Siemens PANEL PC 877 operating instructions Windows XP Professional

Commissioning

8.6 Microsoft Windows operating system

8.6.3Windows XP Professional

Restrictions

Note

If you have an external PS/2 keyboard and a USB keyboard connected at the same time, the keyboard LEDs on the external keyboards may not be correctly refreshed in some circumstances.

Service Pack

After a new installation of Windows XP Professional, install at least Service Pack 2. Service Pack 2 is supplied in the product package.

Note

If you are using SIMATIC WinCC or SIMATIC WinCC flexible, pay heed to the operating system releases. For additional information, refer to the SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC WinCC flexible documentation.

Automatic logon

When automatic logon is used, a defined user is automatically logged on with a defined password. No logon dialog appears when the operating system starts up. For additional information, refer to the Windows help.

Call

Start menu "Start", command "Settings > Control panel > Automatic Updates"

You can deactivate this function in the dialog "Automatic Updates" "Keep my computer up to date. With this setting enabled, ….

Updates will then no longer be performed automatically on the device via the Internet.

Notice

When the check-box is activated, updates will be installed automatically on the device via the Internet even when they have not been released by Siemens AG.

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