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... Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 64 Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse 64 Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your ... 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media...
... Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 64 Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse 64 Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your ... 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media...
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... Administrator Rights 251 User Groups 252 Passwords 253 Smart Cards 254 Fingerprint Readers 254 Facial Recognition Software 255 Using a Firewall to Secure Your Computer 255 Turning On Windows Firewall 255 Encrypting Files and Folders 256 Using Antivirus Software 256 Maintaining Security When Using a Public Wireless Network 256 Reducing the Risk of...
... Administrator Rights 251 User Groups 252 Passwords 253 Smart Cards 254 Fingerprint Readers 254 Facial Recognition Software 255 Using a Firewall to Secure Your Computer 255 Turning On Windows Firewall 255 Encrypting Files and Folders 256 Using Antivirus Software 256 Maintaining Security When Using a Public Wireless Network 256 Reducing the Risk of...
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... the Mouse Properties window, set the options for how the scroll wheel on the wheel, or click One screen at a time. 3 Click OK. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Mouse. 2 On the Wheel tab, under Scrolling, select the number of your mouse counterclockwise.... NOTICE: Disconnect the mouse from the computer before cleaning the mouse. 1 Clean the outside casing of the mouse with a cloth moistened with a mild cleaning solution. 2 Turn the retainer ring on the underside of lines to scroll with a clean, lint-free cloth.
... the Mouse Properties window, set the options for how the scroll wheel on the wheel, or click One screen at a time. 3 Click OK. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Mouse. 2 On the Wheel tab, under Scrolling, select the number of your mouse counterclockwise.... NOTICE: Disconnect the mouse from the computer before cleaning the mouse. 1 Clean the outside casing of the mouse with a cloth moistened with a mild cleaning solution. 2 Turn the retainer ring on the underside of lines to scroll with a clean, lint-free cloth.
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..., and click OK. • To enable a service, select the check box next to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it clicks into the ball cage, or use a can find (or discover) it. Ensure that you need to: 1 Add a Bluetooth...
..., and click OK. • To enable a service, select the check box next to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it clicks into the ball cage, or use a can find (or discover) it. Ensure that you need to: 1 Add a Bluetooth...
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... Devices dialog box on the Options tab, select the Alert me when a new Bluetooth device wants to your computer, in the wizard. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on the bottom of the mouse. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more information. 3 Click Start→ Control...
... Devices dialog box on the Options tab, select the Alert me when a new Bluetooth device wants to your computer, in the wizard. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on the bottom of the mouse. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more information. 3 Click Start→ Control...
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...Pad) 63 Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Pen ... in and out moving the finger upward or downward) or the pinch zoom (zoom in the notification area of the touch pad. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input Devices. Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and...
...Pad) 63 Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Pen ... in and out moving the finger upward or downward) or the pinch zoom (zoom in the notification area of the touch pad. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input Devices. Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and...
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...and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to install the appropriate drivers manually. NOTE: Certain mice may need to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. 2 On the Touch Pointer tab, select .... FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your mouse when the mouse is connected to reactivate the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation...
...and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to install the appropriate drivers manually. NOTE: Certain mice may need to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. 2 On the Touch Pointer tab, select .... FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your mouse when the mouse is connected to reactivate the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation...
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... ejected. 3 Gently pull out the tray until the tray is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I T O N - The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD... of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVDs work in the drive or the media. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is inserted properly. R U N ...
... ejected. 3 Gently pull out the tray until the tray is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I T O N - The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD... of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVDs work in the drive or the media. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is inserted properly. R U N ...
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... desired and click Next. 9 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer. 2 Press when you perform this operation, all data on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager...
... desired and click Next. 9 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer. 2 Press when you perform this operation, all data on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager...
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Windows® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft® Windows® operating system before you turn off the computer.
Windows® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft® Windows® operating system before you turn off the computer.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer HINT: If your computer properly in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu. 3 The Turn off your computer is not operating properly, restarting Windows often solves the problem.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer HINT: If your computer properly in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu. 3 The Turn off your computer is not operating properly, restarting Windows often solves the problem.
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...Vista® Sleep Shut Down Sleep is not Responding Shutting Down Your Computer 101 Windows® XP Standby Hibernation Shut Down Standby is restored exactly as you left it. When you can safely turn off the power to your desktop state to start working . When you restart the computer, your... to use the computer again, it . Because standby does not save power but first saves everything in which the display and hard disks turn off the power to save power when you don't plan to save your computer, for an extended time while working again. Use hibernation ...
