Computer
Info –
This Week’s Meeting
We will take a look at Windows
XP. Please bring your comments about
your experiences that might help others – or your questions about something
that we can all learn from.
My Documents – Windows XP
If you do a search for MY DOCUMENTS
in Windows XP – I am sure you will be surprised by how many you find – some of
them are folders and some of them are shortcuts for the SEND TO menu – so that
you can use the right mouse button on a file to quickly send it (copy it) to
the MY DOCUMENT folder. But which one will
it send it to????
You have to ignore the DOCUMENTS AND
SETTINGS folder – that is where Windows is doing their organizing. The only one that you should be concerned
with – is the MY DOCUMENTS folder.
In Windows XP, all users get their
own file-storage areas, and each is off-limits to other users. Programs are
stored in a common area, so you need only one copy of each application
regardless of how many users share a computer.
The MY DOCUMENTS folder that shows up – is the one for the user who is
currently logged on to Windows.
Correct Time – Windows XP
Windows XP allows you to keep your
computer clock at the correct time. If you go to the CONTROL PANEL and click on DATE AND TIME. There is a tab for INTERNET TIME. Here you can set it to Synchronize with an
Internet Time Server automatically. Or
there is a button labeled UPDATE NOW.
Defrag and ScanDisk
– Windows XP
ScanDisk is now
called Error
Checking. There are numerous ways to get
to these programs. Here is one way. Open MY COMPUTER. Right click on C:\ Drive (which is your hard
drive) and choose PROPERTIES. This will
open up a small window with five tabs – choose the TOOLS tab. Under Error Checking, click CHECK NOW.
On this same tab, you will find
DEFRAG. It certainly does look different
than previous versions of Defrag.
Disk Cleanup – Windows XP
When you right click on C:\ Drive
(your hard drive) in MY COMPUTER and then choose PROPERTIES. On the GENERAL tab, you will find the button
for DISK CLEANUP. There have been a few
items added to this that were not in the previous versions of Windows.
Device Manager – Windows XP
Right click on MY COMPUTER and
choose PROPERTIES. On
the HARDWARE tab, click on DEVICE MANAGER. Once you get here, you will notice that it
looks similar to the other versions of Windows.
To see the properties of any device, double click on it.