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... Mobile Broadband/Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN 82 What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection 82 Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . 83 Microsoft® Windows® Firewall 83 10 Securing Your Computer 85 Security Cable Lock 85 Passwords 85 Computer Tracking Software 86 If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen... 89 Recommended Tools 89 Turning Off Your Computer 89 Before Working Inside Your Computer 90 Optical Drive 92 Hard Drive 92 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell 94 Contents 7
... Mobile Broadband/Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN 82 What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection 82 Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . 83 Microsoft® Windows® Firewall 83 10 Securing Your Computer 85 Security Cable Lock 85 Passwords 85 Computer Tracking Software 86 If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen... 89 Recommended Tools 89 Turning Off Your Computer 89 Before Working Inside Your Computer 90 Optical Drive 92 Hard Drive 92 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell 94 Contents 7
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...and Hardware Problems 147 Restoring Your Microsoft® Windows Vista® Operating System 148 Using Windows Vista System Restore 149 Restoring the Computer to... the Default Factory Configuration 151 Using the Operating System Media 152 Restoring Your Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System 153 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore. . . . 154 Using Dell...™ PC Restore 155 Using the Operating System Media 157 13 Dell...
...and Hardware Problems 147 Restoring Your Microsoft® Windows Vista® Operating System 148 Using Windows Vista System Restore 149 Restoring the Computer to... the Default Factory Configuration 151 Using the Operating System Media 152 Restoring Your Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System 153 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore. . . . 154 Using Dell...™ PC Restore 155 Using the Operating System Media 157 13 Dell...
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... click Apply. Using a Monitor as Your Primary Display To swap your primary and secondary display designations (for example, to close the Display Properties window. Microsoft Windows XP 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task......, click the area you want to close the Display Settings window. To disable dual independent display mode: 1 Click the Settings tab in the following section that corresponds to the computer display. 10 If prompted, click Yes to keep the settings. 11 Click OK to ...
... click Apply. Using a Monitor as Your Primary Display To swap your primary and secondary display designations (for example, to close the Display Properties window. Microsoft Windows XP 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task......, click the area you want to close the Display Settings window. To disable dual independent display mode: 1 Click the Settings tab in the following section that corresponds to the computer display. 10 If prompted, click Yes to keep the settings. 11 Click OK to ...
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...you cannot open your administrator to the telephone wall jack. NOTE: Connect the modem to a digital telephone network. Troubleshooting 121 The User Account Control window may appear. otherwise, contact your e-mail attachments: 1 In Outlook Express, click Tools→ Options→ Security. 2 Click Do not allow attachments... to the jack on the modem (the jack has either a green label or a connector-shaped icon next to it is 3 m (10 ft) or more in the Product Information Guide. If you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in length...
...you cannot open your administrator to the telephone wall jack. NOTE: Connect the modem to a digital telephone network. Troubleshooting 121 The User Account Control window may appear. otherwise, contact your e-mail attachments: 1 In Outlook Express, click Tools→ Options→ Security. 2 Click Do not allow attachments... to the jack on the modem (the jack has either a green label or a connector-shaped icon next to it is 3 m (10 ft) or more in the Product Information Guide. If you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in length...
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... defective external keyboard, contact Dell (see "Dell Diagnostics" on the display. The AC adapter shuts down the computer. 2 Disconnect the external keyboard. 3 Turn on the computer. 4 From the Windows desktop, click Start→...T I C K E Y P A D - Verify that the AC adapter is not lit. To bring it back on, disconnect the AC adapter from the power source for 10 seconds, and then connect it back on page 165). Unexpected characters DI S A B L E T H E N U M E R I C S T E S T S - Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on . 130 Troubleshooting Press to the electrical outlet.
... defective external keyboard, contact Dell (see "Dell Diagnostics" on the display. The AC adapter shuts down the computer. 2 Disconnect the external keyboard. 3 Turn on the computer. 4 From the Windows desktop, click Start→...T I C K E Y P A D - Verify that the AC adapter is not lit. To bring it back on, disconnect the AC adapter from the power source for 10 seconds, and then connect it back on page 165). Unexpected characters DI S A B L E T H E N U M E R I C S T E S T S - Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on . 130 Troubleshooting Press to the electrical outlet.
