Creating Hardware Profiles

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1. Brian is developing device drivers for a new camera his company is manufacturing. Brian's computer runs MS Windows XP Pro. While programming, Brian needs to disable device drivers under development. While testing, Brian needs to enable the devices. He also needs to reboot his computer when switching from programming mode to testing mode. To make life easier, Brian wants to set up an additional hardware profile. The device drivers under development are currently enabled. What are the steps to create a new hardware profile?

Create a copy of the current hardware profile

Restart the computer.

Select the new hardware profile.

Disable the devices.

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