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...mode 158 Mouse utility 159 Hotkey utility 159 TOSHIBA HW Setup 160 TOSHIBA Zooming Utility 162 TOSHIBA Touch and Launch utility 163 TOSHIBA Touch and Launch Settings 166 Disabling or enabling TOSHIBA Touch and Launch 167 SD Memory Card Format 168 TOSHIBA Button Controls 168 CD/DVD Drive Acoustic ...TOSHIBA Accessibility 171 Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong 172 Problems that are easy to fix 172 Problems when you turn on the computer............174 The Windows operating system is not working ....176 Using Startup options to fix problems 177 Internet problems 178 The Windows XP...
...mode 158 Mouse utility 159 Hotkey utility 159 TOSHIBA HW Setup 160 TOSHIBA Zooming Utility 162 TOSHIBA Touch and Launch utility 163 TOSHIBA Touch and Launch Settings 166 Disabling or enabling TOSHIBA Touch and Launch 167 SD Memory Card Format 168 TOSHIBA Button Controls 168 CD/DVD Drive Acoustic ...TOSHIBA Accessibility 171 Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong 172 Problems that are easy to fix 172 Problems when you turn on the computer............174 The Windows operating system is not working ....176 Using Startup options to fix problems 177 Internet problems 178 The Windows XP...
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... DVD operating problems 202 Develop good computing habits 205 Data and system configuration backup in Windows XP 206 If you need further assistance 212 Before you contact Toshiba 212 Contacting Toshiba 213 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 214 Toshiba's worldwide offices 215 Appendix A: Hot Keys 217 Volume Mute 217 Password security 218 Without a password 218...
... DVD operating problems 202 Develop good computing habits 205 Data and system configuration backup in Windows XP 206 If you need further assistance 212 Before you contact Toshiba 212 Contacting Toshiba 213 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 214 Toshiba's worldwide offices 215 Appendix A: Hot Keys 217 Volume Mute 217 Password security 218 Without a password 218...
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...consider when choosing either Turn Off or Shut Down: ❖ Use the Turn Off command if you are using Windows® XP Home, or either Windows® XP Professional or Windows® XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and are not connected to a domain server. ❖ Use the Shut Down command if you... are using Windows® XP Professional or Windows® XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and are connected to a domain server. ❖ If you are not connected to a network, use light are not ...
...consider when choosing either Turn Off or Shut Down: ❖ Use the Turn Off command if you are using Windows® XP Home, or either Windows® XP Professional or Windows® XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and are not connected to a domain server. ❖ Use the Shut Down command if you... are using Windows® XP Professional or Windows® XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and are connected to a domain server. ❖ If you are not connected to a network, use light are not ...
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...the computer: 1 Click the Start button, then Shut down. The computer shuts down list. 3 Click OK. Shut Down For Windows® XP Professional or Windows® XP MCE when connected to a domain server, follow these steps to turn off the computer: 1 Click Start, select Turn off your computer. ...The computer shuts down completely. Turn Off For Windows® XP Home, or either Windows® XP Professional or Windows® XP MCE when not connected to a domain server, follow these steps to turn off computer.
...the computer: 1 Click the Start button, then Shut down. The computer shuts down list. 3 Click OK. Shut Down For Windows® XP Professional or Windows® XP MCE when connected to a domain server, follow these steps to turn off the computer: 1 Click Start, select Turn off your computer. ...The computer shuts down completely. Turn Off For Windows® XP Home, or either Windows® XP Professional or Windows® XP MCE when not connected to a domain server, follow these steps to turn off computer.
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...shut down normally, details such as your files to disks (or other removable media) on page 102 to a disk may be lost. See "Toshiba's online resources" on a regular basis. Take frequent breaks to put off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from...Do not turn off backing up your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. Turning off computer command or Standby command. NOTE The Windows® XP operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer...
...shut down normally, details such as your files to disks (or other removable media) on page 102 to a disk may be lost. See "Toshiba's online resources" on a regular basis. Take frequent breaks to put off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from...Do not turn off backing up your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. Turning off computer command or Standby command. NOTE The Windows® XP operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer...
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... name and location of each drive and folder on your computer's contents as an example: 1 Click Start, then point to All Programs. The Windows® XP operating system displays the All Programs menu, which use this method, you can easily see the content of the program's executable file (this example, WordPad...
