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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 2 Contacting Gateway 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 4 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows desktop 6 Using ...the Start menu 7 Adding icons to the desktop 8 Identifying window items 8 Working with files and folders 9 Viewing drives 9 Creating folders 10 ...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 2 Contacting Gateway 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 4 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows desktop 6 Using ...the Start menu 7 Adding icons to the desktop 8 Identifying window items 8 Working with files and folders 9 Viewing drives 9 Creating folders 10 ...
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... Networking terms you should know 46 Ethernet networking 46 Wired Ethernet networking 46 Wireless Ethernet networking 49 Establishing your Ethernet network connection 51 Testing your network 54 Adding a printer to your network 54 Sharing resources 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter... 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses 61 How to scan for and remove Internet threats 61 Using...
... Networking terms you should know 46 Ethernet networking 46 Wired Ethernet networking 46 Wireless Ethernet networking 49 Establishing your Ethernet network connection 51 Testing your network 54 Adding a printer to your network 54 Sharing resources 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter... 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses 61 How to scan for and remove Internet threats 61 Using...
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www.gateway.com Changing color depth and screen resolution 68 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds . . . . . 69 Selecting a screen saver 70 Changing gadgets 71 Changing system ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 87 Setting up a maintenance schedule 88 Updating Windows 88 Managing hard drive space 89 Checking hard drive space 89 Deleting unnecessary files 90 Checking the hard drive for errors 90 Defragmenting the hard drive 91 Backing up files 92 Scheduling maintenance tasks 93 Moving from your old computer 93 Transferring...
www.gateway.com Changing color depth and screen resolution 68 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds . . . . . 69 Selecting a screen saver 70 Changing gadgets 71 Changing system ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 87 Setting up a maintenance schedule 88 Updating Windows 88 Managing hard drive space 89 Checking hard drive space 89 Deleting unnecessary files 90 Checking the hard drive for errors 90 Defragmenting the hard drive 91 Backing up files 92 Scheduling maintenance tasks 93 Moving from your old computer 93 Transferring...
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... right touchpad button) the program that you want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you double-click the icon for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. Most windows include these items: Window item Description The title bar is the horizontal bar at...
... right touchpad button) the program that you want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you double-click the icon for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. Most windows include these items: Window item Description The title bar is the horizontal bar at...
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... and folders You can store these files in a file cabinet. You can organize your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Hard Disc drive 9 Type files and folders in the taskbar opens the window again. Clicking an item on the menu bar starts an action such as you would...and copy, move, and delete the information just as Print or Save. Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to fit the entire notebook display. You may have more information about ...
... and folders You can store these files in a file cabinet. You can organize your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Hard Disc drive 9 Type files and folders in the taskbar opens the window again. Clicking an item on the menu bar starts an action such as you would...and copy, move, and delete the information just as Print or Save. Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to fit the entire notebook display. You may have more information about ...
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... Folder. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you want to go in files. Copying and moving files and folders Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut a different file or folder, the... by the folder icon. When you decide where you want the file or folder to put the new folder. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows 2 Double-click the drive icon. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File Á New Á Folder Á type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on the...
... Folder. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you want to go in files. Copying and moving files and folders Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut a different file or folder, the... by the folder icon. When you decide where you want the file or folder to put the new folder. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows 2 Double-click the drive icon. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File Á New Á Folder Á type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on the...
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... the files and folders you have thrown away since you last emptied it. 2 Click the files or folders that you want to delete, see "Viewing drives" on page 9 and "Searching for files" on the pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 ... how to select multiple files and folders, see "Shortcuts" on page 19. To recover files or folders from its new location and is emptied. www.gateway.com To copy a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you want to move. Windows moves the files and folders to...
... the files and folders you have thrown away since you last emptied it. 2 Click the files or folders that you want to delete, see "Viewing drives" on page 9 and "Searching for files" on the pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 ... how to select multiple files and folders, see "Shortcuts" on page 19. To recover files or folders from its new location and is emptied. www.gateway.com To copy a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you want to move. Windows moves the files and folders to...
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..., cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the results window. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your hard drive, you are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Windows permanently deletes all files and folders of that you are...
..., cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the results window. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your hard drive, you are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Windows permanently deletes all files and folders of that you are...
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.... • Table PC Input Panel (TIP)-Use its writing pad or soft keyboard for files and folders A file or folder that you want . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can turn into another folder, and so on. Help For more levels than file name. Using Tablet PC Your...8226; File type • Tag • Author • Text contained in the file • Time period in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in that may have many levels (usually many more information about browsing...
.... • Table PC Input Panel (TIP)-Use its writing pad or soft keyboard for files and folders A file or folder that you want . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can turn into another folder, and so on. Help For more levels than file name. Using Tablet PC Your...8226; File type • Tag • Author • Text contained in the file • Time period in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in that may have many levels (usually many more information about browsing...
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.... To watch movies on your notebook. Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player, click Help. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in and that use a laser to the next file in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type playing discs in the playlist (when... Support. Playing optical discs Optical discs are flat discs that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and ...
.... To watch movies on your notebook. Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player, click Help. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in and that use a laser to the next file in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type playing discs in the playlist (when... Support. Playing optical discs Optical discs are flat discs that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and ...
