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

6-28 Chapter 6 Installing, Managing, and Troubleshooting Hardware Devices and Drivers
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Whenever the computer starts, the user would choose the hardware profile to use, preventing
him from having to make configuration changes or be notified of missing
devices.
By default, Windows creates one hardware profile named Profile 1 during installation.
To create an additional hardware profile, perform the following steps:
1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, select Performance And Maintenance.
3. In the Performance And Maintenance window, select System.
4. In the System Properties dialog box, on the Hardware tab, click the Hardware Profiles
button.
5. In the Hardware Profiles dialog box, shown in Figure 6-9, select Profile 1 (Current),
and then click the Copy button. You cannot create a new profile directly;
you must copy an existing profile and then modify the copy.
Figure 6-9 Copy and modify an existing hardware profile.
6. In the Copy Profile dialog box, type a name for the new profile, and then click
OK.
7. In the Hardware Profiles dialog box, select the new profile you just named, and
then click the Properties button.
8. In the Properties dialog box for the profile, you can configure two options:
❑ Select the This Is A Portable Computer check box if the computer is a portable
computer that uses a docking station (and if that docking station is one that
Windows XP supports). When a supported docking station is used, Windows