Service Reference Guide, dc5100
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Setup Utilities and Diagnostics Features
2.4.1 Installing Configuration Record
The Configuration Record is part of Diagnostics for Windows and is automatically installed at
the same time as Diagnostics for Windows.
2.4.2 Running Configuration Record
To run this program:
1. Click
Start > HP Information Center > Configuration Record
.
Alternately, you can access Diagnostics for Windows via the control panel.
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The Configuration Record utility has two view options:
Show Changed Items Only
and
Show
All
. The default view is
Show Changed Items Only
, therefore all the text is displayed in the
color red since it shows only the differences. Switching to
Show All
displays the complete,
comprehensive view of the system.
2. The default view is
Show Changed Items Only
. To view all the information gathered by
Configuration Record, click
View
at the top of the window and select
Show All
,
or click the
Show All Items
icon.
3. To save the information in the left or right window, select
File > Save Window File
and then
select
Left Window File
or
Right Window File
.
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Saving the configuration of the computer periodically allows the user to keep a history of the
configuration. This history may be useful to you in the future if the system ever encounters a
problem that needs debugging.
4. To exit Configuration Record, click
File
, then click
Exit
.
