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... and Tools. Select a task and follow the instructions. Do this regularly and you'll have a smoother running condition with regular maintenance. improving performance Keep your hard drive (click Advanced Tools, then click Open Disk Defragmenter) 19 Click here to return your computer to a previous state when it was working better Click here...
... and Tools. Select a task and follow the instructions. Do this regularly and you'll have a smoother running condition with regular maintenance. improving performance Keep your hard drive (click Advanced Tools, then click Open Disk Defragmenter) 19 Click here to return your computer to a previous state when it was working better Click here...
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... create these"recovery discs,"make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to finish. 21 To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To create recovery discs for your system. Follow the on...
... create these"recovery discs,"make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to finish. 21 To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To create recovery discs for your system. Follow the on...
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If you restore your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to date. 23 IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you can't restore the software from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the factory. You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to bring your computer's software up to finish.
If you restore your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to date. 23 IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you can't restore the software from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the factory. You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to bring your computer's software up to finish.
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... 52 Using the network 54 Bluetooth networking 55 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 57 Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 Data security 58 Startup and hard drive password 58 Windows user accounts 58 Protecting your notebook from viruses 59 Using Norton 360 59 Using Windows Security Center 62 Security updates 63 Windows...
... 52 Using the network 54 Bluetooth networking 55 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 57 Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 Data security 58 Startup and hard drive password 58 Windows user accounts 58 Protecting your notebook from viruses 59 Using Norton 360 59 Using Windows Security Center 62 Security updates 63 Windows...
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www.gateway.com Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 65 Changing screen settings 66 Changing color depth and screen resolution 66 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds 67 Selecting a ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 85 Setting up a maintenance schedule 86 Updating Windows 86 Using BigFix 86 Managing hard drive space 87 Checking hard drive space 87 Deleting unnecessary files 88 Checking the hard drive for errors 88 Defragmenting the hard drive 89 Backing up files 90 Scheduling maintenance tasks 91 Moving from your old computer 91 Transferring files...
www.gateway.com Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 65 Changing screen settings 66 Changing color depth and screen resolution 66 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds 67 Selecting a ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 85 Setting up a maintenance schedule 86 Updating Windows 86 Using BigFix 86 Managing hard drive space 87 Checking hard drive space 87 Deleting unnecessary files 88 Checking the hard drive for errors 88 Defragmenting the hard drive 89 Backing up files 90 Scheduling maintenance tasks 91 Moving from your old computer 91 Transferring files...
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... Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as a disc drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You may have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help ...: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. A notebook may also have more than one drive. You can organize your files and programs to a button on the taskbar. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to suit your preferences ...
... Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as a disc drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You may have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help ...: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. A notebook may also have more than one drive. You can organize your files and programs to a button on the taskbar. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to suit your preferences ...
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...need to go , you cut or copy again. They can paste copies of the file or folder on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you want the copy to copy and move files are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on a notebook is...stored in a file cabinet. Files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. In fact, all information on your hard drive. 3 If you want the file or folder to go in (the destination folder), you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-...
...need to go , you cut or copy again. They can paste copies of the file or folder on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you want the copy to copy and move files are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on a notebook is...stored in a file cabinet. Files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. In fact, all information on your hard drive. 3 If you want the file or folder to go in (the destination folder), you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-...
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... box, then press ENTER. Files and folders found using the Search: 1 Click (Start), then click Search. Windows asks you if you are stored on your hard drive, you are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start...
... box, then press ENTER. Files and folders found using the Search: 1 Click (Start), then click Search. Windows asks you if you are stored on your hard drive, you are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start...
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...to the Internet, WMA and MP3 files that you want to each track as WMA or MP3 files. The Rip screen opens. 5 Click to your hard drive. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to the music library. You cannot copy tracks from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help ...music library by sorting, and add information to a music file. You can add music tracks to your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. WMA and MP3 are automatically added to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows ...
...to the Internet, WMA and MP3 files that you want to each track as WMA or MP3 files. The Rip screen opens. 5 Click to your hard drive. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to the music library. You cannot copy tracks from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help ...music library by sorting, and add information to a music file. You can add music tracks to your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. WMA and MP3 are automatically added to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows ...
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...take control of your ISP for your network, a hacker can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to find out how soon after the installation the line will be unique on the computers that you have set up security for any ... on the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. If you are not allowed. To identify this computer on the network. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already installed, make the...
...take control of your ISP for your network, a hacker can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to find out how soon after the installation the line will be unique on the computers that you have set up security for any ... on the network: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. If you are not allowed. To identify this computer on the network. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already installed, make the...
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...point documentation. • Temporarily turn off all of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you are unable to connect to a networked computer, then share the printer. Right-click on your desktop ... Connect your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. Modify the security settings to match the settings you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of your computers, you set up, log onto one of the window. ...
