Chapter 4: Using Windows-Based Troubleshooting Utilities
Exam Objectives
Managing Registry data with regedit.exe and regedt32.exe
Working with system and disk management tools
This chapter is all about Windows-based troubleshooting utilities. These utilities fall into categories such as disk maintenance, configuration, diagnostic, and the ever-popular miscellaneous category. One major utility topic covered in this chapter is Registry-editing utilities. I examine this component thoroughly because this topic is often neglected. The content that you examine for Registry editing is more detailed than what you need for the exam; when you finish this book, you’ll have a great grasp on the capabilities of the Registry editing tools.
As a CompTIA A+ Certified Professional, you will be called on from time to time to use the tools that are discussed in this chapter. So, in addition to knowing this content for the exam, you need to understand these tools to do your job as a support professional.
Understanding Operating System Utilities for Disk Maintenance
In this section, you examine different utilities that you can use to perform disk maintenance on your system. These utilities include fdisk and Disk Management, defrag, and chkdsk. Each of these utilities serves a specific purpose for your ...
