Index_P

P

page files, 242–245

Paged Memory category, 33

parallel ports, 63

partitioning disk drives, 194

FDISK for, 195–197, 196

in Windows XP, 207

passwords

in Windows 2000, 203

in Windows XP, 207

pasting files, 175

PC architecture

identifying components, 3–10, 4–5

safety issues, 2–3

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus, 22, 23

PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) devices, 116–117

peer-to-peer networks, 74

performance. See also optimization

in Windows 98, 252–253

in Windows 2000, 254

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, 22, 23

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) devices, 116–117

PHOENIX BIOS, 109

physical ring topology, 74–75

PING utility, 229, 231

pipe symbol (|) with DIR, 168

pixels, 124

Plug-and-Play devices

BIOS, 109

installing, 217–220

sound cards, 135

Pointer tab, 132

portable systems, 116

battery assemblies in, 118

external connections in, 117–118

LCD panels in, 119

memory packages in, 119

safety issues in, 116–117

ports

identifying, 3, 4

for printers, 63–64

POST (power on self test), 2

power cables for drives

floppy, 45

IDE/ATA, 49

SCSI, 55

power on self test (POST), 2

power outlets, shock hazards from, 3

power supplies, 95

installing, 98

removing, 96–98

shock hazards from, 3

primary partitions, 194

printers

bubble-jet, 62

dot-matrix, 61–62, 62

installing

in Windows 98 systems, 65–68, 66

in Windows XP systems, 68–70

interfaces and drivers for, 63

laser

EP, 60–61, 61

LED, 61

settings for, 64

Printers folder, 66

Processes category, 33

processors, 2

identifying, 5

requirements

in Windows 98, 199

in Windows 2000, 201

in Windows XP, 205

sockets for, 14

Product Key window

in Windows 98, 199

in Windows 2000, 203

Programs menu, 165–166

Protect My Computer option, 237

protocols for networks

installing, 224–228

troubleshooting, 228–233