September 2013 LCCU Meeting

September 2013 LCCU Meeting

• What system utilities will clean up and speed up my PC? Judy Grindle will discuss and demonstrate.

• We’ll answers members’ other questions:– How do I use my all-in-one printer to scan

to my hard drive?– Is the 32-bit or 64-bit status of a computer

based on hardware or software?

September 2013 LCCU MeetingClean up & Speed up PC

• Maintenance tasks recommended by Microsoft:– Install & run antispyware software– Uninstall unused programs– Run the Disk Cleanup tool, a system tool– Defragment the hard disk, a system tool– Limit startup programs & open programs – Disconnect unused network connections– Turn off visual effects – Control Panel, Display

or Performance


• Tasks done by system utilities– Uninstalling unused programs– Disk cleaning – temp files, etc.– Defragmenting the hard drive– Registry cleaning & defragmenting– Removing/deleting startup programs– Disabling/deleting browser add-ons – Deleting duplicate files– Memory optimization


• Recommendations – PC Magazine Best Free Software for 2012, System

Utilities includes Advanced System Care Free, Ccleaner, Glary Utilities, SlimCleaner.

– The Best Windows Software - PC Maintenance includes Advanced SystemCare Free, Ccleaner, and Glary Utilities.

– Best Free Tune-up Program for Computer recommends Glary Utilities and Ccleaner.

– Microsoft warns against registry cleaners.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2419313,00.asp#System

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2419313,00.asp#System

http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/best-windows-software

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-pc-tune-up-utility.htm

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-files/registry-cleaners/5311416e-e8f5-460b-981c-925abf7c22bd


• Programs to clean up and speed up a PC– Ccleaner for disk cleanup. – Eusing for registry cleanup.– Revo Uninstaller to remove unused programs.– Glary Utilities for speeding up:

• Delaying/deleting unneeded startup programs• Disabling/deleting unneeded browser add-ons • Removing context (right-click) menu choices• Defragmenting the hard drive & registry (not SSDs)• Memory optimization … and more.

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm

http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html

http://www.glarysoft.com/glary-utilities/


• Disk cleanup experience, MB found

XP laptop Win 7 laptop Vista desktop

Ccleaner 696 MB 2851 MB 910 MB

Glary Disk Cleanup 794 MB 1123 MB 1146 MB


• Registry cleaning experience, # problems:

– Before cleaning - back up registry and create Restore Point.

– Glary gives more info than Eusing about problem items.

XP laptop Win 7 laptop Vista desktop

Ccleaner 223 81 161

Glary Utilities 572 495 191

Eusing FRC 1876 868 1191


• Programs to clean up and speed up a PC– Glary Utilities One-click maintenance:

• Fixes invalid/incorrect registry entries.• Cleans up invalid shortcuts.• Cleans up temporary files & recovers disk space.• Erases internet history and internet traces.• Cleans up dangerous startup entries.• Removes spyware and adware.

– The Pro version ($39.95, often discounted) can run 1-click maintenance on a schedule.

http://www.glarysoft.com/glary-utilities/


• Glary Utilities, Startup Manager– Delaying/deleting startup programs

• On XP PC, delayed startup for 11 programs, disabled 7, and startup went from 1’ 26” to 1’ 21”; on Win 7 startup was 12” with nothing disabled except Glary’s boot-time defrag.

• Clicking an entry gives “More information” that helps you judge whether to delay or disable.

• Glary is always running – adding to startup time?


• Glary Utilities, cont’d– View & disable/delete browser add-ons

with Browser Assistant.– View & block context (right-click) menu

additions, if menu is slow to display. – Defragment the hard disk(s) defaults to

boot-time defrag (may want to disable)– Defragment the registry– Optimize memory, automatic or manual,

clear clipboard


• Glary Utilities privacy & security tasks– Tracks eraser– File shredder– File undelete– File encrypter and decrypter


September 2013 LCCU MeetingGlary Utilities (Help file)


• From PC Magazine, for-pay system utilities:

– Iolo says registry cleaning alone can slow system.

http://www.iolo.com/resources/articles/registry-cleaners-snake-oil-or-pc-panacea/

September 2013 LCCU MeetingScan to PC

• Using an All-in-one printer or flatbed scanner:

• First, install scanner driver and software on PC, then connect scanner to PC or to network:– With USB connection or– Wired network connection or– Wireless network connection

• Note – When upgrading to Windows 7 or 8, you may need latest drivers from the internet, search for brand, model and “drivers”.


