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| Computer Management (Compmgmt.msc |
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| A window that consolidates several Windows utilities called snap-ins. |
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| A window in which one or more Windows utility programs have been installed. The window is created using Microsoft Management Console, and installed utilities are called snap-ins. |
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| A utility within the Reliability and Performance Monitor that is used to collect your own data about a system. |
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| Event Viewer (Eventvwr.msc) |
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| A Windows tool useful for troubleshooting problems with Windows, applications, and hardware. It displays logs of significant events such as a hardware or network failure, OS failure, OS error messages, a device or service that has failed to start, or General Protection Faults. |
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| A Windows registry key that stores information to determine which application is opened when the user double-clicks a file. |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC) |
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| A Windows registry key that contains Plug and Play information about the hardware configuration that is used by the computer at startup. |
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| A Windows registry key that contains data about the current user. The key is built when a user logs on using data kept in the HKEY_USERS key and data kept in the Ntuser.dat file of the current user. |
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM) |
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| An important Windows registry key that contains hardware, software, and security data. The key is built using data taken from the SAM hive, the Security hive, the Software hive, and the System hive and from data collected at startup about the hardware. |
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| A Windows registry key that contains data about all users and is taken from the Default hive. |
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| Microsoft Management Console (MMC) |
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| A Windows utility to build customized consoles. These consoles can be saved to a file with an .msc file extension. |
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| The program file for the Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor console. |
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| A Vista utility that uses a flash drive or secure digital (SD) memory card to boost hard drive performance. |
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| A database that Windows uses to store hardware and software configuration information, user preferences, and setup information. |
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| Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) |
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| The Windows utility used to edit the Windows registry. |
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| Reliability and Performance Monitor |
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| A MMC snap-in (Perfmon.msc) that collects, records, and displays events, called Data Collector Sets, that can help track the performance and reliability of Windows. In Windows XP, this monitor is called the Performance Monitor or the System Monitor. |
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| A Windows utility that can be installed in a console window by Microsoft Management Console. |
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| System Configuration Utility (Msconfig.exe) |
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A Windows utility that can identify what processes
are launched at startup and can temporarily disable a process from loading. |
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| Task Manager (Taskmgr.exe) |
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| A Windows utility that lets you view the applications and processes running on your computer as well as information about process and memory performance, network activity, and user activity. |
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| A Windows tool that can set a task or program to launch at a future time, including at startup. |
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| An Internet tool that can be run on a PC to determine if an XP system qualifies for Vista. |
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| A Vista feature that gives a summary index designed to measure the overall performance of a system. |
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