Configuring Windows 7 (Training Kit) - Part 27. This training kit is designed for IT professionals who operate in enterprise enviroments that use Windows 7 as a desktop operating system. You should have at least one year of experience in the IT field, as well as experience implementing and administering any Windows client operating system in a networked environment. | 4. To repair detected problems automatically select the Automatically Fix File System Errors check box. If you do not select this check box the disk check reports problems but does not fix them. 5. To perform a thorough disk check select the Scan For And Attempt Recovery Of Bad Sectors check box. The scan then attempts to find and repair physical errors on the hard disk itself. Note however that this can take considerable time. Figure 4-33 shows the Check Disk dialog box with both options selected. FIGURE 4-33 Scanning for file errors and physical errors 6. Click Start. 7. If you selected Automatically Fix File System Errors and specified a disk that is in use for example the partition that contains Windows you are prompted to reschedule the disk check for the next time you restart your computer. In this case ensure that your work is saved and all windows are closed and then restart your computer. Setting Disk Policies with Local Group Policy Editor Removable media is convenient but it can also pose a security threat. Confidential company data saved to a USB flash memory device can easily be lost or stolen as can data downloaded to an MP3 player or cell phone. If the computer can burn CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs these can also be mislaid they make very convenient bookmarks and get lost in libraries . As an alternative to protecting your data with BitLocker you can prohibit users from writing data to removable media. You can also prevent users from downloading data and running software stored on removable media which could contain malware. On a stand-alone client computer you can do this through Local Group Policy Editor. In an enterprise you would edit domain Group Policy at a domain controller and apply it to all clients in the domain. In Local Group Policy Editor expand Computer Configuration and then expand Administrative Templates. You next expand System and click Removable Storage Access. The policies that you can configure are shown in Figure 4-34. Note that WPD .
