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Microsoft Works is a Commercial software in the category Home & Hobby developed by Microsoft. It was checked for updates 8,954 times by the users of our client application UpdateStar during the last month. The latest version of Microsoft Works is 9.7.0621, released on. It was initially added to our database on.
Microsoft Access is available for PC only. The most up-to-date version of Microsoft Access is always available with a Microsoft 365 subscription. Microsoft Access 2019 is the latest version of Access available as a one-time purchase. Previous versions include Access 2016, Access 2013, Access 2010, Access 2007, and Access 2003. Get the latest updates available for your computer's operating system, software, and hardware. We will scan your computer and provide you with a selection. Microsoft Works. According to our registry, Microsoft Works is capable of opening the files listed below. It is possible that Microsoft Works can convert between the listed formats as well, the application’s manual can provide information about it.
Note: Thisworkshop focuses onthe database module in MS Works version 4.5 for Windows. There will bedifferences if working with earlier or later versions of the program.Microsoft no longer sells or supports any version of Microsoft Works -if you are using Works and have a collection of word processor andspreadsheet files, you can use the MS Works File/Save As command andsave them in Microsoft Word (*.DOC) or Microsoft Excel (*.XLS) formats- unfortunately, you have to do this one file at a time. Thenewly-saved versions can then be opened in a more modern program:Microsoft Office or the free LibreOffice suite.
If you have saved MS Works database files, however, you have more of aproblem. MS Office, LibreOffice, etc will not work directly with MSWorks database files. You're not completely out of luck, however - youcan save your database data in a spreadsheet format (or view it in Listview - which looks like a spreadsheet or table), select it all, thencopy and paste it into a Works spreadsheet.
Either way, once you have the data in a spreadsheet, you can save it inMicrosoft Excel (*.XLS) format and open it in Microsoft Excel,LibreOffice, etc. Doing that will lose your data entry form design -but at least you'll be able to access your data!
Databases arecollections oforganized information.. the phone book (white pages) is a commondatabase. Databases are organized by records and fields.
-- Fieldsand thecategories of information.. in the phone book, name,address, &phone number
-- a Recordis a set ofdata-- one for each field. Alan Zisman, 2684 E. 2nd, 713-4705would be one record in the phone book.
Unlike word processorsandspreadsheets, you really need to think about how to organize yourdatabase prior to entering data.. a database is notfree-form.Think about how you’re likely to use your data-- if you wantto be ableto treat first and last names separately, you will need to have them inseparate fields. Similarly, you may want to separate street address,city, province, postal code (in an address-book database).
As well, before enteringdata,decide on a consistent manner.. if you made a database of your CDcollection, would you list artist Shania Twain as‘Twain,Shania’? How about Backstreet Boys?There are notnecessarily right answers.. but you need to be consistent.
We’re going tocreate and use adatabase to list our (real or fictitious) music collection-- CDs,tapes,old LPs, etc. Start MS Works, and click to start a new database..You’ll see:
We’re beingprompted to add fieldsand (optionally) identify their>Title Artist Format Genre (alltext-format)
Year Rating (number-format,0decimalplaces)
(Whydidn’t I pick Date-formatfor ‘Year’?)
When you’vepressed Add foreach of those fields, press Done.
(In older versions ofWorks, youaren’t prompted to create fields-- instead, on the blankpage, to createa field, type the field-name followed by a colon: Title: You’llbeprompted to enter a size for the field-- themaximum numberof letters you expect to store).
You should see somethinglike this:
This is showing you youremptydatabase, looking something like a spreadsheet-- with the fields as thevertical columns, and each (empty) record as a horizontal row. Indatabase-speak, this is known asList View. Youcould enter yourdata this way.. but it might be easier to switch to FormView-- clickthe View menu’s Formitemto see:
Here, you can enter thedata as ifon a paper form.. one record at a time. But this default formisn’tvery attractive.. we can spruce it up, by choosing View/FormDesign.
Here, you can drag thefieldsaround the page, change the font, size, and style used in the fieldname, enter other text, like a title or instructions, add borders,shading, graphics, etc. To make the dotted line for the data for eachfield larger or smaller, click on the dotted line and drag it to thedesired size, or use the Format/Field Size menuitem.
