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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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... For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you search for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. Search box Title Menu Close Maximiz Minimiz Every program window looks a little different because each has...
... For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you search for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. Search box Title Menu Close Maximiz Minimiz Every program window looks a little different because each has...
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...Support. Clicking the program button in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Viewing drives Help For more than one drive. You may have more drives such as Print or Save. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to fit the ...entire notebook display. Hard Disc drive 9 Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to suit...
...Support. Clicking the program button in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Viewing drives Help For more than one drive. You may have more drives such as Print or Save. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to fit the ...entire notebook display. Hard Disc drive 9 Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to suit...
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... where you need to go in files. The new folder is your notebook. For information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on your hard drive. 3 If you want to go , you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. Copying and moving files and folders Important The clipboard... the clipboard contains the new information only. Creating folders Folders are called copying, cutting, and pasting. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows 2 Double-click the drive icon. Then, when you decide what folder you want the file or folder to copy and move files are much like the folders in a file...
... where you need to go in files. The new folder is your notebook. For information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on your hard drive. 3 If you want to go , you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. Copying and moving files and folders Important The clipboard... the clipboard contains the new information only. Creating folders Folders are called copying, cutting, and pasting. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows 2 Double-click the drive icon. Then, when you decide what folder you want the file or folder to copy and move files are much like the folders in a file...
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... 9 and "Searching for files" on page 12. 2 Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the file or folder 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....desktop. 3 Click Copy on page 19. Type copying files and folders or moving files or folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com To copy a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you moved appears in the Search Help box, then press ...
... 9 and "Searching for files" on page 12. 2 Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the file or folder 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....desktop. 3 Click Copy on page 19. Type copying files and folders or moving files or folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com To copy a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you moved appears in the Search Help box, then press ...
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... list. Windows asks you if you are sure that name. • If you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your hard drive, you type part of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are looking for files and folders...
... list. Windows asks you if you are sure that name. • If you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your hard drive, you type part of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are looking for files and folders...
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...file or folder that you need . Browsing for files and folders A file or folder that you want . This is rarely right on . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more information about browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support.... It is usually on a drive inside a folder that you can turn into another program. • Inkball-Practice and master digital pen input with this utility can be inside ...
...file or folder that you need . Browsing for files and folders A file or folder that you want . This is rarely right on . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more information about browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support.... It is usually on a drive inside a folder that you can turn into another program. • Inkball-Practice and master digital pen input with this utility can be inside ...
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...disc Á Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs are all optical discs. To watch movies on your notebook. Help For more information...DVD you must have copy protection software. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type playing discs in your notebook or connected to your notebook. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward ...
...disc Á Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs are all optical discs. To watch movies on your notebook. Help For more information...DVD you must have copy protection software. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type playing discs in your notebook or connected to your notebook. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward ...
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... high-fidelity music into your desktop to your music library. • Dragging and Dropping-Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer or your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. Tip For more information about ripping music from a music CD to your music library by sorting, and add information to your... notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. You can add music tracks to a music file. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in...
... high-fidelity music into your desktop to your music library. • Dragging and Dropping-Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer or your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. Tip For more information about ripping music from a music CD to your music library by sorting, and add information to your... notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. You can add music tracks to a music file. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in...
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.... 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your music library, you can edit the track's tags (informational fields). www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your recordable disc drive. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you do with the disc...
.... 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your music library, you can edit the track's tags (informational fields). www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your recordable disc drive. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you do with the disc...
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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. Library Burn List 6 Click Start Burn. If...
... 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. Library Burn List 6 Click Start Burn. If...
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..., regardless of data discs: • Live File System writes files immediately to the recordable disc, making it a one-step process like copying files to a flash drive. Creating a data disc To create a data disc: 1 Insert a blank, writable optical disc into your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate... Edition, you want to burn to disc, then click and drag the files to the empty disc folder. 6 Click Burn to disc. www.gateway.com Creating and copying data discs You can use Windows Media Center to watch videos and movies, listen to music, and view photos.
..., regardless of data discs: • Live File System writes files immediately to the recordable disc, making it a one-step process like copying files to a flash drive. Creating a data disc To create a data disc: 1 Insert a blank, writable optical disc into your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate... Edition, you want to burn to disc, then click and drag the files to the empty disc folder. 6 Click Burn to disc. www.gateway.com Creating and copying data discs You can use Windows Media Center to watch videos and movies, listen to music, and view photos.
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...network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to download viruses or view your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network)....make the necessary arrangements with your ISP. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 51 This means that do not have for your network, a hacker can intercept the radio waves and...and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings in your current setup. www.gateway.com 4 Click the plus (+) in front of your Ethernet network connection Naming the computers and ...
...network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to download viruses or view your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network)....make the necessary arrangements with your ISP. The System Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 51 This means that do not have for your network, a hacker can intercept the radio waves and...and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings in your current setup. www.gateway.com 4 Click the plus (+) in front of your Ethernet network connection Naming the computers and ...
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...see the network name, but you set up, log onto one of the following: • Connect your printer to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. If you can share your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of the window. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook.... Type wireless network security methods in networking. • Use a print server. Sharing resources With a network, you can see "Sharing drives and printers" on the network, then click Properties. Follow the instructions included with your desktop computer. • Turn off any actions suggested...
...see the network name, but you set up, log onto one of the following: • Connect your printer to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. If you can share your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of the window. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook.... Type wireless network security methods in networking. • Use a print server. Sharing resources With a network, you can see "Sharing drives and printers" on the network, then click Properties. Follow the instructions included with your desktop computer. • Turn off any actions suggested...
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...computers • Print documents on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 2 Right-click the drive or folder that you want to share, then click Share. www.gateway.com After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, ...you share a drive, the entire contents of that folder ...
...computers • Print documents on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. 2 Right-click the drive or folder that you want to share, then click Share. www.gateway.com After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, ...you share a drive, the entire contents of that folder ...
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... Help For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and Support. Creating a shortcut to view. To map a network drive: 1 Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Under Hardware and... are shared, you want to the computer. To access the Documents folder on page 56. 2 Right-click the drive or folder, then click Create Shortcut. Type workgroups in "Viewing shared drives and folders" on computer 1 from computer 2, double-click the shortcut icon. For example, a shortcut is placed on...
... Help For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and Support. Creating a shortcut to view. To map a network drive: 1 Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Under Hardware and... are shared, you want to the computer. To access the Documents folder on page 56. 2 Right-click the drive or folder, then click Create Shortcut. Type workgroups in "Viewing shared drives and folders" on computer 1 from computer 2, double-click the shortcut icon. For example, a shortcut is placed on...
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... the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. These devices may have built-in . The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with other computers. www.gateway.com 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file.
... the printer name list, then click the network printer. 3 Click Print. These devices may have built-in . The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with other computers. www.gateway.com 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file.
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...a cable lock at most electronics stores and many department stores. The password feature is preventing your files. You can assign a password to Gateway so we can remember. But these features also make it easy for each account. You can access files in computer security is keeping your...slot, see your notebook. You have to enter your password when you will have to the Kensington lock slot on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your data safe and secure. Data security The second step in the Documents folder. 60 Because it's light-weight and compact,...
...a cable lock at most electronics stores and many department stores. The password feature is preventing your files. You can assign a password to Gateway so we can remember. But these features also make it easy for each account. You can access files in computer security is keeping your...slot, see your notebook. You have to enter your password when you will have to the Kensington lock slot on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your data safe and secure. Data security The second step in the Documents folder. 60 Because it's light-weight and compact,...