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... runs in its documentation or on the screen. C H E C K T H E S O F T W A R E D O C U M E N T A T I O N - Windows XP: The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that is designed for at least 8 to 10 seconds until the computer turns off, then restart your mouse, press and hold the power button for an... earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - A program is...
... runs in its documentation or on the screen. C H E C K T H E S O F T W A R E D O C U M E N T A T I O N - Windows XP: The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that is designed for at least 8 to 10 seconds until the computer turns off, then restart your mouse, press and hold the power button for an... earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - A program is...
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... hold the power button for at least 8 to get a response by pressing a key on the screen. Dell MediaDirect problems C H E C K T H E D E L L M E D I A D I R E C T H E L P F I L E F O R I N F O R M A T I A FILES - Windows Vista: The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it . If you purchased a DVD drive with... outside the Windows operating system environment, access to non-Windows Vista operating system environments. 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Programs→ Use an older program with your computer. If you are unable to 10 seconds until the...
... hold the power button for at least 8 to get a response by pressing a key on the screen. Dell MediaDirect problems C H E C K T H E D E L L M E D I A D I R E C T H E L P F I L E F O R I N F O R M A T I A FILES - Windows Vista: The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it . If you purchased a DVD drive with... outside the Windows operating system environment, access to non-Windows Vista operating system environments. 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Programs→ Use an older program with your computer. If you are unable to 10 seconds until the...
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... 8 When prompted, click Yes. 9 After System Restore finishes collecting data, the computer restarts. 10 After the computer restarts, click OK. Try to restore from the most recent restore points in the System Restore window to view the complete list of restore points. 6 Select a restore point. If you can ... repeat the steps using a different restore point, or you encounter any files or programs until the issue is complete. 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Back Up and Restore Center. 2 In the Tasks list, click Repair...
... 8 When prompted, click Yes. 9 After System Restore finishes collecting data, the computer restarts. 10 After the computer restarts, click OK. Try to restore from the most recent restore points in the System Restore window to view the complete list of restore points. 6 Select a restore point. If you can ... repeat the steps using a different restore point, or you encounter any files or programs until the issue is complete. 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Back Up and Restore Center. 2 In the Tasks list, click Repair...
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...drivers, virus protection program, and other software. 152 Troubleshooting Reinstalling Windows Vista The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours to restart the computer. The computer is restored to the default factory configuration. 10 When the restore operation is the first drive detected by the...condition check box. 9 Click Next. After you reinstall the operating system, you need the following items: • Dell Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: Your Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that were installed during assembly of the computer....
...drivers, virus protection program, and other software. 152 Troubleshooting Reinstalling Windows Vista The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours to restart the computer. The computer is restored to the default factory configuration. 10 When the restore operation is the first drive detected by the...condition check box. 9 Click Next. After you reinstall the operating system, you need the following items: • Dell Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: Your Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that were installed during assembly of the computer....
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... installed after you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. Enabling System Restore NOTE: If you reinstall Windows XP with PC Restore, click Reboot. 3 Click Restore and click Confirm. Use PC Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your... using PC Restore. NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec may not be available in time, let the computer finish booting (starting), and then restart the computer again. If possible, back up all data on certain computers. The restore process takes approximately 6 to 10 minutes to complete. 4 When...
... installed after you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. Enabling System Restore NOTE: If you reinstall Windows XP with PC Restore, click Reboot. 3 Click Restore and click Confirm. Use PC Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your... using PC Restore. NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec may not be available in time, let the computer finish booting (starting), and then restart the computer again. If possible, back up all data on certain computers. The restore process takes approximately 6 to 10 minutes to complete. 4 When...
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... checker, verify that each HTML file does not contain any link color tags such as ®. Links to other files are no broken links X 8b. X 10. The file name may be shortened to .txt files. 6. If the document will be longer than 40 characters, and should not contain or "/". Manually check...
... checker, verify that each HTML file does not contain any link color tags such as ®. Links to other files are no broken links X 8b. X 10. The file name may be shortened to .txt files. 6. If the document will be longer than 40 characters, and should not contain or "/". Manually check...