WINDOWS 2003

                It is an advanced excellent operating system, developed by Microsoft Corporation, U.S.A. It is an improved version of window 3.x and replacement of DOS (Disk Operating System). This operating system controls over all activities of the computer.

                There is nothing special you need to start this system. Just turn on the computer (CPU) and wait for just a minute then you will directly enter.

Features of windows 2003:

Ø  It has got all features of Dos and windows 3.x.

Ø  Managing files and folders.

Ø  Controlling Hardware.

Ø  Running programs easily.

Ø  Controlling over all activities of computer system.

Ø  It can accept longer file name up to 255 characters (primary) and up to 3 for extension.

Ø  Taskbar facility. It remains your work. All opened programs remain on it.

Ø  Finding facility. It finds what you wanted.

Ø  It has got Dos.

Ø  Online helping facility.

Basic terms related to windows 2003:

Desktop: It is the background area of windows 2003, which consists some important icons, related to computer.

Icons: Icon is the graphical presentation of the computer items. Desktop icons are those icons, remains on the desktop.

Taskbar: Taskbar is the gray/blue horizontal line located at the bottom of the Desktop with start button and indicators. It is especially used for switching opened programs and folder. It can be moved, resized and auto hides.

Moving the taskbar: To move the taskbar form one location to another location. Click anywhere on the taskbar area and hold down the button then drag it up to required location.

My Computer: It is the main leading (location), where all of the items related to computer stored. We can see quickly and easily every items inside it. We can also manage the files and folders by using it.

Recycle Bin: It is a system folder that stores all deleted items when you delete any items, then it store in it, when we can restore or permanently delete the pre delete items from it. It is like dustbin.

To empty the recycle bin:

1. Double click on Recycle Bin icon.
2. Go to file menu of recycle bin window.
3. Click on empty recycle bin.
4. Click on yes.

To restore the file:

1. Select the file which you want to restore.
2. Click on right mouse bottom.
3. Click on restore.

Start Button: It is the special button (main way) which is used to start 99% of the programs based another window 2003. It enables you to access.

Program: It displayed a list of programs name and program groups that can be directly used.

Documents: It displays a list of 15 files, which are recently created or open. You can easily open the item (file) without opening running its associated program.

Setting: It displays a list of system components, which lets you to change the any required task.

Find (Search): It helps to find/search an object (file and folder) and its location. It saves your time.

Help: It provides online help. You can get any information related to computer with the help of this option.

Run: It helps to run any program by browsing the location and also used to setup any new program.

Changing systems Date and Time: By default, date/time indicator on the taskbar show the current date and time. But if the given date and time are not correct.

1. Give the double click on date/time indicator on the taskbar.

Or,

1. Click on start button.
2. Click on setting.
3. Click on control panel. Then control panel dialogue box with various icons will appear.
4. Give double click on date and time properties box will appear.
5. Define required Date (year, month, date) Time (hour, minute, second, AM and PM) and time zone.

Note: Click on Kathmandu.

6. Click on apply.
7. Click on ok.

Taskbar Properties: This option is used to change the properties of the taskbar.

1. Click the right mouse button any where inside the taskbar.
2. Choose properties.

Or,

1. Click on start button.
2. Click on setting.
3. Click on Taskbar.
4. Then Taskbar properties dialogue box with following option will appear.
5. Put and remove the tick mark an/from required options.
6. Click on apply.
7. Click on ok.

Hiding the taskbar:

1. Put the tick mark on auto hide.
2. Click on apply.
3. Click on close.

To remove the effects: Remove the tick mark from Auto hides. It start button does not exit. Then press start button key from keyboard.

Arranging Desktop Items:

1. Click the right mouse button anywhere inside the blank Desktop area.
2. Choose Arrange.
3. Choose any required options like: by name, by type, by size, by date, auto arrange etc and click on it.

Control Panel: This is a special panel board, which control over all activities of the computer system by using different given options.

Display properties: You can change your desktop (windows environment screen) as your requirement. You can change background (wallpaper) screen saver. Appearance of the items setting etc. you can perform these all task by bringing up display properties dialogue box only. So that to bring this dialogue box.

1. Right click the mouse button anywhere inside the blank area of the desktop.
2. Click on properties.

Or,

1. Click on start button.
2. Choose setting.
3. Click on control panel.
4. Then give double click on display icon.
5. Then display properties dialogue box will appear.

Changing Wallpaper: Wall paper is the background area of the desktop.

1. Choose background folder (if other folder exit) from display properties dialogue box.
2. Click on up or down arrow of wall paper and choose required wallpaper by viewing its sample.
3. Also, choose required display type (Tile or center or Stretch).
4. Click on Apply.
5. Click on ok.

Note: You can also select the required Bitmap image as wallpaper by clicking on browse button and choosing required one.

Changing Screen Saver:

1. Choose screen saver folders from Display properties dialogue box.
2. Click on dropdown arrow of screen saver and choose required one.
3. Click on setting button to set the special effect to the selected screen saver.
4. Also define waiting time for screen saver.
5. Click on preview button to view the sample.
6. Click on Apply.
7. Click on ok.

To Add New Printer:

Click on start button.

Choose setting.

Click on control panel.

Click on printer. Then add printer wizard dialogue box will appear.

Give double click on add printer icon.

Click on Next.

Choose manufacturer and printer name and model.

Click on Next.

Again, click on Next.

If you want to print a last page, then choose yes, otherwise choose No.

11. Click on finished button.

Fonts:

To view fonts inside the computer:

1. Click on start button.
2. Choose setting.
3. Choose on control panel. Then control panel dialogue box with different icon will appear.
4. Double click on font icon. Then font window with various fonts will appear.
5. Give double click on required font to display its appearance.
6. At last, click on done button to close the font window.