...point documentation. • Temporarily turn off all of plugging a printer into each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you are unable to connect to a networked computer, then share the printer. Right-click on your desktop ... Connect your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. Modify the security settings to match the settings you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of your computers, you set up, log onto one of the window. ...
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... to enter your password when you turn on your notebook or access your files. Tip For instructions on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your Reference Guide. Make sure that you use a password you can access files in computer security is very secure, and you cannot bypass...people from being stolen. Because it's light-weight and compact, it with a call to your insurance agent, but that you can take it 's easy to Gateway so we can buy a cable lock at most electronics stores and many department stores. Windows user accounts Windows lets you set in computer security is...
... to enter your password when you turn on your notebook or access your files. Tip For instructions on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your Reference Guide. Make sure that you use a password you can access files in computer security is very secure, and you cannot bypass...people from being stolen. Because it's light-weight and compact, it with a call to your insurance agent, but that you can take it 's easy to Gateway so we can buy a cable lock at most electronics stores and many department stores. Windows user accounts Windows lets you set in computer security is...
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CHAPTER 8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 85
CHAPTER 8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 85
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...through the Windows Security Center. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up files X X X Updating Windows Windows Update helps you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. Use Windows Update... to choose updates for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for your notebook's operating system, software, and hardware. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you keep it ...
...through the Windows Security Center. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up files X X X Updating Windows Windows Update helps you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. Use Windows Update... to choose updates for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for your notebook's operating system, software, and hardware. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you keep it ...
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Drive space information appears. 87 The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer ➧ right-click drive ➧ Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you want to check hard drive space, delete unnecessary files, defragment files, and back up files.
Drive space information appears. 87 The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer ➧ right-click drive ➧ Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you want to check hard drive space, delete unnecessary files, defragment files, and back up files.
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... 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk Cleanup. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to free hard drive space. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook Deleting unnecessary files Delete unnecessary files, such as temporary files and files in the Search Help box, then ... probably want to run Error-checking once a week. Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for the currently logged in user. • Files from all users on the hard drive so Windows does not use your notebook several hours every day, ...
... 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk Cleanup. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to free hard drive space. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook Deleting unnecessary files Delete unnecessary files, such as temporary files and files in the Search Help box, then ... probably want to run Error-checking once a week. Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for the currently logged in user. • Files from all users on the hard drive so Windows does not use your notebook several hours every day, ...
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...), consider starting Disk Defragmenter. Disk Defragmenter organizes the data on the hard drive. Help For more information about checking the hard drive for errors: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. Defragmenting the hard drive When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into pieces... using them may take hours to complete (depending on the drive can improve hard drive performance. After Windows has finished checking the drive for errors, it is normal. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. ...
...), consider starting Disk Defragmenter. Disk Defragmenter organizes the data on the hard drive. Help For more information about checking the hard drive for errors: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. Defragmenting the hard drive When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into pieces... using them may take hours to complete (depending on the drive can improve hard drive performance. After Windows has finished checking the drive for errors, it is normal. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. ...
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...click Start, then click Help and Support. It also protects you from the hard drive frees space for new files on the hard drive. To back up . Help For more information about defragmenting the hard drive, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type defragmenting in the Search...up files: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook To defragment the hard drive: 1 Disconnect your files regularly to a writable optical disc (if you have a recordable drive). The Disk Defragmenter dialog box opens. 3 Click Defragment now. Type backup in the Search Help ...
...click Start, then click Help and Support. It also protects you from the hard drive frees space for new files on the hard drive. To back up . Help For more information about defragmenting the hard drive, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type defragmenting in the Search...up files: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook To defragment the hard drive: 1 Disconnect your files regularly to a writable optical disc (if you have a recordable drive). The Disk Defragmenter dialog box opens. 3 Click Defragment now. Type backup in the Search Help ...
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Important If your old computer does not use Windows XP or Windows Vista, you will not run other tasks on during scheduled tasks. www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings) from your old computer: 1... complex tasks, then follow the on the new notebook before running Disk Defragmenter and checking your data by using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. To move your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support.
Important If your old computer does not use Windows XP or Windows Vista, you will not run other tasks on during scheduled tasks. www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings) from your old computer: 1... complex tasks, then follow the on the new notebook before running Disk Defragmenter and checking your data by using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. To move your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support.
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... and settings manually You can often identify different data file types by copying them to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. You can manually transfer your network. Finding your documents Many programs save ...Sound and music .WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA 92 Go to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. File type File usually ends in the Documents or My Documents folder. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer,...
... and settings manually You can often identify different data file types by copying them to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. You can manually transfer your network. Finding your documents Many programs save ...Sound and music .WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA 92 Go to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. File type File usually ends in the Documents or My Documents folder. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer,...