Maintaining your system is easy!

Getting started

There is a screen that we will start with to "view basic information about your computer." This screen, call it "System," displays the information about your Windows edition, some very important information about your hardware, networking information, and product activation information. Beyond the basic information, there is limitless useful links on this screen.

Open this window with Control Panel > System and Maintenance > System (or Win+R, control system ). This will be our starting point to explore the condition of your system.


Note
You can start many Windows Vista functions in several ways. The System window seems to have more ways than most, including two links on the Welcome Center and a unique key combination of Win+Break (no jokes, please), which is handiest of all.

 

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