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Reference
This appendix contains information about various topics, including accessing
information about your Windows computer.
Locating Computer Information
The following procedure is valid for Windows
98
SE
, Me,
NT
4.0
,
2000
and
XP
.
1.
From the desktop, right-click on
My Computer
.
2.
Select
Properties
from the menu that appears.
3.
When the “System Properties” window appears, select
General
.
The version of the operating system, processor type, and amount of
RAM
installed in the computer are listed here.
4.
Close the System Properties window.
5.
From the desktop, double-click on
My Computer
.
6.
Right-click the icon representing your hard disk. For example: Local Disk (C:).
Some computers have multiple hard disks.
7.
From the menu that appears, select
Properties
.
8.
When the window appears, select
General
.
9.
The Free space value is the available space on the hard disk.
10.
Close all windows.
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Locating Windows Operating System Files
If the operating system files reside on the hard drive of the computer, follow the
instructions below to locate them. If the files are not on the hard drive, they must
be loaded from the installation disks.
Windows 98 SE
1.
From the desktop, click
Start
.
2.
When the menu appears, select
Find,
then
Files or Folders
.
3.
When the “Find: All Files” window appears, select
Name & Location
.
4.
In the “Named” text box, enter:
*.cab
5.
Click the
down arrow
next to the “Look In” text box and select
My
Computer
from the list that appears.
6.
Click
Find Now
.
7.
When the search is complete, note the directory path that appears most often
in the “In Folder” column. For example:
C:\WINDOWS \SYSTEM
.
8.
The Windows operating system files are located in this directory. Write down
the directory path for future reference.
9.
Close the Find: All Files window.
Windows Me, 2000
1.
From the desktop, click
Start
.
2.
Select
Search
, then
For Files and Folders
.
3a.
Windows Me
: The “Search Results” window appears. In the “Search for files
or folders named” text box, enter:
*.cab
3b.
Windows
2000
:
The “Search Results” window appears. In the “Search for files
or folders named” text box, enter:
i386
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4.
Click the
down arrow
next to the “Look in” text box and select
My
Computer
from the list that appears.
5.
Click
Search Now
.
6a.
Windows Me
: When the search is complete, note the directory path that
appears most often in the “In Folder” column. For example:
C:\WINDOWS \OPTIONS\INSTALL
.
6b.
Windows
2000
: When the search is complete, note the directory path that
appears most often in the “In Folder” column. For example:
C:\WINNT \
Driver Cache.
7.
The Windows operating system files are located in this directory. Write down
the directory path for future reference.
8.
Close the Search Results window.
Windows NT 4.0
1.
From the desktop, click
Start
.
2.
When the menu appears, select
Find,
then
Files or Folders
.
3.
When the “Find: All Files” window appears, select
Name & Location
.
4.
In the “Named” text box, enter:
i386
5.
Click the
down arrow
next to the “Look In” text box and select
My
Computer
from the list that appears.
6.
Click
Find Now
.
7.
When the search is complete, note the directory path that appears most often
in the “In Folder” column. For example:
C:\
.
8.
The Windows operating system files are located in this directory. Write down
the directory path (followed by “i386”) for future reference.
9.
Close the Find: All Files window.
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Windows XP
1.
From the desktop, click
Start
.
2.
Select
Search
, then
For Files and Folders
.
3.
The “Search Results” window appears. In the panel at left titled “What do you
want to search for?”, click
All files and folders
.
4.
Another panel, titled “Search by any or all of the criteria below” appears. In
the “Look in” text box, click the
down arrow
and select
My Computer
from
the menu that appears.
5.
In the “All or part of the file name” text box, enter:
i386
6.
Click
Search
.
7.
When the search is complete, note the directory path that appears most often
in the “In Folder” column. For example:
C:\WINDOWS \
Driver Cache\.
8.
The Windows operating system files are located in this directory. Write down
the directory path (followed by “\i386”) for future reference.
9.
Close the Search Results window.
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Switching to Static IP
on the Computer
To communicate with the Gateway from a computer on the network (to access
the Web Configuration screens, for example), the user may have to switch the
IP
address settings from
DHCP
-enabled to static
IP
, so that the computer and the
Gateway are on the same subnet.
To set up static
IP
on a computer, select the operating system and follow the
instructions.
☞
Note
: The following procedures are based on the Gateway’s
factory default
IP
address. If the Gateway’s
IP
address has been
changed, enter the new
IP
address when instructed to enter an
IP
address.
Windows 98 SE
1.
From the desktop, click
Start
in the lower left corner.
2.
From the menu that appears, select
Settings
.
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