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Computer Management

Computer processing isn't really much more than managing the application programs and data files on your computer. To effectively manage Windows 7, you also need to know about the physical media on which they're stored (hard drives, CD-ROMs, and the like) as well as the structure of the folders in which they're arranged. In this part, you get the lowdown on disk, file, folder, library, program management and how to use Windows Explorer to keep tabs on this stuff.

In this tutorial:

  1. Disk Management
  2. Opening folders on drives in the Computer window
  3. Mapping a network folder as a local drive
  4. File, Folder, and Library Management
  5. Creating new files, folders, and libraries
  6. Customizing a window's folder options
  7. Changing how you select and open items
  8. Creating compressed (zipped) folders
  9. Extracting files from a compressed folder
  10. Selecting files and folders
  11. Copying (and moving) files and folders
  12. Deleting files and folders
  13. Renaming files and folders
  14. Searching for files
  15. Program Management
  16. Removing or repairing a program
  17. Changing the program defaults
  18. Restart, Sleep/Hibernate, Lock, Log Off, and Shut Down
  19. Windows 7 Explorer
  20. Changing the display of an Explorer window
  21. Sorting and filtering items in an Explorer window