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..., is a quick and easy way to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer. Visit us at www.support.gateway.com. • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer...
..., is a quick and easy way to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer. Visit us at www.support.gateway.com. • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with something on your computer...
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... that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. prepare to recover When you... have blank discs ready. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway ...
... that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. prepare to recover When you... have blank discs ready. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway ...
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... and Support: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at affordable prices. Each and every Gateway computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to provide best-of your computer's software features. You have a problem...
... and Support: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at affordable prices. Each and every Gateway computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to provide best-of your computer's software features. You have a problem...
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www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure ...network, make the necessary arrangements with your network. All-numeric computer names are setting up to install wireless cards and drivers on the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. Each computer name must contain some letters. 6 Type... and to your hard drive to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. The System and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings in the Workgroup box. The System ...
www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure ...network, make the necessary arrangements with your network. All-numeric computer names are setting up to install wireless cards and drivers on the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. Each computer name must contain some letters. 6 Type... and to your hard drive to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. The System and Maintenance window opens. 3 Click System, then click Change Settings in the Workgroup box. The System ...
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... wireless network security methods in networking. • Use a print server. Take any firewall software on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. For information about wireless network security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. Sharing resources With a network, you can share..., and printers. Select Diagnose and Repair on page 50. • Connect your printer to the network, do one of the window. For more information about sharing printers, see the instructions that your home network is plugged in and compare the status lights on the...
... wireless network security methods in networking. • Use a print server. Take any firewall software on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. For information about wireless network security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. Sharing resources With a network, you can share..., and printers. Select Diagnose and Repair on page 50. • Connect your printer to the network, do one of the window. For more information about sharing printers, see the instructions that your home network is plugged in and compare the status lights on the...
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www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to, then click ... enabled device: 1 Turn on your printer or from . Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. The Network Connections window opens. 5 Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar, click View...
www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to, then click ... enabled device: 1 Turn on your printer or from . Bluetooth networking You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you are sending the file from the manufacturer's Web site. The Network Connections window opens. 5 Under Personal Area Network, click Bluetooth Network Connection. 6 On the toolbar, click View...
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...of the primary monitor (both monitors have the same content), click to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this section are for its driver. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for demonstrative purposes only and may need to roughly double the size of the...the second monitor icon (labeled 2), click Attached, then click Apply. 7 Adjust properties such as Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. You can connect an ...
...of the primary monitor (both monitors have the same content), click to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this section are for its driver. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for demonstrative purposes only and may need to roughly double the size of the...the second monitor icon (labeled 2), click Attached, then click Apply. 7 Adjust properties such as Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. You can connect an ...
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...recording file 31 audio CD adding tracks to library 33 editing track information 33 playing 29 AVI file playing 28 B background changing Windows 65 BigFix 62 Bluetooth network 53 installing device 53 installing printer 53 personal area network 53 Blu-ray Disc playing 29 broadband ... DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 52 sharing 51 un-sharing 51 viewing contents 9 ...
...recording file 31 audio CD adding tracks to library 33 editing track information 33 playing 29 AVI file playing 28 B background changing Windows 65 BigFix 62 Bluetooth network 53 installing device 53 installing printer 53 personal area network 53 Blu-ray Disc playing 29 broadband ... DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 52 sharing 51 un-sharing 51 viewing contents 9 ...
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...to speech 76 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 51 folders 51 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 59 Windows 61 user accounts adding in Windows 71 deleting 71 switching in Windows 71 V VGA port 69 video playing 28 viewing shared drives 52 shared folders 52 virus protecting against 57 ... recognition 76 W WAN 42 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 42 window 8 changing colors 65 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar...
...to speech 76 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 51 folders 51 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 59 Windows 61 user accounts adding in Windows 71 deleting 71 switching in Windows 71 V VGA port 69 video playing 28 viewing shared drives 52 shared folders 52 virus protecting against 57 ... recognition 76 W WAN 42 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 42 window 8 changing colors 65 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar...
