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How to Open Windows Task Scheduler
Windows 7 and Windows Vista sport a feature-rich task scheduler called, amazingly, Task Scheduler. It shows you all the tasks scheduled in Windows — tasks you create yourself as well as system tasks. You [more…]
How to Make Your Task Folder in Windows Task Scheduler
You can take advantage of the power of Windows Task Scheduler to set up and run your own tasks. It’s best to place your own tasks into a special folder in the Task Scheduler window. That keeps them organized [more…]
How to Create a Task to Run a Program in Windows Task Scheduler
In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, Defrag, Backup, System Restore, and Check Disk are scheduled for you. So, it’s unlikely you will need to create a task for general maintenance. But, to illustrate some important [more…]
How to Create a Task to Send E-mail in Windows Task Scheduler
In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, you can use the Task Scheduler to automate the sending of an email. However, the email message you send is static: You cannot customize the message to relate any information [more…]
Create a Task to Display a Pop-Up Message in Windows Task Scheduler
In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, you can use the Create Task method in Windows Task Scheduler to create a task to display a pop-up message. Here are the steps to create a pop-up message task: [more…]
How to Confirm a Task Ran in Windows Task Scheduler
In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, you can automate a lot of tasks in the Windows Task Scheduler, but never assume that automation takes place. To confirm that a task has run and run properly, follow these [more…]
For Seniors: Close a Windows Program on Your Laptop
When you are through with a Windows program, close it to save computer resources. Closing a Windows program removes its window from the screen and the taskbar, and removes the program from memory. Before [more…]
For Seniors: Access a Laptop's Frequently Used Programs
Programs you use often on your laptop can be pinned to the Frequently Used Programs area on the Windows 7 taskbar. After you add frequently used programs to the taskbar, you'll be just one click away from [more…]
For Seniors: Empty Your Laptop's Recycle Bin
When you delete a file on your laptop, it's placed in the Windows 7 Recycle Bin. Deleted files remain in the Recycle Bin until you empty it. Thus, until you empty your laptop's Recycle Bin or it reaches [more…]
For Seniors: Find Laptop Files with Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer is a great way to look for files on your laptop. Using Windows Explorer, you can locate a file or folder by navigating through an outline of folders and subfolders on your laptop. [more…]
For Seniors: Create Windows 7 Shortcuts on a Laptop
Shortcuts are icons you put on the Windows 7 desktop for quick access to programs or files you use frequently. On a laptop, shortcuts are especially useful for users who may have to get to what they need [more…]
For Seniors: Start a Windows Program on a Laptop
Before you can use a Windows program on your laptop, you have to start it (launch the program). Windows provides several ways to start programs; choose the method you like best. [more…]
For Seniors: Switch between Programs on a Windows Laptop
Windows 7 allows you to run multiple programs at the same time, and switch between them as you work. Switch from one Windows program to another whenever you like, without closing them down [more…]
For Seniors: Back Up Files to a Laptop's CD/DVD Drive
Make backups (copies) of important files on your Windows laptop onto a CD or DVD, in case it gets lost or damaged. The backup files on the CD/DVD can then be used instead of the originals you no longer [more…]
For Seniors: Install a Windows Program on Your Laptop
Windows comes with many built-in programs; others may have been installed by your laptop manufacturer. Install other Windows programs as you need them —some you may find for free, while others you'll need [more…]
For Seniors: Copy or Move Data between Windows Programs
Data in one Windows program, such as a list of items, can be copied or moved into another program when needed. Copy or move data from program to program in order to use the tools in that new program to [more…]
For Seniors: Start a Windows 7 Program Automatically
If you use a Windows 7 program often, you can have it launch automatically every time you start your computer. Having Windows automatically start your favorite programs for you whenever you startup your [more…]
For Seniors: Set Default Programs for Your Windows Files
Control which Windows programs open your files, and you make working with files easier. When you double-click a file, the program associated with that file type opens it. For example, if you have several [more…]
For Seniors: Access an Online Program Through Your Laptop
Online programs are complete applications that you can access with your laptop, from anywhere you have Internet access. The benefits of online programs are obvious — you save hard drive space on your laptop [more…]
For Seniors: Remove a Program From Your Laptop
If you don’t need a program, removing it from your Windows laptop helps improve performance. Unwanted programs you should remove but haven't, end up cluttering the hard drive and slowing down access to [more…]
For Seniors: Understand Windows Files and Folders
In Windows, you save and organize your work using files and folders. Work you create such as letters or reports are saved in files; files are organized in folders. Files can be saved to your laptop hard [more…]
For Seniors: Access Recently Used Files on Your Laptop
If you worked on a file recently on your laptop, Windows offers a shortcut to finding and opening it again. Recently used files are displayed just off the Start menu, but if they are not, you can turn [more…]
For Seniors: Open a File on Your Laptop
Files contain data, and when you open them, you can make changes. One way to open a file is to locate it first in Windows Explorer/Computer (the file management program in Windows). [more…]
For Seniors: Search for a Windows File
Search for files you can't locate in the Computer window of Windows 7. Search can not only look through filenames, but also the contents of files to find a match. [more…]
For Seniors: Move a Windows File or Folder
You can move a file or group of files in a Windows folder from one location to another. You might want to move files or folders after reorganizing your work, or to make the files or folders easier to locate [more…]
