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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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...an item on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as Print or Save. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You can organize your files and programs to a button on the taskbar. A notebook ... Start, then click Help and Support. To view the drives, folders, and files on the menu bar starts an action such as a CD or DVD drive. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the ...
...an item on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as Print or Save. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You can organize your files and programs to a button on the taskbar. A notebook ... Start, then click Help and Support. To view the drives, folders, and files on the menu bar starts an action such as a CD or DVD drive. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the ...
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...paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you want the file or folder to put the new folder. For information about renaming folders, see "Viewing drives" on page 9 and "Searching for the folder, then press ENTER. Therefore, you can contain files and other folders. To copy a file or ... copy until you cut and paste a file or folder, you place a copy of a file or folder into more information, see "Shortcuts" on your hard drive. 3 If you keep on page 19. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. When you copy and paste a file or folder, you remove ...
...paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you want the file or folder to put the new folder. For information about renaming folders, see "Viewing drives" on page 9 and "Searching for the folder, then press ENTER. Therefore, you can contain files and other folders. To copy a file or ... copy until you cut and paste a file or folder, you place a copy of a file or folder into more information, see "Shortcuts" on your hard drive. 3 If you keep on page 19. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. When you copy and paste a file or folder, you remove ...
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... the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files or folders in the Recycle Bin. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your hard drive, you do not remember where they are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support.
... the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files or folders in the Recycle Bin. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your hard drive, you do not remember where they are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support.
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...Rip screen opens. 4 Click to clear the check box for any track you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a music CD into compact files without noticeably sacrificing quality. Using Windows Media Player... The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your hard drive as it is saved. A progress bar appears next to your optical disc drive. 3 Click the Rip tab. The recording is recorded. Windows Media Player records the tracks to each ...
...Rip screen opens. 4 Click to clear the check box for any track you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a music CD into compact files without noticeably sacrificing quality. Using Windows Media Player... The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your hard drive as it is saved. A progress bar appears next to your optical disc drive. 3 Click the Rip tab. The recording is recorded. Windows Media Player records the tracks to each ...
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... to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to ISP. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for your workgroup in your network workgroup, and the name must be unique on your network. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband...
... to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to ISP. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for your workgroup in your network workgroup, and the name must be unique on your network. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband...
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... and Sharing Center. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that your printer to share, then click Share. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. If you want to a networked computer, then share the printer. Choose Diagnose and Repair on...
... and Sharing Center. For information about sharing printers, see the instructions that your printer to share, then click Share. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. If you want to a networked computer, then share the printer. Choose Diagnose and Repair on...
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...can remember. www.gateway.com Data security The second step in computer security is very secure, and you cannot bypass it . If your notebook when the software is better than commercially available software security. Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to take ... lets you can upgrade your notebook has TPM hardware but that is available. If your notebook includes TPM compliant hardware, your hard drive. Computrace Your notebook may also include the software necessary to keep other people from your notebook may include Computrace® Complete...
...can remember. www.gateway.com Data security The second step in computer security is very secure, and you cannot bypass it . If your notebook when the software is better than commercially available software security. Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to take ... lets you can upgrade your notebook has TPM hardware but that is available. If your notebook includes TPM compliant hardware, your hard drive. Computrace Your notebook may also include the software necessary to keep other people from your notebook may include Computrace® Complete...
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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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... monitors your notebook's operating system, software, and hardware. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up files X X X Updating Windows Windows Update helps you keep it alerts you with a tailored selection of updates that apply only to...
... monitors your notebook's operating system, software, and hardware. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up files X X X Updating Windows Windows Update helps you keep it alerts you with a tailored selection of updates that apply only to...
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The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. Drive space information appears. 93 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. 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. Drive space information appears. 93 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. 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.
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The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to select the types of files you want to free hard drive space. Type disk cleanup in the Recycle Bin, to delete, then click OK. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 2 Click one of unnecessary files, click ...; Properties Ö Disk Cleanup 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk Cleanup. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of the options: • My files only cleans only the folders for the currently logged in user. • Files from all users on this ...
The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to select the types of files you want to free hard drive space. Type disk cleanup in the Recycle Bin, to delete, then click OK. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 2 Click one of unnecessary files, click ...; Properties Ö Disk Cleanup 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk Cleanup. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of the options: • My files only cleans only the folders for the currently logged in user. • Files from all users on this ...
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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 -screen instructions. 5 Click OK. Important Error checking cannot scan a drive while the drive is...want to check for errors: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. If you see a prompt asking you if you encounter hard drive problems. To check the hard drive for errors, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Check Now, then click Start. If you use Error-...
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 -screen instructions. 5 Click OK. Important Error checking cannot scan a drive while the drive is...want to check for errors: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. If you see a prompt asking you if you encounter hard drive problems. To check the hard drive for errors, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Check Now, then click Start. If you use Error-...
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...using them may take hours to complete, depending on the drive so each file is normal. Type defragmenting in different places on the drive can improve hard drive performance. Defragmenting the information stored on the hard drive. This process may continuously stop the defragmentation process and cause...Defragmenter is running, do not use a file, Windows must search for several hours. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook Defragmenting the hard drive When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into pieces and stores them in the Search Help box, then press ...
...using them may take hours to complete, depending on the drive so each file is normal. Type defragmenting in different places on the drive can improve hard drive performance. Defragmenting the information stored on the hard drive. This process may continuously stop the defragmentation process and cause...Defragmenter is running, do not use a file, Windows must search for several hours. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook Defragmenting the hard drive When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into pieces and stores them in the Search Help box, then press ...
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www.gateway.com Backing up files Backing up files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you want to back up, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Backup Now, then click Run a file backup now. 4 Follow the on the hard drive. To back up files, click ...Start, then click Help and Support. Type backup in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 97 It also protects you from the hard drive frees space for new files on -screen instructions to select a backup storage location and the files and folders to back up your files regularly to...
www.gateway.com Backing up files Backing up files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you want to back up, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Backup Now, then click Run a file backup now. 4 Follow the on the hard drive. To back up files, click ...Start, then click Help and Support. Type backup in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 97 It also protects you from the hard drive frees space for new files on -screen instructions to select a backup storage location and the files and folders to back up your files regularly to...
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...computer does not use Windows XP or Windows Vista, you schedule maintenance tasks such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings) from your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For more complex tasks, then follow the on ...dialog box opens. 2 Click Create Basic Task for basic tasks or click Create Task for errors. While using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. To move your old computer uses Windows XP or Windows Vista. Windows Easy Transfer copies only the software's settings, not the software ...
...computer does not use Windows XP or Windows Vista, you schedule maintenance tasks such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings) from your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For more complex tasks, then follow the on ...dialog box opens. 2 Click Create Basic Task for basic tasks or click Create Task for errors. While using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. To move your old computer uses Windows XP or Windows Vista. Windows Easy Transfer copies only the software's settings, not the software ...
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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. Look in your personal data files by looking at the file's extension (the part of your personal data files in the...in ... Finding other files Use Windows Find or Search to complete the transfer. The Documents folder opens and displays many of your network. www.gateway.com 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on-screen instructions to locate other personal data files. Help For more...
...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. Look in your personal data files by looking at the file's extension (the part of your personal data files in the...in ... Finding other files Use Windows Find or Search to complete the transfer. The Documents folder opens and displays many of your network. www.gateway.com 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on-screen instructions to locate other personal data files. Help For more...
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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...