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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 5 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows ...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 5 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows ...
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...gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 Setting up an Internet account 39 Accessing your Internet account 39 Using the World Wide Web 39 Connecting to a Web site 40 Downloading files 41 Using e-mail 41 Sending e-mail 42 Checking your e-mail 42 Chapter 5: Protecting your notebook... Creating music files 60 Building a music library 62 Editing track information 63 Creating and editing videos 64 Editing videos 64 Transferring your video to your notebook 64 Editing your video 65 Saving your video 66 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 66 Creating a...
...gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 Setting up an Internet account 39 Accessing your Internet account 39 Using the World Wide Web 39 Connecting to a Web site 40 Downloading files 41 Using e-mail 41 Sending e-mail 42 Checking your e-mail 42 Chapter 5: Protecting your notebook... Creating music files 60 Building a music library 62 Editing track information 63 Creating and editing videos 64 Editing videos 64 Transferring your video to your notebook 64 Editing your video 65 Saving your video 66 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 66 Creating a...
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www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating... wireless network 81 Making sure your broadband connection works 81 Setting up your access point 81 Setting up your notebook 82 Testing your network 83 Sharing resources 84 Sharing drives and printers 84 Using the network 86 Viewing shared ...Canceling a fax 95 Automatically retry sending a fax 96 Automatically canceling a fax 96 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Notebook 97 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 98 Adjusting the color depth 98 Adjusting the screen resolution 99 iii
www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating... wireless network 81 Making sure your broadband connection works 81 Setting up your access point 81 Setting up your notebook 82 Testing your network 83 Sharing resources 84 Sharing drives and printers 84 Using the network 86 Viewing shared ...Canceling a fax 95 Automatically retry sending a fax 96 Automatically canceling a fax 96 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Notebook 97 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 98 Adjusting the color depth 98 Adjusting the screen resolution 99 iii
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Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the ... pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112 Checking the hard drive...
Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the ... pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112 Checking the hard drive...
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...service department will provide you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of us at support.gateway.com. 2 Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information ...about your new notebook. Please read this manual carefully to provide best-of your notebook. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most ...
...service department will provide you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of us at support.gateway.com. 2 Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information ...about your new notebook. Please read this manual carefully to provide best-of your notebook. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most ...
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... to view and purchase upgrades for your notebook, type your notebook. To view support documents for your notebook. Click the arrow button to open the Select Your Computer Product box, then click Notebook Computers to your notebook. Upgrades Click Upgrades to get the latest software updates for all Gateway notebooks. By entering your serial number you manage...
... to view and purchase upgrades for your notebook, type your notebook. To view support documents for your notebook. Click the arrow button to open the Select Your Computer Product box, then click Notebook Computers to your notebook. Upgrades Click Upgrades to get the latest software updates for all Gateway notebooks. By entering your serial number you manage...
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... Support and are located on the Microsoft Web site and contain the words you entered in the Search box located at the top of your Gateway notebook. You must be connected to the Internet to search for a topic in Help and Support, type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search box...in Help and Support and contain the words you entered in the Search Results list. Help and Support opens. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of results you want to view. To search for and access these topics.
... Support and are located on the Microsoft Web site and contain the words you entered in the Search box located at the top of your Gateway notebook. You must be connected to the Internet to search for a topic in Help and Support, type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search box...in Help and Support and contain the words you entered in the Search Results list. Help and Support opens. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of results you want to view. To search for and access these topics.
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... start BigFix: ■ Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click BigFix. Your notebook may include BigFix. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. BigFix 2 Click the ...Help icon in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you can access online help or refer... sites on that icon to activate the Media Center tool bar. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar.
... start BigFix: ■ Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click BigFix. Your notebook may include BigFix. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. BigFix 2 Click the ...Help icon in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you can access online help or refer... sites on that icon to activate the Media Center tool bar. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar.
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... elements Description The taskbar is the bar at the bottom of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on how your notebook starts, the first screen you open the program's window. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information...
... elements Description The taskbar is the bar at the bottom of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on how your notebook starts, the first screen you open the program's window. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information...