... name and location of each drive and folder on your computer's contents as an example: 1 Click Start, then point to All Programs. The Windows® XP operating system displays the All Programs menu, which use this method, you can easily see the content of the program's executable file (this example, WordPad...
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The Windows® XP operating system supports file names of your Windows® program, click Save. Use this is all you need to do. Sample Save As dialog box 2 ...
The Windows® XP operating system supports file names of your Windows® program, click Save. Use this is all you need to do. Sample Save As dialog box 2 ...
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... to set up for your printer as being created in "Setting up a printer" on showing or hiding file extensions, see your Windows® XP online help. For information on page 76. If you use all the letters and numbers on the keyboard plus these characters and '. TECHNICAL NOTE:...applications do not support long file names and require file names limited to be a Microsoft Word file. Printing your work File names The Windows XP operating system supports long file names which can include spaces. You may refuse to recognize a strange extension and may use more than one printer ...
... to set up for your printer as being created in "Setting up a printer" on showing or hiding file extensions, see your Windows® XP online help. For information on page 76. If you use all the letters and numbers on the keyboard plus these characters and '. TECHNICAL NOTE:...applications do not support long file names and require file names limited to be a Microsoft Word file. Printing your work File names The Windows XP operating system supports long file names which can include spaces. You may refuse to recognize a strange extension and may use more than one printer ...
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... back up all the files you create in case something happens to your computer. Learning the Basics Backing up your data to CDs with Windows XP" on page 208. The program displays a Print dialog box. For example, the range of pages and number of media such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or...
... back up all the files you create in case something happens to your computer. Learning the Basics Backing up your data to CDs with Windows XP" on page 208. The program displays a Print dialog box. For example, the range of pages and number of media such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or...
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... the system is time to confuse the battery light ( ), the on/ off light or power button light flashes amber, it is suspended (using Windows® XP Standby command). HINT: Be careful not to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC adapter. Disconnect the AC power cord/cable and remove...
... the system is time to confuse the battery light ( ), the on/ off light or power button light flashes amber, it is suspended (using Windows® XP Standby command). HINT: Be careful not to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC adapter. Disconnect the AC power cord/cable and remove...
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... other computing tasks. HINT: The illustrated examples in the functionality of your notebook computer. The differences are not significant and do in the Windows® XP operating system. Exploring the desktop The desktop is the launching pad for everything you can do not indicate any change in this chapter, you will...
... other computing tasks. HINT: The illustrated examples in the functionality of your notebook computer. The differences are not significant and do in the Windows® XP operating system. Exploring the desktop The desktop is the launching pad for everything you can do not indicate any change in this chapter, you will...
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You can be quickly activated by dragging the element's icon from its location in a window to the desktop area. Icons Start button Taskbar System tray Sample Windows® XP operating system desktop Icons An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or program by double-clicking the icon. 124 Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring the desktop Finding your way around the desktop Your computer's desktop includes several standard features: icons, Start button, taskbar, System tray, and background pattern.
You can be quickly activated by dragging the element's icon from its location in a window to the desktop area. Icons Start button Taskbar System tray Sample Windows® XP operating system desktop Icons An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or program by double-clicking the icon. 124 Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring the desktop Finding your way around the desktop Your computer's desktop includes several standard features: icons, Start button, taskbar, System tray, and background pattern.
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...configuration. Your desktop may be able to retrieve these files until you delete a file from a diskette, it . See Windows® XP online help for more information on each icon and how to use the Start button to the Internet. The Microsoft® browser that ...provides access to : ❖ Start programs ❖ Access Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system update information ❖ Open documents ❖ Adjust system settings ❖ Find files ❖ Access Windows® Help ❖ Run programs...
...configuration. Your desktop may be able to retrieve these files until you delete a file from a diskette, it . See Windows® XP online help for more information on each icon and how to use the Start button to the Internet. The Microsoft® browser that ...provides access to : ❖ Start programs ❖ Access Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system update information ❖ Open documents ❖ Adjust system settings ❖ Find files ❖ Access Windows® Help ❖ Run programs...
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... modem or reset the port to determine the current COM port name and possibly change it displays an error message. If Windows XP cannot communicate with the modem, it . Windows XP communicates with information specific to either upgrade your modem is COM3. Your modem should be listed next to one of the... connected to: 1 Click Start, Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. Consult the troubleshooting sections of your modem and Windows XP documentation.
