12.7 Windows Application Managements

Don is an accountant in the Finance department. For the last several months he has been testing an online accounting program. After speaking with his manager, Don received permission to download a streamlined version of the software which requires a local installation. After downloading, Don tried to install the application, but the operating system will not allow it. Out of frustration, he called the Help Desk. The Help Desk personnel came to Don's machine and installed the application without issue. Which of the following is the most likely reason Don could not install the application?

Insufficient permissions

You manage Windows desktops for you organization. You recently updated all you workstations to Windows 7. Your organization relies on a particular application, which worked correctly in earlier versions of Windows, but now does not run in Windows 7. You have checked the application vendor's website, but there is no update available. What should you try next to run the application?

Run the application in compatibility mode. Create a virtual computer that runs Windows XP. Run the virtual computer each time the application runs.

Which tool lets you automatically start an application or run a script based on triggers?

Task Schduler

You have an application that you would like to run every Monday at 3 p.m. on your Windows workstation. Which tool would you use to configure the application to run automatically?

Task Scheduler