You are the desktop administrator for your company. A remote sales representative named Laura uses a Windows XP Professional portable computer. Laura travels to customer locations daily, and she usually works from home. She does not use a docking station when she starts the computer at home. Each time Laura starts her computer, she is prompted to choose between the Docked and Undocked hardware profiles from the Hardware Profile Menu. You need to ensure that Laura is not prompted to choose a hardware profile each time she starts her computer. You also need to allow her computer to start automatically with the undocked profile and without delay. How should you configure Laura’s computer?
A.
Modify the BIOS settings, and disable support for the docking station.
B.
Modify the hardware profiles, and remove the Docked hardware profile.
C.
Modify the Device Manager settings to disable all devices used by the docking station.
D.
Configure the hardware profiles so that the Undocked hardware profile is the default hardware profile for startup.
Explanation:
There is no need for the docked profile because Laura does not use a docking station.
Incorrect Answers:
A: There is no such BIOS setting.
C: She would still be prompted to choose a hardware profile.
D: She would still be prompted to choose a hardware profile. After a set period of time, the undocked profile would be selected by default.
Press, Redmond, 2002, Chapter 10, Lesson 3 & Chapter 15, Lesson 6