| HOW TO: Configure
Devices By Using Device Manager in Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 307970 - This
step-by-step article describes how you can configure
devices by using Device Manager in Windows XP.
When you install a Plug and Play device, Windows
automatically configures the device so it will
work properly with the other devices that are
installed on your computer. As part of that
configuration process, Windows assigns a unique
set of system resources to the device you are
installing.
How to Create
Hardware Profiles on Windows-Based Mobile Computers
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 225810 - Hardware
profiles can be used to start your computer
in environments with and without local area
network (LAN) connectivity. This article describes
how to use hardware profiles to configure a
Windows-based computer for LAN and mobile environments.
How to Determine
the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) That Is
Used in Windows XP Microsoft Knowledge
Base Article: 298898 - This article describes
how to determine the Hardware Abstraction Layer
(HAL) that is loaded on a Windows XP-based computer.
HOW TO: Determine
the Firmware Version of an Itanium-Based Workstation
Computer
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 294780 - During
the Power On Self Test (POST), the PAL version
is displayed. Match the PAL version with the
information below to determine the firmware
revisions that you can download from the Intel
Web site.
How to Enable SCSIPORT
Debug Logging
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 296225 - This
article describes how you can enable debug logging
for the SCSIPORT and SCSI miniport driver on
Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000
and Microsoft Windows NT.
HOW TO: Flash Firmware
On Itanium-Based System
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 282946 - This
article describes how to flash the firmware
on Itanium-based systems.
HOW TO: Print a Device
Manager Report in Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 308579 - To
preserve information about the settings on your
computer, you can print a report in Device Manager.
This article describes how to print a report
in Device Manager.
HOW TO: Set Up Hardware
Profiles for Laptop Computers with Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 308577 - A
hardware profile is a set of instructions that
tells Windows which devices to start when you
start your computer, or which settings to use
for each device. When you first install Windows
XP, a hardware profile named Profile 1 (for
laptop computers, the profile is named Docked
Profile or Undocked Profile) is created. By
default, every device that is installed on your
computer when you install Windows is enabled
in the Profile 1 hardware profile. This article
describes how to set up hardware profiles for
laptop computers that run Windows XP
How to Troubleshoot
CD-ROM Drive Problems in Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 314096 - This
article describes how to troubleshoot problems
with your CD-ROM drive in Windows XP.
How to Use the Roll
Back Driver Feature
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 283657 - This
article describes the Roll Back Driver feature
that is a new feature in Microsoft Windows XP.
How to Use Driver
Verifier to Troubleshoot Device Drivers in Windows
2000 and Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 244617
- Driver Verifier is included in Windows 2000
and Windows XP to promote stability and reliability,
and you can use this tool to troubleshoot driver
issues. In Windows 2000 or Windows XP, kernel-mode
components can cause system corruption or system
failures as a result of an improperly written
driver, such as an earlier version of a Windows
Driver Model (WDM) driver. This article describes
how to use Driver Verifier to isolate and troubleshoot
a driver in the system.
HOW TO: Verify Unsigned
Device Drivers in Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 308514 - This
step-by-step article describes how you can use
the Windows XP Signature Verification tool (Sigverif.exe)
to find unsigned drivers and verify device drivers
in Windows XP. This information can be helpful
for troubleshooting system instability, error
messages, boot problems, and so on.
Managing USB 2.0 Devices
David Chernicoff discovers an answer to a problem
that readers are having with Windows XP Service
Pack 1 (SP1) upgrade and USB 2.0 port identification--Device
Manager gives them weird information about their
USB 2.0 ports. Source: Windows & .NET
Magazine
The Add Hardware
Wizard Detects Turned-Off COM Ports in Windows
XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 323511 - If
you turn off (disable) a COM port in Device
Manager and then run the automatic detection
feature for the first time by using the Add
Hardware Wizard, the COM port that you turned
off is detected as new hardware. This problem
occurs if your computer uses Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface (ACPI).
Troubleshooting Device
Conflicts with Device Manager
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 310126 - This
article provides steps that you can use to troubleshoot
hardware configuration problems by using Device
Manager. You can use Device Manager to examine
and change software-configurable devices. Note
that if your hardware device uses jumper pins
or dip switches, you must configure the device
manually.
Windows
XP and Surprise Removal of Hardware
Did the cat pull the plug on your portable Zip
drive? In Windows 95 and Windows 98,
surprise removal of hardware could result in
system instability or even hardware damage.
Learn about the new ways Windows XP can help
hardware developers overcome such problems.
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