Module 3: Configuring Hardware on a Computer Running Windows XP Professional
Overview
Installing and Configuring Hardware Devices
Working with Drivers
Troubleshooting Hardware Devices
Lesson: Installing and Configuring Hardware Devices
Installing Plug and Play Devices
Installing Non–Plug and Play Devices
Supporting Bluetooth Devices
Viewing Installed Devices
Configuring Multiple Monitors
Adding a Local Printer
Installing Plug and Play Devices
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Connect the Connect the device to device to your your computer computer
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Windows Windows automatically automatically installs the installs the device device
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Begin using Begin using the device the device
Installing Non–Plug and Play Devices
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Connect the Connect the device to device to your your computer computer
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Use Add Use Add Hardware Hardware Wizard to Wizard to identify identify device device
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Configure Configure device device properties and properties and settings, if settings, if necessary necessary
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Load the Load the appropriate appropriate device drivers device drivers for the device for the device
Supporting Bluetooth Devices
New Bluetooth Options:
Control Panel Network Connections Bluetooth File Transfer Wizard
To use Windows XP SP2 to support To use Windows XP SP2 to support Bluetooth devices: Bluetooth devices:
Prepare the Bluetooth device Prepare the Bluetooth device
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Set up the computer to receive Set up the computer to receive incoming Bluetooth connections incoming Bluetooth connections
Viewing Installed Devices
Configuring Multiple Monitors
Adding a Local Printer
Lab A: Adding and Removing Devices Using the Add Hardware Wizard
Exercise: Adding Hardware Devices Using the Add Hardware Wizard
Lesson: Working with Drivers
Driver Signing
Updating Drivers
Driver Rollback
Driver Signing
Updating Drivers
To update a driver: To update a driver:
Start the Device Manager Start the Device Manager
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Open the Properties page of the Open the Properties page of the device to update device to update
Run the Hardware Update Wizard Run the Hardware Update Wizard
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Driver Rollback
Update Driver… Disable Uninstall
Scan for hardware changes
Properties
Lab B: Using Driver Rollback to Restore a Device Driver
Exercise 1: Changing the Driver Used for a Display Adapter
Exercise 2: Using Driver Rollback to Restore a Previously Installed Device Driver
Lesson: Troubleshooting Hardware Devices
Using Device Manager to Troubleshoot Devices
Removing Devices
Configuring Resources
