Quite by accident, I discovered a truly useful utility function in XP that I've not seen mentioned. Its called "My Computer Information" and you can access it by opening your "Help and Support" window and typing in the "Search" box: PC Health.
The topic that is revealed is: "Get Information about your Computer". Click on this link and you'll get the following choices:
* View General System Information about this Computer
* View the Status of my System Hardware and Software
* Find Information about the Hardware installed on this Computer
* View the List of Microsoft Software installed on this Computer
* View Advanced System Information
There are built-in troubleshooters that can assist with hardware issues. This is an excellent XP feature!
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Carey Frisch (USA)
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