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If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
Disabling a device
1
Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and
Maintenance, Administrative Tools, Computer
Management, and then Device Manager.
2
Select the specific device from the device category. To
expand a device category, double-click the category.
3
In the toolbar, look to the far right for an icon of a
monitor with a strike mark through a circle on the front.
This is the disable feature.
4
Click the icon.
You are given the option of disabling the device.
5
Click Yes to disable the device or No to cancel.
Checking device properties
Device Manager provides a way to view the properties of a
device. Properties include the name of the manufacturer, the
type of device, the drivers installed, and the system resources
assigned to the device.
To check a device's properties:
1
Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and
Maintenance, Administrative Tools, Computer
Management, and then Device Manager.
2
To view the device(s) installed, double-click the device
type.
3
To view the properties, double-click the device.
The operating system displays the Device Properties
dialog box, which provides an array of tabs. They may
include:
❖
The General tab, which provides basic information
about the device.
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