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...icon may appear on page 49. Using the Start menu Help and Support For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on your notebook are set below the recommended value or when updates are stored. The Start menu opens showing you the first level of the Windows desktop...the Start menu. You can start programs, open the Windows Security Center. The icon changes appearance to notify you discarded are available. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that has an arrow next to it...
...icon may appear on page 49. Using the Start menu Help and Support For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on your notebook are set below the recommended value or when updates are stored. The Start menu opens showing you the first level of the Windows desktop...the Start menu. You can start programs, open the Windows Security Center. The icon changes appearance to notify you discarded are available. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that has an arrow next to it...
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...Help and Support Center can help you are thinking, and your notes on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, ...and voice recognition for the pen, tablet buttons, and display screen ■ Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP) - Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. practice and master pen input with this game of Windows XP Professional with your pen or voice...
...Help and Support Center can help you are thinking, and your notes on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, ...and voice recognition for the pen, tablet buttons, and display screen ■ Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP) - Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. practice and master pen input with this game of Windows XP Professional with your pen or voice...
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... Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and DVD (D:) for the optical drive. If you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. A notebook almost always has more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Drives are like you do not see the files... folders on the Start menu. To view the drives on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete ...
... Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and DVD (D:) for the optical drive. If you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. A notebook almost always has more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Drives are like you do not see the files... folders on the Start menu. To view the drives on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete ...
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...folder: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer on page 25. 16 Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your notebook. Folders are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. If you do not see the... New, then click Folder. The new folder is stored in the Search box, then click the arrow. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this ...
...folder: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer on page 25. 16 Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your notebook. Folders are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. If you do not see the... New, then click Folder. The new folder is stored in the Search box, then click the arrow. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this ...
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...click OK. Type the keyword printing in list 4 Double-click the document file name. For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the folder you want , browse through the folders listed below the Look in the.... Printing a document Help and Support For more information about opening files in list. The document opens. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. The document prints....
...click OK. Type the keyword printing in list 4 Double-click the document file name. For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the folder you want , browse through the folders listed below the Look in the.... Printing a document Help and Support For more information about opening files in list. The document opens. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. The document prints....
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... and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything you need to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating drivers and applications recovery discs" on page 31 28 Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory ...settings. ■ "Recovering your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. A backup copy of your operating system is provided ...
... and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything you need to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating drivers and applications recovery discs" on page 31 28 Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory ...settings. ■ "Recovering your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. A backup copy of your operating system is provided ...
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... that you are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. The Recovery CD/DVD Creator dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets....have a recordable drive, see "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. If you continue, make sure that your notebook has a recordable drive. Before you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are recording to a DVD, make sure that it is a DVD...
... that you are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. The Recovery CD/DVD Creator dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets....have a recordable drive, see "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. If you continue, make sure that your notebook has a recordable drive. Before you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are recording to a DVD, make sure that it is a DVD...
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...drivers and applications recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. You are done. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to... a network location, so you remove each disc from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. As you can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a ...
...drivers and applications recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. You are done. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to... a network location, so you remove each disc from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. As you can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a ...
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... discs, roll back your system to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your notebook and you remove each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive" on page 35. Recovering ...programs, see "Recovering your notebook. OR - ■ To restore your system to follow the software's own instructions for help , you can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent...
... discs, roll back your system to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your notebook and you remove each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive" on page 35. Recovering ...programs, see "Recovering your notebook. OR - ■ To restore your system to follow the software's own instructions for help , you can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent...
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...Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. The items you want to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore" on your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. OR Turn on page 34. 33 www....gateway.com Recovering your system still has problems, follow the directions in a safe place for future use. To select multiple items, press and hold CTRL ...
...Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. The items you want to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore" on your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. OR Turn on page 34. 33 www....gateway.com Recovering your system still has problems, follow the directions in a safe place for future use. To select multiple items, press and hold CTRL ...
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Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you can return to one of these restore points to determine whether you should try Microsoft ...Restore takes a "snapshot" of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can restore your computer with System Restore. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 3...
Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you can return to one of these restore points to determine whether you should try Microsoft ...Restore takes a "snapshot" of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can restore your computer with System Restore. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 3...
