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Chapter 13

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Virtual Memory used to enchance the amount of RAM in a system.
Pagefile.sys hidden file stored in the root directory of drive C. windows 2000/XP/Vista swap file.
Ntbackup.exe program that Windows XP/2000 offers to back up files and folders.
Backup and Restore Center Windows Vista backup utility
full backup (normal backup) all files selected for backup are copied to the backup media.
Copy backup all files selected for backup are copied to the backup media, but files are not marked as backed up(meaning file archive attributes are not cleared)
Incremental backup all files that have been created or changed since the last backup are backed up, and files are marked as backed up( meaning file archive attributes are cleared).
Differential backup All files that have been created or changed since the last full or incremental backup are backed up, and files are not marked as backed up.
Daily backup All files that have been created or changed on this day are backed up, files are not marked as backed up.
Two Best ways to schedule backups full backups and incremental backups, or a combination of full backups and differential backups.
system state data critical to a successful operating to load in windows XP/2000
%SystemRoot% the folder in which Windows 2000/XP is installed.
System Restore restores the system to its condition at the time a snapshot was taken of the system settings and configuration.
Restore Points Snap Shots taken of the system settings and configuration.
Driver rollback performed by using Device Manager, undos a driver you have updated that has caused a problem.
Typical system backup 2,500 files and 500MB of data.
Complete PC Backup Windows Vista tool used to back up a entire hard drive.
Automated System Recovery (ASR) Windows XP tool used to back up a entire hard drive.
User Profile Namespace the group of folders and subfolders in the C:\Users folder that belong to a specific user account.
C:\Windows folder Windows Vista and XP are normally installed in.
C:\WIndows or C:\Winnt folder Windows 2000 is normally stored in.
C:\Windows\system32\config folder The windows registry is stored in.
C:\Windows\system32\RegBack folder The back up of the registry is stored in.
C:\Windows\Fonts folder Fonts are stored in.
C:\Program Files Program Files for 64-bit programs of versions of Vista and XP are stored in.
C:\Program Files (86x) folder 32-bit programs are stored in.
C:\Windows\Temp folder Temporary files used by Windows when it is installing software and performing other maintenance tasks are store in.
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Mocrosoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files Windows Vista temporary files used by Internet Explorer are store in.
C:\Documents and C:\Settings\username\Loca Settings\Temporary Internet Files Windows XP temporary files used by Internet Explorer are stored in.
C:\Windows\CSC folder The client-side caching (CSC) folder used to store offline files and folders is stored in.
Windows Offline Files utility the Client-side caching (CSC) folder is created and managed by this utility.
Ctrl+Break a command to terminate another commands execution before it is finished.
Wildcard (?) is a wildcard for one character.
Wildcard (*) is a wildcard for one or more characters.
help followed by the command name followed by /? use this command to get help about any command.
help Lists all commands
help followed by the command name followed by /more lists information one screen at a time.
the brackets [] indicate the parameter is optional.
the parameter included in <> indicate that you can substitute and filename in the command.
dir /p lists one screen at a time.
dir /w Presents information using wide format, folders are listed in columns on the screen.
dir*.txt lists all files with a .txt file extension in the default path.
dir d:\data\*.txt lists all files with a .txt file extension in the D:\data folder
dir myfile.txt checks that a single file is present.
dir/s includ subdirectory entries
Del or Erase command erases files or groups of files.
C:\> erase e:\docs\*.* Command that Erases all files in the E:\Docs directory.
E:\Docs> del *.* Command to erase all files in the current directory.
E:\Docs> del*. Command to erase all files in the current directory and that have no file extentions.
E:\> del myfile.txt Command to erase the file name Myfile.txt
Copy command Command copies a single file or group of files.
E:\> copy C:\data\Myfile.txt E:\mydata\Newfile.txt Command to copy a file from one drive to another.
C:\> copy myfile.txt E: Command to copy the file Myfile.txt from the root directory of a drive C to Drive E.
C:\> copy c:\docs\*.* E: Command to copy all files in the C:\Docs directory to the USB flash drive designated drive E.
