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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 XP 7 About the Windows ...
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 XP 7 About the Windows ...
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...gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 Setting up an Internet account 39 Accessing your Internet account 39 Using the World Wide Web 39 Connecting to a Web site 40 Downloading files 41 Using e-mail 41 Sending e-mail 42 Checking your e-mail 42 Chapter 5: Protecting your notebook...files 60 Building a music library 62 Editing track information 63 Creating and editing videos 64 Editing videos 64 Transferring your video to your notebook 64 Editing your video 65 Saving your video 66 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 66 Creating a music CD 66 ii
...gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 Setting up an Internet account 39 Accessing your Internet account 39 Using the World Wide Web 39 Connecting to a Web site 40 Downloading files 41 Using e-mail 41 Sending e-mail 42 Checking your e-mail 42 Chapter 5: Protecting your notebook...files 60 Building a music library 62 Editing track information 63 Creating and editing videos 64 Editing videos 64 Transferring your video to your notebook 64 Editing your video 65 Saving your video 66 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 66 Creating a music CD 66 ii
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www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating... wireless network 81 Making sure your broadband connection works 81 Setting up your access point 81 Setting up your notebook 82 Testing your network 83 Sharing resources 84 Sharing drives and printers 84 Using the network 86 Viewing shared ...Canceling a fax 95 Automatically retry sending a fax 96 Automatically canceling a fax 96 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Notebook 97 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 98 Adjusting the color depth 98 Adjusting the screen resolution 99 iii
www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating... wireless network 81 Making sure your broadband connection works 81 Setting up your access point 81 Setting up your notebook 82 Testing your network 83 Sharing resources 84 Sharing drives and printers 84 Using the network 86 Viewing shared ...Canceling a fax 95 Automatically retry sending a fax 96 Automatically canceling a fax 96 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Notebook 97 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 98 Adjusting the color depth 98 Adjusting the screen resolution 99 iii
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Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the ... pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112 Checking the hard drive...
Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the ... pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112 Checking the hard drive...
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...care and safety information to provide an exceptional balance of performance and portability. We sincerely hope that you keep your new notebook. Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to help you are sure that you will provide you with maximum performance when plugged into AC... service department will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of -class service and support in good operating condition. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to high-quality, brand-...
...care and safety information to provide an exceptional balance of performance and portability. We sincerely hope that you keep your new notebook. Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to help you are sure that you will provide you with maximum performance when plugged into AC... service department will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of -class service and support in good operating condition. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to high-quality, brand-...
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... general information about warranties and special offers. Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to view and purchase upgrades for all Gateway notebooks. Documents Click Documents to view information about your drivers. Customer Service Click Customer Service to access user guides and specifications for your...
... general information about warranties and special offers. Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to view and purchase upgrades for all Gateway notebooks. Documents Click Documents to view information about your drivers. Customer Service Click Customer Service to access user guides and specifications for your...
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Help and Support opens. To search for the type of results you quickly discover and use the many features of your Gateway notebook. These topics are relevant to your search results, click the results header for a topic in Help and Support, type a word or...Help and Support. For each search, you entered in the Search box. ■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the index. ...
Help and Support opens. To search for the type of results you quickly discover and use the many features of your Gateway notebook. These topics are relevant to your search results, click the results header for a topic in Help and Support, type a word or...Help and Support. For each search, you entered in the Search box. ■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the index. ...
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... access online help or refer to activate the Media Center tool bar. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. BigFix 2 Click the Help icon in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar... mouse to the printed Windows XP Media Center Edition Guide. To start BigFix: ■ Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click BigFix. Your notebook may include BigFix.
... access online help or refer to activate the Media Center tool bar. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. BigFix 2 Click the Help icon in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar... mouse to the printed Windows XP Media Center Edition Guide. To start BigFix: ■ Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click BigFix. Your notebook may include BigFix.
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... Start button provides access to open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. Click a program's button on how your notebook is the Windows desktop. Type the keyword Windows desktop in the Search box, then click the arrow. After your personalized work space where you...different from this example, depending on the taskbar to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Think ...
