Managing Your Devices

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Microsoft® Windows® XP for Home Users Service Pack 2 Edition

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About the Author

Introduction

Pt. : one Getting to Know Windows XP

Pt. : two Working with Files, Programs, and Peripherals

Pt. : three Taking Windows Online

Pt. : four Sounds and Pictures

Pt. : five In the Home and On the Road

Pt. : six Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Ch. twenty two. Getting Help

Ch. twenty three. Updating Windows

Ch. twenty four. Keeping Windows Healthy and Happy

Cleaning Up Unnecessary Files

Defragging Your Disk

Performing a Hard Disk Checkup with ScanDisk

Viewing System Performance

Viewing More System Information

Displaying Key System Properties

Managing Your Devices

Accessing More System Information—and Utilities

Scheduling Your Maintenance

Backing Up and Restoring Critical Files

Managing the Windows Registry

The Bottom Line

Ch. twenty five. Troubleshooting Common Problems

Pt. : seven Appendixes

Index

Managing Your Devices

When you open the System Properties dialog box, select the Hardware tab, and click the Device Manager button, you open one of Windows' most important utilities—the Device Manager. You use the Device Manager to view key properties for any device installed on your PC, and change those properties as necessary.

NOTE

If you're familiar with the Device Manager from Windows 9X/Me, you might be surprised at its slightly different look in Windows XP—as well as its new location. (It used to be a tab on the System Properties dialog box, now you have to click a button to get to it.)

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Managing Your Devices