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www.emachines.com Chapter 6: Customizing Windows 57 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 58 Adjusting the color depth 58 Adjusting the screen resolution 59 Changing the colors ... 70 Installing an uninterruptible power supply 71 Chapter 7: Protecting Your Computer 73 Hardware security 74 Kensington lock slot 74 Data security 74 About startup and hard drive passwords 74 About Windows XP user accounts 75 Protecting your computer from viruses 75 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 76 Using Windows XP Security Center 80 Security...
www.emachines.com Chapter 6: Customizing Windows 57 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 58 Adjusting the color depth 58 Adjusting the screen resolution 59 Changing the colors ... 70 Installing an uninterruptible power supply 71 Chapter 7: Protecting Your Computer 73 Hardware security 74 Kensington lock slot 74 Data security 74 About startup and hard drive passwords 74 About Windows XP user accounts 75 Protecting your computer from viruses 75 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 76 Using Windows XP Security Center 80 Security...
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..., then click My Computer. A computer almost always has more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Hard drives Disc drive To see the contents of this drive. 9 www.emachines.com Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just...
..., then click My Computer. A computer almost always has more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Hard drives Disc drive To see the contents of this drive. 9 www.emachines.com Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just...
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... folder you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. In fact, all information on your diskette drive. Folders Files To create a folder: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. If you ...a name for the folder, then press ENTER. When you decide where you need to put the new folder. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on page 18. Chapter 2: Using Windows XP Creating folders...
... folder you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. In fact, all information on your diskette drive. Folders Files To create a folder: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. If you ...a name for the folder, then press ENTER. When you decide where you need to put the new folder. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on page 18. Chapter 2: Using Windows XP Creating folders...
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..., then click Empty Recycle Bin. Windows permanently deletes all files in the Search box, then press ENTER. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to search by: • Name or part of a name • Creation date • Modification date • File type •...
..., then click Empty Recycle Bin. Windows permanently deletes all files in the Search box, then press ENTER. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to search by: • Name or part of a name • Creation date • Modification date • File type •...
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.... A progress bar appears next to clear the check box for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your hard drive as it is recorded. 36 You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box opens with a list of files, click Learn more about MP3 formats. ...5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that contains the audio CD. 6 Click to each track as WMA files. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your computer's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files Creating WMA and...
.... A progress bar appears next to clear the check box for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your hard drive as it is recorded. 36 You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box opens with a list of files, click Learn more about MP3 formats. ...5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that contains the audio CD. 6 Click to each track as WMA files. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your computer's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files Creating WMA and...
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www.emachines.com 3 If the wizard does not open, click Capture From Video Device. 4 Complete the screens in the Video...video, you can save your movie to your video include: • Splitting your video into more than 10 GB of free hard drive space depending on your computer, you reach the final screen, Windows Movie Maker rewinds the video tape in e-mail to send ...about the editing your settings. Under Movie Tasks: • Click Save to My Computer to save your movie to your hard drive. • Click Save to CD to save it to your video camera so you can record it on tape and view it...
www.emachines.com 3 If the wizard does not open, click Capture From Video Device. 4 Complete the screens in the Video...video, you can save your movie to your video include: • Splitting your video into more than 10 GB of free hard drive space depending on your computer, you reach the final screen, Windows Movie Maker rewinds the video tape in e-mail to send ...about the editing your settings. Under Movie Tasks: • Click Save to My Computer to save your movie to your hard drive. • Click Save to CD to save it to your video camera so you can record it on tape and view it...
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...network is set up, log onto one of that drive will be available to everyone on each network computer are unable to connect to the Internet: • Run the New Connection Wizard (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer ...must have the shared printer's drivers installed. To share drives or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that you share a drive, the entire contents of ...
...network is set up, log onto one of that drive will be available to everyone on each network computer are unable to connect to the Internet: • Run the New Connection Wizard (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer ...must have the shared printer's drivers installed. To share drives or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that you share a drive, the entire contents of ...
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... Changing advanced power settings Help For more information about changing the power management settings, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.emachines.com Changing power-saving settings Changing the power scheme Help For more information about changing the power scheme, click Start, then click Help...Turn off monitor, or Turn off hard disks timer, then click the time you assign different power saving modes to open the Power Schemes list, then click the power scheme you change power saving options such as when the monitor or hard drive is in Category View, click Performance...
... Changing advanced power settings Help For more information about changing the power management settings, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.emachines.com Changing power-saving settings Changing the power scheme Help For more information about changing the power scheme, click Start, then click Help...Turn off monitor, or Turn off hard disks timer, then click the time you assign different power saving modes to open the Power Schemes list, then click the power scheme you change power saving options such as when the monitor or hard drive is in Category View, click Performance...
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Hibernate (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive, then turns your Control Panel is in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To activate Hibernate mode: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Type ... Performance and Maintenance. 2 Click/Double-click the Power Options icon. The next time you turn on your computer, it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open a Power buttons list, then click the power setting mode you activated Hibernate mode. The Control Panel...
Hibernate (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive, then turns your Control Panel is in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To activate Hibernate mode: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Type ... Performance and Maintenance. 2 Click/Double-click the Power Options icon. The next time you turn on your computer, it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open a Power buttons list, then click the power setting mode you activated Hibernate mode. The Control Panel...
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...the location of the Kensington lock slot, see your computer. The password feature is very secure, and you can remember. Use a startup and hard drive password to keep other people from being stolen. Data security The second step in computer security is preventing your computer's BIOS Setup utility. You can... buy a cable lock at most electronics stores and many department stores. You have to return your computer to eMachines so we can reset it . Use a password that you turn on your computer or access your files. Attach a cable lock to the ...
...the location of the Kensington lock slot, see your computer. The password feature is very secure, and you can remember. Use a startup and hard drive password to keep other people from being stolen. Data security The second step in computer security is preventing your computer's BIOS Setup utility. You can... buy a cable lock at most electronics stores and many department stores. You have to return your computer to eMachines so we can reset it . Use a password that you turn on your computer or access your files. Attach a cable lock to the ...