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== Some tools ==
== Windows 8.1 notes ==
 
 
=== Java installation ===
 
* http://java.com/
* Exit from Firefox, before installing Java. Else it may not install the plugin and not even tell so ....
 
 
== Windows 7 notes ==


; To know about your system, look at the '''System Information panel'''
; To know about your system, look at the '''System Information panel'''

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This page just includes some notes.

Windows 8.1 notes

Java installation

  • http://java.com/
  • Exit from Firefox, before installing Java. Else it may not install the plugin and not even tell so ....


Windows 7 notes

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

Input

Also:

AltGr-e (or ALT-CTRL-e) creates €
AltGr-7 creates | (not the same as ¦)