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Chapter 15

Installing and Using Windows XP Professional

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Windows XP

Home edition Professional

Media Center: digital media Tablet PC

64-bit edition

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Windows XP Home Edition Features New user interface

Two users can be logged on simultaneously

Windows Media Player for Windows XP

Windows Messenger

Ability to burn a CD using drag-drop

Expanded Help feature

Advanced security features

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New User Interface

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Additional Windows XP Professional Features Remote Desktop

Roaming profiles

Additional security features

Multilingual capabilities

Support for new higher-performance processors

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Windows XP

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Windows XP Architecture Uses same kernel architecture as Windows

NT/2000; Components operate in either user mode or kernel

mode Boot process and files needed for a successful

boot are the same as for Windows NT/2000 Generally more stable than Windows NT/2000 Easier installation Increased security

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Windows XP Architecture (continued)

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General Guidelines for Selecting a File System

NTFS FAT32 FAT16

File and folder security

File compression Control over how

much disk space a user is allowed

File encryption

Setting up a dual boot with Windows 9x, and each OS must access all partitions

Setting up a dual boot with MS-DOS or Windows NT, and each OS must access all partitions

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Chapter 16

Managing and Supporting Windows XP

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Security Using Windows NT/ 2000/XP Goals

Secure system resources – including hardware and software – from improper use

Secure users’ data from improper access

Key concept: user accounts

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User Accounts Information about the user: name, password,

groups, rights and permissions

Types Global: domain level

Local: on a local machine

Built-in: administrator and guest

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Hands-on Project: Create An User Account Figure 16-1 pp. 739

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User Profiles Created by system after administrator creates

local user account and user logs for first time

Types

Roaming: stored on a file server and shared by all computers in the workgroup

Mandatory: a roaming profile applied to all users in a workgroup

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User Groups Types

Administrators

Backup Operators

Power Users

Limited Users

Guests

Local policies can be assigned to a user group, affecting all users in the group

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Group Policy

Normally intended for use on a domain;

Can also be used on a standalone or computer in a workgroup

Can be applied to the computer or can be applied to each user who logs on

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Hands-on Project: Create a User Group pp. 742 Figure 16-5

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Disk Quotas

Limit how much disk space user has access to

Does not specify location of files, just total space allowed

Can be set only if you are using NTFS

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Hands-on Project: Set Disk Quotas pp. 744

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EFS (Encrypted File System)

Process of putting readable data into code that must be translated before it can be accessed (usually done using a key)

Applies only to Windows 2000/XP NTFS file system

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How to Use Encryption

Can be implemented at either the folder or file level

Folder level is encouraged and considered a “best practice” strategy

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Hands-on Project: Use Encryption pp. 746

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Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) Protects a PC from unauthorized access from

the Internet when the PC is connected directly to the Internet

Examines every incoming communication Initiated by the PC (permitted) Initiated by an outside device/computer (refused)

Do not use on a PC that has Internet from a LAN

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The Windows NT/2000/XP Registry Hierarchical database containing information

about all hardware, software, device drivers, network protocols, and user configuration needed by the OS and applications

Logical organization Upside-down tree structure (keys, subkeys, values)

Physical organization Stored in five files, called hives

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Components That Use the Registry Setup programs for devices and applications User profiles Files active when OS is loaded Device drivers Hardware profiles Application programs

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Logical Organization of the Registry

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Five Subtrees of the Registry

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Physical Organization of the Registry

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Hands-on Project: Editing the Registry pp. 755

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Hands-on Project: Create a Boot Disk pp. 769