Microsoft Windows Vista On Demand, Second Edition

Chapter 18. Administering Your Computer

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• Explore Windows Administrative Tools

• Monitor Activity with Event Viewer

• Manage an Event Log

• Change Log Settings

• Check Memory for Problems

• View and Create Performance Charts

• Monitor Local Security Settings

• View Computer Management Tools

• Manage Disks

• Manage Local Users and Groups

• View and Save System Information

• Set System Configuration Options

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Introduction

If you have purchased a computer and set it up in your home, you are that computer’s administrator. Computers on a network in a company or an institution, such as at a university, are called clients. The clients are managed by one or more system or network administrators, who have the task of ensuring that the network ...