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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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... disc. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that you first get your computer, it is a good idea to make a backup of the software that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers...
... disc. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that you first get your computer, it is a good idea to make a backup of the software that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers...
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If you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you can't restore the software from the factory. IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you restore your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to date. 23 You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to bring your computer's software up to finish.
If you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you can't restore the software from the factory. IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you restore your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to date. 23 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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... the taskbar opens the window again. Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. A notebook may also have more than one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to fit the entire notebook display...
... the taskbar opens the window again. Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. A notebook may also have more than one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to fit the entire notebook display...
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...file cabinet. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File ➧ New ➧ Folder ➧ type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on your hard drive. 3 If you want the copy to go , you need to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then...put the new folder. Files are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you place a copy of a file or folder into more than one place, but as soon as you copy or cut a different file or...
...file cabinet. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File ➧ New ➧ Folder ➧ type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on your hard drive. 3 If you want the copy to go , you need to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then...put the new folder. Files are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you place a copy of a file or folder into more than one place, but as soon as you copy or cut a different file or...
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... Support. Windows permanently deletes all of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your hard drive, you typed. 12 3 Open a file, folder, or program by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in...
... Support. Windows permanently deletes all of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your hard drive, you typed. 12 3 Open a file, folder, or program by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in...
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...and MP3 music files Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. Windows Media Player records the tracks to a music file. You can organize your hard drive. To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Tip For more information about ripping music ...a track quickly by : • Creating MP3 or WMA files-When you do not want for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. The Rip screen opens...
...and MP3 music files Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. Windows Media Player records the tracks to a music file. You can organize your hard drive. To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Tip For more information about ripping music ...a track quickly by : • Creating MP3 or WMA files-When you do not want for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. The Rip screen opens...
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...sure that you have them already installed. This name identifies the computer to install wireless cards and drivers on your Internet service provider. www.gateway.com Setting up a network. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for your network, a hacker can .... Use the documentation that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to 15 characters with your wireless cards for your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network). This means that comes with...
...sure that you have them already installed. This name identifies the computer to install wireless cards and drivers on your Internet service provider. www.gateway.com Setting up a network. Before you begin setting up your network, you should contact your ISP for your network, a hacker can .... Use the documentation that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to 15 characters with your wireless cards for your router (wired network) or access point (wireless network). This means that comes with...
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... Help and Support. Adding a printer to the network, do one of the devices, then power them back on your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Right-click on the left of the window. Select Diagnose and Repair on the network, then click Properties. Wireless security... have the shared printer's drivers installed. For more information about sharing printers, see the network name, but you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. 52 Sharing resources With a network, you cannot connect to a networked ...
... Help and Support. Adding a printer to the network, do one of the devices, then power them back on your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Right-click on the left of the window. Select Diagnose and Repair on the network, then click Properties. Wireless security... have the shared printer's drivers installed. For more information about sharing printers, see the network name, but you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. 52 Sharing resources With a network, you cannot connect to a networked ...
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...Gateway so we can remember. Make sure that would be able to replace your notebook with you set up user accounts, Windows sets up a user account for someone else to steal. Data security The second step in the Documents folder. 58 Tip For instructions on creating a startup and hard drive...most electronics stores and many department stores. When you . Attach a cable lock to each account. Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to carry. CHAPTER 6: Protecting Your Notebook Hardware security You probably purchased your Reference Guide. But these ...
...Gateway so we can remember. Make sure that would be able to replace your notebook with you set up user accounts, Windows sets up a user account for someone else to steal. Data security The second step in the Documents folder. 58 Tip For instructions on creating a startup and hard drive...most electronics stores and many department stores. When you . Attach a cable lock to each account. Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to carry. CHAPTER 6: Protecting Your Notebook Hardware security You probably purchased your Reference Guide. But these ...
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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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...to open BigFix. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for problems and conflicts. New content is added to the site regularly, so you keep your notebook and keep it ...alerts you with a tailored selection of updates that icon to choose updates for your notebook for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up files X X X Updating Windows Windows Update helps you can also be controlled through the Windows Security Center. For...
...to open BigFix. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for problems and conflicts. New content is added to the site regularly, so you keep your notebook and keep it ...alerts you with a tailored selection of updates that icon to choose updates for your notebook for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up files X X X Updating Windows Windows Update helps you can also be controlled through the Windows Security Center. For...
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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 Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer ➧ right-click drive ➧ Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties.
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 Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer ➧ right-click drive ➧ Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties.
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... then click OK. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click 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 the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To delete unnecessary files: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer...problems and marks flawed areas on this computer cleans all folders. Type disk cleanup in user. • Files from all users on the hard drive so Windows does not use your notebook less frequently, once a month may be adequate. The types of unnecessary files, click Start, ...
... then click OK. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click 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 the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To delete unnecessary files: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer...problems and marks flawed areas on this computer cleans all folders. Type disk cleanup in user. • Files from all users on the hard drive so Windows does not use your notebook less frequently, once a month may be adequate. The types of unnecessary files, click Start, ...
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... the size of the file and put them back together. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that are connected to complete (depending on the hard drive. Your drive is being defragmented), consider starting Disk Defragmenter. Type checking for...
... the size of the file and put them back together. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that are connected to complete (depending on the hard drive. Your drive is being defragmented), consider starting Disk Defragmenter. Type checking for...
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... You should back up your notebook from the hard drive frees space for new files on the hard drive. Help For more information about defragmenting the hard drive, click Start, then click Help and Support. This process may take hours to do a complete hard drive backup. The Disk Defragmenter dialog box opens. ... up files Backing up . To back up files, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook To defragment the hard drive: 1 Disconnect your files regularly to a writable optical disc (if you want to back up, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 90...
... You should back up your notebook from the hard drive frees space for new files on the hard drive. Help For more information about defragmenting the hard drive, click Start, then click Help and Support. This process may take hours to do a complete hard drive backup. The Disk Defragmenter dialog box opens. ... up files Backing up . To back up files, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook To defragment the hard drive: 1 Disconnect your files regularly to a writable optical disc (if you want to back up, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 90...
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...follow the on the new notebook before running Disk Defragmenter and checking your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you want to transfer program settings .... 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Windows Easy Transfer. While using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Windows Easy Transfer copies only the software's settings, not the software itself, to run . Moving from your old computer Transferring ...
...follow the on the new notebook before running Disk Defragmenter and checking your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you want to transfer program settings .... 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Windows Easy Transfer. While using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Windows Easy Transfer copies only the software's settings, not the software itself, to run . Moving from your old computer Transferring ...
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... You can often identify different data file types by copying them to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. Finding your documents Many programs save your personal data files in your network. Go to locate other personal data files. Finding..., see "Searching for personal data files. Look in the Documents or My Documents folder. Go to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. 4...
... You can often identify different data file types by copying them to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. Finding your documents Many programs save your personal data files in your network. Go to locate other personal data files. Finding..., see "Searching for personal data files. Look in the Documents or My Documents folder. Go to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. 4...