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... 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 CompuTrace 60 Data security 61 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 61 Computrace 61 Startup and hard drive password 61 Windows user accounts 61 Protecting your notebook from viruses 62 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Using Windows Security Center 66 Security updates 68 Windows...
... 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 CompuTrace 60 Data security 61 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 61 Computrace 61 Startup and hard drive password 61 Windows user accounts 61 Protecting your notebook from viruses 62 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 63 Using Windows Security Center 66 Security updates 68 Windows...
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www.gateway.com Traveling securely 69 Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 71 Changing screen settings 72 Changing color depth and screen resolution 72 Changing the appearance of windows and ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 91 Setting up a maintenance schedule 92 Updating Windows 92 Using BigFix 92 Managing hard drive space 93 Checking hard drive space 93 Deleting unnecessary files 94 Checking the hard drive for errors 95 Defragmenting the hard drive 96 Backing up files 97 Scheduling maintenance tasks 98 Moving from your old computer 98 Transferring files...
www.gateway.com Traveling securely 69 Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 71 Changing screen settings 72 Changing color depth and screen resolution 72 Changing the appearance of windows and ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 91 Setting up a maintenance schedule 92 Updating Windows 92 Using BigFix 92 Managing hard drive space 93 Checking hard drive space 93 Deleting unnecessary files 94 Checking the hard drive for errors 95 Defragmenting the hard drive 96 Backing up files 97 Scheduling maintenance tasks 98 Moving from your old computer 98 Transferring files...
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...the menu bar starts an action such as a CD or DVD drive. Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Working with files and folders You can store these...active window to its former size. A notebook may also have more than one drive. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to suit your...
...the menu bar starts an action such as a CD or DVD drive. Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Working with files and folders You can store these...active window to its former size. A notebook may also have more than one drive. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to suit your...
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...where you paste it there. Files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is created. 5 Type a name for files" on your hard drive. 3 If you want to go in (the destination folder), you want the file or folder to put the new folder. Then, when you decide what... and place the file or folder on page 9 and "Searching for the folder, then press ENTER. For information about renaming folders, see "Viewing drives" on the Windows clipboard. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. For more than one place, but as soon as you cut a different...
...where you paste it there. Files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is created. 5 Type a name for files" on your hard drive. 3 If you want to go in (the destination folder), you want the file or folder to put the new folder. Then, when you decide what... and place the file or folder on page 9 and "Searching for the folder, then press ENTER. For information about renaming folders, see "Viewing drives" on the Windows clipboard. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. For more than one place, but as soon as you cut a different...
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... remember where they are sure that name. • If you are stored on the desktop. Searching for files If you want to search on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the list. Help For more information...
... remember where they are sure that name. • If you are stored on the desktop. Searching for files If you want to search on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the list. Help For more information...
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The recording is recorded. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive as it is saved. A progress bar appears next to record, then...box for the recording, specify the file type and location where you do not want to your optical disc drive. 3 Click the Rip tab. Tip For more information about ripping music from a music CD to save ...recording, click Stop Recording. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a music CD into compact files without ...
The recording is recorded. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive as it is saved. A progress bar appears next to record, then...box for the recording, specify the file type and location where you do not want to your optical disc drive. 3 Click the Rip tab. Tip For more information about ripping music from a music CD to save ...recording, click Stop Recording. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a music CD into compact files without ...
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... the network a unique Computer Name and the same Workgroup Name. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have set up security for your... connection already installed, make sure 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 home setup, make the necessary arrangements with no blank spaces.
... the network a unique Computer Name and the same Workgroup Name. To order wireless Ethernet PCI or PC cards, visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have set up security for your... connection already installed, make sure 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 home setup, make the necessary arrangements with no blank spaces.
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... To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of your computer. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can access them back on • Refer...
... To share a printer among the computers connected to the network. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of your computer. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can access them back on • Refer...
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... will have to keep other people from your password when you can use a password you turn on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your notebook may also include the software necessary to remotely delete personal information from using your notebook when the software...computer security is keeping your notebook that is better than commercially available software security. Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to enter your hard drive. You have to Gateway so we can assign a password to get TPM up a user account for someone else to...
... will have to keep other people from your password when you can use a password you turn on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your notebook may also include the software necessary to remotely delete personal information from using your notebook when the software...computer security is keeping your notebook that is better than commercially available software security. Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to enter your hard drive. You have to Gateway so we can assign a password to get TPM up a user account for someone else to...
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CHAPTER8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 91
CHAPTER8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 91
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...taskbar icon. 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 your notebook. Help For more information about the latest bugs, security alerts, and updates from BigFix sites on...schedule Use the following table to open BigFix. Windows Update scans your notebook up-to choose updates for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up a regular maintenance schedule. Type windows update in your notebook for problems and conflicts. Use Windows Update to...
...taskbar icon. 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 your notebook. Help For more information about the latest bugs, security alerts, and updates from BigFix sites on...schedule Use the following table to open BigFix. Windows Update scans your notebook up-to choose updates for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up a regular maintenance schedule. Type windows update in your notebook for problems and conflicts. Use Windows Update to...
