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; To know about your system, look at the '''System Information panel'''
; To know about your system, look at the '''System Information panel'''
: Start button -> run. Type ''msinfo32''
: Start button -> run. Type ''msinfo32''
: This panel allows you browse by categories most things you may want to know about your system. To change configurations however, you need other tools, e.g. the ones you can find in the Administration tools.


[[category:installation tips]]


; Admin Tools
; Admin Tools
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; Network traffic monitoring
; Network traffic monitoring
: Install http://www.winpcap.org/ +  a client
: Install http://www.winpcap.org/ +  a client
[[category:installation tips]]

Revision as of 11:26, 26 October 2010

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Some tools

To know about your system, look at the System Information panel
Start button -> run. Type msinfo32
This panel allows you browse by categories most things you may want to know about your system. To change configurations however, you need other tools, e.g. the ones you can find in the Administration tools.


Admin Tools
  • Services allows to stop/start services and to define how they should start
  • System Configuration: Examine the Start (Démarrage) tab to stop software that starts when you boot and that you don't want to (e.g. the multiple Adobe tools ...)
Network traffic monitoring
Install http://www.winpcap.org/ + a client