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... 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 CompuTrace 60 Data security 61 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 61 Computrace 61 Startup and hard drive password 61 Windows user accounts 61 Protecting your notebook from viruses 62 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Using Windows Security Center 66 Security updates 68 Windows...
... 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 CompuTrace 60 Data security 61 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 61 Computrace 61 Startup and hard drive password 61 Windows user accounts 61 Protecting your notebook from viruses 62 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Using Windows Security Center 66 Security updates 68 Windows...
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www.gateway.com Traveling securely 69 Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 71 Changing screen settings 72 Changing color depth and screen resolution 72 Changing the appearance of windows and ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 91 Setting up a maintenance schedule 92 Updating Windows 92 Using BigFix 92 Managing hard drive space 93 Checking hard drive space 93 Deleting unnecessary files 94 Checking the hard drive for errors 95 Defragmenting the hard drive 96 Backing up files 97 Scheduling maintenance tasks 98 Moving from your old computer 98 Transferring files...
www.gateway.com Traveling securely 69 Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 71 Changing screen settings 72 Changing color depth and screen resolution 72 Changing the appearance of windows and ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 91 Setting up a maintenance schedule 92 Updating Windows 92 Using BigFix 92 Managing hard drive space 93 Checking hard drive space 93 Deleting unnecessary files 94 Checking the hard drive for errors 95 Defragmenting the hard drive 96 Backing up files 97 Scheduling maintenance tasks 98 Moving from your old computer 98 Transferring files...
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... can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the menu bar ...starts an action such as Print or Save. Viewing drives Help For more than one drive. Clicking the maximize button again ...
... can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the menu bar ...starts an action such as Print or Save. Viewing drives Help For more than one drive. Clicking the maximize button again ...
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... want the copy to go in (the destination folder), you place a copy of a file or folder into more information, see "Shortcuts" on your hard drive. 3 If you cut or copy again. In fact, all information on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. When you copy and paste a ... paste copies of the file or folder on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for files" on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are called copying, cutting, and pasting. Typically, Local ...
... want the copy to go in (the destination folder), you place a copy of a file or folder into more information, see "Shortcuts" on your hard drive. 3 If you cut or copy again. In fact, all information on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. When you copy and paste a ... paste copies of the file or folder on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for files" on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are called copying, cutting, and pasting. Typically, Local ...
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... information about searching for a particular file or folder or a set of the file and folder names containing the letters you want to search on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your notebook by file or folder name, type in all or part of the...
... information about searching for a particular file or folder or a set of the file and folder names containing the letters you want to search on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your notebook by file or folder name, type in all or part of the...
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.... To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. CHAPTER 4: Playing and... Creating Media Files 4 When you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as WMA files. The recording is recorded. A progress bar appears next to record, then click Start Rip. WMA and MP3 are methods for any track...
.... To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. CHAPTER 4: Playing and... Creating Media Files 4 When you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as WMA files. The recording is recorded. A progress bar appears next to record, then click Start Rip. WMA and MP3 are methods for any track...
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www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already installed, make the ... access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to restart your computer does not already have connected the network cabling. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. When you should contact your access point documentation for setting up...
www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already installed, make the ... access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to restart your computer does not already have connected the network cabling. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. When you should contact your access point documentation for setting up...
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... they were attached directly to your computer. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 54. • Connect your printer to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of your computers, you...
... they were attached directly to your computer. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 54. • Connect your printer to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of your computers, you...
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...Gateway so we can use a password you set up and running. If your notebook includes TPM compliant hardware, your notebook may also include the software necessary to remotely delete personal information from using your notebook has TPM hardware but that is very secure, and you turn on creating a startup and hard drive... password, see your hard drive. Make sure that you can remember but does not include the TPM software, you can access files in the My...
...Gateway so we can use a password you set up and running. If your notebook includes TPM compliant hardware, your notebook may also include the software necessary to remotely delete personal information from using your notebook has TPM hardware but that is very secure, and you turn on creating a startup and hard drive... password, see your hard drive. Make sure that you can remember but does not include the TPM software, you can access files in the My...
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CHAPTER8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 91
CHAPTER8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 91
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... and conflicts. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook Setting up a maintenance schedule Use the following table to set up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for your notebook. Windows Update scans your notebook and provides you keep your notebook and keep it alerts you ...New content is added to open BigFix. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up a regular maintenance schedule. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it running Windows Update, see "Protecting Your Notebook" on page ...
... and conflicts. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook Setting up a maintenance schedule Use the following table to set up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for your notebook. Windows Update scans your notebook and provides you keep your notebook and keep it alerts you ...New content is added to open BigFix. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up a regular maintenance schedule. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it running Windows Update, see "Protecting Your Notebook" on page ...
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Drive space information appears. 93 Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start Ö Computer Ö right-click drive Ö Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you want to check hard drive space, delete unnecessary files, defragment files, and back up files.
Drive space information appears. 93 Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start Ö Computer Ö right-click drive Ö Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you want to check hard drive space, delete unnecessary files, defragment files, and back up files.
