pace it - maintainance tools

Preventative maintenance tools.

Instructor, PACE-IT Program – Edmonds Community College

Areas of Expertise Industry Certification

PC Hardware

Network Administration

IT Project Management

Network Design

User Training

IT Troubleshooting

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Education

M.B.A., IT Management, Western Governor’s University

B.S., IT Security, Western Governor’s University

Entrepreneur, executive leader, and proven manger with 10+ years of experience turning complex issues into efficient and effective solutions.

Strengths include developing and mentoring diverse workforces, improving processes, analyzing business needs and creating the solutions required— with a focus on technology.

Brian K. Ferrill, M.B.A.


– Backup.

– System Restore.

– Check Disk.

– Defrag.

– Recovery images.

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Backup.Preventative maintenance tools.

Backup.

– Backup provides security in case of failure.

– Windows XP.» Click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories,

select System Tools, and then choose Backup.» Follow the directions in the wizard to either back up or

restore data.» The wizard makes it easy to select which files you want

to back up; backups can be local or stored to removable media.

– Windows Vista and Windows 7.» In Vista, Microsoft introduced the Backup and Restore

Center, which provides more options on how to back up and where you can back up.

» Available from the Control Panel.


System Restore.Preventative maintenance tools.

System Restore.

– System Restore.» Many things can affect the stability of a PC;

applications, drivers, and updates are just a few.» System Restore will return the PC to an earlier state.

– Windows XP.» Click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories,

select System Tools, and then choose System Restore to get to the available restore points.

» Windows creates restore points every seven days and before certain events take place; you can manually create them as well.

– Windows Vista and Windows 7.» System Restore is available from the Control Panel.» Click System, select System Protection, and choose

System Restore.


Check Disk.Preventative maintenance tools.

Check Disk.

– Check Disk» Windows may automatically detect a possible disk

error and schedule a Check Disk for that drive on the next reboot.

» Check Disk can mark bad drive sectors and, if set correctly, will attempt to recover them.

» Check Disk can try to recover corrupted system files.

– Check Disk can be manually run.» From Windows Explorer, right click the disk or

volume.» Select Properties.» Select Tools.» Select Error Checking.» Select the options desired.


Defrag.Preventative maintenance tools.

Defrag.

– Disk drives can become fragmented without intervention.

» Fragmented disks are less efficient.

– Windows XP» Defrag is available from within the Computer

Management utility.» Defrag has to be run manually.

– Windows Vista and Windows 7» Windows Vista and Windows 7 allow for the scheduling

of Defrag automatically.» Typing “defrag” into a search box will bring up the

graphical user interface (GUI).


Recovery images.Preventative maintenance tools.

Recovery images.

– Recovery image options.» An image of the operating system only.» An image of the OS and selected installed applications.» An image of the OS, selected installed applications, and

selected user data.

– Windows Vista.» Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore is available

from the Backup and Recovery center.

– Windows 7.» The Create a System Image tool is available from the

Backup and Restore applet.

– Recovery partition and image deployment.

» Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) images that do not contain user data.


What was covered.Preventative maintenance tools.

Backup copies of files folders and operating system, providing security in case of failure.

Topic

Backup.

Summary

System Restore returns the PC to a prior state.System Restore.

Check Disk will analyze the integrity of drives and can try to recover from disk errors.Check Disk.

Defrag will defragment drives, making them more efficient; it is automatically scheduled in Windows Vista and Windows 7.Defrag.

A recovery image is an exact duplicate of a system at a given point in time.Recovery image.

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