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Drive space information appears. 93 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. Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start Ö Computer Ö right-click drive Ö Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer.
Drive space information appears. 93 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. Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start Ö Computer Ö right-click drive Ö Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer.
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... Properties Ö Disk Cleanup 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk Cleanup. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of the options: • My files only cleans only the folders for the currently logged in user. • Files from all users on ... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 94 The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to select the types of files you want to free hard drive space. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 2 Click one of unnecessary files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type disk cleanup in the...
... Properties Ö Disk Cleanup 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk Cleanup. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of the options: • My files only cleans only the folders for the currently logged in user. • Files from all users on ... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 94 The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to select the types of files you want to free hard drive space. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 2 Click one of unnecessary files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type disk cleanup in the...
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...it found by following the on the hard drive so Windows does not use your notebook). Important Error checking cannot scan a drive while the drive is checked for errors. www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for physical flaws and file and folder ...to run Error-checking once a week. If you try to check for errors: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. Also use your hard drive for errors, you see this prompt, click Schedule disc check. If you use Error-checking if you want to check your notebook several ...
...it found by following the on the hard drive so Windows does not use your notebook). Important Error checking cannot scan a drive while the drive is checked for errors. www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for physical flaws and file and folder ...to run Error-checking once a week. If you try to check for errors: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. Also use your hard drive for errors, you see this prompt, click Schedule disc check. If you use Error-checking if you want to check your notebook several ...
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.... Type defragmenting in different places on the size of the file and put them back together. This process slows the hard drive performance. To defragment the hard drive: 1 Disconnect your keyboard or mouse because using them may take hours to a network, log off before starting the ... network. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk Defragmenter. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook Defragmenting the hard drive When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into pieces and stores them in the Search Help box, then press ENTER...
.... Type defragmenting in different places on the size of the file and put them back together. This process slows the hard drive performance. To defragment the hard drive: 1 Disconnect your keyboard or mouse because using them may take hours to a network, log off before starting the ... network. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk Defragmenter. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook Defragmenting the hard drive When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into pieces and stores them in the Search Help box, then press ENTER...
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..., such as a recordable disc drive, to back up. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to purchase one, you can visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. www.gateway.com Backing up files Backing up files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you accidentally...
..., such as a recordable disc drive, to back up. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to purchase one, you can visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. www.gateway.com Backing up files Backing up files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you accidentally...
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... the on the computers. Windows Easy Transfer copies only the software's settings, not the software itself, to your data by using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Type task scheduler in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The Windows Easy Transfer dialog box opens. 98 The Task Scheduler dialog box... Windows Easy Transfer. Important If your notebook is off, scheduled tasks will not be 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.
... the on the computers. Windows Easy Transfer copies only the software's settings, not the software itself, to your data by using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Type task scheduler in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The Windows Easy Transfer dialog box opens. 98 The Task Scheduler dialog box... Windows Easy Transfer. Important If your notebook is off, scheduled tasks will not be 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.
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...programs save your old computer's documents folder for files" on the desktop. To find files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on your network. OR In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000...data files to removable media or to another computer on -screen instructions to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. OR In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. Go to locate other personal data files. For more information about...
...programs save your old computer's documents folder for files" on the desktop. To find files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on your network. OR In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000...data files to removable media or to another computer on -screen instructions to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. OR In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. Go to locate other personal data files. For more information about...
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...icons 8 desktop shortcuts 8 documents 17 folders 10 music files 38 video DVD 41 WMA files 38 customizing 71 cutting files and folders 10 D defragmenting hard drive 96 deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 94 desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 72 changing color scheme 73 selecting screen ...button 15 gestures 15 tips 15 disconnecting from Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers ...
...icons 8 desktop shortcuts 8 documents 17 folders 10 music files 38 video DVD 41 WMA files 38 customizing 71 cutting files and folders 10 D defragmenting hard drive 96 deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 94 desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 72 changing color scheme 73 selecting screen ...button 15 gestures 15 tips 15 disconnecting from Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 94 Disk Defragmenter 96 display using screen saver 74 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 3 Help and Support 3 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers ...
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...G gadgets adding 75 configuring 75 configuring Sidebar 76 control panel 76 Sidebar 75 using 75 game access restricting 87 Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 Gigabit Ethernet 46 H hard drive backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for free space 93 defragmenting 96 deleting files and folders 94... icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 L LCD panel using screen saver 74 links 23 M maintenance backing up files 97 checking for drive errors 95 checking hard drive space 93 defragmenting 96 deleting files 94 suggested schedule 92 using Scheduled Task Wizard 98 virus protection 62 mapping network...
...G gadgets adding 75 configuring 75 configuring Sidebar 76 control panel 76 Sidebar 75 using 75 game access restricting 87 Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 Gigabit Ethernet 46 H hard drive backing up files 97 checking for errors 95 checking for free space 93 defragmenting 96 deleting files and folders 94... icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 L LCD panel using screen saver 74 links 23 M maintenance backing up files 97 checking for drive errors 95 checking hard drive space 93 defragmenting 96 deleting files 94 suggested schedule 92 using Scheduled Task Wizard 98 virus protection 62 mapping network...