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- Using Control Panel
- Setting the Window Color
- Turning Off Aero
- Setting the Desktop Background
- Setting the Screen Saver
- Setting the Desktop Theme
- Configuring the Monitor
- Configuring the Mouse
- Configuring the Keyboard
- Configuring Sound and Audio Devices
- Setting the Date and Time
- Localizing Your System
- Accommodating Disabled Users
- Using Speech Recognition
- Using Alternative Mouse Behavior
- Conserving Power
- Managing Fonts
- Managing Visual Effects and Performance
- Getting General System Information
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Getting General System Information
Control Panel's System page is a helpful information-only window that displays
- Your Windows edition (including Service Packs)
- Information about your processor and physical memory (RAM)
- Your computer's name and network (workgroup or domain)
- Windows registration information
You'll need some of this information when you request tech support over the phone, particularly if you're talking to Microsoft.
To display general system information:
- Choose Start > Control Panel > System and Security > System (or press Windows logo key+Break) (Figure 4.77).
Figure 4.77 This page gives basic information about your Windows edition, processor, RAM, network, and product registration.
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- Click Windows Experience Index in Figure 4.77 to get your computer's base score: Microsoft's numeric rating of your computer's capabilities (Figure 4.78). Click What Do These Numbers Mean? for an explanation.
Figure 4.78 A computer's base score is determined by the lowest subscore; it's not an average.
- Another way to get basic system information: Choose Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt, type systeminfo at the prompt, and then press Enter. To redirect the output to a text file in the current directory, type systeminfo > info.txt. This command may not work in low-end Windows editions.
- To get detailed system information, see "Getting System Information" in Chapter 20.
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