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Using System
Properties In Windows XP!
You might need to be logged on as an administrator or a member of the
Administrators group in order to perform some tasks.
System Properties is a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) tool that lets
you view and change system properties on a remote computer or local computer.
Using System Properties, you can restart a remote computer to apply settings
changes or to detect new hardware, view the computer name and domain information
for other computers on your network, and change the settings for the virtual
memory paging file on a computer that might run programs requiring a lot of
memory.
To open System Properties:
1. Open Computer Management (Local).
2. In the console tree, right-click Computer Management (Local), and then click
Properties.
Side Notes:
- To open Computer Management, click Start, point to Settings, and then click
Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer
Management.
- For information about using System Properties, in Computer Management, click
Help on the Action menu.
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