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

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Exam Tip Windows XP Professional automatically detects, installs, and configures most
Plug and Play and some non–Plug and Play hardware. If Windows does not detect Plug and
Play hardware, you can often force the detection by restarting the computer or running the
Add Hardware Wizard. For many non–Plug and Play devices, you must use the Add Hardware
Wizard to manually configure the device.
To Use the Add Hardware Wizard
Lesson 1 Installing a Hardware Device
Occasionally, Windows does not detect a new Plug and Play hardware device automatically,
so you might need to initiate the installation process by using the Add Hardware
Wizard. You can also use the Add Hardware Wizard to initiate automatic hardware
installation for undetected hardware devices (both Plug and Play and non–Plug and
Play) and to troubleshoot devices.
To use the Add Hardware Wizard to have Windows automatically detect and install
Plug and Play hardware, complete the following steps:
1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, click Printers And Other Hardware.
3. In the Printers And Other Hardware window, in the See Also section, click Add
Hardware.
4. On the Welcome To The Add Hardware Wizard page, click Next.
5. Windows XP Professional searches for new devices and one of the following three
events occurs:
❑ If Windows XP Professional detects any new Plug and Play hardware for
which it has a hardware driver built in, Windows installs the new hardware.
❑ If Windows XP Professional detects new hardware for which it does not have
a hardware driver, Windows starts the Found New Hardware Wizard.
❑ If the wizard cannot find a new device, it displays the Is The Hardware Connected
page. If you have already connected the new device, click Yes, I Have
Already Connected The Hardware, and then click Next. The wizard displays
the The Following Hardware Is Already Installed On Your Computer page, as
shown in Figure 6-2. To add hardware that is not in the list, click Add A New
Hardware Device.
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