(Earlierversions combine the Form FormDesign views--and don’t let you resize fields by drag and drop-- use theFieldWidthmenu item).When you’vegotten a moreattractive form design, return to Form View (using the View/Formmenu item).
Now we can startentering data.Remember-- set rules for how to enter your data.. for instance:
Title: writeinitialwords like “the” or“a” at the end: GreatestHits, The
Artist: forperson’snames, last name first: Twain,Shania
forgroups,group name, ‘the’last: Beatles, The
Format: cassette,CD, LP,45, 8-track, other
Genre: pop,rock,metal,jazz, alternative, folk, classical, opera, etc
Year: 4-digityear 1995,not 95 or ‘95
Rating: a number from1 to 5, where 5 is best
To enter data, noticethat thefirst field is highlighted.. type your first title. You could move tothe next field by clicking with the mouse.. but instead, press the tabkey. Notice that pressingtabmoves you from field tofield.Holding down the shift key when you press tab movesyou backwards through the fields.
Notice the controls onthebottom-left of the window:
These tell you whatrecord you’recurrently working on, and let you move back and forth through therecords of your database:
|< movesyouto the very first record
< movesyouback one record
> movesyouforward one record
>| movesyouto the last record
As well, when you enterdata inthe last field on the page, and press tab, you getan empty formfor the next record, ready to enter data. (Remember, shift +tabwill back you up to the previous record).
Enter data for fiverecords.. ifyou discover that you’ve made a mistake in how your fields orthe dataare appearing, you’ll need to go back to Form Designview to makechanges.. for instance, if your dates are appearing as1995.00,you forgot to set the number of decimal points at‘0’. Go to FormDesign view, and click on the>Form view is perhaps theclearestway to enter data.. but it’s less useful if you want to seeall thedata, and perhaps draw conclusions from it. Switch back to Listview (using the View/Listmenu item).
In list view, you cansort yourinformation in various ways.. alphabetically by title, or by Artist,orby year, or whatever.. with larger databases, it makes sense to sortbymultiple criteria-- perhaps by Year, then by Artist, then by Title.
Use the Record/SortRecordsmenu command to see:
Notice that you canchoose up tothree fields to sort, choosing them from drop-down lists (so youdon’thave to remember how to spell the field-names correctly!), and set eachascending or descending-- so you could sort with the earliest yearfirst(ascending) or the more recent first(descending).
Often, simple sortingwill giveyou valuable information.
Weatherby regency serial numbers. For more detailedinformation, wemight want to ask the database a question. Older versions of Works callthis a Query. Works 4 calls it a Filter. (Inthe Toolsmenu).
Typically, you shouldfirst sortthe records, then apply a filter (or query).. that way, the filterresults will be sorted as desired. Check the following:
See how it would onlyshow recordsthat were Rap from the 1990s on CD (if any).. the results would showupin List view.
Sorts and Filters can beused toget all sorts of answers from a database.. and that’s thewhole point--storing data is only valuable if you can convert it into information--data that answers a question, giving it meaning.
Another use fordatabases is inproducing reports-- in this case, a report is aprintout of someof your information. You may want to sort and filter your data beforeproducing a report.. the report would, in that case, show the resultsof those actions.
To produce a report,click on Tools/ReportCreator. (Earlier versions of Works made you do all thismanually,using Tools/Report). Give your report a meaningfultitle-- youcan save up to 8 reports with your database, and remembering which is Report6 is difficult!
The first window of theReportCreator looks like:
and simply checks thetitle, font,and how you want it to print-- vertically or horizontally. Nexttakes you to theFieldspage:
This lets you choosewhich fieldsyou want to appear in a report.. so a filter is a sub-set of therecords, a report gives a subset of the fields.
The next pages let yousort andfilter your records (if you haven’t already done so). Thefinal pagelets you include some basic statistics about the data:
When Done,you’ll see somethinglike this:
Previewgives you a PrintPreview screen, showing how the report will look when printed.. Modifygives you the above-page, without the dialogue box (which is also whatyou get when you leave Print Preview).
In this mode, you canmake thecolumns wider or narrower (drag the tabs on the top), change thetitle’sfont and size, etc.. preview the results before printing.
Other uses of databasesinvolvemerging their information with your word processor, for creating formletters, report cards, labels, etc.
