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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 ... Opening a document 24 Printing a document 24 Shortcuts 25 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 27 System recovery options 28 Drivers and applications recovery 28 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 29 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 30 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 31 Recovering your system...
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 ... Opening a document 24 Printing a document 24 Shortcuts 25 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 27 System recovery options 28 Drivers and applications recovery 28 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 29 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 30 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 31 Recovering your system...
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...the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new notebook. Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your notebook. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Thank you... notebook in addition to provide best-of us at Gateway. We are provided with fast, considerate service. Your notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile processor technologies to our customers - Gateway stands behind our value proposition to manage the processor speed...
...the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new notebook. Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your notebook. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Thank you... notebook in addition to provide best-of us at Gateway. We are provided with fast, considerate service. Your notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile processor technologies to our customers - Gateway stands behind our value proposition to manage the processor speed...
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... Select Your Computer Product box, then click Notebook Computers to locate your account and general information about your drivers. Click Call Us to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for BIOS and driver upgrades. Drivers & Downloads Click Drivers & Downloads to get the latest software updates for both sales and support. 3 Customer Service Click Customer Service...
... Select Your Computer Product box, then click Notebook Computers to locate your account and general information about your drivers. Click Call Us to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for BIOS and driver upgrades. Drivers & Downloads Click Drivers & Downloads to get the latest software updates for both sales and support. 3 Customer Service Click Customer Service...
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CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 27
CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 27
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... to working condition. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you get your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. For more information on creating recovery discs, see : ■ "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network" on page 30 ■...
... to working condition. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you get your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. For more information on creating recovery discs, see : ■ "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network" on page 30 ■...
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... DVD, make sure that your notebook has, you have the appropriate number and type of recordable drive your notebook has a recordable drive. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use . 6 Make sure that you want to use... that you need either several CD-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). Important If you are recording to a network" on the type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 29
... DVD, make sure that your notebook has, you have the appropriate number and type of recordable drive your notebook has a recordable drive. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use . 6 Make sure that you want to use... that you need either several CD-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). Important If you are recording to a network" on the type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 29
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... the blank disc(s). 8 If a message tells you to insert another blank disc, remove the completed disc, then insert a blank disc. 9 When you remove each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. To copy...
... the blank disc(s). 8 If a message tells you to insert another blank disc, remove the completed disc, then insert a blank disc. 9 When you remove each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. To copy...
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... If the ISO filenames start with CD, you will need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of blank disc for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that indicates which computer the files are recording to . 3 Click OK. If the ISO filenames start with DVD, you will ... has a recordable drive. You need one blank disc for each recovery (ISO) file. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 31 www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created...
... If the ISO filenames start with CD, you will need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of blank disc for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that indicates which computer the files are recording to . 3 Click OK. If the ISO filenames start with DVD, you will ... has a recordable drive. You need one blank disc for each recovery (ISO) file. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 31 www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created...
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... on page 35. If you can restore specific drivers and programs from a set of recovery discs to restore your system from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." OR - ■ To restore... your system to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your notebook...
... on page 35. If you can restore specific drivers and programs from a set of recovery discs to restore your system from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." OR - ■ To restore... your system to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering your notebook...
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...All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. You are installed. The items you want to install more drivers or applications. 4 Click Yes to install more drivers or applications, or click Quit to install. www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore" ...on your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if...
...All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. You are installed. The items you want to install more drivers or applications. 4 Click Yes to install more drivers or applications, or click Quit to install. www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore" ...on your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if...
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... of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can restore your system to an earlier time, then click Next. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of these restore points to your computer... Click Restore my computer to a previous condition. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 ...
... of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can restore your system to an earlier time, then click Next. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of these restore points to your computer... Click Restore my computer to a previous condition. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 ...
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...keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. You should update Windows regularly to keep Windows XP and your notebook's system software up to fix the problem. These updates include security updates... them automatically. 50 Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to schedule automatic updates. CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com 2 Click Internet Options or Windows Firewall. 3 For more information about Security Center.
