User's Manual

Windows XP:

Here you can define the appearance and the behavior of the search dialog.

The Disable indexing service option prevents the system from automatically indexing the contents of your files

when the computer is idle.

The Use classic search in Explorer option replaces the modern style search dialog with the classic style.

Under Searched file types , you can click File types to specify which text file types can be searched for specific

content.

Special Folders

Here you specify the physical paths to which special folders such as "My Documents" should link. Highlight a

predefined path and click on Edit to change it to your requirements.

Command prompt

You can configure the appearance and behavior of the command prompt here.

Under Completion, you can specify which key combinations are to be used to complete file and folder names.

Under Advanced settings, you can click on the Advanced button to open a window where you can specify the

visual appearance and start folder of the command prompt.

Security

User Account Control

Windows Vista and Windows 7:

The User Account Control feature ensures that no unauthorized changes are made to the computer. It does this

by asking whether a user has administrator rights to allow any changes to be made to the system. If User

Account Control is enabled, a standard user will always be asked to enter an administrator password to make

such changes.

You can specify here how a user logged on as an administrator is to be informed of potential changes to the

computer and prompted for confirmation.

This is how Windows differentiates between changes that the user makes himself (e.g. security-related settings)

and the startup of programs that can carry out changes. You can set here in detail, which changes must require

confirmation first and whether a password must be entered beforehand.

Because this is a security-relevant setting, it is advisable to leave the user account control activated and select at

least Prompt to confirm without entering password (for Windows Vista) or For changes by programs, with-

out password (for Windows 7).

One aim of User Account Control is to ensure that no programs start in the background without the user being

aware of it. At every program startup, Windows determines whether this program will make changes to the com-

puter. If this is the case and User Account Control is enabled, the user will be prompted to have an administrator

confirm the program startup. This feature is a key security step in case an unknown (and potentially harmful) pro-

gram starts up without the user having initiated it himself.

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