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...the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 56. An audio disc does not produce sound • Make sure that the Windows volume controls are turned up (and mute is clean and free from large scratches. See your computer. Optical discs Optical discs include CDs... the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on adding additional memory. • Contact your printer manufacturer's technical support. www.gateway.com • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions. • Wait until files have been printed before sending additional files to the printer....
...the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 56. An audio disc does not produce sound • Make sure that the Windows volume controls are turned up (and mute is clean and free from large scratches. See your computer. Optical discs Optical discs include CDs... the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on adding additional memory. • Contact your printer manufacturer's technical support. www.gateway.com • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions. • Wait until files have been printed before sending additional files to the printer....
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... correctly on it will recognize the card reader again. Play only discs with a clean, damp cloth. Make sure that do not appear in the Computer window • The memory card reader may not match your drive's regional code. The DVD regional code for the United States and Canada is 1, and the... with your mouse. For instructions, see "Checking for Mexico is A, although many (if not most) Blu-ray movies are region-free. • Update the device driver.
... correctly on it will recognize the card reader again. Play only discs with a clean, damp cloth. Make sure that do not appear in the Computer window • The memory card reader may not match your drive's regional code. The DVD regional code for the United States and Canada is 1, and the... with your mouse. For instructions, see "Checking for Mexico is A, although many (if not most) Blu-ray movies are region-free. • Update the device driver.
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... are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To reinstall using discs, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. 89 www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create each...
... are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To reinstall using discs, you must create the set of recovery disc as soon as possible. 89 www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create each...
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... process is complete. 90 Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. Make sure that you have the required number of 2." or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. The first disc begins recording, and you will... then click Next. This dialog box tells you the number of blank, recordable discs you can watch its progress on each disc, such as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the ...
... process is complete. 90 Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. Make sure that you have the required number of 2." or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. The first disc begins recording, and you will... then click Next. This dialog box tells you the number of blank, recordable discs you can watch its progress on each disc, such as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the ...
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... Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. To return to one of your system running again. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you can return to a restore point: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, ... Center opens. 92 CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting 3 Click Contents. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you want to complete the installation. Type...
... Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. To return to one of your system running again. A list of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you can return to a restore point: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, ... Center opens. 92 CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting 3 Click Contents. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you want to complete the installation. Type...
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...on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you may restart your recovery discs" on page 95. 93 Returning your system to its factory condition. You can still run Windows Vista, see "Recovering from within Windows Vista" on page 94. •... and your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you have created. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you specified. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you...
...on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you may restart your recovery discs" on page 95. 93 Returning your system to its factory condition. You can still run Windows Vista, see "Recovering from within Windows Vista" on page 94. •... and your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you have created. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you specified. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you...
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... box displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to factory default. The recovery process begins by ...4 Click OK. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, then click Start. CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting Recovering from within Windows Vista To reinstall Windows Vista and all files on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. 94 When the recovery has finished, a dialog box ...
... box displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Caution Continuing the process will be recovered to factory default. The recovery process begins by ...4 Click OK. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Click Yes, then click Start. CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting Recovering from within Windows Vista To reinstall Windows Vista and all files on -screen prompts for first-time system setup. 94 When the recovery has finished, a dialog box ...
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...drive during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup. Caution Continuing the process will erase all files on your arrow keys to complete the recovery. 95 www.gateway.com Recovering from your ...recovery discs To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive...
...drive during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, then press ALT+F10 during startup. Caution Continuing the process will erase all files on your arrow keys to complete the recovery. 95 www.gateway.com Recovering from your ...recovery discs To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive...
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... programs 88, 91 software 88, 91 system 88 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows System Restore 92 re-installing defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 88, 91 software 88, 91 Windows 88 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows System Restore 92 removing files and folders 59 resetting computer ...18 restarting computer 18 restoring defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 files from Recycle Bin 81 ...
... programs 88, 91 software 88, 91 system 88 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows System Restore 92 re-installing defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 programs 88, 91 software 88, 91 Windows 88 with Gateway Recovery Center 91 with Windows System Restore 92 removing files and folders 59 resetting computer ...18 restarting computer 18 restoring defaults 93 drivers 88, 91 files from Recycle Bin 81 ...