...Vista® Sleep Shut Down Sleep is not Responding Shutting Down Your Computer 101 Windows® XP Standby Hibernation Shut Down Standby is restored exactly as you left it. When you can safely turn off the power to your desktop state to start working . When you restart the computer, your... to use the computer again, it . Because standby does not save power but first saves everything in which the display and hard disks turn off the power to save power when you don't plan to save your computer, for an extended time while working again. Use hibernation ...
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... When you attempt to shut down, the screen may need to end and complete the process of shutting down your computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you lose unsaved data. 2) Never undock the computer without first preparing it Fails to shut down now to force...
... When you attempt to shut down, the screen may need to end and complete the process of shutting down your computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you lose unsaved data. 2) Never undock the computer without first preparing it Fails to shut down now to force...
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.... At this point, you will lose unsaved data. • Do not shut down . If you choose to end the program immediately, you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Shutting Down a Computer When it now. FOR MORE ... solid blue screen screen 106 Shutting Down Your Computer Then proceed to shut down the computer. Click Cancel to return to Windows. Windows XP When you want to save, save it Stops Responding and Displays a Solid Blue Screen When an operating system experiences an unrecoverable error, the...
.... At this point, you will lose unsaved data. • Do not shut down . If you choose to end the program immediately, you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Shutting Down a Computer When it now. FOR MORE ... solid blue screen screen 106 Shutting Down Your Computer Then proceed to shut down the computer. Click Cancel to return to Windows. Windows XP When you want to save, save it Stops Responding and Displays a Solid Blue Screen When an operating system experiences an unrecoverable error, the...
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... or and Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. This will be displayed after you may want to identify which Windows mode you start your computer. The words "Safe Mode" appear in the... off and components will be lost. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about shutting down any error messages that power is turned back on page 143. Shutting Down Your Computer 107 Write down your computer in Safe Mode, you troubleshoot the problem later.
... or and Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. This will be displayed after you may want to identify which Windows mode you start your computer. The words "Safe Mode" appear in the... off and components will be lost. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about shutting down any error messages that power is turned back on page 143. Shutting Down Your Computer 107 Write down your computer in Safe Mode, you troubleshoot the problem later.
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...You can view, add, alter, or delete any shared file. 4 Click Share. This action takes you have a user account and password on your folder is turned on, the person you are sharing. Files and Folders 115 NOTE: If you want to share and drag it to Shared Documents in order to...option of a shared file or folder, send a link to the new location to those sharing the file or folder. Sharing Files With Password Protection. Windows XP 1 Click Start → My Documents. 2 Select the file or folder that your computer in the Other Places box. If you are prompted for an ...
...You can view, add, alter, or delete any shared file. 4 Click Share. This action takes you have a user account and password on your folder is turned on, the person you are sharing. Files and Folders 115 NOTE: If you want to share and drag it to Shared Documents in order to...option of a shared file or folder, send a link to the new location to those sharing the file or folder. Sharing Files With Password Protection. Windows XP 1 Click Start → My Documents. 2 Select the file or folder that your computer in the Other Places box. If you are prompted for an ...
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...the lens in an optical drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with the compressed-air product. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with your computer. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about cleaning the individual components of your computer...this document as skipping, with water. Do not allow water to manage and improve its performance. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. Tools are available through your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or ...
...the lens in an optical drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with the compressed-air product. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with your computer. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about cleaning the individual components of your computer...this document as skipping, with water. Do not allow water to manage and improve its performance. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. Tools are available through your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or ...
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... documents and programs, and allowing your computer to start again. 2 Click the option you want to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. OR • Depending on how you set the power management options, you may also use . Then click Sleep. Power Management States Sleep...
... documents and programs, and allowing your computer to start again. 2 Click the option you want to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. OR • Depending on how you set the power management options, you may also use . Then click Sleep. Power Management States Sleep...
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...- select to the same operating state it may also use one of inactivity (a time-out). To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • Close the display... for a notebook computer. • Press . Power Management Modes Standby Mode Standby conserves power by turning off computer→ Stand by. When the computer exits standby, it returns to enable or disable hibernation FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about...
...- select to the same operating state it may also use one of inactivity (a time-out). To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • Close the display... for a notebook computer. • Press . Power Management Modes Standby Mode Standby conserves power by turning off computer→ Stand by. When the computer exits standby, it returns to enable or disable hibernation FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about...
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...may take a short time to the same operating state it returns to exit hibernate. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. OR • Depending on the hard drive and... then completely turning off computer. Hibernate Mode Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to enter hibernate: • Press the power button. • Close the...
...may take a short time to the same operating state it returns to exit hibernate. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. OR • Depending on the hard drive and... then completely turning off computer. Hibernate Mode Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to enter hibernate: • Press the power button. • Close the...