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...files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of files you want to delete, then click OK. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to free hard drive space. Type disk cleanup in the Recycle Bin, to select the types of the options: ... Cleanup dialog box opens. 2 Click one of files you indicated are deleted. To delete unnecessary files: Shortcut Start Ö Computer Ö right-click drive Ö Properties Ö Disk Cleanup 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk Cleanup.
...files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of files you want to delete, then click OK. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to free hard drive space. Type disk cleanup in the Recycle Bin, to select the types of the options: ... Cleanup dialog box opens. 2 Click one of files you indicated are deleted. To delete unnecessary files: Shortcut Start Ö Computer Ö right-click drive Ö Properties Ö Disk Cleanup 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk Cleanup.
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... tab. 3 Click Check Now, then click Start. If you use your notebook several minutes. Type checking for errors. www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for physical flaws and file and folder problems. This program corrects file and folder problems and marks flawed areas on...
... tab. 3 Click Check Now, then click Start. If you use your notebook several minutes. Type checking for errors. www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for physical flaws and file and folder problems. This program corrects file and folder problems and marks flawed areas on...
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... areas of the file and put them back together. This process slows the hard drive performance. Type defragmenting in different places on the drive can improve hard drive performance. Tip Because defragmenting a drive may take hours to start over. The Disk Defragmenter dialog box opens. ...continuously stop the defragmentation process and cause it to complete (depending on the size of the drive being defragmented. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook Defragmenting the hard drive When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into pieces and stores them ...
... areas of the file and put them back together. This process slows the hard drive performance. Type defragmenting in different places on the drive can improve hard drive performance. Tip Because defragmenting a drive may take hours to start over. The Disk Defragmenter dialog box opens. ...continuously stop the defragmentation process and cause it to complete (depending on the size of the drive being defragmented. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook Defragmenting the hard drive When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into pieces and stores them ...
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You should back up your files regularly to back up. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to do a complete hard drive backup. www.gateway.com Backing up files Backing up files, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you want to back up files: 1 Click... then click Computer. Help For more information about backing up files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you can visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. To back up , click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Backup Now, then click Run...
You should back up your files regularly to back up. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to do a complete hard drive backup. www.gateway.com Backing up files Backing up files, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you want to back up files: 1 Click... then click Computer. Help For more information about backing up files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you can visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. To back up , click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Backup Now, then click Run...
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... move files and settings from your new notebook, install those programs on the new notebook before running Disk Defragmenter and checking your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. If your data by using Windows Easy Transfer,... Help For more complex tasks, then follow the on-screen instructions to your old computer to run . While using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Windows Easy Transfer copies only the software's settings, not the software itself, to the new notebook. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, ...
... move files and settings from your new notebook, install those programs on the new notebook before running Disk Defragmenter and checking your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. If your data by using Windows Easy Transfer,... Help For more complex tasks, then follow the on-screen instructions to your old computer to run . While using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Windows Easy Transfer copies only the software's settings, not the software itself, to the new notebook. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, ...
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... You can often identify different data file types by copying them to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. OR In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on -screen instructions to another...of your saved personal data files. 4 Copy your network. Go to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. Go to Step 4. - www.gateway.com 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on the desktop. Documents .DOC, .TXT,...
... You can often identify different data file types by copying them to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. OR In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on -screen instructions to another...of your saved personal data files. 4 Copy your network. Go to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. Go to Step 4. - www.gateway.com 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on the desktop. Documents .DOC, .TXT,...
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...icons 8 desktop shortcuts 8 documents 17 folders 10 music files 38 video DVD 41 WMA files 38 customizing 71 cutting files and folders 10 D defragmenting hard drive 96 deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 94 desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 72 changing color scheme 73 selecting screen ...button 15 gestures 15 tips 15 disconnecting from Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers ...
...icons 8 desktop shortcuts 8 documents 17 folders 10 music files 38 video DVD 41 WMA files 38 customizing 71 cutting files and folders 10 D defragmenting hard drive 96 deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 94 desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 72 changing color scheme 73 selecting screen ...button 15 gestures 15 tips 15 disconnecting from Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers ...
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...G gadgets adding 75 configuring 75 configuring Sidebar 76 control panel 76 Sidebar 75 using 75 game access restricting 87 Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 Gigabit Ethernet 46 H hard drive backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for free space 93 defragmenting 96 deleting files and folders 94... icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 L LCD panel using screen saver 74 links 23 M maintenance backing up files 97 checking for drive errors 95 checking hard drive space 93 defragmenting 96 deleting files 94 suggested schedule 92 using Scheduled Task Wizard 98 virus protection 62 mapping network...
...G gadgets adding 75 configuring 75 configuring Sidebar 76 control panel 76 Sidebar 75 using 75 game access restricting 87 Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 Gigabit Ethernet 46 H hard drive backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for free space 93 defragmenting 96 deleting files and folders 94... icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 L LCD panel using screen saver 74 links 23 M maintenance backing up files 97 checking for drive errors 95 checking hard drive space 93 defragmenting 96 deleting files 94 suggested schedule 92 using Scheduled Task Wizard 98 virus protection 62 mapping network...