File: File is the collection of related data. It is an electronic record of document, programs, etc. That was named and stored in the computer.

Folder: Folder is the cabinet of files. It is a partitioned space (room) of the storage memory, where we can keep the files.

File name: There are two types of file name. These are:

a) Primary file name.

b) Extension file name.

These two file names are separated by a period. ( ).

.exe: - Application file of all programs.

.doc: - Document of Ms-word.

.xls: - Workbook of Ms-excel.

.ppt: - Presentations of Ms power point.

.bmp: - Bitmap of Ms-paint.

.jpg: - All pictures.

Start menu program: This option is used to add\remove the required programs (and effects) to from the start and start program menu. And also used to clear the documents form start documents menu.

To add the program in the start menu:

1. Click on start menu.
2. Choose setting and click on control panel.
3. Click on taskbar (taskbar from start menu).

Or,

1. Right click mouse button anywhere inside the taskbar.
2. Choose properties and click it.
3. Choose start menu program folder.
4. Then the taskbar properties dialogue box with start menu program will appear.
5. Click on add button.
6. Type select the location and program’s application file name at the command box.
7. Click on open.
8. Type or select the location and programs application file name at the command box.
9. Define required location where you want to place like program, accessories, etc.
10. Click on next.
11. Give required name for selected program if given name is ok, then don’t change it.
12. At last, click on finish button.
13. Click on ok.

To remove the programs from start menu:

1. Click on remove button.
2. Choose required program, which you want to remove.
3. Click on remove.
4. Click on ok.

Note: Don’t remove group of the programs at once click on button in front of the grouped programs and choose single one storage (secondary memory).

1. Hard Disk.
2. Floppy Disk.
3. Compact Disk (CD).

Hard Disk: It is the main storage device. It consists of all of the computer items as well as documents, created by using all software it lays inside the system board (CPU).

Compact Disk: A Compact Disk is a medium data storage device. It is also called CD. It has a storage capacity greater than floppy disk and less then Hard Disk. Generally, it is used to store computer software, audio and video files. It drive lies the system board.

Windows Explorer: This is one of the Major features of windows 2003. This feature is used for managing files or folder. This helps to explorer or views the items inside the computer with the help of this, we can move, copy, rename, delete and create the items (files and folders).

To run windows explorer:

1. Click on start button.
2. Choose program.
3. Click on window explorer.

Or,

1. Right click on start button.
2. Click on explorer.

To create a new folder or sub folder:

1. Click on the right mouse button anywhere inside its right blank area.
2. Choose new.
3. Click on folder.
4. Then folder icon will appear.
5. Then change the name as your requirement.
6. At last, press enter key.

To move or copy the items from one location to another location:

Choose the required items, which you want to move or copy in the right side.

Click on right mouse button on it.

Choose cut for moving and copy for copying.

Then specify the target location, where you want to paste.

Click on the right mouse button and choose paste.

Note: You can drag the items up to target location by holding shift key for moving and ctrl key for copying.

To change the name of the items:

1. Select the required item.
2. Click on the right mouse button.

Or,

1. Go to file menu.
2. Click on rename.
3. Then change the name as your requirement.
4. Then press enter key.

Or,

1. Select the required item.
2. Press F2 button.
3. Then change the name as you like required.
4. Then press enter key.

To sent a file or folder to a Pen drive:

1. Select required files or folders which you want to copy to the pen drive.
2. Click on the right mouse button on it.

Or,

1. Go to file menu.
2. Click on sent to.
3. Choose pen drive and click it.

Note: Please make sure that the pen drive is inserted to the USB jack before the action.

Entertainment (Using multimedia):

1. CD player (Audio).
2. Media player (Video).

Or,

Windows Media Player (Audio and Video).

CD player:

1. Click on start button.
2. Choose program.
3. Choose accessories.
4. Click on CD player. Then CD player dialogue box will appear.
5. Insert your audio CD into CD-ROM drive.
6. Then click on play button.

Note: You can choose required song by clicking dropdown arrow of track and choosing required track no. (i.e. required song no.) You can also edit the song list by using Disk menu.

Media player:

1. Click on start button.
2. Choose program.
3. Choose accessories.
4. Choose Multimedia/Entertainment.
5. Click on Media player (windows media player). Then media player (windows medial player) will appear.
6. Insert your Video CD (VCD) into CD-ROM drive.
7. Go to file menu.
8. Click on open.
9. Choose E: drive.
10. Give double click on MPEGAV folder.
11. Choose *.dat file or all file.
12. Click on open.
13. Then click on play button.

Note: You can also use any other related software player like VCD, Power player, etc. for media

Character map: The character map is an accessory of windows 2003. It is always comes with windows. With the help of this feature we can insert different type of symbol and special characters to the documents to make more attractive and meaningful.

1. First open any required program and place the cursor at required place, where you want to insert special character/symbol from character map.
2. Click on start button.
3. Choose program.
4. Choose accessories.
5. Again choose system tools.
6. Choose character map and click on it. Then the character map dialogue box will appear.
7. Click on dropdown arrow of font and choose required font.
8. Choose required character by clicking left mouse button on it once.
9. Click on select button.
10. Then the selected character, with appear in the characters to copy box.
11. Click on copy button.
12. Then switch toward the pre open program.
13. Go to edit menu.
14. Click on paste.

Calculator: Windows 2003 provides the facility of a calculator both standard and scientific calculators are included. The standard calculator can be used for simple calculator, multiplication, division and scientific calculator can be used or advanced scientific and statistical calculator. The calculator results can be stored in the memory.

1. Click on start button.
2. Choose program.
3. Choose on accessories.
4. Choose calculators.
5. Then calculator will appear.
6. Click on view menu.
7. Click on scientific calculator.
8. Then calculator will appear.