Summary

This chapter took you through a few device specifics in Windows 98. I began by showing you how to use the Hard New Hardware Wizard. From there, you learned about CD-ROM drives, DVD players, graphics adapters, monitors, PC Card devices, infrared devices, and much more. I also showed you how to work with Windows 98's power management features. I finished by taking you through the Windows 98 hardware troubleshooting features.

I deal with hardware issues in plenty of other locations in this book. Here's a list of those places:

  • I discussed Device Manager and hardware profiles in Chapter 10, “Getting the Most Out of Device Manager and Hardware Profiles.”

  • The Device Manager gets all its hardware information from the Registry. To see where this ...

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