...keep your notebook secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. You should update Windows regularly to keep Windows XP and your notebook's system software up to fix the problem. These updates include security updates... them automatically. 50 Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to schedule automatic updates. CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com 2 Click Internet Options or Windows Firewall. 3 For more information about Security Center.
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...the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on your network. If you share a drive, the entire contents of that you want to share, then click Sharing and Security. ...you share a folder, only the contents of that drive will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you can share your computer. Then you can: ■ View a network drive ■ ...
...the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on your network. If you share a drive, the entire contents of that you want to share, then click Sharing and Security. ...you share a folder, only the contents of that drive will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you can share your computer. Then you can: ■ View a network drive ■ ...
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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 are sending the ... the network printer. 4 Click OK. 87 Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . www.gateway.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program...
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 are sending the ... the network printer. 4 Click OK. 87 Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . www.gateway.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program...
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... changing scheme 100 Computrace 44, 45 connecting to hotspots 88 to Internet 39 to Web site 40 connections digital video camera 64 Firewire 64 i.Link 64 IEEE 1394 64 video camera 64 copying data CD 76 data DVD 76 files across network 87 files and folders 17, 25 music CD 76 text and... 99 properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 using screen saver 102 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 4 Help and Support 4 online help 6 documents creating 22 opening 24 printing 24 saving 23 downloading files 41 drivers updating 3 drives backing up files 114 checking for errors 112 checking for free space 111...
... changing scheme 100 Computrace 44, 45 connecting to hotspots 88 to Internet 39 to Web site 40 connections digital video camera 64 Firewire 64 i.Link 64 IEEE 1394 64 video camera 64 copying data CD 76 data DVD 76 files across network 87 files and folders 17, 25 music CD 76 text and... 99 properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 using screen saver 102 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 4 Help and Support 4 online help 6 documents creating 22 opening 24 printing 24 saving 23 downloading files 41 drivers updating 3 drives backing up files 114 checking for errors 112 checking for free space 111...
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www.gateway.com Index minimize button 10 modem cable 39 dial-up 38 DSL 39 monitor changing ...listening with Windows Media Player 77 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 60 CD tracks 61, 76 recovering device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 Recycle Bin 9 deleting files and folders 18 emptying 18 recovering files...software 118 removing files and folders 9, 18, 25, 112 renaming files and folders 25 resolution changing 99 restoring device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 S saving documents 23 video 66 scanner installing 118 Scheduled Tasks ...
www.gateway.com Index minimize button 10 modem cable 39 dial-up 38 DSL 39 monitor changing ...listening with Windows Media Player 77 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 60 CD tracks 61, 76 recovering device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 Recycle Bin 9 deleting files and folders 18 emptying 18 recovering files...software 118 removing files and folders 9, 18, 25, 112 renaming files and folders 25 resolution changing 99 restoring device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 S saving documents 23 video 66 scanner installing 118 Scheduled Tasks ...
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...from old computer 115, 116 Internet settings from old computer 117 settings from old computer 115 video to computer 64 Trusted Platform Module 45 U un-sharing drives 85 folders 85 updating device drivers 3 McAfee SecurityCenter 49 Windows 110 user accounts adding in Windows XP 108 switching in Windows XP 108 V... computer 64 Video Capture Wizard 65 viewing shared drives 86 shared folders 86 virus protecting against 46 removing 46 voice recognition 11 volume adjusting 54 controls 54 muting 54 W WAV file 57 Web browser 38, 39 Web page 39 Web site 39 connecting to 40 downloading files 41 Gateway 2 ...
...from old computer 115, 116 Internet settings from old computer 117 settings from old computer 115 video to computer 64 Trusted Platform Module 45 U un-sharing drives 85 folders 85 updating device drivers 3 McAfee SecurityCenter 49 Windows 110 user accounts adding in Windows XP 108 switching in Windows XP 108 V... computer 64 Video Capture Wizard 65 viewing shared drives 86 shared folders 86 virus protecting against 46 removing 46 voice recognition 11 volume adjusting 54 controls 54 muting 54 W WAV file 57 Web browser 38, 39 Web page 39 Web site 39 connecting to 40 downloading files 41 Gateway 2 ...