panel, click System And
Security, and then click System.
2. On the System page, click Remote
Settings in the left pane.

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 Partitioning After
installing fresh copy of
Windows.
1. Login as Administrator of your PC.
2. Click Start –> right-click on
“Computer” and choose “Manage”.
3. In the left pane of “Computer
Management” window, click on
“Disk Management” in “Storage”
tree.
4. Click on the partition and then
right-click on it and click “Shrink
Volume”. 41
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5. In the following dialog box, key in size of new
partition you need in “Enter the amount of space
to shrink in MB” field. In our example, we key in
“15000” since we need around 15GB of partition.
Windows will shrink our existing 40GB hard disk
to around 25GB. This means at the end of this
process we will be having “C” drive with 25GB
and “E” (new partition) with 15GB space. Then
click “Shrink” button.

6. Windows 7 will resize the partition and you can

now see the resized partition and the new
partition. Note that the new partition is shown as
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“Unallocated”. This partition is useless at this
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7. Click on the new “Unallocated”
partition, right-click on it and choose
“New Simple Volume”.
8. Follow “New Simple Volume
Wizard”, click “Next”.
9.At this point if you only need 2
partition, leave default values and
click “Next” button.
10. Specify your desired drive letter
for the new partition. Else click next43
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11.Choose “Format this volume with
the following settings” option. Select
file system you need for the new
partition. You have option to choose
from NTFS and FAT file systems.
Allocation unit size may be kept with
“Default” value. Enter desired
volume label for the partition.
12.Finally finish the partition process
by clicking “Finish” button. 44
 User Account
Management
1. Create new Account
2. Create new password
3. Change Account Type
4. Delete Existing account

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Window Update
Windows updates are very important
because they fix known problems with
the operating system.
1. Start
2. Control panel
3. System and Security
4. Window Update
5. Change Settings
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 Ten Windows 7 Tips
1. Using Windows Key shortcuts and Snap, you can
create a dual-pane file-manager simulation with
four simple keystrokes:

[Windows]+E
[Windows]+[Left Arrow]
[Windows]+E
[Windows]+[Right.

2. Need to jot down a quick note? Use the Sticky

Notes applet. Click the Start button, and type
sticky in the Start Search box. When you create a
note, Sticky Notes automatically saves the note
and will keep it until you delete it. 47
 …Ten Windows 7 Tips
3. Pressing the Windows Key and a number from 1 to
0 will launch a program on the Taskbar in the
position indicated by the number. For example, if
Windows Explorer is the third icon on the Taskbar,
pressing [Windows]+3 will launch it.

4. You can open up a Command Prompt window for

any folder by holding down the Shift key, right-
clicking the folder, and choosing Open command
window here from the context menu.

5. When Windows Media Player is displayed as a Live

Thumbnail, you'll discover that it sports a feature
called a Thumbnail Toolbar that provides you with
Pause/Play and Next and Previous buttons. This
means that you can control Windows Media Player48
 …Ten Windows 7 Tips
6. Windows Explorer's toolbar is context sensitive
such that the buttons that appear on the toolbar
depend on the type of folder or file that you have
selected. For example, select a document file and
you'll see Open and Print buttons. Select anywhere
in a folder and
you'll see a New Folder button.

7. By default Jump Lists can display up to 10 items.

To increase the number of items in the Jump list,
right-click on the Start button, select the
Properties command, and click the Customize
button. Use the Jump Lists spin button to increase
the number.

8. Windows 7 allows you to rearrange icons on the49

 …Ten Windows 7 Tips
9. The Performance tab in Task Manager shows
detailed information about physical memory
usage. Press [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Esc] and click the
Performance tab. The Total entry shows the
amount of RAM installed in the system. The
Cached entry indicates the amount of physical
memory used for system resources. The new
Available entry indicates the amount of physical
memory currently not being used. The Free entry
indicates the amount of memory in the cache
that does not contain useful information.

10. Windows Mail, Windows Calendar, Windows Photo

Gallery, and Windows Movie Maker are no longer
part of the operating system in Windows 7. You
can get them back by downloading the Windows50
 Common Windows 7
Problems & Solutions
• Windows 7 is a fairly cool operating
system, but like most operating
systems it’s not perfect. Some
Windows 7 problems are bugs others
happen to be features. Either way,
they are annoying and all we care
for is a quick fix.

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1. Windows 7 Seems Slow
1. Go to > Start and type ‘performance‘ in
the search field.
2. Select > ‘Adjust the appearance and
performance ‘ of Windows‘ from the
results.
[The Performance Options window will open.
3. Under > Visual Effects select > Adjust
for best performance. If you would like to
retain a nice interface, select > Custom and
check > ‘Use visual styles on windows and
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2. Older Programs Not
Compatible
• To install a program in Compatibility
Mode,
1. Right-click its installation
file(setup).
2. Select Properties and switch to
the Compatibility tab, check ‘Run
this program in compatibility mode
for:‘ and from the pull-down menu
choose the latest version of
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3. DVD Drive Not Found
1. Click Start, search for ‘regedit‘ and launch it from
the > results. Navigate to ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class‘.
2. In the > right-hand panel delete > ‘UpperFilters‘ and
> ‘LowerFilters‘, restart Windows and see if the
problem was resolved.
IF NOT,
1) click Start, and type Disk Management, and
2) Select ‘Create and format hard disk partitions‘.
3) In the Disk Management window right-click on the
optical drive icon and select ‘Change Drive Letter
and Paths‘.
4) In the Change Drive Letter and Paths window click
the > Change… button and choose a new drive letter. 54
4. Driver Problems
• Use the built-in and free Driver
Verifier tool.
– Open by typing verifier.exe into the Run
box
– Ensure all programs are closed before
doing this as you will be asked to do a
restart once you lauch the Driver
Verifier.
• If the Driver verifier has identified particular
driver problems, then you can attempt to fix
these driver problems by reinstalling the drivers
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if you still have access to them (they could also
 Windows 7 Shortcut &
Tips
• Peek at the desktop <Window > +
<Space>
• Show/Hide desktop <Window > + <D>
• Minimize all windows < Window > + <M>
• Minimize other windows <Window > +<Home>
• Maximize <Window > + <↑>
• Minimize/Restore <Window > + <↓>
• Dock to left <Window > + <←>
• Dock to right <Window > + <→>
• Jump to left monitor <Window > + <Shift>+
<←>
• Jump to right monitor <Window > +
<Shift>+ <→>
• Show/Hide Preview Pane <Alt> + <P> (Projector)
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• Bring all gadgets to the front <Window > + <G>
 The End
Thank You

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