C:\Windows\system32\config> copy system system.bak Command to make a backup file named System.bak of the system filein the \Windows System32\config directory of the harddrive.
/A switch is used at the end of the command line when only the files that have a archive attribute are copied.
/V switch is used when the size of each new file is compared to the size of the original file, slows down copying but verifies its done without errors.
/Y switch is used in a conformation message that does not appear to be asking you to confirm before overwriting a file.
Recover command Command used to attempt to recover a file when parts of the file are corrupted.
Xcopy command command more powerful than the copy command, offers several more options.
Robocopy Command (Robust File Copy) Command is new to Windows Vista and is similar to Xcopy command. Offers more options that Xcopy and is intended to replace Xcopy.
MD Command (make directory) Command creates a subdirectory under a directory.
C:\> MD C:\game or C:\ MD game Command to create a directory named \Game on drive C.
C:\> MD C:\game\chess Command to create a directory named chess under the \game directory.
. entry points to the subdirectory itself.
..entry points to the parent directory.
CD command (change directory) Command changes the current default directory.
RD command (remove directory) Command removes a subdirectory.
Chkdsk Command (check disk) Command that fixes system file errors and recovers data from bad sectors.
Chkdsk used with /F parameter Command where the Chkdsk searches for and fixes two types of file system errors made by FAT and MFT.
Lost clustors are clustors that are marked as used clustors in the FAT or MFT, but the clustor does not belong to any file.
Cross-linked clustors clustors that are marked in the FAT or MFT as belonging to more than one file.
Chkdsk used with /R parameter command where Chkdsk check for lost clustors and cross-linked clustors and also checks for bad sectors on the drive.
chkdsk C:/F command to check the hard drive for file errors and repair them.
chkdsk C:>Myfile.txt command to redirect a report of the findings of the chkdsk command to a file that you can later print.
chkdsk C:/R command to fix file system errors and also examine each sector of the drive for bad sectors.
Defrag command command that examines a hard drive or disk for fragmented files and rewrites these files to the disk or drive in contiguous clustors.
Fragmented Files Files written to a disk in noncontiguous clustors.
Defrag C: Command to Defrag drive C
Defrag -C Command to Defrag all volumes on the computer including drive C.
Edit program (Edit.com) Command is a handy way to create and edit files.
Batch file A file with a .bat extension, can use to execute a group of commands from a command prompt.
Format a floppy disk Use Windows Explorer.
Format a hard drive Use Disk Management.
diskmgmt.msc Enter in the Start Search Box to open Disk Management in Vista.
Mounted Drive a volume that can be accessed by way of a folder on another volume so that the folder has more available space.
Mount point a folder that is used as a shortcut to space on another volume which effectively increases the size of the folder to the size of the other volume.
Dynamic disks a way to partition one or more hard drives, in which information about the drive is stored in a database at the end of the drive.
Dynamic volumes a volume type used with dynamic disks by which you can create a single volume that uses space on multiple hard drives.
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\Startup path to the startup folder for each user in Windows Vista.
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Program\Startup path to the startup folder for all users in Windows Vista
Software Explorer Windows Vista Utility used to manage startup programs.
Programs and Features WIndow Windows Vista windowused to unistall software.
C:\Documents and Settings\username\startmenu\Programs\Startup path to Windows XP startup folder for each user.
C:\Documents and settings\All Users\StartMenu\Program\Startup path to Windows XP startup folder for all users.
Ntbackup.msi program file you must execute to install the backup utility in Windows XP Home Edition.
Turning System protection off and back on How you can delete all restore points
C:\System Volume Information where restore points are normally kept.
%SystemRoot%\repair\RegBack is where the backup of the registry is stored in windows XP when backing up the system state.
Vista Editions that do not include Complete PC Backup Vista Starter and Vista Home editions.
Two items created in the ASR backup process Full backup of the drive, ASR floppy disk
C:\Documents and Settings folder where user settings are stored in the user account folder.
Cleanmgr.exe type in the start search box to run the disk cleanup utility
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