Pop Quiz
Pop Quiz: Making, Sharing Recordings in Windows 7
Applies to the "“Identifying Cause of and Resolving Desktop Application Issues" objective of Exam 70-685 Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician.
Q: Which of the following Windows 7 applications allows both administrators and users to record the steps involved in installing a program, troubleshooting a problem, or as training materials?
- System Restore
- Reliability Monitor
- Problem Steps Recorder
- System Information
Answer and explanation is below.
Answer is C: The Problem Steps Recorder can be used to automatically capture the steps taken by administrators or users including a text description and screen shots during each click. Once captured, this information is saved to a file that can be used by someone else.
Quick Tip: When steps are recorded, anything typed will not be recorded. The comment feature can be used to highlight what the focus of the steps includes. The saved record will be a compiled MHTML file placed in a zip and viewable in a Web browser.
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Bonus Question: What free download from Microsoft.com can be used to create a troubleshooting pack for an application running on Windows 7? (Tweet your answer with #pop685a and get a chance to win a Redmond t-shirt! Deadline for entries is Wednesday, June 13.)
Answer to last week's bonus question: Marc's office computer is a member of a domain and Windows 7 is using cached domain information, but Marc's home computer is not. Marc needs to use his home computer name along with username and password to logon: homepcname\username.
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