How to Start Device Manager



...in Windows 2000 and Windows XP

Device Manager is the tool that shows the devices that are currently connected to your system.

To start Device Manager:
  1. Open the system control panel, and double-click "System":

    (Keyboard shortcut: press and hold the Windows key , then press 'BREAK')
  2. After a short pause, you'll see the the general system properties page. Select the "Hardware" tab:
  3. You'll then see the hardware properties page. Select "Device Manager":
  4. You'll now see a window similar to the following.


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