Here, we want to firstcreate adatabase with the desired information.. with that file open,we’llmerge it with the word processor.
Let’s use theMusic collectioninformation you previously created.
We’re firstgoing to merge theinformation into a set of bogus-personalized fan letters.. so start anew word processor document.
Type the contents of atypicalgushy fan letter.. we want to tell Madonna (etc) how much we loved herCD Like a Virgin, and how it was our favorite CD ofthe year1988 (or whatever).. and automatically do the same for eachotherartist in the database.
Type your letter.. butwhere youcome to items like the artist’s name, the CD name, the date(etc), don’ttype anything. Instead, from the Insert menu,choose DatabaseField. You’ll see:
Click the Usea DifferentDatabase button to be able to select your database.. whenyou dothat, you’ll get a list of the fields in that database:
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Select a field, andclick the Insertbutton, followed by the Close button.. in yourtext, you shouldsee something like:
Dear<<Artist>>
Type punctuation afterthebrackets, and continue, inserting the appropriate database fields whereneeded.
When finished, PrintPreview.You’ll be asked if you want to preview all database records--say ‘Yes’.Notice that you get your letter, with the database informationinserted.. clicking Nextshows you the next fanletter.
If you only wanted formletters tosome of the artists, filter the database first.
(In real life, you mightwant toprint.. not now, please!)
--Note: In Works 4 only,there’s a Tools/FormLettermenu item, that helps walk you through the process.Similarly, let’s take a look at the Tools/Labelsmenu item.. itasks you to choose between multiple copies of a single label, or labels..implyingprintinga sheet where each label uses a different databaserecord. Pick labels.
You get instructions,followed bya page allowing you to pick from standard label sizes or enter a customsize.. next, you’re prompted to select a database, The Recipientspage lets you choose what you want to use from your database (again,youmay want to sort and filter the database first).
The LabelLayout page letsyou select the fields to use and the layout on the label, and shows youa sample label.. If you type text in the sample, it appears on everylabel-- for instance, a comma, in between City and Province fields inanaddress.
It’s a goodidea to Preview andTest before printing.. use standard paper rather than label paper foryour tests.. maybe even do a test of one page of your label set, andline it up with your label paper to see if it seems to fit.
And remember to only uselabelpaper that’s clearly marked as being appropriate for yourtype ofprinter-- laser or inkjet, for instance.. having labels come loose andstick inside your printer can be a real mess!
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The Windows Update workflow has four core areas of functionality:
Scan
- Orchestrator schedules the scan.
- Orchestrator verifies admin approvals and policies for download.
Download
- Orchestrator initiates downloads.
- Windows Update downloads manifest files and provides them to the arbiter.
- The arbiter evaluates the manifest and tells the Windows Update client to download files.
- Windows Update client downloads files in a temporary folder.
- The arbiter stages the downloaded files.
Install
- Orchestrator initiates the installation.
- The arbiter calls the installer to install the package.
Commit
- Orchestrator initiates a restart.
- The arbiter finalizes before the restart.
How updating works
During the updating process, the Windows Update Orchestrator operates in the background to scan, download, and install updates. It does this automatically, according to your settings, and in a silent manner that doesn’t disrupt your computer usage.
Scanning updates
The Windows Update Orchestrator on your PC checks the Microsoft Update server or your WSUS endpoint for new updates at random intervals. The randomization ensures that the Windows Update server isn't overloaded with requests all at the same time. The Update Orchestrator searches only for updates that have been added since the last time updates were searched, allowing it to find updates quickly and efficiently.
When checking for updates, the Windows Update Orchestrator evaluates whether the update is appropriate for your computer using guidelines defined by the publisher of the update, for example, Microsoft Office including enterprise group policies.
