This document discusses how to install and uninstall hardware in Windows 95/98. It describes using the Add New Hardware wizard to guide the installation process for new hardware. The wizard can detect most standard hardware and make appropriate changes to the registry and configuration files. It also covers plug and play technology which allows connecting devices without configuration settings. The steps provided include closing programs, using the Add New Hardware icon, selecting hardware types, and clicking finish once installation is complete. Uninstalling hardware involves using the Device Manager to select and remove hardware before disconnecting it.

1. Installing a New Hardware , Uninstall a
Hardware
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2. Installing a New Hardware
 At some point we want to upgrade our
computer & to use more applications to make it
more powerful and to take advantage of
additional computing features
 Windows 95/98 can help us to install new
equipments
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Windows 95/98’s Add new Hardware feature guides
through the process of adding new hardware using
an interface called the new Hardware Wizard, which
can detect most new standard hardware on our
computer
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It makes the appropriate changes to the Registry
and to the appropriate configuration files so that
windows 95/98 can recognize and support our new
hardware
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5. Installing a New Hardware Contd..
Plug and play is a computer technology that
makes it possible for us to connect a device to
our computer without having to enter setting for
the device
 Windows and most new devices support plug
and play technology
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6. Installing a New Hardware Contd..
To install a new hardware, follow these steps
 Close all running programs. Then click start ,
Point to programs and click control panel
 Double-click on the Add New Hardware icon.
The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear
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8. Installing a New Hardware
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Installing a New Hardware
 Click the Next button to begin installing the new
hardware. Windows display the next wizard
screen
 The displayed dialog box indicates that windows
will search for plug and play devices. Click on
Next to continue
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10. Installing a New Hardware Contd..
 If windows finds a plug and play device , it display a
name of device and asks if all devices we want to
install are listed
 If windows did not detect a device we just installed,
click No
 I want to install another device
 click Next. Windows displays the next wizard
screen
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Contd..
 If the wizard detected other devices it displays a
list of them and asks if the device we want to install
is in the list
 If the device is not in the list, click No, the device
isn’t in the list. If the device is in the list click
Yes, the device is in the list and click the name of
the device
Click Next. Windows displays the Next wizard screen
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 The Wizard asks if we want it to search for any
non plug and play devices on our system
 Select Yes and then click Next
 Windows displays the next wizard screen
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13. Installing a New Hardware Contd..
 The Wizard informs us that it will now search for
any new plug and play devices
 Click Next to search our computer for any new
hardware that’s installed
 This may take several minutes to search for the
new hardware that’s installed
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14. Installing a New Hardware Contd..
 Wait until the detection process is completed and
if Windows is able to detect any new hardware
windows will install the software needed to support
our new hardware detected
 Click on the Finish button
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15. Installing a New Hardware
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16. Installing a New Hardware
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17. Installing a New Hardware Contd..
 Click on the hardware type we are installing, and
click on Next
 Select the Model and Manufacturer of our
hardware
 Click Next. Windows displays the next wizard
screen
 Click on Finish button
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18. Un Installing a Hardware
To uninstall a hardware, follow these steps
 Click Start button, point to Settings and then click
on Control Panel
 Double-click system
 Click Device Manager option
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19. Contd..
Un Installing a Hardware
 Select the hardware that we want to uninstall
 Click the Remove button
 Shutdown the computer and disconnect the
hardware
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20. Summary
In this lecture you have learned about
Installing a New Hardware
 Un Installing a Hardware
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21. Frequently Asked questions
 How to install a new hardware
 How to Uninstall a hardware
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22. Quiz
1. ___________ is a computer technology that
makes it possible for us to connect a device to our
computer without having to enter setting for the
device
Answer is: Plug and play
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