Monday, 28 June 2010
Log Number 5: Set the computer to automatically open the program on time
The person want to setup the computer to automatically open the program they want on time.
Remedial Action taken
1. Click start and click control panel
2. Click on the Scheduled Tasks Icon
3.Double Click on Add Scheduled Task
4.After Scheduled Task Wizard is displayed, click next and choose the program you wish to start up and set the time you want it to start running and how often you would like to run the program.
5. Then click finish
Log Number 3: MSN Messenger Chat Logging
A Mum is very concerned that their child is being bullied through MSN and wants to help so that she can log all of her childs conversations and then look at them and also how to print them off.
1. click and open windows messenger
2. If the menu bar do not appear click on the icon and click 'show menu bar'
3. Log in with your childs user name and password.
4. Click Help then got to 'about messenger' to find out the version
5. Click on Tools on menu bar then scroll down to options
6. Then go to the left pane and click messages. Then go down to message history there you will find the option 'Automatically keep a history of my conversations' and click the box.
7. If you wish to save it in a designated folder go down to 'save conversations in this folder' and choose a folder of your choice.
8. If you wish to print the chat logs copy and paste the conversations into a word document and press 'ctrl P'
Resoures : http://help.uk.msn.com/livemessenger/userguide/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4105312
http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_5934714_record-windows-live-messenger-conversations.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080418133109AA8m0xM
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Log Number 4: Execute the program automatically at start up
Nature of Fault: Some one wants to start up a program when they start up the computer.
Remedial Action taken:
Step 1: Click the Start button and go to all programs then go to start up then right click it and click explore.
Step 2: find the program icon you wish to execute for when the computer starts up.
Step 3 : Then copy the icon to the start up directory which was allready openend in step one
Reference :http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/hwandprograms/autorun.mspx