MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

5-36 Chapter 5 Configuring Windows XP Professional
Note If a system or program error occurs and you have configured your system to report it,
Windows XP Professional displays a dialog box that allows you to indicate whether you want
to send the report to Microsoft.
Practice: Configuring System Settings by Using Control Panel
In this practice, you use the System program to change some of the system settings.
First, you change the paging file size. Then, you add a new system environment
variable.
Exercise 1: Change the Paging File Size
In this exercise, you use the System Properties dialog box to change the size of the
Windows XP Professional paging file.
1. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
2. In the Performance box, click Settings.
Windows XP Professional displays the Performance Options dialog box with the
Visual Effects tab active.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
By default, both Processor Scheduling and Memory Usage are optimized for applications.
4. In the Virtual Memory box, click Change.
Windows XP Professional displays the Virtual Memory dialog box.
5. In the Drive list, click the drive that contains your paging file, if necessary.
6. In the Initial Size text box, increase the value by 10, and then click Set.
You have just increased the initial size of the paging file.
7. Click OK to close the Virtual Memory dialog box.
8. Click OK to close the Performance Options dialog box.
Leave the System Properties dialog box open for the next exercise.
Exercise 2: Add a System Environment Variable
In this exercise, you use the System Properties dialog box to add a new system environment
variable. You then test the new variable by using it at the command prompt.
1. In the System Properties dialog box, in the Advanced tab, click Environment
Variables.
Windows XP Professional displays the Environment Variables dialog box.