Troubleshooting Hardware

Various versions of Windows include a wide variety of tools for troubleshooting hardware, including

  • Device Manager— Lists basic information about devices, including driver and hardware configurations. Windows NT 4.0 doesn't have the Device Manager, but uses the Windows NT Diagnostics tool to list hardware information.

  • Microsoft System Information— Lists advanced information about devices, including .INF files, Registry keys, driver files, hardware configurations, and problems.

  • Troubleshooters— These provide step-by-step assistance in solving problems. They can be started from the Device Manager or the Windows Help system, or they might start automatically when processes such as printing don't work.

  • Add Hardware or Add/Remove ...

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