Windows Seven

There are 3 types of Operating System

1. Single User Operating System
2. Multi User Operating System
3. Graphical User Operating System
Windows is the Graphical User Operating System. It represents graphics instead of
writing a lot of text. It represents GUI (Graphical User Interface) Like Textbox,
Scrollbar, Icon, Combo Box etc.. Which makes the user more easier to operate and
control the computer.

General System Requirements for Windows Seven

1. CPU Speed Minimum 1 GHz or Higher
2. RAM Speed Minimum 1 GB or 2 GB
3. Minimum 16 GB of Hard Disk Space

Mspaint => Ms Paint

notepad => Notepad
write => Wordpad
calc => Calculator
control => Control Pannel
winword => Microsoft Word
excel => Microsoft Excel
powerpnt => Microsoft PowerPoint
C: => Contains of HDD
A: => Contains of Floppy
mplayer2 => Windows Media Player

.txt => Notepad

.docx => Ms Word
.bmp => Ms Paint
.jpg => Image files
.mpg/.dat => Video Files
.xlsx => Ms Excel
.pptx => Ms PowerPoint
.wav => Sound Files
.mp3 => Mp3 Files
.exe => Application File/ Software
.com => Command File
.bat => Batch File

Desktop : It is the first screen on Windows operating system. Where all the
icons, time, start bar are present.

Icon : It is the Picturial representation of an executable file. Which are

displayed as a picture on the desktop.
Like : Computer, Recyclebin, Network, Control Panel etc...

Taskbar : It is the Wide rectangular horizontal bar runs under the Desktop. Where
the Start Button, Clock, Application icons [System Tray] are present.

Managing Taskbar
- Right Click on the Taskbar => Properties
- Lock Taskbar
- Auto Hide
- Small Icon
- Taskbar Location (Top,Bot,Left,Right)
- Taskbar Button (Combine, Full Combine, Never Combine)
Desktop Icons : Generally there are 4 Icons are present by default. All the Other
Icons on the desktop Comes when they Installed on the computer. Lets Discuss Some
Common Desktop Icons.

Computer : It Displays all the Local Drives, Removable Drives (CD/DVD/BRD/

Floppy Drive/ Zip Drive/ Memory Card Drive/ Pen Drive Etc...) To Which we can
Browse. It displays like explorer Style (two panes 1. Folder Window and 2) Contains
Window)

Network : It Displays the Sharing Drives & Folders Connect to the Network. If
your Computer is connected to a Network (LAN) Then you will be able to share
information from another computer as well as you can also send data to your local
computer.

RecycleBin : It is the Dustbin for the computer. All deleted files & Folders
are stored here to which we can permanently delete or we can restore the important
data.

Control Panel : Here we can use all the control tools of the computer.
Hardware Setting/ Network Setting/ Display Setting/ Security Setting,
Software/Program Setting, Date/Time/Region Setting can be done here.

If the Desktop Icons are arranged hapazadly then you can use the auto-Arrange
option avaliable on
- Right Click on Desktop => View => Auto Arrange
Show/Hide Desktop Icons
- Right Click on Desktop => View => Show Desktop Icons
Show/Hide Desktop Gadgets
- Right Click on Desktop => View => Show Desktop Gadgets
===================================================
Navigating Start Button
Search : This Option is used to Search All Programs and files inside the
Startmenu. Just type the Name of the program and press Enter; Your program will be
autometically start. This Option also can be used to search files & Folders from
the Local Hard and Removable drives.
You Can Use the Wild Card Character (*) Star and (?) Question Mark for
Searching Files & Folders. Star (*) is used to Search a String where the Question
Mark (?) is used to Search a Single Alphabate. For Example *.txt will search all
the files having extension name .txt and ???.txt will search all files having
primary name three character and the extension name .txt

Shortcut Startmenu : It will display all the recently used program names and recent
files of the application.

All Programs = It displays all installed program inside your computer to which the
user can lunch. If the program will used repeatedly then it will autometically pin
to the startmenu shortcut options.

Shut Down : Close all the currently used programs and lastly shut down the
computer.

Switch User : If there are three users inside the computer then the system will
autometically close the curent user account and allows to open using another user
name and password.

LogOff : Close the current user book which can be opened by another user accounts.

Lock : Option allows the user to lock the computer. Once computer locked then the
computer will not let the user to open the computer once agin till you are specify
the password.
Restart : Shut down the computer and once again reopen the computer. this option is
used to refresh the computer. If any one of the computer program is not
functioning, System Hanged then you can use the restart option.

Sleep : For low power consumption you can use this option. This option let the
system not to function till it moves to the Wake mode.