Make sure you're familiar with the following terminology related to Windows Update scan:
Term | Definition |
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Update | We use this term to mean a lot of different things, but in this context it's the actual patch or change. |
Bundle update | An update that contains 1-N child updates; doesn't contain payload itself. |
Child update | Leaf update that's bundled by another update; contains payload. |
Detectoid update | A special 'update' that contains 'IsInstalled' applicability rule only and no payload. Used for prereq evaluation. |
Category update | A special 'detectoid' that has always true IsInstalled rule. Used for grouping updates and for client to filter updates. |
Full scan | Scan with empty datastore. |
Delta scan | Scan with updates from previous scan already cached in datastore. |
Online scan | Scan that hits network and goes against server on cloud. |
Offline scan | Scan that doesn't hit network and goes against local datastore. Only useful if online scan has been performed before. |
CatScan | Category scan where caller can specify a categoryId to get updates published under the categoryId. |
AppCatScan | Category scan where caller can specify an AppCategoryId to get apps published under the appCategoryId. |
Software sync | Part of the scan that looks at software updates only (OS and apps). |
Driver sync | Part of the scan that looks at Driver updates only. This is run after Software sync and is optional. |
ProductSync | Attributes based sync, where client provides a list of device, product and caller attributes ahead of time to allow service to evaluate applicability in the cloud. |
How Windows Update scanning works
Windows Update takes the following sets of actions when it runs a scan.
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Starts the scan for updates
When users start scanning in Windows Update through the Settings panel, the following occurs:
- The scan first generates a “ComApi” message. The caller (Microsoft Defender Antivirus) tells the WU engine to scan for updates.
- 'Agent' messages: queueing the scan, then actually starting the work:
- Pdq deploy install with wsus. Updates are identified by the different IDs ('Id = 10', 'Id = 11') and from the different thread ID numbers.
- Windows Update uses the thread ID filtering to concentrate on one particular task.
Identifies service IDs
- Service IDs indicate which update source is being scanned.Note The next screen shot shows Microsoft Update and the Flighting service.
- The Windows Update engine treats every service as a separate entity, even though multiple services may contain the same updates.
- Common service IDsImportantServiceId here identifies a client abstraction, not any specific service in the cloud. No assumption should be made of which server a serviceId is pointing to, it's totally controlled by the SLS responses.
Service | ServiceId |
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Unspecified / Default | WU, MU or WSUS 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 |
WU | 9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77 |
MU | 7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d |
Store | 855E8A7C-ECB4-4CA3-B045-1DFA50104289 |
OS Flighting | 8B24B027-1DEE-BABB-9A95-3517DFB9C552 |
WSUS or Configuration Manager | Via ServerSelection::ssManagedServer 3DA21691-E39D-4da6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7 |
Offline scan service | Via IUpdateServiceManager::AddScanPackageService |
Finds network faults
Common update failure is caused due to network issues. To find the root of the issue:
- Look for 'ProtocolTalker' messages to see client-server sync network traffic.
- 'SOAP faults' can be either client- or server-side issues; read the message.
- The WU client uses SLS (Service Locator Service) to discover the configurations and endpoints of Microsoft network update sources – WU, MU, Flighting.NoteWarning messages for SLS can be ignored if the search is against WSUS or Configuration Manager.
- On sites that only use WSUS or Configuration Manager, the SLS may be blocked at the firewall. In this case the SLS request will fail, and can’t scan against Windows Update or Microsoft Update but can still scan against WSUS or Configuration Manager, since it’s locally configured.
Downloading updates
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Once the Windows Update Orchestrator determines which updates apply to your computer, it will begin downloading the updates, if you have selected the option to automatically download updates. It does this in the background without interrupting your normal use of the computer.
To ensure that your other downloads aren’t affected or slowed down because updates are downloading, Windows Update uses the Delivery Optimization (DO) technology which downloads updates and reduces bandwidth consumption.
For more information see Configure Delivery Optimization for Windows 10 updates.
Installing updates
When an update is applicable, the 'Arbiter' and metadata are downloaded. Depending on your Windows Update settings, when downloading is complete, the Arbiter will gather details from the device, and compare that with the downloaded metadata to create an 'action list'.
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The action list describes all the files needed from WU, and what the install agent (such as CBS or Setup) should do with them. The action list is provided to the install agent along with the payload to begin the installation.
Committing Updates
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When the option to automatically install updates is configured, the Windows Update Orchestrator, in most cases, automatically restarts the PC for you after installing the updates. This is necessary because your PC may be insecure, or not fully updated, until a restart is completed. You can use Group Policy settings, mobile device management (MDM), or the registry (not recommended) to configure when devices will restart after a Windows 10 update is installed.
For more information see Manage device restarts after updates.