Medion MD 8818, Instruction Manual

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Data and system security
The programs described below are part of your Windows
operating system. You will additional information on these
programs in the Windows Help file.
Please also read the notes on page 4.
Data security
Back up data regularly on external media such as a CD-R or CD-
RW. Windows offers both a
Backup program and a Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard .
You will find both programs in Accessories
Ö
System Tools
within the Start menu. Make a backup disk with all your
passwords and the operating system’s original configuration.
Maintenance programs
You can avoid some hardware and software errors with the help
programs such as
Disk Defragmenter and Disk Cleanup . The
help program System Information can also be helpful since it
gives you detailed information about your system configuration.
You will find these programs in
Accessories
Ö
System Tools
too.
Password reset file
To protect individual user accounts from complications resulting
from lost passwords, users should create a password reset disk
and keep it in a safe place. If the user should forget his/her
password, the password can be reset with the password reset disk
so that the user has access again to his/her local user account.
Windows Help describes how to create a password reset file.