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Data and System Security

The programs described below are part of your Windows operat-

ing system. You will additional information on these programs in

the Windows Help file.

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

System Tools

within the Start menu. Make a backup disk with all your pass-

words and the operating system's original configuration.

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

System Tools

too.

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 pass-

word, 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.

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