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System Properties

\ windows \system32\sysdm.cpl

Control Panel [Performance and Maintenance] System

right-click on the My Computer icon Properties

The System Properties window contains settings that affect hardware, system performance, networking, and other Windows features. The tabs in this dialog are shown in Table 3-4. All the settings in this dialog are documented in Chapter 4.

Table 3-4. An overview of the tabs in System Properties

Tab	Description and tips
General	Displays the current Windows version, the edition, the registered user , the speed of the processor, and the amount of memory.
Computer Name	Choose how your computer is identified on your network, such as the computer's name and whether you're connected to a Windows NT domain system (referred to as a business network here).
Hardware	Contains links to the Add Hardware Wizard, Device Manager, Driver Signing Options, and the Hardware Profiles dialog.
Advanced	Go to Performance Settings Visual Effects tab to selectively disable several enhanced display features, such as shadows under menus and the animation of several screen elements. Go to Performance Settings Advanced tab to choose how memory is allocated to applications, and how Windows uses virtual memory. Go to Startup and Recovery Settings to manage the boot manager, the mechanism responsible for booting to multiple operating systems. Error Reporting is used to disable the dialog that appears after a crash prompting you to send a "report" to Microsoft.
System Restore	See System Restore, later in this chapter.
Automatic Updates	Windows can automatically and routinely activate the Windows Update feature to see if any updates to Windows XP exist, and optionally install them without prompting.
Remote	See Remote Desktop Connection, earlier in this chapter.