• Scanner driver and software for Win 7 64-bit:– For Epson Artisan 730 All-In-One– For Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner

• To install scanner on a network:– In Win 7, go to Control Panel, Network and

Sharing Center, click “View network computers and devices”, right-click scanner & select “Install”.

– In Vista, click Start, Network, right-click scanner and select “Install”.

– In XP, use software for printer/scanner to install.

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=182959&infoType=Downloads&platform=OSF_W_7-64

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=88368&BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Downloads&platform=OSF_W_7-64


• Scanning methods:– Use controls on printer/scanner – for auto mode.– Use scanning software for your brand & model.

• may have more choices, modes from auto to pro.

– Use scanning software in a photo editor.• uses driver for your brand & model, reduces image

degradation caused by multiple saves.

– Use XP’s Scanning and Camera Wizard or Paint or Vista & 7’s Windows Fax and Scan or Photo Gallery

• uses generic scanner driver, install if network-connected.


• Scanning steps, using software:– Select image type – color, grayscale, B&W.– Select resolution or destination – web, print …– Select image adjustments - brightness,

sharpness, contrast, descreening.– Run preview scan.– Adjust marquee if needed.– Run scan.– Select location and Save.


• Scanning in image editing software – all use scanner’s software instead of default software:– Irfanview, Select Scan/TWAIN source, Acquire;

can convert to text with OCR.– Picasa, Import from, select scanner or camera,

saves image to selected folder.– GIMP – Create, Scanner/camera, transfers image

into program for editing.– Adobe Photoshop Elements – File, Import,

transfers image into program for editing.

http://www.irfanview.com/

http://picasa.google.com/

http://www.gimp.org/

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html


• References, from Microsoft

• Use your computer to print, scan & fax. (XP)

• Add or remove a scanner. (Vista)

• Install a scanner. (Win 7)

• Scan a document or photo with Windows Fax and Scan. (win 7)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-xp/help/setup/print-scan-fax

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Add-or-remove-a-scanner

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-a-scanner

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/scan-a-document-or-photo-with-windows-fax-and-scan

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/scan-a-document-or-photo-with-windows-fax-and-scan


• References• Scanning 101: Setting the Right Resolution

• Scanning 101: Sharpening Your Images

• Many videos under “How to scan to PC”:– Scan with your HP All-In-One using Windows

Photo Gallery (YouTube)– Wireless Scanning Using the HP All-in-One

Control Panel (YouTube)

September 2013 LCCU Meeting32-bit vs. 64-bit

• From Wikipedia: In computer architecture, 64-bit computing is the use of processors that have datapath widths, integer size, and memory addresses of 64 bits (eight octets) wide.

• From Microsoft: A 64-bit PC can use 4GB of memory and up.

September 2013 LCCU Meeting32-bit vs. 64-bit

Number of bits Decimal, base 10 maximum

Hexadecimal, base 16 max

8 256 100

16 65,536 10000

32 4,294,967,296 100,000,000

64 18,446,744,073,709,551,616

10,000,000,000,000,000

September 2013 LCCU MeetingRestoring Files from a System Image• Windows System Image must have been run before

losing the file. Not available in XP or Vista Home. – See “How to Recover Specific Files from a Windows System

Image”

• Click Start, right-click Computer, click manage, click Disk Management on left. – Click Action, Attach VHD. Browse to the .vhd file in the backup

folder named SystemImageBackup, subfolder with your username. If there are two .vhd files, it’s the larger one. A new drive should show up using the next available letter.

– Autoplay will show up. Browse and copy needed files.– When done, go back to Disk Management, right-click drive for

vhd and click “detach”.

Documents

September 2013 LCCU Meeting