January 2005
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
25h 59m
English
Content preview from Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second EditionBecome an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Name
Hardware
Synopsis
These settings help you install, configure, and troubleshoot the various hardware devices attached to your system. For details about specific hardware, try looking up the device name (e.g., “Display” or “Hard Disk”).
- Hardware, change the driver for a device
Device Manager → right-click on device → Properties → Driver tab → Update Driver
- Hardware, driver information for a device
Device Manager → right-click on device → Properties → Driver tab → Driver Details
- Hardware, driver signing options
Control Panel → System → Hardware tab → Driver Signing
- Hardware, enable / disable
Device Manager → right-click on device → Properties → General tab → Device usage
- Hardware, install
Control Panel → Add Hardware
- Hardware, IRQ Steering settings
Device Manager → Computer → right-click sole entry → Properties → IRQ Steering tab
- Hardware, list devices
System Information (
winmsd.exe) → Components- Hardware, list drivers
System Information (
winmsd.exe) → Software Environment- Hardware, list installed drivers
See “DriverQuery” in Chapter 4.
- Hardware, list resources used
System Information (
winmsd.exe) → Hardware Resources- Hardware, places to look for drivers
Group Policy (
gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System- Hardware, profile settings
Control Panel → System → Hardware tab → Hardware Profiles
- Hardware, resources in use by a device
Device Manager → right-click on device → Properties → Resources tab
- Hardware, security policies
Group Policy (
gpedit.msc) ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.