H
hardware profiles

Settings that can be added to a computer to control the devices that are enabled when the computer is started. The default profile provides for all devices to be enabled when the computer is started. You can copy the default profile and then create a new hardware profile that disables some of the devices in the computer as needed.

Help and Support

Special tools built into Windows XP that assist the administrator and the user in ongoing management and maintenance of the computer and the Windows XP operating system. You can access these tools by pressing F1 while on the Windows XP desktop.

host

A computer that is on a TCP/IP network.

host ID

The unique IP address for a computer or other host within an IP subnet.

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