... Start button provides access to open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. Click a program's button on how your notebook is the Windows desktop. Type the keyword Windows desktop in the Search box, then click the arrow. After your personalized work space where you...different from this example, depending on the taskbar to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Think ...
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... them from your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more using the Start menu. You can start programs, open files, customize your notebook. When you move the mouse pointer over any menu item that you when the security settings on page 49. The icon changes appearance to notify... Bin, see all programs and files in the Search box, then click the arrow. Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the Start menu. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that has an arrow next to it, another...
... them from your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more using the Start menu. You can start programs, open files, customize your notebook. When you move the mouse pointer over any menu item that you when the security settings on page 49. The icon changes appearance to notify... Bin, see all programs and files in the Search box, then click the arrow. Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the Start menu. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that has an arrow next to it, another...
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... recognition - make a quick note with added pen-based computing features: ■ Tablet and Pen Settings - Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire..., organize, and reuse your tablet will understand ■ Inkball - say what you learn more about using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005. 11 www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and...
... recognition - make a quick note with added pen-based computing features: ■ Tablet and Pen Settings - Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire..., organize, and reuse your tablet will understand ■ Inkball - say what you learn more about using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005. 11 www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and...
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... letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and DVD (D:) for the optical drive. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Type the keyword files and... folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the ...
... letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and DVD (D:) for the optical drive. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Type the keyword files and... folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the ...
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...by the folder icon. For information about creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this ...on your hard drive. The new folder is stored in the Search box, then click the arrow. If you do not see "Shortcuts" on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. They can contain files and other folders. Type the keyword creating files and ...
...by the folder icon. For information about creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this ...on your hard drive. The new folder is stored in the Search box, then click the arrow. If you do not see "Shortcuts" on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. They can contain files and other folders. Type the keyword creating files and ...
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...and loaded with paper. 2 Start the program and open . Printing a document Help and Support For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the folder you want, browse through the folders listed below the Look in list, then... the arrow. To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you do not see the printer documentation. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. To open a document: ...
...and loaded with paper. 2 Start the program and open . Printing a document Help and Support For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the folder you want, browse through the folders listed below the Look in list, then... the arrow. To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you do not see the printer documentation. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. To open a document: ...
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... a network" on page 30 ■ "Creating discs from the hard drive" on page 31 28 Drivers and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything you need to reinstall everything you can use Microsoft System Restore to roll back your system to a previous ...Creating drivers and applications recovery discs" on page 34 describes how to return your system to a previous working order. Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your system from recovery files on a network" on page 35...
... a network" on page 30 ■ "Creating discs from the hard drive" on page 31 28 Drivers and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything you need to reinstall everything you can use Microsoft System Restore to roll back your system to a previous ...Creating drivers and applications recovery discs" on page 34 describes how to return your system to a previous working order. Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your system from recovery files on a network" on page 35...
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... discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). If your notebook does not have the appropriate number and type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 29 Before you want to "Burn... sure that you want to CDs, make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. A message...
... discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). If your notebook does not have the appropriate number and type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 29 Before you want to "Burn... sure that you want to CDs, make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. A message...
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...last disc from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." As you can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location, so you remove each disc from the drive..., use . www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. You are done. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. ...
...last disc from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." As you can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location, so you remove each disc from the drive..., use . www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. You are done. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. ...
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... and Applications Recovery." If you have created. 32 OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for installation. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software.... files. 5 Double-click the file for each recovery file until each file is complete, remove that you cannot restore the software from the notebook's hard drive. ■ To selectively restore device drivers or programs, see "Recovering specific files and software" on the bottom of your system...
... and Applications Recovery." If you have created. 32 OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for installation. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software.... files. 5 Double-click the file for each recovery file until each file is complete, remove that you cannot restore the software from the notebook's hard drive. ■ To selectively restore device drivers or programs, see "Recovering specific files and software" on the bottom of your system...
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www.gateway.com Recovering your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. The Application Recovery program opens. - The items you selected ...
www.gateway.com Recovering your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. The Application Recovery program opens. - The items you selected ...
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...restore point in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to 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 Press F1. To restore using... Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can restore your system to an earlier time, ...
...restore point in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to 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 Press F1. To restore using... Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can restore your system to an earlier time, ...
