• Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Information

• Click the System Summary folder in the left pane to display general information

• Click the plus sign (+) next to a category name to expand the list, then click the specific item about which you want to view more details

• Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt

• Type ipconfig, then press Enter

Using the PING command to test connectivity

• Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt

• Type ping x.x.x.x, where x.x.x.x is the IP address of a remote computer, then press Enter

• If you receive a response, this means the connection between your computer and the remote one is good

Using the TRACERT command

• Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt

• Type TRACERT x.x.x.x, where x.x.x.x is the IP address of a remote computer (or type TRACERT name, where name is the destination domain name), then press Enter

Displaying the Registry

• In the Start menu, click Run

• Type regedit in the Open text box, then click OK

• Click the plus sign (+) next to a key to expand it and display the contents

• Click an item to display its values

• Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup

• In the Welcome to Backup or Restore Wizard screen, click the Advanced Mode link, then click Next

• Click the Only back up the System State data radio button, then click Next

• Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup

• In the Welcome to Backup or Restore Wizard screen, click the Advanced Mode link, then click Next

• Click the Restore Wizard radio button, then click Next

• Make sure the disk that contains your backup file is inserted in the drive

• Click the Browse button and navigate to the backup file on the disk

• Choose to restore the entire System state, not just the Registry, then click the Start restore button

• Answer the prompts in the dialog boxes, then click Finish

• In the Registry, click Edit, then Find

• In the Find dialog box, type the text you wish to find

• Narrow your search by clicking in the check boxes marked Keys, Values, Data, or Match whole string only

• Click Find Next to begin your search