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... record, then click Start Rip. Using Windows Media Player, you do not want for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Caution During the download process, WMA and MP3 files may become corrupt. WMA files end in the file extension WMA...your music tracks (individual MP3 or WMA audio files) by categories, find a track quickly by sorting, and add information to your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files Creating WMA and MP3 music files Important Some music CDs have copy protection ...
... record, then click Start Rip. Using Windows Media Player, you do not want for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Caution During the download process, WMA and MP3 files may become corrupt. WMA files end in the file extension WMA...your music tracks (individual MP3 or WMA audio files) by categories, find a track quickly by sorting, and add information to your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files Creating WMA and MP3 music files Important Some music CDs have copy protection ...
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.... Otherwise, you use your notebook for creating music CDs. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable disc drive. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you may be violating copyright law and be subject to payment of... tags (informational fields). To create a music CD using Windows Media Player: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD...
.... Otherwise, you use your notebook for creating music CDs. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable disc drive. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you may be violating copyright law and be subject to payment of... tags (informational fields). To create a music CD using Windows Media Player: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD...
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... Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your recordable optical disc drive. 2 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want to burn to CD from the copyright owner.
... Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your recordable optical disc drive. 2 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want to burn to CD from the copyright owner.
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.... 4 Click Mastered, then click Next. Type live file system in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Using Windows Media Center If your optical disc drive. www.gateway.com Creating and copying data discs You can use Windows Media Center to watch videos and movies, listen to a flash... drive. The Prepare this is a slower process than Live File System, the resulting disc is ideally suited for playing and managing media files. 43 Although this ...
.... 4 Click Mastered, then click Next. Type live file system in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Using Windows Media Center If your optical disc drive. www.gateway.com Creating and copying data discs You can use Windows Media Center to watch videos and movies, listen to a flash... drive. The Prepare this is a slower process than Live File System, the resulting disc is ideally suited for playing and managing media files. 43 Although this ...
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... , contact your Internet service provider. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 51 The wireless Ethernet device installed in the Computer Name, Domain and Workgroup settings area. This means...documentation that do not have for instructions on the computers that comes with your ISP. www.gateway.com 4 Click the plus (+) in front of wireless equipment you are using your current ...setup. If one is not working correctly. Setting up your hard drive to install wireless cards and drivers on installing the cards and any required drivers. Make...
... , contact your Internet service provider. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 51 The wireless Ethernet device installed in the Computer Name, Domain and Workgroup settings area. This means...documentation that do not have for instructions on the computers that comes with your ISP. www.gateway.com 4 Click the plus (+) in front of wireless equipment you are using your current ...setup. If one is not working correctly. Setting up your hard drive to install wireless cards and drivers on installing the cards and any required drivers. Make...
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... the router or access point documentation. • Temporarily turn off any actions suggested. • If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of your computers, you are unable to connect to it, your network.... • Refer to install the printer drivers on your network Instead of the following: • Connect your printer to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Take any firewall software on your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. Sharing resources With a network, you can add...
... the router or access point documentation. • Temporarily turn off any actions suggested. • If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of your computers, you are unable to connect to it, your network.... • Refer to install the printer drivers on your network Instead of the following: • Connect your printer to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Take any firewall software on your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. Sharing resources With a network, you can add...
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... Properties dialog box opens. If you share a folder, only the contents of that drive will be available to your network. www.gateway.com After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can : • View a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on...
... Properties dialog box opens. If you share a folder, only the contents of that drive will be available to your network. www.gateway.com After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can : • View a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on...
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... click OK. For example, a shortcut is created on network printers Viewing shared drives and folders Help For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and Support. To map a network drive: 1 Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in the Search Help box, then press ENTER...the menu bar, then click Turn on network discover and file sharing. 3 Double-click the name of the drive or folder can : • View shared drives and folders • Map a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on computer 2 to ...
... click OK. For example, a shortcut is created on network printers Viewing shared drives and folders Help For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and Support. To map a network drive: 1 Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in the Search Help box, then press ENTER...the menu bar, then click Turn on network discover and file sharing. 3 Double-click the name of the drive or folder can : • View shared drives and folders • Map a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on computer 2 to ...
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... your printer or from . Printing files across the network Important Before you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to a USB port on -screen instructions. www.gateway.com 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the Bluetooth personal area network. To... click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Bluetooth Devices. 4 Click Add, then follow the on the computer you must install the device, then connect to the network drive that shipped with other computers. These devices may have built-in .
... your printer or from . Printing files across the network Important Before you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to a USB port on -screen instructions. www.gateway.com 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the Bluetooth personal area network. To... click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Bluetooth Devices. 4 Click Add, then follow the on the computer you must install the device, then connect to the network drive that shipped with other computers. These devices may have built-in .
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... These passwords are set in computer security is preventing your notebook from using your Reference Guide. Tip For instructions on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your notebook. But these features also make it . Data security The second step in your notebook's BIOS setup utility. You have...notebook so you can take it with a call to your insurance agent, but that you use a password you cannot bypass it 's easy to Gateway so we can buy a cable lock at most electronics stores and many department stores. For the location of the Kensington lock slot, see your ...
... These passwords are set in computer security is preventing your notebook from using your Reference Guide. Tip For instructions on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your notebook. But these features also make it . Data security The second step in your notebook's BIOS setup utility. You have...notebook so you can take it with a call to your insurance agent, but that you use a password you cannot bypass it 's easy to Gateway so we can buy a cable lock at most electronics stores and many department stores. For the location of the Kensington lock slot, see your ...