Help & Support : Here user can get sufficient help how to use the computer and how
to solve the general setting of the computer. While you are unable to operate any
option then you can use the help option.

Device & Printer : This option lets the user to See all the Installed Printer Name,
Scanner Name, Camera Device and Other Attached peripharals.

Control Panel : Option lets the user to control every computer program, Hardware
peripharals, Date & Time, Network, User & Password about the computer.

Picture : It will store all the Image file which we can re used as on required.
(*.jpg, gif, jpeg, bmp, png, tif etc....)
Documents : It will store all the documents files.
(*.txt, docx, xlsx, pptx, pdf, etc...)
Saroj : It is the place where user can store their presonal docuemets. All these
three system folder suggests the user autometically but if you like you can store
in another location.

Music : It is used to store all the music files. like *.mp3, wav, amr etc..

Managing Gadgets :
- Right Click on the Desktop => Gadgets => Select the Gadgets

CONTROL PANEL :
Date & Time :
Desktop Gadgets
Device & Printer
Display
Ease of Access
Folder Options
Fonts
Keyboard
Mouse
Personalization
PowerOptions
Region & Language
Speech Recognization
System
User Accounts
Date & Time : Here we can Change the Current System Date & Time as well as the Time
Zone. [UTC+05:30]

Device & Printer => Add a Printer => Add a Local Printer => Next => Manufacturer =
Epson => Printers = Epson LX 300+ /II => Next => Next => Finish
Pause Printing
Resume Printing
Restart Printing
Cancel Printing

Display = Here User can change the view of all items on the screen. There are three
types of option available.
 1. Small
2. Medium
3. Large
After Changing the option system will again logoff and logon then you can see the
effect.

Ease of Access : (On Screen Keyboard) :It will let the user to use the keyboard on
the screen. using mouse you can do every duty of the keyboard.

Ease of Access : (Windows Narrator) : System will read every information displaying
on the screen. Even the titlebar, contains and buttons also.

Ease of Access : (Magnifier ) : System let the user to view any specified area with
a zooming device.

Ease of Access : (Make the Keyboard More Easier to Use) :

Mouse Key : Use Mouse pointer using NumPad of Keyboard
Sticky Key : Shift, Ctrl, Alt & Window Key (Dont Hold Just Press Once)
Toggle Key : Here Sound for NumLock,Scroll Lock & Caps Lock
Filter Key : Hold the Key not Just Press to use the Keyboard
Folder Option = View = User Can Change the Show/Dont Show Hidden Files Options
We can also Setup these following using folder option window.
- Single/ Double Click to Open
- Browse Folder Same/Own Window
Fonts : Using this option we can Preview/ Delete/ Show/ Hide the Installed Fonts on
your computer. You can also copy fonts from another location and paste into this
location which will Installed on your computer and also works on every programme.

Keyboard : This option allows the user to setup the

Repeat Delay : The time difference between 1st letter and other repeated
letters.
Repeat Rate : The repeating speed of 2nd to other letters
Cursor Blinking Rate : The repeating speed of the cursor;
Mouse : Here we can setup the details about mouse configuration
Switch Primary Key : Let the user to function the mouse button oppositely.
Left button will do the work of right and vice versa. Suitable for Left Handed or
Emargency use of mouse while left button does not function.
Double Click Speed : How much repeating speed of mouse required when you are
going to double click on any object. You can slow or fast the mouse double click
speed.
Turn On Click Lock : After Holding mouse left button three second or later it
would not require more time to hold; the mouse left button will be on holded
situation/ locked. You can draw without holding the mouse button.
Pointer : Let the user to choose different type of mouse pointer using the
browse option. Generally other mouse pointers are available in the C:\Windows\
cursor or D:\windows\cursor location.
Pointer Motion : The speed of the mouse movement. Slow the mouse movement or
speed the mouse movement as you will choose Slow or Fast.
Snap To : Moves the mouse pointer autometically to the default button of a
dialog box.
Pointer Trails : Moves same type mouse pointer behind the mouse movement.
Short/Long option let the numbers of mouse ponter to be moved behind the origional
mouse pointer.
Show Pointer Ctrl = If the pointer is invisible in the window you can use the
CTRL key which create a rounded dancing circle around the mouse pointer.

