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Contents www.emachines.com Working with files and folders 29 Viewing drives 29 Creating folders 30 Copying and moving files and folders 31 Deleting files and folders 31 ... site 44 Downloading files 45 Using e-mail 46 Sending e-mail 46 Checking your e-mail 47 Chapter 6: Networking Your Computer 49 Introduction to Networking 50 Using a router 50 Creating an Ethernet network 52 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers 52 Making sure your broadband connection works 52 Naming the computers and the workgroup 52 Configuring the...
Contents www.emachines.com Working with files and folders 29 Viewing drives 29 Creating folders 30 Copying and moving files and folders 31 Deleting files and folders 31 ... site 44 Downloading files 45 Using e-mail 46 Sending e-mail 46 Checking your e-mail 47 Chapter 6: Networking Your Computer 49 Introduction to Networking 50 Using a router 50 Creating an Ethernet network 52 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers 52 Making sure your broadband connection works 52 Naming the computers and the workgroup 52 Configuring the...
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Contents www.emachines.com Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Computer 107 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 108 Adjusting the color depth ... 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software 129 System recovery options 130 Copying driver and application recovery files 130 Creating recovery discs 131 Copying driver and application recovery files to a network 132 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 133 Recovering your system 134 Recovering specific files and software 135 Recovering your system...
Contents www.emachines.com Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Computer 107 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 108 Adjusting the color depth ... 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software 129 System recovery options 130 Copying driver and application recovery files 130 Creating recovery discs 131 Copying driver and application recovery files to a network 132 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 133 Recovering your system 134 Recovering specific files and software 135 Recovering your system...
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...then click Control Panel. Important Broadband Internet settings will be activated. The Control Panel window opens. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com Determining if an Ethernet device is already installed on your computer To determine if Ethernet is already installed... installed, make the necessary arrangements with your Ethernet cards for setting up a network. Creating an Ethernet network Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you must give each computer on the network: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The System Properties dialog box ...
...then click Control Panel. Important Broadband Internet settings will be activated. The Control Panel window opens. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com Determining if an Ethernet device is already installed on your computer To determine if Ethernet is already installed... installed, make the necessary arrangements with your Ethernet cards for setting up a network. Creating an Ethernet network Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you must give each computer on the network: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The System Properties dialog box ...
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...Security. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. The folder properties dialog box opens. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among..., right-click the drive or folder that you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ■ Contact your Internet service provider Sharing resources ...
...Security. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. The folder properties dialog box opens. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among..., right-click the drive or folder that you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ■ Contact your Internet service provider Sharing resources ...
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...sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to print. 2 Click File, then click Print..... 4 Click OK. 61 The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file...
...sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to print. 2 Click File, then click Print..... 4 Click OK. 61 The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you want to copy the file...
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... system). For more information on using Microsoft System Restore" on page 130 tells you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on page 136 describes how to return your system to a network" on page 132 ■ "Creating discs from the hard drive" on page 133 130 A backup copy...
... system). For more information on using Microsoft System Restore" on page 130 tells you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on page 136 describes how to return your system to a network" on page 132 ■ "Creating discs from the hard drive" on page 133 130 A backup copy...
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... discs ready. The Recovery CD/DVD Creator dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you have a recordable drive, see "Copying driver and application recovery files to a network" on the type of recordable drive your computer has, you are recording to a DVD...
... discs ready. The Recovery CD/DVD Creator dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you have a recordable drive, see "Copying driver and application recovery files to a network" on the type of recordable drive your computer has, you are recording to a DVD...
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... the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Copying driver and application recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 7 Click OK. Important Use...
... the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Copying driver and application recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 7 Click OK. Important Use...
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... you are recording to . 3 Click OK. You need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of any networked computer. If you are recording to the location you specified. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them to DVDs, make sure... file. 133 To create discs from recovery files on a network" on a network: 1 Make sure that you have blank discs ready. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to CDs, make sure that they ...
... you are recording to . 3 Click OK. You need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of any networked computer. If you are recording to the location you specified. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them to DVDs, make sure... file. 133 To create discs from recovery files on a network" on a network: 1 Make sure that you have blank discs ready. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to CDs, make sure that they ...
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...blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 4 Open the network location of the recovery files. For more help . Recovering your system Important If your computer. OR... is completed, you are done. As you remove each disc from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for the recovery (ISO) file. When this is complete, remove that disc and...OR - ■ To reinstall everything, see "Recovering your system to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering specific files and software" on page 137. 134...
...blank DVD+R or DVD-R disc. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 4 Open the network location of the recovery files. For more help . Recovering your system Important If your computer. OR... is completed, you are done. As you remove each disc from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for the recovery (ISO) file. When this is complete, remove that disc and...OR - ■ To reinstall everything, see "Recovering your system to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering specific files and software" on page 137. 134...
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www.emachines.com Index equipment needed 51 example 51 installing cards 52 installing drivers 52 jack 11, 12 Ethernet network creating 52 expansion card adding 171 replacing 171 extended desktop 113 external audio jack 11 F fan replacing 165 Fast Ethernet 50 faxes automatically canceling 70 ...
www.emachines.com Index equipment needed 51 example 51 installing cards 52 installing drivers 52 jack 11, 12 Ethernet network creating 52 expansion card adding 171 replacing 171 extended desktop 113 external audio jack 11 F fan replacing 165 Fast Ethernet 50 faxes automatically canceling 70 ...