I tend to trust the error reporting features on servers used for
general tasks, but not those containing mission critical information. It??™s a halfway approach, but
at least Microsoft receives some information it can use to solve problems.
In this chapter, you??™ll learn how to do the following:
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Obtain driver and application information
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Manage applications
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Work with the Windows Package Manager
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Manage roles and features
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Manage COM servers
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Report errors
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MANAGING APPLICATIONS
Obtaining Driver Information with the
DriverQuery
Command
The DriverQuery command displays a complete list of the drivers loaded on your system. Generally,
you??™ll use this utility after you install the operating system to record the clean state of your system,
and then after each major upgrade, including operating system service packs. By tracking the driver
state of your system, you can determine when system errors are the result of faulty or incompatible
drivers. This command uses the following syntax:
DRIVERQUERY [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]] [/FO format]
[/NH] [/SI] [/V]
The following list describes each of the command line arguments.
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