... modem or reset the port to determine the current COM port name and possibly change it displays an error message. If Windows XP cannot communicate with the modem, it . Windows XP communicates with information specific to either upgrade your modem is COM3. Your modem should be listed next to one of the... connected to: 1 Click Start, Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. Consult the troubleshooting sections of your modem and Windows XP documentation.
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... folder, press Fn plus the appropriate key from within any Windows® program. These are unsure how to do this, refer to your Windows® XP operating system documentation. 4 Click OK to associate the folder with the secondary button. To open a popup list showing the items in the popup list. ... list with items from various folders, or to change with the key you wish to pick only a few items from the Fn-esse keyboard. 149 Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® Making a popup assignment 1 Select Popup... To view items in a popup list, select the Expand popup lists check box. to ...
... folder, press Fn plus the appropriate key from within any Windows® program. These are unsure how to do this, refer to your Windows® XP operating system documentation. 4 Click OK to associate the folder with the secondary button. To open a popup list showing the items in the popup list. ... list with items from various folders, or to change with the key you wish to pick only a few items from the Fn-esse keyboard. 149 Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® Making a popup assignment 1 Select Popup... To view items in a popup list, select the Expand popup lists check box. to ...
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... a device. The computer displays the Non-System disk or disk error message. For example: ❖ The operating system fails to start after the Starting Windows XP message appears. ❖ The operating system takes a long time to restart the computer. If pressing any of time. For more information see "The computer is...
... a device. The computer displays the Non-System disk or disk error message. For example: ❖ The operating system fails to start after the Starting Windows XP message appears. ❖ The operating system takes a long time to restart the computer. If pressing any of time. For more information see "The computer is...
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...trying to access. My browser cannot find the URL address I bookmarked. The World Wide Web is very slow, try later. To access Windows® XP Help and Support: 1 Click Start, then click Help and Support. They include: modem speed, telephone line conditions, time of the sites you separated the... spelling of each name and the syntax of the following: ❖ In the search field, type in troubleshooting the problem. The Windows® XP operating system can help you If the operating system has started properly but you would like help and follow the on -screen instructions. ❖ ...
...trying to access. My browser cannot find the URL address I bookmarked. The World Wide Web is very slow, try later. To access Windows® XP Help and Support: 1 Click Start, then click Help and Support. They include: modem speed, telephone line conditions, time of the sites you separated the... spelling of each name and the syntax of the following: ❖ In the search field, type in troubleshooting the problem. The Windows® XP operating system can help you If the operating system has started properly but you would like help and follow the on -screen instructions. ❖ ...
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The tabs that seem to another. For more information about the device. ❖ The Resource tab, which lists resources assigned to Windows® XP online help. This tab does not appear if the device is seated properly. A Troubleshooting button is worthwhile checking for that device appears. Memory problems Incorrectly ...
The tabs that seem to another. For more information about the device. ❖ The Resource tab, which lists resources assigned to Windows® XP online help. This tab does not appear if the device is seated properly. A Troubleshooting button is worthwhile checking for that device appears. Memory problems Incorrectly ...
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... properly into a slot, the computer attempts to set up the card. Resource conflicts can cause problems when installing the PC Card. Use the Windows® XP PC Card (PCMCIA) Wizard to determine the type of the PC Card for you insert a PC Card into the slot. ❖ Make sure all cables...
... properly into a slot, the computer attempts to set up the card. Resource conflicts can cause problems when installing the PC Card. Use the Windows® XP PC Card (PCMCIA) Wizard to determine the type of the PC Card for you insert a PC Card into the slot. ❖ Make sure all cables...
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...any security provisions (closed system, MAC address filtering, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), etc.), check the access point vendor's Web site for Windows XP Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption is not enabled on the device. You can still, however, use an access point without WEP encryption, ... Resolving a hardware conflict ❖ Use the PING command to verify a connection to establish a wireless connection. If it is not enabled, Windows XP adds the device to its list of the Windows Taskbar). ❖ Click View Available Wireless Networks. ❖ Select Allow me to connect to...
...any security provisions (closed system, MAC address filtering, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), etc.), check the access point vendor's Web site for Windows XP Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption is not enabled on the device. You can still, however, use an access point without WEP encryption, ... Resolving a hardware conflict ❖ Use the PING command to verify a connection to establish a wireless connection. If it is not enabled, Windows XP adds the device to its list of the Windows Taskbar). ❖ Click View Available Wireless Networks. ❖ Select Allow me to connect to...