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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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...knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will provide you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of us at Gateway. Your notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile processor technologies to our customers - Thank you with maximum performance when plugged into AC...support in good operating condition. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at affordable prices. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Thank you keep your notebook in addition to familiarize yourself with fast, considerate service. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, ...
...knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will provide you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of us at Gateway. Your notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile processor technologies to our customers - Thank you with maximum performance when plugged into AC...support in good operating condition. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at affordable prices. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Thank you keep your notebook in addition to familiarize yourself with fast, considerate service. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, ...
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...Contact Us to access links to help you get drivers specific to view and purchase upgrades for Gateway products. By entering your serial number you manage your notebook. Upgrades Click Upgrades to your serial number in the Serial Number box, then click Submit. ...to access user guides and specifications for your notebook. Documents Click Documents to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for your notebook, type your notebook. To view support documents for both sales and support. 3 www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into...
...Contact Us to access links to help you get drivers specific to view and purchase upgrades for Gateway products. By entering your serial number you manage your notebook. Upgrades Click Upgrades to your serial number in the Serial Number box, then click Submit. ...to access user guides and specifications for your notebook. Documents Click Documents to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for your notebook, type your notebook. To view support documents for both sales and support. 3 www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into...
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...button. These topics are located in the Search box. ■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - You must be connected to the Internet to your Gateway notebook. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. To search for the type of results you ...receive the following search result types: ■ Suggested Topics - Searching for and access these topics. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the ...
...button. These topics are located in the Search box. ■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - You must be connected to the Internet to your Gateway notebook. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. To search for the type of results you ...receive the following search result types: ■ Suggested Topics - Searching for and access these topics. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the ...
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...mouse to open BigFix. The tool bar appears at the top of the window. BigFix 2 Click the Help icon in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. It automatically gathers information about using BigFix: ■ From the BigFix program, click Help, then click Tutorial. 5 ...activate the Media Center tool bar. To start BigFix: ■ Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click BigFix. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar icon.
...mouse to open BigFix. The tool bar appears at the top of the window. BigFix 2 Click the Help icon in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. It automatically gathers information about using BigFix: ■ From the BigFix program, click Help, then click Tutorial. 5 ...activate the Media Center tool bar. To start BigFix: ■ Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click BigFix. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar icon.
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... help for Windows and other tasks. Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on the right. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Start ...space where you see 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. After your notebook is like the top of a real desk. Type the keyword Windows...
... help for Windows and other tasks. Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on the right. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Start ...space where you see 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. After your notebook is like the top of a real desk. Type the keyword Windows...
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... more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. Double-click this icon to permanently delete them from your notebook are set below the recommended value or when updates are stored. The Start menu opens showing you when the security settings on page 18. 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,...
... more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. Double-click this icon to permanently delete them from your notebook are set below the recommended value or when updates are stored. The Start menu opens showing you when the security settings on page 18. 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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...9632; Windows® Journal - practice and master pen input with added pen-based computing features: ■ Tablet and Pen Settings - 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) - Clicking an item on notebook computers, desktop computers, or tablet PCs. make a quick note with your notes on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save....
...9632; Windows® Journal - practice and master pen input with added pen-based computing features: ■ Tablet and Pen Settings - 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) - Clicking an item on notebook computers, desktop computers, or tablet PCs. make a quick note with your notes on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save....
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www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these... in a file cabinet. You may also have more drives such as you would store information in a file cabinet. A notebook almost always has more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you do not see... folders. Viewing drives Help and Support For more than one drive. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on a drive: ■ Double-click the drive icon. Hard drives...
www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these... in a file cabinet. You may also have more drives such as you would store information in a file cabinet. A notebook almost always has more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you do not see... folders. Viewing drives Help and Support For more than one drive. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on a drive: ■ Double-click the drive icon. Hard drives...
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...click Show the contents of this drive or Show the contents of this folder. 4 Click File, New, then click Folder. The new folder is your notebook. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder name appears by the folder icon.... drive. 3 If you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you...
...click Show the contents of this drive or Show the contents of this folder. 4 Click File, New, then click Folder. The new folder is your notebook. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder name appears by the folder icon.... drive. 3 If you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you...
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... it . Type the keyword opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. The document opens. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about opening files in the Search box, then click the arrow. Type the keyword ... and Support For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the folder you need to a network printer. To view, revise, or print an...
... it . Type the keyword opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. The document opens. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about opening files in the Search box, then click the arrow. Type the keyword ... and Support For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the folder you need to a network printer. To view, revise, or print an...
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...reinstall everything you can restore your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. Using a recovery disc that you have recorded is saved on page 31 28 Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your ...system from recovery files on a network" on a hidden area of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring ...
...reinstall everything you can restore your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. Using a recovery disc that you have recorded is saved on page 31 28 Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your ...system from recovery files on a network" on a hidden area of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring ...
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...discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 29 The Recovery CD/DVD Creator dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. If your notebook does not have the appropriate number and type of drivers and applications recovery discs: 1 Make sure that they are recording to a DVD, make sure...-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of recordable drive your...
...discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 29 The Recovery CD/DVD Creator dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. If your notebook does not have the appropriate number and type of drivers and applications recovery discs: 1 Make sure that they are recording to a DVD, make sure...-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of recordable drive your...
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... last disc from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of ...drivers and applications recovery discs from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery files to the blank disc(s). 8 If a message tells ...
... last disc from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of ...drivers and applications recovery discs from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery files to the blank disc(s). 8 If a message tells ...
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... to complete the burning of the recovery disc(s). If you have problems with your notebook and you need to follow the software's own instructions for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." OR - ■ To restore your system to a ... recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. Recovering your system Important If your notebook. Recovering specific files and software You can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on page 34. - For more help . Your media burning...
... to complete the burning of the recovery disc(s). If you have problems with your notebook and you need to follow the software's own instructions for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." OR - ■ To restore your system to a ... recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. Recovering your system Important If your notebook. Recovering specific files and software You can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on page 34. - For more help . Your media burning...
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... Recovery program opens. - The items you selected are done. 6 If your system still has problems, follow the directions in a safe place for future use. www.gateway.com Recovering your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive.
... Recovery program opens. - The items you selected are done. 6 If your system still has problems, follow the directions in a safe place for future use. www.gateway.com Recovering your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive.
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...click Next. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to your system running again. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to a previous condition. Every time you can restore...to System Restore dialog box opens. 3 Click Restore my computer to get 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. In most cases of hard-to-resolve ...
...click Next. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to your system running again. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to a previous condition. Every time you can restore...to System Restore dialog box opens. 3 Click Restore my computer to get 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. In most cases of hard-to-resolve ...