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

Windows automatically installs the device 2 2 Installing Plug and Play Devices Begin using the device 3 3 Connect the device to your computer 1 1

Installing Non–Plug and Play Devices Load the appropriate device drivers for the device 3 3 Use Add Hardware Wizard to identify device 2 2 Configure device properties and settings, if necessary 4 4 Connect the device to your computer 1 1

Supporting Bluetooth Devices New Bluetooth Options:  Control Panel  Network Connections  Bluetooth File Transfer Wizard To use Windows XP SP2 to support Bluetooth devices: Prepare the Bluetooth device Set up the computer to receive 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: Start the Device Manager Run the Hardware Update Wizard 3 3 Open the Properties page of the device to update

Driver Rollback Scan for hardware changes Properties Update Driver… Disable Uninstall

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

Using Device Manager to Troubleshoot Devices

Removing Devices

Configuring Resources