The Control Panel

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The Control Panel

• Howard Klein
• April 20, 2006

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Contents

• Customizing the desktop, mouse keyboard
• Controlling PC power usage
• Task scheduling for computer security
• User accounts and privileges
• Adding and removing H/W and S/W
• The Device Manager

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Customizing the Display

• Wallpaper vs the ugly blue screen
• Appearance
• Themes
• Settings
• Screen saver choices
• My Pictures Slideshow

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The Mouse Keyboard

• Mouse button reversal, double click speed,
  pointer choices. Mouse wheel options
• Key repeat delay and speed,
• Cursor blink rate.

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Computer Power Savings

• Contemporary computers use 40-80 watts at idle,
  100-200 watts at high load. In addition the
  monitor uses 30 (LCD) - 100 (CRT ) watts.
• Power saving options are Monitor power down,
  hard disk power down, standby, hibernate, and
  shutdown.

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Computer Power (Cont.)

• For a computer which uses 80 watts at idle, and
  with a 100 Watt CRT monitor, the annual cost (at
  26 cents/KWH) is
• Always on 400.
• CRT HD power down 1 hr. 200.
• 2 System Standby after 1 hr. 175.
• 2 System Hibernate after 1 hr. 67.
• 2 Power down overnight 120.

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Windows Security

• Security Center
• Task Scheduling
• Anti-virus data definitions
• Virus Scan
• Windows Update
• User Accounts and Permissions

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Add/Remove H/W S/W

• Add/Remove H/W
• Add/Remove Programs
• Add/Remove Windows Components
• The Device Manager

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Questions?