Windows 7

• How to find a video tutorial

• How to check antivirus status

• How to turn off Windows pop-ups during presentations

• How to recover from the Windows 10 drive-by upgrade

• How to fix a network connection

• How to find Microsoft Fixit

• How to turn off visual effects (for performance problems)

• How to fix unexpected foreign characters

• How to prevent going into sleep mode

• How to create a system repair disc

• How to set default web browser

1. Click: Start
2. Type: repair network
3. Click: Identify and repair network problems
4. Wait for the process to complete
5. Click: Try these repairs as administrator (if prompted)
6. Wait for the process to complete
7. Click: Close

Restore the user accounts

• For this tutorial we will use a shared network drive, but a portable hard drive could also be used.

On the new computer:

1. Click: Start
2. Click: All Programs
3. Click: Accessories
4. Click: System Tools
5. Click: Windows Easy Transfer
6. Click: Next
7. Click: An external hard drive or USB flash drive
8. Click: This is my new computer
9. Click: Yes
10. Click: Network
11. Click: Click to change (if File Sharing is turned off)
12. Click: Turn on the network discovery and file sharing
13. Select the device where you stored the user accounts in Part 2
14. Select the location where you stored the user accounts in Part 2
15. Select the file where you stored the user accounts in Part 2
16. Click: Open
17. Enter the password (if required)
18. Click: Next
19. Click: Transfer
20. Wait for the process to complete
21. Click: Close

Back up the user accounts

• For this tutorial we will use a shared network drive, but a portable hard drive could also be used.

On the old computer:

1. Click: Start
2. Click: All Programs
3. Click: Accessories
4. Click: System Tools
5. Click: Windows Easy Transfer
6. Click: Next
7. Click: An external hard disk or USB flash drive
8. Click: This is my old computer
9. Wait for the process to complete
10. Uncheck: Transfer Admin
11. Click: Next
12. Create and confirm a password (optional)
13. Click: Save
14. Click: Network
15. Click: Click to change (if File Sharing is turned off)
16. Click: Turn on network discovery and file sharing
17. Select the device to store the user accounts
18. Select the location to store the user accounts
19. Customize the filename (optional)
20. Click: Save
21. Wait for the process to complete
22. Click: Next
23. Click: Next
24. Click: Close
25. Proceed to Part 3

Create a new administrator account

• For this tutorial we will use a shared network drive, but a portable hard drive could also be used.

On the old computer:

1. Click: Start
2. Click: Control Panel
3. a. Click: Add or remove user accounts (if Control Panel is set to Category Mode)
   b. Click: User Accounts (if Control Panel is set to Icon Mode)
   c. Click: Manage another account (if Control Panel is set to Icon Mode)
4. Click: Create a new account
5. Type: Transfer Admin
6. Click: Administrator
7. Click: Create Account
8. Click: Start
9. Click the right-arrow next to: Shut down
10. Click: Log off
11. Log in to: Transfer Admin
12. Proceed to Part 2

Restore the user accounts

• For this tutorial we will use a shared network drive, but a portable hard drive could also be used.

On the new (Windows 7) computer:

1. Click: Start
2. Click: All Programs
3. Click: Accessories
4. Click: System Tools
5. Click: Windows Easy Transfer
6. Click: Next
7. Click: An external hard disk or USB flash drive
8. Click: This is my new computer
9. Click: Yes
10. Click: Network
11. Click: Click to change (if File Sharing is turned off)
12. Click: Turn on network discovery and file sharing (if File Sharing is turned off)
13. Select the device where you stored the user accounts
14. Select the folder where you store the user accounts
15. Select the file where you stored the user accounts
16. Click: Open
17. Enter the password you created earlier (if necessary)
18. Click: Next
19. Click: Transfer
20. Wait for the process to complete
21. Click: Close
22. Click: Restart now

On the old (Windows XP) computer:

1. Click: Start
2. Click: My Computer
3. Find the location where you stored Windows Easy Transfer in Part 1
4. Double-click: Windows Easy Transfer
5. Click: Run
6. Wait for the process to begin
7. Click: Next
8. Click: An external hard disk or USB flash drive
9. Click: This is my old computer
10. Wait for the process to complete
11. Uncheck: Transfer Admin
12. Click: Next
13. Add and confirm a password (optional)
14. Click: Save
15. Chose a network or external drive to store the backed up user accounts
16. Customize the filename (optional)
17. Click: Save
18. Wait for the process to complete
19. Click: Next
20. Click: Next
21. Click: Close
22. Proceed to Part 4

Create a new administrator account

• For this tutorial we will use a shared network drive, but a portable hard drive could also be used.

On the old (Windows XP) computer:

1. Click: Start
2. Click: Control Panel
3. a. Click: User Accounts (if Control Panel is set to Category View)
   b. Double-click: User Accounts (if Control Panel is set to Classic View)
4. Click: Create a new account
5. Name the account: Transfer Admin
6. Click: Next
7. Select: Computer administrator
8. Click: Create Account
9. Click: Start
10. Click: Log Off
11. Click: Log Off
12. Log in as Transfer Admin and proceed to Part 3