Managing Applications, Services,
Folders, and Libraries
Lesson 4
Objectives
Objective Domain Matrix
Technology Skill
Objective Domain Description
Objective Domain
Number
3.1.1
Understanding Local versus Network
Applications
Removing or Uninstalling an Application
Understanding Group Policy and Application
Installation
Understanding Service Startup Types
Understanding Local versus Network
Applications
Removing or Uninstalling Applications
Understanding Group Policy
Understanding Service Startup Types
3.4.1
Understanding Service Accounts
Understanding Service Dependencies
Understanding MSCONFIG
Understanding FAT, FAT32, and NTFS
Adding Multiple Local Locations to a Library
Adding Networked Locations
Understanding Encrypting File System (EFS)
Understanding Service Accounts
Understanding Service Dependencies
Understanding MSCONFIG
Understanding FAT, FAT32, and NTFS
Adding Multiple Local Locations to a Library
Adding Networked Locations
Understanding Encrypting File System (EFS)
3.4.2
3.4.3
1.3.5
4.1.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.3.2
Understanding Security (Encryption)
Understanding Compression
Understanding BitLocker
Understanding Security (Encryption)
Understanding Compression
Understanding BitLocker
5.2.2
4.3.3
4.3.1
3.1.3
3.1.2
Installing and Managing Applications
• An application is a program that:
– Runs “on top” of the operating system or
from a server
– Helps a user perform a specific task, such as
word processing, appointment scheduling, or
accounting
Installing and Managing Applications
• Applications installed at the local level or the
network level
– Local installation = software files running
directly from a computer
– Network installation = software files are
made available from an application server on
a network
Uninstalling Local Applications
Applications Installed over a Network
• Group Policy
• Active Directory
• Group Policy objects (GPOs)
Assigning/Publishing Applications
• Windows 2008 R2 Active Directory Domain
Services (AD DS) uses Group Policy to push
applications to users or computers.
• Using Group Policy, you can assign or
publish an application to all users or
computers in a designated site, domain,
organizational unit (OU), or to a local,
individual user or computer.
Assigning Applications
• If Group Policy assigns software on each
computer, the software is installed the next
time the computer starts and any users with
the correct permissions who log on to the
computer may run the software.
• If Group Policy assigns software to users, the
next time an authorized user clicks the
Microsoft Office shortcut or menu item (for
example), the software installs on the user’s
computer and Office opens.
Publishing Applications
• Group Policy can publish an application to
users.
– The next time a user logs on, he can choose
to install the software from a dialog box that
appears.
Services
• Run in the background on a Windows system
to help the operating system run other
programs
• Services console is the central management
point of services in Windows Vista and
Windows 7
Services
The General Tab
The Log On Tab
The Recovery Tab
The Dependencies Tab
The Print Spooler Service in the Services
Console
Selecting a Startup Type
MSCONFIG
• Also known as the System Configuration
Utility
• Lets you:
– Enable or disable startup services
– Set boot options such as booting into Safe
Mode
– Access tools like Action Center and Event
Viewer
– More
The General Tab
The Boot Tab
Checking the Safe Boot Option on
the Boot Tab
The Services Tab
Disabling an Unneeded Service
The Startup Tab
Disabling an Unneeded Startup Item
Selective Startup Enabled
The Tools Tab
File Systems
• FAT, FAT32, and NTFS
• NTFS-formatted disks best for Windows 7
• Can convert from one file system to another
• Some conversions destroy existing data
File Systems
File System
Maximum File Size
FAT
Maximum
Partition Size
2 GB
FAT32
32 GB
4 GB
NTFS
256 TB
Limited by size of volume on
which it resides
2 GB
File Systems
Windows 7 Libraries
• A virtual folder that can display content from
different locations (folders, for example) on
your computer or an external drive
• Looks like an ordinary folder but simply
points to files and folders that are located
elsewhere
Windows 7 Libraries
Selecting a Library in Which
to Include a Folder
The Locations Hyperlink
The Pictures Library Locations Dialog Box
The Pictures Library Locations Dialog
Box with a Newly Added Folder
Creating a New Library
Encryption
• Encrypted data is “scrambled” but still
readable and usable by the user who
encrypted the file
• That user and other authorized users can
open and change the file as necessary
• Unauthorized users who try to open the file
or copy it receive “Access Denied” message
Encryption
• Only the original owner and the computer’s
designated recovery agent can access
encrypted files
• Encryption uses:
– Encryption keys
– Certificates
Encrypting Files and Folders in Windows 7
• Encrypting File System (EFS)
– Encrypts information on hard disks, external
flash disks, CDs, DVDs, backup tapes, and
other types of physical media
• Users can enforce encryption on data files,
folders, and entire drives
Encrypting Files and Folders in Windows 7
• Advanced Attributes dialog box enables
users to encrypt files and folders
Encrypting Files and Folders in Windows 7
• Encrypted (EFS) files and folders are
displayed in green in Windows Explorer
Personal Certificates in Certificate Manager
Using the Certificate Export Wizard
Compression
• The process of decreasing the size of files or
folders without affecting the files’ content
• Decreases large files that would otherwise
use a lot of storage space
• Compressing files replaces repeated data
with pointers to the data; pointers take up
much less space than the repeated data, so
the size of the file is reduced
Compressing Files and Folders in Windows 7
• Advanced Attributes dialog box enables
users to compress files and folders
BitLocker Drive Encryption
• Encrypts an entire fixed disk to prevent
access by unauthorized users
• BitLocker To Go protects removable drives,
such as external flash drives
• BitLocker is available in Windows Ultimate
and Enterprise editions only
Turning on BitLocker
Summary
• You install applications, or programs, at the local
level or the network level.
• Use Control Panel to uninstall a local application.
• Group Policy lets you control who can install
software, and on which computers, and helps you
push software updates and security configurations
across the network.
• Services run in the background on a Windows
system to help the operating system run other
programs.
Summary
• Use MSCONFIG (System Configuration utility) to
troubleshoot and diagnose startup problems.
• The three primary types of file systems for
Windows are FAT, FAT32, and NTFS.
• A library is a virtual folder that points to resources.
• Encrypting files and folders protects them from
unwanted access. Microsoft uses the Encrypting
File System (EFS) and BitLocker.
• Compression reduces the size of files and folders
without affecting their content.