1. 1 Understanding Hardware Profiles A hardware profile stores configuration settings for a set of devices and services. Microsoft Windows 2000 can store multiple hardware profiles.

2. 2 Creating or Modifying a Hardware Profile

3. 3 Activating a Hardware Profile Windows 2000 prompts the user to select a profile during startup. If no profile is selected, the default profile is used. If there is only one profile, it is automatically used. The time delay can be set to 0 to automatically use the default profile. To override the default profile, press the Spacebar during the system prompt.

4. 4 Viewing Hardware Profiles Properties Display the Available Hardware Profiles list. Select a profile, and click Properties. This Is A Portable Computer check box is selected if Windows 2000 identifies your computer as a portable unit.

5. 5 Setting Display Properties

6. 6 Using Multiple Displays

7. 7 Performance Options

8. 8 Virtual Memory Manager

9. 9 Virtual Address Space

10. 10 Paging

11. 11 Paging File Size

12. 12 Virtual Memory Warning

13. 13 Registry Size

14. 14 Enhancing Performance Create a paging file for each hard disk. Move the paging file off the drive containing the Windows 2000 systemroot folder. Note: When you install Windows 2000, Setup creates the virtual memory paging file, Pagefile.sys, on the partition (volume) where you installed Windows 2000. Set the paging file’s initial size to the Maximum Size value.

15. 15 Environment Variables

16. 16 Startup and Recovery Settings

17. 17 Installing Plug and Play Hardware Windows 2000 automatically detects and configures most Plug and Play devices. Use the Add/Remove Hardware wizard to initiate automatic installation.

18. 18 Installing Non–Plug and Play Hardware Windows 2000 automatically detects and configures many Non–Plug and Play devices. Use the Add/Remove Hardware wizard to initiate automatic installation.

19. 19 Add/Remove Hardware Wizard The Add/Remove Hardware wizard is located in Control Panel. Click Next to close the Welcome page. Select Add/Troubleshoot A Device, and click Next. The wizard searches for new devices.

20. 20 Choose A Hardware Device Page

21. 21 Confirming Hardware Installation

22. 22 Installing Hardware Manually Determine which hardware resources are required. Determine the available hardware resources. Change hardware resource assignments.

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24. 24 Determining the Available Hardware Resources

25. 25 Changing Hardware Resource Assignments Use Device Manager. Print the contents of Device Manager. Device Manager does not change the resources used by a non–Plug and Play device. Device Manager changes the device configuration for the operating system.

26. Configuring and Trouble- shooting the Desktop Environment Use the Regional Options icon in Control Panel to Configure Multiple Languages and Multiple Locations. Use the Accessibility Options icon in Control Panel to configure Accessibility Options. Use icons in Control Panel such as the FAX icon, the Internet Options icon, and the Phone and Modem Options icon to Configure Additional Desktop Settings. 12/3/2015 5:56 PMWindows 2000 Professional / Chapter 426