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Windows Basics Basic Introduction Installation and Configuration Windows XP for specialized hardware XP Editions Basic Security
Metadata
NTFSACLJournaling File System
Creating Users Permissions Updates Firewalls
Control Panel Services Event Viewer Internet Explorer options Quick Recap for the Days activity
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Basic Introduction
Windows XP:
-Windows XP Home Edition.
& Windows XP Professionalare the basic editions.
-Uses NTFS & FAT file system.
-More User friendly.
-More customizable.-redesigned graphical user
interface.
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Windows XP for specialized hardware
Microsoft has alsocustomized Windows XP tosuit different markets and
there are now severaldifferent versions available.Five different versions of XPfor specific hardware were
designed, two of themspecifically for 64-bitprocessors.
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XP Editions:
Windows XP 64-bit Edition.
Windows XP Professional x64
Edition.
Windows XP Media CenterEdition.
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
Windows XP Embedded.
Windows Fundamentals forLegacy PCs.
Windows XP Edition N
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Installation and Configuration
Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional
Processor (Min / Rec / 233 MHz /400 MHz /1 233 MHz /400 MHz /2 Processors)
Memory (Min / Rec) 64 MB/128 MB 64 MB/256 MB
Free Space (Min / Rec) 1.5 GB /4 GB 1.5 GB /4 GB
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Basic Security :
Use NTFS for all your partitions
FAT16/FAT32 offer no data securityand leave the volume open toattack.
NTFS is faster and allowspermissions to be set for a single tomultiple files.
NTFS allows you to encrypt yourfiles.
If you are unsure what type of
partition you currently have thenopen My Computer, right click onthe volume/drive and selectProperties
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By Darius Kingsley
NTFS -New Technology File System
NTFS is the standard filesystem of Windows NT and its
descendants Windows 2000,Windows XP, Windows Server2003, and Windows Vista.
-NTFS replaced Microsoft's
previous FAT file system, usedin MS-DOS and early versionsof Windows.
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NTFS cont
Improved support formetadata.
The use of advanced data
structures to improveperformance, reliability,and disk space utilization.
plus additional extensions
such as security accesscontrol lists and file systemjournaling.
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Metadata
The simplest definition ofmetadata is that it is dataabout data. An item of
metadata may describean individual data item ora collection of data items.Metadata is used to
facilitate theunderstanding, use andmanagement of data.
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Access Control List (ACL)
ACL is a list of permissionsattached to an object. The
list specifies who or what isallowed to access theobject and whatoperations are allowed to
be performed on theobject.
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Journaling File System
Ajournaling file system is a
file system that logschanges to a journalbefore actually writingthem to the main file
system.
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Creating Users
Administrator & Guest (defaultinactive) are default users.
When you add a user to yourcomputer, you are allowing that
individual to have access to filesand programs on your computer.
1.Open User Accounts in ControlPanel.
2.On the Users tab, click Add.
3.Follow the instructions on thescreen to add a new user
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You must have a computeradministrator account on thecomputer to add a new user to thecomputer.
1.Open User Accounts in ControlPanel.
2.Click Create a new account. 3.Type a name for the new user
account, and then click Next.
4.Click Computer administrator or
Limited, depending on the type ofaccount you want to assign to thenew user, and then click CreateAccount.
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Add New User gives an existing
domain user permission to use thecomputer.
You can only add existing domainusers by using User Accounts. To adda new local user, on the Advanced
tab, click the Advanced button. InLocal Users and Groups, click Users,and then on the Action menu, clickNew User.
You should not add a new user to theAdministrators group unless the userwill perform only administrative tasks
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Creating strong passwords
-Windows passwords can be up to 127characters long.
-if you are using Windows XP on a
network that also has computers usingWindows 95 or Windows 98, consider
using passwords not longer than
14 characters.
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Characters groups:
Group Examples Letters
(uppercase and lowercase)
A, B, C... (and a, b, c...)
Numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9
Symbols (all characters notdefined as letters or
numerals)` ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + - = { }
| [ ] \ : " ; ' < > ? , . /
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Creating strong passwords.
Have at least one symbolcharacter in the secondthrough sixth positions.
Be significantly differentfrom prior passwords.
Not contain your name oruser name.
Not be a common word orname.
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Permissions :To turn Simple File Sharing on or
off in Windows XP Professional,follow these steps:
1.Double-click My Computer on
the desktop.2.On the Tools menu, click FolderOptions.
3.Click the View tab, and thenselect the Use Simple FileSharing (Recommended)check box to turn on Simple FileSharing. (Clear this check boxto turn off this feature.)
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- Level 1: My Documents (Private)
- Level 2: My Documents (Default)- Level 3: Files in shared documents
available to local users
- Level 4: Shared Files on the Network
(Readable by Everyone)
- Level 5: Shared Files on the Network(Readable and Writable by Everyone)
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XP Updates :
Online Updates
To update right-click MyComputer and selectproperties. Choose the
Automatic Updates tab. Selectthe Automatic (recommended)radio button. And choose adaily time for Windows to checkfor updates.
Manual updates
Service Pack updates
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Firewalls
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Control Panel Services
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Event Viewer
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Internet Explorer options
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Quick Recap for the
Days activity
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