PERSONALIZATION : This option lets the user to setup the Desktop Theme, Desktop
WallPaper, Screen Saver, Window Color.
Desktop Theme : Complete Change of Mouse Pointer, Sound Event, Desktop
Wallpaper, Desktop Screen Saver, Window; As a reasult The complete visualization
change of the comptuer system.
Desktop Background : Here user can setup the default background as given by
the earlier system or he can also setup the special one or different type of
background by clicking the BROWSE option. [Picture Position] Option lets the user
to
set the background by FILL, FIT, STRETCH, TILE, CENTER.
Window Color : Here you can setup the color theme of the comupter system.
Sound : Here the user can setup different types sounds on different type of
action. For Example user can setup the Wel Come song at the startup time and bye
bye song at the time of closing.
Power Option : This option lets the user to setup the power consumption sytem on
your system Whether the system will turn off the monitor and system within 10
minutes or 30 minutes.
1. Balanced 10 Min/Monitor 30 Min/ HDD Turn off time
2. Power Saver 5 Min/ Monitor 15 Min / HDD Turn off time

Regional & Language : Lets the user to setup the Language to be used on the
computer. Default language should be (English (US)) and we can also setup the
Number, Currency, Time & Date Setting of the computer System.

Number : Decimal Symbol, Digit after decimal, Digit Grouping & Symbol, Negetive
Numbers and symbol, Leading Zero, List Separator, Measurement system, Standard
Digits Etc...

Currency : Currency Symbol, Position, Format, Decimal System & Symbol, Grouping
Symbol & System Etc...

Time : Short/Long Time, AM/PM Symbol,

H = Capital Letter = 24 Hour Clock
h = Small Letter = 12 Hour Clock
hh/mm/ss = Double = Leading with Zero
Date : Short/Long Date
d : 6 = (Only Date with out Leading Zero)
dd : 06 = (Date with Leading Zero)
ddd : Wed = (Day Name Half Form)
dddd : Wednesday = (Day Name Full)
Like m, mm, mmm, & mmmm; y/yy/yyy/yyyy
Short Date : d/m/yy
Long Date : dddd, dd-mmmm-yyyy

Speech Recognition : Works the computer using the voice command of the user. Here
user can completely operate and control the computer without using the keyboard or
mouse. User can Start a program, Quit a program, Can Use all menus, Can Type any
Text, and user can also use the toolbar and ribbons of the computer system.
Some Example
Start Notepad
Start Paint
Close That
System : Lets the user to see the configuration of the computer system. RAM Speed,
CPU Speed, Windows Version, Lisence to etc............

User Accounts : Lets the user to setup a numbers of user accounts on you computer
system. Here user can Create/ Alter/ Delete User Account & Manage Password/ Delete
Password Etc...
========x============x========x============x========x============

WINDOWS EXPLORER
Windows Explorer An Introduction : It is divided into two panes. One is Folder
Window and another is Contains Window. As we click on any folder on the folder
window it will autometically show the contains of the same folder on the contains
window.
How to Start
Start => All Program => Accessories => Windows Explorer
Start => Run => Explorer => Ok
Start => Type "Explorer" => Enter
Browsing CD Floppy & Harddisk

Changing View
Extra Large Icon
Large Icon
Medium Icon
Small Icon
List
Details
Tiles
Content
Arranging Icons = Setup the View on Details Window and Click on the Headings on the
top of the window. The Files will be arranged on
By Name
By Date Modified
By Type
By Size
We can also add another properties of the files for sorting. Right Click the
Heading and add another properties. Like Author, Title, Album, Length, Rating
Etc...

Selecting Files
Single Select = Click on the File
Multi Select (Select One => Hold Ctrl => Select Another)
Range Select (Select One => Hold Shift => Select Another)
Creating Files & Directories/folder
Right Click [Contains Window Blank Area]=> New => Text document
Right Click [Contains Window Blank Area]=> New => Folder
Deleting Files/folder
Select the File => Press Delete Key => Yes
[OR] Right Click => Delete => Yes
[OR] Organize => Delete = Yes
Renaming Files/folder
Organize => Rename
[OR] F2
[OR] Right Click => Rename
Coping Files/folder
Organize => Copy Organize => Paste
[OR] Right Click => Copy Right Click => Paste
[OR] Ctrl+C Ctrl+V
[OR] Ctrl+Ins Shift+Ins
Moving Files/folder
Edit => Cut Edit => Paste
[OR] Right Click => Cut Right Click => Paste
[OR] Ctrl+X Ctrl+V
Drag the Icon and Drop into the location
Changing Attribute
Organize => Properties => Check on the Attribute => Apply => Ok
[OR] Right Click => Properties => Check on the Attribute => Apply => Ok
Folder Option
Organize => Folder Option => View
 - Show Hidden Files
- Dont Show Hidden Files
Recycle Bin
Right click on the file => Restore
Right Click on the file => Delete
=x===x===x===x===x===x===x===x===x===x===x===x===x===x===x===x===x==

Windows Media Player

VCD Cutter
Sound Recording
CD/DVD Writing
Kundli & Match Making
Networking