Chapter 14 Projects

PROJECT 14-1: Researching Running Processes

Boot to the Windows desktop and then use Task Manager to get a list of all the running
processes on your machine. Use the Vista Snipping Tool to save and print the Task Manager
screens showing the list of processes. Next, boot the system into Safe Mode and use Task
Manager to list running processes. Which processes that were loaded normally are not
loaded when the system is running in Safe Mode?

I can't list every process in Normal because it would take up a lot of the space in the blog but here is a majority of the difference between Normal and Safe mode

Normal

Safe Mode

PROJECT 14-2: Monitoring Startup Items with WinPatrol

1. Using the System Configuration Utility (MSconfig), disable all the non-Windows startup
items. Restart your computer.

2. Download and install WinPatrol from www.winpatrol.com.

3. Using the System Configuration Utility (MSconfig), enable all of the disabled startup
items and restart the computer.

4. Are the startup programs able to start? What messages are displayed on the screen?

I got a message saying a new start up program had been detected and that I had to approve the message. However, I had to approve each start up program that I set to start. It took some time to approve each program.

PROJECT 14-3: Practicing Launching Programs at Startup

1. Configure Scheduled Tasks to launch Notepad each time the computer starts and any
user logs on. List the steps you took.

Click Start, All programs, Accessories, System Tools, Task Scheduler. Then create Task on the right hand side. Adjust the trigger so that any user logs on. Now set it up to start Notepad.

2. Put a shortcut in a startup folder so that any user launches a command prompt window
at startup.

This is the path to get to the start up folder "C:\ProgramData\Windows\Startmenu\Programs\Startup" with that path I created a shorcut inside the start up and worked when I accepted a UAC agreement.

3. Restart the system and verify that both programs are launched. Did you receive
any errors?

No everything worked out.

4. Remove the two programs from the startup process.

PROJECT 14-4: Practicing Manually Removing Software

To practice your skills of manually removing software, install WinPatrol from
www.winpatrol.com. (If you did Project 14-2, the software is already installed.) Then,
following directions in the chapter, manually remove the software, listing the steps you
used. After you have manually removed the software, reboot the system. Did you get any
error messages?

I went in to the C drive like this  "C:\Users\%User%\AppData\Roaming\" to unistall it manually but I had to go in to regedit and delete it completely. I deleted this key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BillP Studios and emptied the Recycle Bin. I didn't have any issues starting the computer back up.

 PROJECT 14-5: Editing and Restoring the Registry

Practice editing and restoring the registry by doing the following to change the name of the
Recycle Bin on the Windows desktop:

1. Using the Registry Editor, export the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer to an export file stored on the desktop.
The data entry for this key is set to “Value not set,” which means the default name,
Recycle Bin, is used.

2. To change the name of the Recycle Bin on the Windows Vista desktop for the currently
logged-on user, click the following subkey, which holds the name of the Recycle Bin:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\
645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E.
3. To enter a new name for the Recycle Bin, in the right pane, double-click Default.
The Edit String box appears. The Value data text box in the dialog box should be
empty. If a value is present, you selected the wrong value. Check your work and
try again.
4. Enter a new name for the Recycle Bin, for example, “Trash Can.” Click OK.

5. Move the Registry Editor window so that you can see the Recycle Bin on the desktop.
Don’t close the window.
6. Right-click the desktop and select Refresh on the shortcut menu. The name of the
Recycle Bin changes.

7. To restore the name to its default value, in the Registry Editor window, again doubleclick
the name of the value, delete your entry, and click OK.
8. To verify the change is made, refresh the Windows desktop. The Recycle Bin name
should return to its default value.

9. Exit the Registry Editor and then delete the exported registry key stored on the desktop.
10. From these directions, you can see that changes made to the registry take effect
immediately. Therefore, take extra care when editing the registry. If you make a
mistake and don’t know how to correct a problem you create, then you can restore
the key that you exported by exiting the Registry Editor and double-clicking the
exported key.

PROJECT 14-6: Using the Microsoft Management Console

Using the Microsoft Management Console, follow the step-by-step directions in the chapter
to create a customized console. Put two snap-ins in the console: Device Manager and Event
Viewer. Store a shortcut to your console on the Windows desktop.


Click Start, search All Programs, type in your search "MMC", and then click that program to open up Microsoft Management Console

Click File and then click Add/Remove Snap-in

Pick the snap-in that you want and an option will pop up asking which computer to use it on. I picked Local.

I added Device Manager and Event Viewer

I saved the file to my desktop and named it "Forclass"

PROJECT 14-7: Finding Windows Utilities

The following table lists some important Windows utilities covered in this chapter. Fill in the
right side of the table with the filename and path of each utility. (Hint: You can use
Windows Explorer or Search to locate files.)