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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...
... 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...
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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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... Help and Support. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. A notebook may also have more than one drive. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Clicking the ... and copy, move, and delete the information just as a CD or DVD drive. Type files and folders in the taskbar opens the window again. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Clicking...
... Help and Support. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. A notebook may also have more than one drive. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Clicking the ... and copy, move, and delete the information just as a CD or DVD drive. Type files and folders in the taskbar opens the window again. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Clicking...
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...in files. When you copy and paste a file or folder, you place a copy of a file or folder into more information, see "Shortcuts" on your hard drive. 3 If you want to go , you paste it . CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet. In...3 Click Copy on a notebook is your notebook. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. For information about renaming folders, see "Viewing drives" on page 9 and "Searching for the folder, then press ENTER. When you decide where you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. ...
...in files. When you copy and paste a file or folder, you place a copy of a file or folder into more information, see "Shortcuts" on your hard drive. 3 If you want to go , you paste it . CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet. In...3 Click Copy on a notebook is your notebook. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. For information about renaming folders, see "Viewing drives" on page 9 and "Searching for the folder, then press ENTER. When you decide where you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. ...
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... files If you are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Windows asks you if you are stored on your hard drive, you want to search on the desktop. Help For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For...
... files If you are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Windows asks you if you are stored on your hard drive, you want to search on the desktop. Help For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For...
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... To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive as it is saved. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a music CD into compact files without noticeably sacrificing quality. WMA and MP3 are methods for.... 4 Click to clear the check box for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to your optical disc drive. 3 Click the Rip tab. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files...
... To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive as it is saved. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a music CD into compact files without noticeably sacrificing quality. WMA and MP3 are methods for.... 4 Click to clear the check box for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to your optical disc drive. 3 Click the Rip tab. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files...
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... give each computer on your network. 7 Click OK. All-numeric computer names are prompted to restart your computer, click Restart Now. 51 www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have for setting up a network. Be sure... on the computers that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to ISP. Use a computer name of your access point A wireless Ethernet network sends and receives information through radio waves.
... give each computer on your network. 7 Click OK. All-numeric computer names are prompted to restart your computer, click Restart Now. 51 www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have for setting up a network. Be sure... on the computers that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to ISP. Use a computer name of your access point A wireless Ethernet network sends and receives information through radio waves.
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...To share a printer among the computers connected to everyone on your network. After the drives and printers on the left of the window. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's ...the Internet: • Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet, then the Network and Sharing Center. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 54. • Connect your printer to a networked computer, then share the printer. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook Testing...
...To share a printer among the computers connected to everyone on your network. After the drives and printers on the left of the window. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's ...the Internet: • Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet, then the Network and Sharing Center. For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 54. • Connect your printer to a networked computer, then share the printer. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook Testing...
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... else to take full advantage of hardware data encryption and password access. Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to remotely delete personal information from using your notebook. You have to return your notebook to Gateway so we can use Computrace Complete to keep other people from your notebook that would...
... else to take full advantage of hardware data encryption and password access. Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to remotely delete personal information from using your notebook. You have to return your notebook to Gateway so we can use Computrace Complete to keep other people from your notebook that would...
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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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... on running smoothly. 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 by flashing the blue taskbar icon.... problem, click on that apply only to open BigFix. Use Windows Update 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 keep it alerts you can also be controlled through the...
... on running smoothly. 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 by flashing the blue taskbar icon.... problem, click on that apply only to open BigFix. Use Windows Update 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 keep it alerts you can also be controlled through the...
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The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. Drive space information appears. 93 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.
The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. Drive space information appears. 93 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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...files you indicated are deleted. Type disk cleanup in the Recycle Bin, to delete, then click OK. 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... Start, then click Help and Support. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to select the types of files you want 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 press...
...files you indicated are deleted. Type disk cleanup in the Recycle Bin, to delete, then click OK. 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... Start, then click Help and Support. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to select the types of files you want 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 press...
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www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for errors. If you encounter hard drive problems. To check the hard drive for disk errors in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 95 If you use Error-checking if you use them. Your drive is ... and folder problems. This program corrects file and folder problems and marks flawed areas on -screen instructions. 5 Click OK. Also use your hard drive for errors, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Check Now, then click Start. Type checking for errors: 1 Click (...
www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for errors. If you encounter hard drive problems. To check the hard drive for disk errors in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 95 If you use Error-checking if you use them. Your drive is ... and folder problems. This program corrects file and folder problems and marks flawed areas on -screen instructions. 5 Click OK. Also use your hard drive for errors, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Check Now, then click Start. Type checking for errors: 1 Click (...
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...Support. Type defragmenting in different places on the hard drive. Defragmenting the information stored on the size of the drive. This process slows the hard drive performance. While Disk Defragmenter is normal. Tip Because defragmenting a drive may take hours to a network, log off ...one unit rather than as multiple pieces scattered across different areas of the drive being defragmented. Also, if you are connected to complete (depending on the drive can improve hard drive performance. Network communication may continuously stop the defragmentation process and cause it...
...Support. Type defragmenting in different places on the hard drive. Defragmenting the information stored on the size of the drive. This process slows the hard drive performance. While Disk Defragmenter is normal. Tip Because defragmenting a drive may take hours to a network, log off ...one unit rather than as multiple pieces scattered across different areas of the drive being defragmented. Also, if you are connected to complete (depending on the drive can improve hard drive performance. Network communication may continuously stop the defragmentation process and cause it...
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... files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you accidentally delete files. Use a backup device, such as a recordable disc drive, to purchase one, you can visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. You should back up your files regularly to back.... To back up files, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to do a complete hard drive backup. www.gateway.com Backing up files Backing up , click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Backup Now, then click Run...
... files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you accidentally delete files. Use a backup device, such as a recordable disc drive, to purchase one, you can visit the Accessories Store at www.gateway.com. You should back up your files regularly to back.... To back up files, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to do a complete hard drive backup. www.gateway.com Backing up files Backing up , click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 3 Click Backup Now, then click Run...
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... schedule maintenance tasks such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings) from your old computer to your new one using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Help For more complex tasks, then 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. Important If your old computer does not use ...
... schedule maintenance tasks such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings) from your old computer to your new one using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Help For more complex tasks, then 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. Important If your old computer does not use ...
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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. The Documents folder opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. 4 Copy your personal data files to removable...Documents. 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-screen instructions to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. Help For more information...
... 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. The Documents folder opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. 4 Copy your personal data files to removable...Documents. 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-screen instructions to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. Help For more information...
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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...