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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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